Sailing round britain

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Good, concise video but not going around the top took the edge off for me.
A great journey all the same and I envy him the journey, but the 'title' isn't right and not a bikini to be seen.
 

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Oh no, I sense a pointless "definition of round Britain" arguement coming up! Quick, distraction, er, the best anchor is a CQR on a washing line!
 

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Good, concise video but not going around the top took the edge off for me.
A great journey all the same and I envy him the journey, but the 'title' isn't right and not a bikini to be seen.

Yeh, missed out isle of Wight, northern Scotland, Orkneys, Shetlands, Rockall, various Hebrides and other Scottish isles (though to be fair, they're two a penny) and Isles of Scilly. We should demand a refund! ;)

Good vid, though. (y) (Apart from the customary intrusive music - why do they do it?)

One gets the impression he was really lucky with the weather (though not Covid restrictions).
 

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Yeh, missed out isle of Wight, northern Scotland, Orkneys, Shetlands, Rockall, various Hebrides and other Scottish isles (though to be fair, they're two a penny) and Isles of Scilly. We should demand a refund! ;)

Good vid, though. (y) (Apart from the customary intrusive music - why do they do it?)
Lets be honest. Once you have seen one rocky outcrop, covered in guano, heather & sheep ( with a few mozzies thrown in for luck) you have seen them all; & that comes from someone that went to school on the Borders.
I have had my fill of "Fush Sippers". (y)
 

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Lets be honest. Once you have seen one rocky outcrop, covered in guano, heather & sheep ( with a few mozzies thrown in for luck) you have seen them all . . .

Yes, doesn't stand comparison with Suffolk, Essex & North Kent on the East Coast: such a variety of mud and sea walls, and no flippin' scenery blocking one's sky vista. ;)

p.s. I missed out Norfolk and Lincs. (But who wouldn't? :D )
 
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Yes, doesn't stand comparison with Suffolk, Essex & North Kent on the East Coast: such a variety of mud and sea walls, and no flippin' scenery blocking one's sky vista. ;)
Apart from the Medway with its rotting jetties, disused powerstation , crumbling warehouse, dumped barge & bridge to nowhere, you could be planted up a couple of Essex creeks & not know which one you were in. All the mud banks look the same at LW.
 

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And not much different at high water!
Ahh!! yes but you get grass sticking out of the water to show you the way out when you want to escape. You have to admit that the view across the marshes at Southwold is breathtaking- Apart from the knackered pontoons, dodgy fishing boats & sheds, of course. Not to mention the road to get there if coming from the sea front. Well worth the daylight robbery for a night's stay. A must on every circumnavigators itinery
 

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And not much different at high water!
It is called charm
& whilst I take the p..ss I still think it takes a lot of beating as a sailing area for anyone with a small boat. It not only provides a host of havens for all types, it has a massive challenges for those wanting to learn how to navigate before venturing further afield.
Getting back to the subject matter
If you can sail the east coast with a degree of confidence, then a round UK, whether it be via the Cally canal or not, is well within one's capabilities.
 
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