Portsmouth to Newcastle

[stuartwineberg]

My wife, a retired Geordie, is nagging me to take our 1.8metre draft 36 footer to have Newcie Brown bottles hurled at in in Newcastle marina. If I was daft enough to do this what stages/stopovers etc would people use. 2 up, late 60s, not into multi day passages or much in the way of night sailing. Longest leg so far about 70 miles.

 

[bluejasper2]

we did brighton to royal quays in our motor boat brighton to ramsgate 1st day, ramsgate to lowestoft 2nd day ,lowestoft to grimsby 3rd day, grimsby to royal quays
north sheilds traveling at 12 knots average with southeasterly 4 -5 all the way , was mid december mind you.

 

[bluejasper2]

we did brighton to royal quays in our motor boat brighton to ramsgate 1st day, ramsgate to lowestoft 2nd day ,lowestoft to grimsby 3rd day, grimsby to royal quays
north sheilds traveling at 12 knots average with southeasterly 4 -5 all the way , was mid december mind you.

 

[WoodyP]

Brighton, Dover or Ramsgate, Shotley, Lowestoft, then a long one to Grimsby, then Bridlington but better to Whitby, then Sunderland and then up the Tyne to Newcastle. Nice trip next year but a bit late to do it easily this, as the nights draw in.

 

[WoodyP]

Depends on boat and boatspeed.

 

[TernVI]

Have a complete list of all viable ports on the way.
See how it goes on the day, just go as far in the right direction as you can each.
Beating yourself up to make a schedule is no help, neither is stopping when you're making good progress and you can score another 20 miles.

or go to Cherbourg then head East and up the Dutch coast, stopping frequently until you realise you don't want to go to Newcastle that badly.

 

[ashtead]

Perfectly doable in stages -our lovely Bav34 was taken by the new owner from Haslar and now sails from Blyth . I guess it depends on time of year but I would be looking as to where all states marina are and planning your journey accordingly so you are not stressed by late arrivals etc.

 

[Birdseye]

Have a complete list of all viable ports on the way.
See how it goes on the day, just go as far in the right direction as you can each.
Beating yourself up to make a schedule is no help, neither is stopping when you're making good progress and you can score another 20 miles.

Sensible approach. If you were fully crewed I would say "do it in one" because I always find it easier once you are into the rhythm of a passage. Stop start is more difficult. But guessing that you would be doing it as a family crew then dont flog yourself with a fixed plan. Play the weather , take your time and take it easy. Copy the relaxed laid back approach of the football club

 

[TLouth7]

I just did the Harwich to Tynemouth (and beyond) section of this. Avoiding Grimsby saves a considerable amount of extra distance, we did a 36 hour hop from Lowestoft to Scarborough. Perhaps you could find another crew member for this bit?

Harwich - Lowestoft (6 hours)
Lowestoft - Scarborough (36 hours)
Scarborough - Tynemouth (12 hours)

In a 36 footer you could knock some time off those numbers.

There are various options between Scarborough and Tynemouth if you want to break it up - Whitby, Hartlepool, Sunderland

 

[westhinder]

Another vote for Lowestoft - Scarborough direct. There is no point in making the detour into the Humber, it means two long trips and adds tidal complications.

 

[[2574]]

I think I’d go via Oban.

(Yes this is a bit cheeky but you’d have some fab sailing in the West Country, Scilly, Wales and Scotland and I’m quite sure your beloved would find one of those destinations a delight worthy of delay before Newcastle. Maybe berth at Whitehaven? Only a couple of hours by car for some homeland trips down memory lane?)

 

[Halo]

I have done this run quite a few times. Best way for the long leg is Lowestoft to Scarborough direct. Ride the tide up the inner channel from Lowestoft to cockle buoy then straight line to Flamborough head. Pass a couple of miles off if against the tide.

 

[mainsail1]

Can you anchor inside Spurn Head for the night?

 

[stuartwineberg]

Thank you. As a Solent sailor who goes west or across the channel this is very helpful. Time for a long look at the charts. This would be a late April run next year with the long days.

 

[ashtead]

Terra incognito beyond Brighton so agree it can seem rather unnerving going east . I guess there might be a few books on sailing around Britain which provide insights.

 

[mainsail1]

So, it might be possible to break the "big jump" by anchoring inside Spurn head for the night although not ideal to me. This is what Visit my Harbour says:
"Spurn Head is the promontory guarding the mouth of the River Humber.
It is included in this series as it could prove to be a very useful passage Anchorage if trying to make your way North and beset by contrary winds.
The Anchorage provides good shelter with winds from the north-east, North and possibly NNW. It can be a bit exposed however if the wind pipes up from other directions."
"The Anchorage lies due West of the pilot jetty, and the two disused lighthouses shown clearly on the chart and in the photos form a useful transit. Anchoring to the North of this transit line could mean touching the bottom at LWS.
There is however quite a large area where you can anchor in over 2 m at CD. Tidal streams in this area are negligible."

 

[Stemar]

Personally, I'd start with the 0820 to Waterloo...

 

[mainsail1]

Personally, I'd start with the 0820 to Waterloo...

So would I......................nothing so bleak or unforgiving as the East coast .

 

[Sandy]

Consider a delivery crew.

I did the east coast earlier this year, the navigation was ever so simple, keep the wind farms on your starboard, but the coastline was rather boring.

I'm planning a circumnavigation of the UK next summer, hoping to do Ramsgate to Edinburgh in one hop.

 

[Wansworth]

Beyond the Solent lie seamonsters,whirlpools and ship eating storms,but if you insist better a third hand and just do it,maybe taking advantage of ancourages instead of going in to a port.