Round Britain with a sound crew

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They're setting out tomorrow morning (Sunday 1st July) anti-clockwise from Fowey. Why not go and down there and wish them well or at least go to the web site and make a donation?

www.soundsailing.co.uk

Good luck Steve

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Good luck!
Hate to be picky, but would they not be better off with a film crew? Or both? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
It is good to hear this adventure on. I bumped into their web site a couple of months ago while doing my own research on the same subject.

Does anyone think the itinerary is a bit optimistic? Sailing every day to get round in 7 weeks, plus their route includes a few marginal ports such as Bridport and Wells in Norfolk?
 
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Does anyone think the itinerary is a bit optimistic? Sailing every day to get round in 7 weeks, plus their route includes a few marginal ports such as Bridport and Wells in Norfolk?

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Their daily miles are fairly mediocre considering they are not planning on overnighting every day.
 
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Their daily miles are fairly mediocre considering they are not planning on overnighting every day.

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I was thinking more along the lines of no allowance for a few gale bound days during the voyage. Anyhow I shall be following the trip and hope they are able to maintain a daily log on the site.
 
Re: Round mainland Britain (or most of it)

Well, good luck to them and all that.

To be slightly picky, I don't think you can correctly claim to have "sailed around mainland Britain" if you go through the Crinan Canal. It seems an odd choice of route, given that they've opted to otherwise do it properly by going through the Pentland Firth rather than via the Caley Canal.
 
It depends on what one wants to achieve..

If you want a trip to talk and write about, raising funds etc, then sail it fast and furious.

If you want to stop off ansd see the delights of the UK coast, then you are likely to double that time at least.

My rule is sail a day, and take a days rest. But that varies on circumstances.

We are approaching our 60's so are not quite up to the vigorous sailing we used to do, and don't really want to push ourselves (missus and me) that much any more.

Good luck to those doing the trip, and enjoy.

Mj
 
Re: GRP laminate problems.

Fowey to Salcombe. Water in the bilge. Turns out to be a split in the laminate around a transom hung rudder mounting.

They are out of the water for a quick GRP job and hope to relaunch within a day. Perhaps someone knowledgeable in matters GRP could say something encouraging, as a comment on the blog, about transoms being relatively simple parts of a hull structure and easy to beef up?

The skipper is talking about his plan to catch up the lost day and skip a port or two, but should the new GRP be given another day to fully cure?

http://aroundbritain.blogspot.com
 
Re: GRP laminate problems.

Yeah, I'm dead knowledgeable - it's fixed! I reckon if they are that resourceful they'll get round.

Agree with DaveS that if doing the Pentland Firth - why go thru Crinan and spoil the completeness of "round britain"? Stil a good trip tho.
 
Re: GRP laminate problems.

Obviously never been through the dirty ditch aka The Crinan....

Donald
 
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