How Long? Essex to Plymouth Or Road Transport

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Well the title says most of it! Best estimates for sailing from burnham round to plymouth?

Any idea how much it would be to have a 30' fin keel boat moved across on a lorry

thanks in advance

j
 
2 to 2 1/2 days if sailing day and night......

Feb issue will be weather windows....

If you are solo, then quite a bit longer as you won't have long ewvenings of daylight... perhaps hop to Dover, then Dover to Brighton, Brighton to Portsmouth, Portsmouth to Weymouth, Weymouth to Dartmouth, Dartmouth to Plymouth.... say 8 days allowing for a rest day and a bit of weather....
 
Re: How Long? Essex to Plymouth Or Road Transport

In Feb with the short days and weather/tide windows I would measure it in weeks rather than days!

Assuming decent weather in the Channel I usually recon on sailing 7 hrs with tide and slack at approx 5kts if not tacking, that puts it at about 35 ish miles per day.

On the other hand in Feb 2005 I crewed on a delivery from Les Sables to Lanzaroti and we had 14 days of blue skies and northerlt 20-25kt breezes, freezing cold of course. I just am thankful that we got lucky with the wx. The thought of what it would have been like in this Benateau 38 hard on the wind for what would probably turned out to have taken 3 weeks instead doesnt bear thinkin about.

Good luck, Nick
 
I'd be intrested to know who's moving your boat. That is a great price.

I was thinking of weeks rather than days also. I have 10,000 logged sea miles, but with one trip to the artic and back and two trans atlantics making uo the vast bulk. Quite happy at sea but this coastal hoping is going to be rather more taxing!
J
 
I was in the same position as you at about the same time earlier this year - March. Decided not to sail round in view of the potential delays and cost if we got weather-bound for days en-route. I had a Beneteau First 285 moved from Ipswich to Plymouth - £600. Western Marine Haulage - 01208 851055. Great service, based in Bodmin I think. I have no connection with the Company but he was the lowest of 3 quotes I got.
 
How well do you know the boat? If it is new (to you), how safe is it for winter sailing? I've looked at some yachts having been asked to deliver them and refused due to their condition and lack of effective safety kit. Suggest you get help rather than solo, even if just day sailing (some legs likely to take longer than daylight hours this time of year too). May be plenty of volunteers on here looking for a sail in the low season.
 
Depends on weather. You need a light westerly or strong easterly. Could do it in three days. Have done Medway to Kinsale in less than week including day on beach in Cornwall (Left work Friday 1200, breakfast in Kinsale Thursday am).

John

Ps Passage plan A was Medway to Bittany, then plan B Channel Islands, then plan C Scillies so eventually when wind went strong Wst'ly just past land's end what the **** - plan D go for Ireland.

The wind did not do that which was forecast by BBC.
 
Speak to Ray Loveland at Dauntless in Benfleet. Could be £700ish.
I bought a Moody 31 in Plymouth in April and sailed it back to Bradwell. Didn't hurry as it too good to miss out Salcombe, Dartmouth etc. With good weather and fair winds could have been 7 days just in daylight sailing without overdoing it. This time of year could be hard work and cold against prevailing winds. Very satisfying though and a great way to get to know a boat.
A friend had his Moody 31 transported from Portsmouth to Benfleet for £300 which I thought was a bargain.
 
A lot to be said for trucking it at this time of the year. If you negotiate a "return load" fee and accept the movement will then take place at the trucker's discretion, you will save a lot. Cash immediately on safe delivery will ensure even keener pricing! Possibly, end to end, it will cost not much more than all the route charges arising from sailing. The truck journey will take a day.

This is what I did, and didn't regret it at all.

PWG
 
I haven't done the trip from Burnham, but my experiences from the Medway should be similar.

As a series of weekends:

Weekend 1.

Leg 1: Friday night to Saturday pm. Medway to Brighton. If you time it right you can carry the ebb tide all the way to Dungeness. Stem the flood tide for the next 6 hours and you should be at Beachy Head. Stop at Brighton for a tide. Eastbourne is a useful alternative.

Leg 2: Brighton to Portsmouth.

Weekend 2. Leisurely Solent cruise.

Leg 1: Saturday daysail Portsmouth to somewhere between Cowes and Yarmouth.
Leg 2: Sunday daysail to Poole.

Weekend 3. Portland/Lyme Bay thrash.

Leg 1: Early Sat departure. Off Portland Sat pm, night crossing Lyme Bay, Sun morning off Start point only 20 odd miles to go (but for me the tide's always gone foul!).

Alternatively, do it in about a week of day sails as follows:

Leg 1 - to Ramsgate/Dover
Leg 2 - to Eastbourne/Brighton
Leg 3 - to Cowes/Yarmouth
Leg 4 - to Poole
Leg 5 - to Weymouth
Leg 6 - to Salcombe/Dartmouth
Leg 7 - to Plymouth

However, if I wanted to enjoy the passages, I think I'd wait until early summer!

hope this helps,

James
 
done Hullbridge to Dartmouth twice -and once the other-way. Under motor nearly all the way each time. It was about 10hrs from Hullbridge to Dover and then about 30 hours from Dover to Dartmouth making 5-6 knots. If you need more detail I can check my log book.
PS All trips done in winter - no real problems
 
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