Littlehampton to Brighton on Saturday

littlehampton to brighton marine

Hi Ricky S
Have no fear we will be watching you from the N C I Lookout Shoreham if you have any doubts we operate and listen on Chl 14 (Shoreham Port Frequency) and listen on Chl 00 16 & 67
Naional Coastwatch has currently over 40 Stations with 1700 plus watch keepers so feel safe
Dep Manager N C I Shoreham


SunWaves
 
SumWaves said:
Hi Ricky S
Have no fear we will be watching you from the N C I Lookout Shoreham if you have any doubts we operate and listen on Chl 14 (Shoreham Port Frequency) and listen on Chl 00 16 & 67
Naional Coastwatch has currently over 40 Stations with 1700 plus watch keepers so feel safe
Dep Manager N C I Shoreham


SunWaves
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Hi Sumwaves,

Thank you, very reassuring to know you are looking out for us. Will make sure I am on 14/16.

Ricky
 
Hi I wouldnt do it, Larson boats whilst tick a lot of boxes are very light and you will get wet and it will be bumby. If you were all used to it then ok but I know what its like in a 240 and it could put them off, going will be ok the west wind and tide will lead you into the "it looks ok" it will take you just over the hour and you will be pleased. However If it is the same wind on Sunday you then have to either go back on slack or against both wind and water and there will be some big swirls. Sunday eve may drop but you have to ask yourself if it is worth it. I got rid of my 240 for a heavier 33ft boat and it was a lot better but I have many friends with 240 and they get wet and bumby on a flat sea.

enjoy dont rush.
 
I'm not sure what to do now, is looking like F4 again. I would be okay with it apart from the extra fuel but maybe not good for a first trip with the kids.:(

The trouble with Littlehampton is unless you can go to sea all you have is the river which is a bit boring unless you like looking at fields.
 
ricky - you should go to the boat and take a look at the conditions for yourself before deciding. Bear in mind, it's only a forecast and the reality could be considerably better - or worse. The only way you'll know is to see the sea state for yourself.

(Course, if you're - understandably - aiming for perfectly calm, flat waters so as not to frighten the brats, you may have a very, very long wait...) ;)

As someone said, nothing wrong with poking your nose out and giving it a try - if you don't like it, turn around and come back in! No shame in that! (I do it all the time). :rolleyes:
 
carlton said:
As someone said, nothing wrong with poking your nose out and giving it a try - if you don't like it, turn around and come back in! No shame in that! (I do it all the time). :rolleyes:
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Hey mate,

I will do that on Saturday but of course on Sunday I will be in Brighton, so would have to either leave the boat there or lump it. Excuse the pun. :)
 
As 24 footers go, I find the 240 pretty good at handling bumby (!!) water, I've done 4000 miles in 3 years.

Yes it does tend to throw up a bit more spray than most, or maybe it doesn't clear it so well, so water gets thrown at you. If the wind is ahead of beam, then the windscreen takes care of it, beam on, things can get a bit soggy.

Of course a 33 foot boat will always be better than a 24, but don't know why your friends complain of a bumby(!!) and wet ride in smooth seas. Here I am on a flat sea, bone as a dry and smooth as a baby's wotsit!


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Geoffs said:
Of course a 33 foot boat will always be better than a 24, but don't know why your friends complain of a bumby(!!) and wet ride in smooth seas. Here I am on a flat sea, bone as a dry and smooth as a baby's wotsit!
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I googled Bumby and got this:-

Bumby
pronounced: bum - bee
otherwise known as that bubonic chronic. Can also be referred to as "Bumby Quat".

etymology: beleived to have originated in the chi-town. It is also beleived to have been coined by a man known as A-Jilla the Real Killa. The full terminology, "Bumby Quat" is believed to be derived from the phrase, "Bum, be quiet." However, the reason for this is not yet known.

First time i've heard the expression.:)

Another nice pic, by the way. FYI. Larson told me the spotlight should face you when going fast.
 
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ricky_s said:
Hey mate,

I will do that on Saturday but of course on Sunday I will be in Brighton, so would have to either leave the boat there or lump it. Excuse the pun. :)
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The same principle applies to the return journey - suck it and see. If it's too lumpy, turn around and go back to sunny Brighton! Make sure you clear the Western breakwater before deciding on conditions, though - the reflected waves can make things a bit 'bumby' around there even on a calm day!
 
carlton said:
The same principle applies to the return journey - suck it and see. If it's too lumpy, turn around and go back to sunny Brighton! Make sure you clear the Western breakwater before deciding on conditions, though - the reflected waves can make things a bit 'bumby' around there even on a calm day!
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Not sure I can say 'bumby' too loudly when in Brighton.:D
 
St Kats (Tower Bridge) to Port Solent

I hope the weather holds we are trying to get back from London to Pompey this weekend after getting stormbound last weekend.

Leave St Kats 15.10 (first pm lock) arrive Ramsgate 19.30 (ish) Saturday Refuel 7.00 am Sunday and leave Ramsgate 07.30. ETA Brighton to drop off part of the crew at around 12.00 noon Leave Brighton ASAP ETA Portsmouth 14:30.

We will look out for you, it will be a long slog into a head sea even in a 38ft boat!
 
ricky_s said:
Hey mate,

I will do that on Saturday but of course on Sunday I will be in Brighton, so would have to either leave the boat there or lump it. Excuse the pun. :)
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I'd say your SWMBO's two are a bit small for a bumpy ride back, first time out. It's impossible to predict what the actual conditions will be so why not give it a try - if you can't comfortably sustain 20-25 kts without scaring SWMBO and kids, turn back and put them on the train (Brighton to Littlehampton is good service) and do the trip on your own or with your (more experienced) daughter. Should only take 1 hour or so, as long as you don't have to slow right down, in which case leave the boat at Brighton.
 
Reasonably certain we wont be going now, is a shame but the forecast is now showing up to force 6 in various places. The boat is only a cat C so don't want to risk it.

Roll on the summer! :(
 
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Don't write it off yet, it's too early.

That's the thing with boats and weather, you often won't know until the morning of departure if the conditions are going to allow a passage. F4 behind you on Saturday and a southerly 2-3 on Sunday means this passage looks very do-able in a 24 ft boat. Important thing is to be prepared to turn back if your crew don't like it, and always have a plan B.
 
Metcheck often seems rather optimistic, don't know why, you'd think they got their data from same place.

As Neale says, check conditions on the day, and turn back if not happy. If you get to Brighton, probably best to return to Littlehampton earlier rather than later. A big depression coming in later on Sunday.

I'm just going to have a little trip round to Swanage from Poole, watch the fireworks.
 
Just got home after a nice weekend. We did decide to go to Brighton in the end and got absolutely soaked on the way there.

The waves were probably a couple of metres high and most of them ended up in the cockpit but we puched on.

Was very glad to get to Brighton though we had to go to Asda to buy some new clothes to wear.

Was worried about the coming back but this journey was actually a lot better. The wind was up but the waves seemed a lot smaller and we could get up on the plane easily, though we did slow down about half way so the journey was about 1.5 hours.

Typical that it started raining just as we got back into the Arun, everyone got wet putting fenders out etc. but was pleased we went.:)
 
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