The road back from Cherbourg should be a belter

[jimi]

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

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[tome]

Jist a wee bit o' fetch, eh?

 

[Jean]

Had a similar weather picture sailing back from there last Thursday (back in Solent early Friday), a great sail.

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Mind you... it'd only take that high to nudge a bit further north than expected, and we would be becalmed!

 

[LadyInBed]

Quite different to this:

 

[LadyInBed]

This is getting closer:

 

[Twister_Ken]

very pretty, but as I've never seen green and yelo wind, wozzit mean?

 

[jimi]

means the food in Chebourg wiz aff!

 

[ChrisE]

Yellow = windy, green = windier,
Hope this helps

 

[Twister_Ken]

Mmm. glad we didn't plan a trip to LIverpool , then.

 

[snowleopard]

After 14 hours butting into a f5-6 to get to Dartmouth last year, I think my decision to give it a miss this year may be vindicated. Sorry JDB, stock up on stugeron!

 

[tome]

Blimey, the annual appearance of the prophets of doom/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

At this stage, there's an equal chance we'll be motoring.

 

[Talbot]

Dont tell my wife about the one or two models that are predicting a good blow, I have only got her to come cause I said it would be so calm we would proabably have to motor both ways.

Bound to be a good sailing breeze cause I have more than enough fuel to go both ways

 

[LadyInBed]

Ken, scroll to right of chart - meters per second /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[ShipsWoofy]

132 hr prediction

Though Metcheck are suggesting motoring weather, the BBC on the other hand are giving 24mph up the chuff which should be ideal!

Wish I could go, ah well!

EDIT>> this chart has been updated during the time I wrote the massage, it does look better than the original I found!

 

[BlueSkyNick]

its also for Monday and at altitude, so not entirely relevant to the vast majority of boats.

Per Tome's comments, the annual doom mongers are not helpful to those of us trying to finalise the number of attendees !!

 

[LadyInBed]

Sorry if it was confusing, I was obliquely trying to point out that Sunday was looking good. Though my intention was to return Monday, I might end up crossing back to Weymouth Sunday and have a run along the coast on Monday /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

 

[zefender]

Well, if I were going (and I wish I were), I'd certainly be making plans to have a nice crossing over and back. I'm no expert and the charts are a bit messy with lots of stuff happening but if the frontal system passes over the route then it might be a bit veery and backy for a few hours, but all looks OK to me. I'd bet on a fab F4 out and and maybe a bit less back (which will help the hangovers, apart from the smell of diesel when the engine's running in the lulls). Have a great time all. Next year, I'm up for it.

 

[BlueSkyNick]

Thanks Zef, and Nigel, for the clarification.

Veery and backy, eh? Now there's an expression I don't recall from any of the text books ! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif