Poole to Torquay

[alant]

Westerly wind taking the tide....

Anvil Point and St Albans Head will be "entertaining"..... Apparently there is an inshore passage inside of the overfalls... But that means getting very close to the hard stuff.

No further out, than 100m, otherwise a detour of about 3 miles off.

 

[LadyInBed]

I found a decent link for anvil point and there is of course a lot of info for the Bill.

http://montymariner.co.uk/tide-stream-charts/anvil-point/

Thank you kind Sir, cheque is in the post :encouragement:

 

[jakeroyd]

We sailed from Weymouth to Dartmouth in a 24 footer. Took 14hrs , mainly motorsailing with a breeze nearly on the nose.
Took the route outside the shambles etc. and straight across Lyme.

The mistake I made was to go into the marina at Weymouth , plan to depart at 6am and then finding the bridge does not open until 8am.
This left my planning a little shot.

I remember being about 4nm South of the bill , doing 5kts through the water and 1k over the ground with the GPS showing an ETE of some 40hrs !

We waited some time before the stream slackened and our SOG got up to something reasonable

 

[[70521]]

Yep, including the Naturist beach just afore River Exe

That would be Budleigh, we prefer Slapton.

 

[colhel]

We've dropped the hook in Studland waiting for conditions to improve. We're in no rush and may just try and get to Weymouth tonight and continue tomorrow.

 

[LadyInBed]

We've dropped the hook in Studland waiting for conditions to improve. We're in no rush and may just try and get to Weymouth tonight and continue tomorrow.

Any sign of the three French lasses?

 

[colhel]

I forgot to out for them. Are they still there?
We're in Weymuth now after a very bumpy and wet ride. Will probably hang around to give us a chance to dry out. Certainly don't fancy beating into Westerly across Lyme Bay after yesterdays effort

 

[Capt Popeye]

That would be Budleigh, we prefer Slapton.

Ah thank you, kind sir, a bare bum is a bare bum, so as to speak, this info will improve my navigation skills, such as they are

 

[LadyInBed]

I was down in Weymouth today (as a grockle), wondered if you might be there. I looked along the quay, but I guess you were in with the posh yots

 

[colhel]

We're on the Quay Nigel opposite the Harbour Master office. I have found a problem with the water pump so won't be going anywhere till it's fixed.

 

[colhel]

Ref the water pump I've asked "JJ" from Mechanical Services to do the work ( we're on holiday after all) after a recommendation from my lovely next door neighbours who read this forum but as far as I know are too sensible to get involved.
A big Thanks to Simonfa for his local knowledge and chandlery recommendations.
Now in Portland marina which contrary to some reports I've read is a very nice place with lots of business and services on site.

 

[jonjo]

Don't delay, you need to cross before ex. hurricane bertha stirs up the weather, this assumes you are in no hurry to return. My advice is get into Dartmouth which as its own micro climate and cruising ground.

Many a west country cruise ends in Weymouth!

 

[colhel]

The parts for the pump won't be in till tomorrow and as we have to be home at the weekend we will eithet be Poole or Solent bound on Thursday. Never mind, that's sailing

 

[Giblets]

We stopped off at Portland when we bought Kalita back from Plymouth and I was very impressed with the place. Mind it was November so a tad empty. The eatery wasn't open so we had to stroll across to The Cove House Inn (twice as we were storm bound for two days! :encouragement

 

[LadyInBed]

If you haven't done it yet, pop in and have a night in lulworth.

 

[colhel]

I've done Lulworth a couple of times. Doesn't it get a bit rolly in a Southerly?

 

[LadyInBed]

I've done Lulworth a couple of times. Doesn't it get a bit rolly in a Southerly?

If that's the way it's intending to blow, then yes!
I've not done much weather watching whilst I've been recuperating from my knee op.

 

[colhel]

Wished I'd done a bit more!

 

[colhel]

Oil pressure switch gone now. Not the holiday I was hoping for. Hay ho.