Tips for Exiting Med from Gib

[nigelmercier]

Check the tides,don't do as I did,I was doing 1 knot over the ground once.

We went backwards for two hours, full throttle. Go to Sheppards and get the tides and currents book, then make sure you know when high tide actually is!

 

[capnsensible]

Go to Sheppards and get the tides and currents book, !

Or go to me and get a free one for forum users!

News on diesel prices too, just under 74p a litre but over 100 litres price drops to just over 63p. Fresh news, just got back from diesel dock.

 

[30boat]

We went backwards for two hours, full throttle. Go to Sheppards and get the tides and currents book, then make sure you know when high tide actually is!

Good.it's not just me then...

 

[KellysEye]

It's simple, check the tide direction and wind direction then leave when both are in the same direction and leave when the tide is about to turn in the direction you are heading. Wind against tide in the Straits is a nightmare, stay put. Three things to watch out for: ships crossing your track either side of the rock plus fishing boats, sometimes there is a no go area where they are dredging.

 

[Hypocacculus]

+1 for getting the tide and forecast right; winds often howl through from the Atlantic. We spent an awfully long time motoring but virtually stationary looking at the Punto de Tarifa when our navigator for the day misjudged the tide.