colhel
Well-known member
A short write up of my trip from Wareham to our new berth in Weymouth.
As this was basically a one way delivery it was easier to go alone and my wife drive the car to Weymouth.
I've been watching the forecast and daily reports all week and since about Monday there's been a steady 20-30 knots from the South, if it stayed like this I would have postponed, but on Friday/Saturday am the forecast was 20 knots in the English Channel and 10-15 knots closer to shore so I decided it was worth going and if it was too uncomfortable, I could turn round.
I left Wareham at about 10.30am.
I cleared Poole Harbour at about 11.30 and although hazey I could make out tge Needles on my Port side and Old Harry clearly visible ahead and the sea state looked good so i continued on. This is just passing Old Harry with Swanage Bay to the right and Handfast Point ahead. Once round here I'd be more exposed to the Southerly
The waves did build up a fair once around but as I was punching an East going tide the bit of West in the wind helped smooth the conditions to an easily manageable level.
Here I'm just about to pass St Albans Head and because I'm against the tide at one point my speed dropped from SOG 14knots down to about 7 but only very briefly. I got quite lumpy just before this picture was taken as I was probably a bit far off and as it was about 2.5 hours before slack water the tide was roughing things up a bit.
Once level and close in enough things calmed down
Not really many worthwhile photos between here and Weymouth but here's and Bats Head (and probably Durdle Door) there Somewhere just before Weymouth Bay
Approach to Weymouth Harbour
Town Bridge
Me
Route on Navionics
As this was basically a one way delivery it was easier to go alone and my wife drive the car to Weymouth.
I've been watching the forecast and daily reports all week and since about Monday there's been a steady 20-30 knots from the South, if it stayed like this I would have postponed, but on Friday/Saturday am the forecast was 20 knots in the English Channel and 10-15 knots closer to shore so I decided it was worth going and if it was too uncomfortable, I could turn round.
I left Wareham at about 10.30am.
I cleared Poole Harbour at about 11.30 and although hazey I could make out tge Needles on my Port side and Old Harry clearly visible ahead and the sea state looked good so i continued on. This is just passing Old Harry with Swanage Bay to the right and Handfast Point ahead. Once round here I'd be more exposed to the Southerly
The waves did build up a fair once around but as I was punching an East going tide the bit of West in the wind helped smooth the conditions to an easily manageable level.
Here I'm just about to pass St Albans Head and because I'm against the tide at one point my speed dropped from SOG 14knots down to about 7 but only very briefly. I got quite lumpy just before this picture was taken as I was probably a bit far off and as it was about 2.5 hours before slack water the tide was roughing things up a bit.
Once level and close in enough things calmed down
Not really many worthwhile photos between here and Weymouth but here's and Bats Head (and probably Durdle Door) there Somewhere just before Weymouth Bay
Approach to Weymouth Harbour
Town Bridge
Me
Route on Navionics
