ianainge
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Going to Dartmouth next week, when are the bad times to cross Lyme bay, and when is best in a 40 ft Flybridge. All advice welcome please.
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Lyme bay -when and when not to go?
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Wiggo
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Lyme Bay itself is OK, unless there's been a prolonged wind (usually SW, although this morning's weather said NE gales on Thrusday). Just leave plenty of room off St Albans and Portland. Went 3 miles off St Albans last time and still got caught in the race, so went another mile out. I'd give it a clear 5 miles to be sure, or get your tides right, or go inshore (close enough to spit at the cliffs). Smae goes for Portland Bill
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hlb
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I've never bothered about it to much, crossed it loads of times, never worried about headland timing. Had a few shocks though and sploshed about a bit!!! Anyway if it looks ok F4-5 then it will be ok.. Apart from the overfalls round P Bill or St Point. But yer not going to S Point. So take inland round P Bill and maybe slow down a bit. No big deal in 40 ft.....................................Hopefully.............../forums/images/icons/laugh.gif
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Jerbro
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Look at this web site before you go...
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Take the inshore passage around the bill. This does not mean just hugging the tip, but involves coming well inside at least half a mile north of the bill, going round, and then not leaving until at least half a mile north on the other side. Westbound, this means passing north of the Shambles. Well that's what I do anyway. Otherwise, it means going at least 5 miles to the South.
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Take the inshore passage around the bill. This does not mean just hugging the tip, but involves coming well inside at least half a mile north of the bill, going round, and then not leaving until at least half a mile north on the other side. Westbound, this means passing north of the Shambles. Well that's what I do anyway. Otherwise, it means going at least 5 miles to the South.
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hlb
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I feel like Im being attacked. Next week is our summer holidays afloat. Theres all these ***Folk wants to come down the SW. No I dont want to go EW to escape. But I am a bit fed up with me going splish splosh escaping folks that cant even go splish!! Can we have Yellow lines across Lyme Bay please...../forums/images/icons/laugh.gif
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boatone
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Well I'm going to Oxford so at least you wont have to worry about me getting in your way ! Might even drop in and see me old mucker Byron on the way up or on the way back down....few Swan Uppers to add a bit of pomp and circumstance and the odd pub every mile or so. If the wind blows too strong the waves can exceed 4 inches........
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kindredspirit
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A closer look at waves and wave forecasts here.
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Robin
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A Raggie perpective
We need to go with the tides so (from Poole) take the inshore back eddy of tide (starts about -1.5 hrs HW Dover) around Anvil Pt to St Albans, where the tide turns west about -0.5 HW Dover, this gives around 7hrs of favourable tide from St Albans and gets us well across Lyme Bay, but at raggie speeds of +/- 6kts!
We aim to pass Portland Bill 4mls off usually, having gone inshore (close) past St Albans. If the tide is already running off St Albans then either go close in on the head or 4mls off if you want flat water.
However, if I had a mobo and was looking for flatter water then perhaps a bigger consideration might be to avoid strong wind against tide. The tide off Portland will be running around 4kts and kicks up a nasty sea if this opposes the wind and whereas raggies need the tide a fast mobo could chose even to go against this tide to put wind and tide together or at least to time the passing of Portland Bill at slack water (about -0.5 HW Dover before it turns west going).
Have a safe trip.
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We need to go with the tides so (from Poole) take the inshore back eddy of tide (starts about -1.5 hrs HW Dover) around Anvil Pt to St Albans, where the tide turns west about -0.5 HW Dover, this gives around 7hrs of favourable tide from St Albans and gets us well across Lyme Bay, but at raggie speeds of +/- 6kts!
We aim to pass Portland Bill 4mls off usually, having gone inshore (close) past St Albans. If the tide is already running off St Albans then either go close in on the head or 4mls off if you want flat water.
However, if I had a mobo and was looking for flatter water then perhaps a bigger consideration might be to avoid strong wind against tide. The tide off Portland will be running around 4kts and kicks up a nasty sea if this opposes the wind and whereas raggies need the tide a fast mobo could chose even to go against this tide to put wind and tide together or at least to time the passing of Portland Bill at slack water (about -0.5 HW Dover before it turns west going).
Have a safe trip.
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