Christchurch to Chichester -

[dylanwinter]

That's unusual. Within the Solent the current usually strengthens in the deep water and slackens in the shallows. Hence the hugging of the coastline to fight a foul tide.

running against the tide

it was running fast over the shallow bit of the ledge which I was approaching at right angles

then the depth went from about 7m to 15m I think

so the flow slackened off

makes sense to me

D

 

[onesea]

Agree with D here his film would not of been as interesting on the North side.

Many a days sail people must think WTF is he doing...

I always sail to a dead line. My favourite one is I do not want to be back before x time.

The worst being I have to be back by x time. Then I am always late unless there is a tidal gate.

 

[prv]

+1. Exactly what I was thinking - what on earth is Dylan doing over there?

Did make me smile, watching him come up the deep-water channel, west of Yarmouth, thinking that the tide against him would be reduced . Apart from Hurst narrows themselves, that must be about the fastest-flowing point in the Solent!

Unless there's some racer's trick I'm not aware of, the best thing to do down there is get right into the shallows on the northern shore. I usually handrail along the contour with 2m under the keel.

So which Saturday was that Dylan?

12th of April. I know this because it's me yelling at him in the entrance to Chichester Harbour at the end . We were on our shakedown cruise (hence playing it safe and motoring up the harbour) and that date is marked on my calendar as a deadline for the winter's work

Pete

 

[dylanwinter]

Agree with D here his film would not of been as interesting on the North side.

Many a days sail people must think WTF is he doing...

I always sail to a dead line. My favourite one is I do not want to be back before x time.

The worst being I have to be back by x time. Then I am always late unless there is a tidal gate.

you would be amazed at how often people laugh or offer to help when they see me run aground or even just sitting aground

as for the use of the pea stick depth guage... spear fishing, punting

if I see a nice shot and screw up the filming I will often fire up the engine and go back for a second go

I will also slow the boat down - kill the genoa or drop the main

I like drifting with the tide so will often have just enough genoa out to give me steerage

on the Humber I would often sail backwards - four knots of tide - two knots of wind in the opposite direction

roll out a tiny bit of genoa just to give the rudder a bite and then drift backwards with the four knot tide travelling at three knots

so I am sure you are correct... people think I am an incompetent buffoon - but that is alright

no wonder the mobos do not understand KTL

I love it when they threaten to never watch any more films - the films are not for the roaring wash people - it happens too slow

youtube tells me how long people watch the films - in other words when they quit

the stats tell me that an astonishing number of people watch this film right to the end

there are not many power boaters who would watch a film of a small yacht beating up a muddy channel

D

 

[VicS]

youtube tells me how long people watch the films - in other words when they quit

the stats tell me that an astonishing number of people watch this film right to the end

there are not many power boaters who would watch a film of a small yacht beating up a muddy channel

D

Ah but you dont know that they are not leaving it running in one tab and just listen to the music while they do their internet banking or something else on another.

It is running on another tab and I am listening to the music while typing this reply!

 

[l'escargot]

running against the tide

it was running fast over the shallow bit of the ledge which I was approaching at right angles

then the depth went from about 7m to 15m I think

so the flow slackened off

makes sense to me

D

That sounds like localised overfalls where it goes deep to shallow to deep in a very short distance - thinking back to your video wasn't that Black Rock or maybe Hamstead Ledge?

Overall, tidal flows in the Solent are less in the shallower water which is why close in on the north island side is favoured to fight a foul tide. The deepest part of Hurst has some of the fastest tidal flows in the Solent - pop out of there on a spring ebb and the roaring of the water vibrates up through the hull.

 

[prv]

That sounds like localised overfalls where it goes deep to shallow to deep in a very short distance - thinking back to your video wasn't that Black Rock or maybe Hamstead Ledge?

I think it was in the Needles channel, before Hurst. Probably the sticky out bit in the northern end of Totland bay.

Pete

 

[Ru88ell]

I enjoyed that Dylan. Nice to see prv too.

 

[DJE]

12th of April. I know this because it's me yelling at him in the entrance to Chichester Harbour at the end . We were on our shakedown cruise (hence playing it safe and motoring up the harbour) and that date is marked on my calendar as a deadline for the winter's work

Pete

Thanks, I was trying to work it out from the weather and it didn't look like Easter Saturday. On the 12th we were just launched and finishing the fitting out alongside the yard jetty. Makes sense now.