vodzurk
Well-Known Member
Hi All,
So given all the faff with getting the (mobo) boat looked at, we aren't gonna have time this weekend to overnight in Cardiff.
As a second-place, I remember my previous discussions with you guys n' gals, and the highlighting that Chepstow is possibly the easiest place to get to (other than Clevedon and Bristol).
Soooo, with that in mind, and still being rather new to this whole thing... our plan, if we have no hiccups, is to exit Portishead @ 1500h tomorrow (sunday 17-Sept), and follow this route, hopefully maintaining 10kts in either direction with the tide helping us, as HW is 18:01 so we won't be punching. Navionics puts this at ~1hr10mins each way.
Manual Navionics Route Link (clicky)
So my questions...
The idea will be to reach the castle, take some photos, turn around, park up at the Boat Inn for a tasty beverage, then head back at 20 mins before HW (to get a head start and give ourselves an hour margin to get back before dark).
Just called Boat Inn, and they're happy for us to use their jetty
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And apologies to all for so much pestering... If we go ahead with this, it'll be our longest trip so far @ 26 miles there-n-back (beating our previous 19 miles)... so we're probably unduly nervous.
We have backups galore... spare engine, spare navionics, spare phone, spare VHF, flares, lifejackets and even Kendal Mint Cake.
Sooooo... whaddaya thinks?
So given all the faff with getting the (mobo) boat looked at, we aren't gonna have time this weekend to overnight in Cardiff.
As a second-place, I remember my previous discussions with you guys n' gals, and the highlighting that Chepstow is possibly the easiest place to get to (other than Clevedon and Bristol).
Soooo, with that in mind, and still being rather new to this whole thing... our plan, if we have no hiccups, is to exit Portishead @ 1500h tomorrow (sunday 17-Sept), and follow this route, hopefully maintaining 10kts in either direction with the tide helping us, as HW is 18:01 so we won't be punching. Navionics puts this at ~1hr10mins each way.
Manual Navionics Route Link (clicky)
So my questions...
- Does this seem unreasonable?
- Am I swinging too close to the entrance to the River Avon? Just, we've touched those spoiling grounds previously and the water was nuts around it, setting our sonar off with 2ft of water (possibly due to our own wake and the boiling/roiling water), and the boat was all over the bloody place when we touched it! Alternatively, should we aim for the west of the Spoil Ground (and east of Cockburn Rock)?
- The entrance to the River Wye looks a bit worrying on either side (of Waypoint 17)... if we hit it approx 1 hour before HW @ 11.3m (Portishead tide table), I should be fine if i stick dead centre and slow to 5kts, right?
The idea will be to reach the castle, take some photos, turn around, park up at the Boat Inn for a tasty beverage, then head back at 20 mins before HW (to get a head start and give ourselves an hour margin to get back before dark).
Just called Boat Inn, and they're happy for us to use their jetty
.And apologies to all for so much pestering... If we go ahead with this, it'll be our longest trip so far @ 26 miles there-n-back (beating our previous 19 miles)... so we're probably unduly nervous.
We have backups galore... spare engine, spare navionics, spare phone, spare VHF, flares, lifejackets and even Kendal Mint Cake.
Sooooo... whaddaya thinks?
) plan. We intend to keep going out through autumn. I only start getting edgy if we don't go out every 2nd week. Hopefully the weather'll be alright next weekend because it looks awesome today!