Bristol Channel/Severn Estuary Where is it competition.

[tatali0n]

I could be out by miles, but to hazard a guess, stood on the Monkstone light, looking at Wales?

 

[Allan]

I think further up channel, off Portishead. Newport in the distance, possibly taken from the pub garden. Is it the Royal Oak?
Allan

 

[solitaire11]

Between the bridges??

 

[single]

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Yeah, the big flat white area is Llanwern steelworks.

 

[Temujin]

You are warm Allan. Quick clue, the yachts are just about to finish something!

 

[Allan]

Then taken from Portishead point at the end of the round the Holms race. Newcombe must be just out of shot on the right. The messy water in the foreground must be the back eddy that comes down from the pier into the bay which I can never remember the name of!
Allan

 

[Temujin]

Spot on, pic taken from battery point.

 

[Temujin]

And a personal favourite.....

 

[Allan]

My guess would be off Newport, pointing down towards the Holms. I've never been there at low water so definitely a guess.
Allan

 

[tatali0n]

Swansea Bay, the Mumbles behind you? Though ditto, not been there at low water yet, only guessing. I am intrigued to know where it is however.

 

[single]

I'm guessing Saundersfoot?

 

[SteveSarabande]

no idea, not much to go on

 

[Wunja]

Just south of the head at Clevedon.

 

[Temujin]

Another clue

 

[single]

Weston-super-Mare?

 

[Temujin]

Warmish, to far south

 

[single]

Cardiff grounds sandbar

 

[nemodreams]

Going on far horizon looking like Brean Down/Anchor Head - my guess would have to be Newport/ Welsh Hook ?

 

[Snifter]

Thanks, Temujin! There's copyright on those photos, which I'm still trying to forget!
Actually, I have only just come across this thread, and was thinking of posting the pic ..... and found you'd beaten me to it.
Well done Nemo - we were trying to get from Oldbury to Cardiff without tacking (don't ask me why), and were cutting the corner inside Welsh Hook, and went twenty metres too far and hit the only tump! We then spent 7 hours pretending to scrub the bottom and redo the antifouling, till the tide came back. The re float was an interesting experience, and another story.
I'll post a pic tomorrow.

 

[tatali0n]

we were trying to get from Oldbury to Cardiff without tacking (don't ask me why), and were cutting the corner inside Welsh Hook, and went twenty metres too far and hit the only tump! We then spent 7 hours pretending to scrub the bottom and redo the antifouling, till the tide came back. The re float was an interesting experience, and another story.
I'll post a pic tomorrow.

Hehe. Have often wondered what the consequences of misjudging that side of the channel might look like, most recently again today when we decided to take away sooner rather than later. Would quite like to hear the story of the refloat some time.