It's a long way home...

[Otter]

We left Studland last Thursday I think. Difficult to tell, I haven't worn a watch for the last month. Stops at Newtown, Portsmouth, a long stretch to Brighton, a hop to Eastbourne and the most wonderful sail to Dover today. We're anchored in the outer harbour (cheapskates) and set off in the morning for Harwich. 57 miles and some big tides makes it a long day. We need to be at North Foreland by noon I reckon so some foul tide for the first bit. The Solent is the best for a family holiday but you can't beat the East Coast for feeling like home. Just wish it wasn't so blumin' far tomorrow.

 

[Corribee Boy]

Have a good trip!

 

[sailorman]

We left Studland last Thursday I think. Difficult to tell, I haven't worn a watch for the last month. Stops at Newtown, Portsmouth, a long stretch to Brighton, a hop to Eastbourne and the most wonderful sail to Dover today. We're anchored in the outer harbour (cheapskates) and set off in the morning for Harwich. 57 miles and some big tides makes it a long day. We need to be at North Foreland by noon I reckon so some foul tide for the first bit. The Solent is the best for a family holiday but you can't beat the East Coast for feeling like home. Just wish it wasn't so blumin' far tomorrow.

Last year we done Boulogne > Harwich in 1 but we did have the ebb from South Foreland

 

[Champagne Murphy]

And when you come up the river you'll wonder why you went anywhere else! We always do

 

[Kurrawong_Kid]

+1

And when you come up the river you'll wonder why you went anywhere else! We always do

 

[Otter]

Always a bit spooky anchoring in Dover, but in reality it's generally good holding. Long diesel day today, 7 hours motor sailing, 2 hours motoring, the tide gates where just too important to keep. But a cracking day none the less, complete contrast to the journey out in thick fog we sunbathed all day. In the Stour for a day or so before setting off for Clacton then a weekend in Butley Creek to readjust to East Coast life.

 

[FullCircle]

Not so bad after all then?

 

[Tomahawk]

Know the feeling..

It even arranged a downpour as we came up the river

 

[Otter]

Not so bad after all then?

Weymouth to Chichester has to be the best place for a family sailing holiday we've ever found, it has just about everything. But we wouldn't live or do our regular sailing anywhere other than home