richgiddens
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Saw a boat hard on the Bramble on Saturday. Anyone know if they got off OK?
Bramble grounding
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Racecruiser
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Don't know but not to be recommended - I've hit it at about 4.5 kts under sail in my previous boat and it felt like it was very hard and furrowed. We sailed off OK but banged over the furrows a bit hard which was a bit disconcerting. In a seaway it would not be funny atall.
In my case it was just taking the direct route to Cowes from Calshot Spit - your's truly not appreciating the course the helm was taking. So now it's stay to the west of West Knoll and no inattention!!
maxi
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Saw her there, but she would have had absolutely no problems getting off.
Put the kettle on and wait, flooding tide & very light westerly wind and she would have lifted and drifted gently to the east and off the bank.
What was she doing so close to the western side of the beacon in the first place?
Put the kettle on and wait, flooding tide & very light westerly wind and she would have lifted and drifted gently to the east and off the bank.
What was she doing so close to the western side of the beacon in the first place?
jhr
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P'raps he wanted to get there early to have a ringside seat for the cricket on Wednesday? 
Topcat47
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If you've not had a brew up on the Brambles, you're not really a Solent Sailor.
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Daedelus
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If you look at the power station chimneys in Cowes and keep a gap between them it keeps you clear of the Bramble and is fairly easy to follow.
slipknot
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Nice tip. I'll look for that next time I cross.
Cantata
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Years ago I took the Coastal Skipper practical in the Solent.
At one stage I was tasked with taking the boat from Cowes to Hamble. The examiner wanted me to go as close as possible to the Brambles beacon.
The boom end just missed it. The tide was in, mind you.
"Well, I did say close, I suppose", he said, with a pale face.
It ws blowing SW F8 at the time though.
I passed, by the way.
At one stage I was tasked with taking the boat from Cowes to Hamble. The examiner wanted me to go as close as possible to the Brambles beacon.
The boom end just missed it. The tide was in, mind you.
"Well, I did say close, I suppose", he said, with a pale face.
It ws blowing SW F8 at the time though.
I passed, by the way.
richgiddens
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No thanks, if I'd wanted to go off roading, I'd have bought a Landrover!
Topcat47
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Fair point, but given enough time and the wrong tide, most of us have been caught out somewhere, sometime. What matters is how you deal with it and there are worse things than having a brew on a sandbank......
ianat182
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I use the North Thorn;West Knoll;South Bramble line across to Cowes, leave all to port and especially West Knoll(Yellow) by at least 10 metres at LW Springs.
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