Logging a passage plan - shortest on record

[iangrant]

What is the shortest passage plan anyone has heard logged with the Coastguard.

I would propose /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif Hayling to Lyminton.

Ian

 

[graham]

pontoon A3 to fuel berth?

Only joking but it wouldnt surprise me /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 

[snowleopard]

You saw that Peyton cartoon too!

 

[Superstrath]

Largs to Millport is quite commonly heard.
Well, I heard it once.
It's enough.

 

[pragmatist]

Not sure how far that is - but we hear lots of Brixham to Dartmouth - eta 45 mins-ish !

 

[alant]

These are C & D waters, not High Sea's, so why would this be necessary?

 

[andy_wilson]

I once considered notification for a Solent passage. It was blowing a 8a5tard and I realy needed to shift.

In the end I didn't go at great £cost.

At the back of my mind were a couple of cases where very experienced yachts folk paid a much greater price - lost in the Solent and no-one looking for them.

One I believe dragged to and fro by the tide, or rather by the vessel and harness, until completely deaded. Found next day.

 

[pessimist]

Don't be unkind - sometimes thy go as far as Salcombe.

 

[bluepippa]

Shortest I heard.....

was an Enterprise sailing dinghy going from Hill Head to Lee on Solent. Mind you it was blowing a steady 12 knots ;-(

Daryl

 

[chubby]

big motor boat heard a weekend ago loging Swanwick to Gosport and even admitted the boat was too new to have a callsign or licence, I would have kept quiet and hoped tp survive the trip!!

 

[jimi]

I heard Bealieu to Lymington on a balmy F3 day, must admit I've never logged a passage plan even when going X channel in winter in strongish winds.

 

[iangrant]

I do log in with the coastguard on x channel. I always try to get all the info to him to see if he can find another question, persons on board type of vessel etc....

Ian

 

[tome]

If you wait until you're south of Bembridge and do it on DSC it's quite a useful test of the radio as they will give you the received DSC strength scale 1 - 5. Should get a 4 at least (antenna at Boniface Down).

 

[Boathook]

Lymington to Yarmouth ! It was quite a few years ago and the boat called Solent CG and asked whether they should go. Solent advised that it was their (boat owner) decision & only go if happy. I seem to recall that it was gentle winds at the time