Dadof4
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TLDR: I've never rounded portland anywhere near springs - and generally in benign conditions - , is it best to completely avoid ?
Background
The lockdown boredom has got too much - so i find myself pre-planning 6 months worth of sailing trips. I'm currently planning an Easter West country trip.
I want to come back Brixham > Yarmouth in one hit, overnight 11/12 April 2021. Thats 81 miles (13-16 hours for my planning purposes).
The 12th April is bang on springs
My loose plan is due east from Brixham > 5M off portland > 5 mile off St Albans and then up through either Needles or North channel (depending on conditions).
Push the ebb across lyme bay and then carry the flood after portland
Heres the bit thats got me in a quandry:
I want to be coming through hurst before Dover HW-1 - which is 10:37 on the 12th
It should take me 7-8 hours to get from 5M off portland to Hurst (of course, it could be qucker in which case this all becomes a moot point)
That has me rounding portland at 0237-0337 (HW Dover +3 - HW +4) - about when the race is running its hardest
Would others even consider rounding portland at springs at the "wrong time" or is it just a question of making sure you have a bigger offing ? Is 5M enough ?
If i just go far enough off, does the timing matter ?
I could always duck into poole/studland and wait for the next tide , which would let me have the "right" times at both portland and hurst - but want to do it in one hit if possible
Background
The lockdown boredom has got too much - so i find myself pre-planning 6 months worth of sailing trips. I'm currently planning an Easter West country trip.
I want to come back Brixham > Yarmouth in one hit, overnight 11/12 April 2021. Thats 81 miles (13-16 hours for my planning purposes).
The 12th April is bang on springs
My loose plan is due east from Brixham > 5M off portland > 5 mile off St Albans and then up through either Needles or North channel (depending on conditions).
Push the ebb across lyme bay and then carry the flood after portland
Heres the bit thats got me in a quandry:
I want to be coming through hurst before Dover HW-1 - which is 10:37 on the 12th
It should take me 7-8 hours to get from 5M off portland to Hurst (of course, it could be qucker in which case this all becomes a moot point)
That has me rounding portland at 0237-0337 (HW Dover +3 - HW +4) - about when the race is running its hardest
Would others even consider rounding portland at springs at the "wrong time" or is it just a question of making sure you have a bigger offing ? Is 5M enough ?
If i just go far enough off, does the timing matter ?
I could always duck into poole/studland and wait for the next tide , which would let me have the "right" times at both portland and hurst - but want to do it in one hit if possible