Guernsey to Lymington Sealine SC 35

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HI Folks,

Looking to get my boat back from Geurnsey this Sunday to Lymington, the fastest route looks like going in a straight line once outside Little Russell, and go west of Burhou, just wondering if anyone else has done this route and can reccomend this a sensible choice or should I stuick with bearing east south of Alderney and head up the Race? Tide will be going north at our departure ti some no issues with that or wind.

Thanks All.
 
Straight line from the Little Russell would take you through the Ortac Channel I believe, not sure I'd fancy that much. I'd either go West of Casquets or head up the Race.

Having said that when I did the same journey in our S28 I left St Peter Port at soon as the tide allowed enough depth over the sill and I went up through the Swinge and stopped for lunch in Braye. Was a F2 on neaps tho and the Swinge was like a millpond!
 
West of casquets is slightly shorter, so all else being equal, I would go that way.
 
West of Ortac/Casquets would be the usual route I would have thought, certainly the way Condor goes. If it's windy enough to make that area rough you wouldn't want to be in the Race either. Try and avoid springs and wind against tide. Bear in mind slack water around Alderney is actually at half tide.
 
Just done both routes on navionics, both are 81 miles, personally we have done the "race" a number of times and never found that bad, (always keeping towards the Alderney side) and any straight of tide and in all sorts of weather. At least if there was a blow you would be in the leigh of Alderney, any way which ever route safe trip.
 
Keith-i said:
West of Ortac/Casquets would be the usual route I would have thought, certainly the way Condor goes. If it's windy enough to make that area rough you wouldn't want to be in the Race either. Try and avoid springs and wind against tide. Bear in mind slack water around Alderney is actually at half tide.
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Condor doesn't go outside the Casquetes..goes inner Casquetes?
Anyway, OP..going outside avoids the tidal restrictions of closer in and so widens your sea state window;there can still be some minor overfalls.
You need to keep East enough to miss the TSS, but I go this route 9/10 times...passageweather wave forecasts is pretty good.No need to mess around with the challenges of further in,East.
 
kanajobe48 said:
Just done both routes on navionics, both are 81 miles, personally we have done the "race" a number of times and never found that bad, (always keeping towards the Alderney side) and any straight of tide and in all sorts of weather. At least if there was a blow you would be in the leigh of Alderney, any way which ever route safe trip.
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Nathe
Thought you preferred F6 conditions!
 
Weather forecast for Sunday is looking very promising for a crossing.
Cups of tea and a couple of pizzas should be possible mid-channel :)
 
HI Folks,

Thanks for all the tips here it really does help to get a second opinion. So we opted for the middle of the race east of Alderney, other than some "chop" north of Little Russel and North of Alderney it was pretty un eventful, albiet we where a little tender from a few to many beers at St Peter's Port the night before. :p

We got on the fuel pumps at 9.30 at St Peter Port and made it back to the Needles for 1.30pm.
 
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