onesea
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All things being equal survey good, I am stepping up in the world.
Will change that its a change in style of sailing, for better or worse...
35' foot 6' draft Racer/ Cruiser nearly 20 years old in Moderate condition.
Original Engine but starts and is a runner, no known faults.
Will have dinghy hand held VHF, GPS/ chart plotter, hand bearing compass, SARTS and flares as back up to boats equipment.
Initially I had planned on getting her transported to home waters.
Costs +/- a bit:
Mast down Lift on £250 (Northern Price )
Road Transport £800 - £1000
Lift off Mast up £400 (Southern Price)
Total £1500 - £2000
Its looking like now I can sneak a week or 3 off work mid-end Jan...
Long Range weather vaguely shows a high coming our way (little wind but cold).
A couple of Car runs: £200
Charts Publications: £150
Fuel: Motoring all the way: £250 1 Gallon an hour??
(Obviously will sail whenever possible)
Marina charges 6 nights?? £180
Food and Drink 1 week 3?x People £200
Total: Call it £1000 if all goes to plan...
I have no date for departure or Tide Stream atlases to hand and limited experience of East the coast.
As I can work out:
Humber-Lowestoft 100Nm
First "proper" passage 5? knots 20 Hours Over night Daylight Departure/ Arrival
Push Last of flood out of Humber and keep going till Lowestoft?
Keep Offshore beware of Sandbanks not too much traffic.
Lowestoft - Ramsgate 70 Nm
Lots of sandbanks traffic and wind farms to deal with crossing Thames?
Tides? Leave Lowestoft on last off Ebb? Day time crossings night depart/arrival or Night time crossing?
Ramsgate - Solent 130Nm
Various Options:
Dover, Eastbourne, Newhaven, Brighton, Solent.
Do what you can for tides...
Is sailing her home that daft an idea? 300Nm which would you choose?
Middle of summer longer days better weather? no problem, but its January and forecasts are not always that good.
Also any advice/ recommendation on any aspect of the above plans.
If shipping I will be able to collect boat from any Solent port to home port.
I have ideas but am very open to more input.
Will change that its a change in style of sailing, for better or worse...
35' foot 6' draft Racer/ Cruiser nearly 20 years old in Moderate condition.
Original Engine but starts and is a runner, no known faults.
Will have dinghy hand held VHF, GPS/ chart plotter, hand bearing compass, SARTS and flares as back up to boats equipment.
Initially I had planned on getting her transported to home waters.
Costs +/- a bit:
Mast down Lift on £250 (Northern Price )
Road Transport £800 - £1000
Lift off Mast up £400 (Southern Price)
Total £1500 - £2000
Its looking like now I can sneak a week or 3 off work mid-end Jan...
Long Range weather vaguely shows a high coming our way (little wind but cold).
A couple of Car runs: £200
Charts Publications: £150
Fuel: Motoring all the way: £250 1 Gallon an hour??
(Obviously will sail whenever possible)
Marina charges 6 nights?? £180
Food and Drink 1 week 3?x People £200
Total: Call it £1000 if all goes to plan...
I have no date for departure or Tide Stream atlases to hand and limited experience of East the coast.
As I can work out:
Humber-Lowestoft 100Nm
First "proper" passage 5? knots 20 Hours Over night Daylight Departure/ Arrival
Push Last of flood out of Humber and keep going till Lowestoft?
Keep Offshore beware of Sandbanks not too much traffic.
Lowestoft - Ramsgate 70 Nm
Lots of sandbanks traffic and wind farms to deal with crossing Thames?
Tides? Leave Lowestoft on last off Ebb? Day time crossings night depart/arrival or Night time crossing?
Ramsgate - Solent 130Nm
Various Options:
Dover, Eastbourne, Newhaven, Brighton, Solent.
Do what you can for tides...
Is sailing her home that daft an idea? 300Nm which would you choose?
Middle of summer longer days better weather? no problem, but its January and forecasts are not always that good.
Also any advice/ recommendation on any aspect of the above plans.
If shipping I will be able to collect boat from any Solent port to home port.
I have ideas but am very open to more input.