When is this weird gusty Solent weather going to ease!

[Zagato]

I don't think I have ever known these strange, long term, continous gusty conditions. Is this effecting your sailing as well? Hope the latter part of the week is better.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

I don't think I have ever known these strange, long term, continous gusty conditions. Is this effecting your sailing as well? Hope the latter part of the week is better.

The easterlies do seem particularly prolongued. It was too dangerous to get on the boats on the yarmouth moorings today. Not unusual early on in the season, but it’s usually settled down by now.

 

[Concerto]

Last night I was looking at the wind forecast for the next fortnight and the NE winds are continuing at the same strength for this period.

 

[DJE]

Something similar happened last July IIRC. I remember reading about global warming leading to more frequent standing waves in the jet stream and longer periods of stable weather.

Jet stream: Is climate change causing more ‘blocking’ weather events? - Carbon Brief

 

[Daydream believer]

I can recall in my racing days at Burnham on Crouch, the easterly would come in & stay for weeks. So it is not unusual. It is just a little earlier & stronger than the norm at the time.

 

[lustyd]

I don't think I have ever known these strange, long term, continous gusty conditions. Is this effecting your sailing as well? Hope the latter part of the week is better.

Ah but Priory Bay anchorage was very quiet on Saturday night, just us and one other boat! Got to stay positive

 

[Stemar]

Jazzcat's normally an easy boat to put on her mooring at Hardway, but it took me half a dozen tries last night - and I pulled the end off my boathook!

 

[lustyd]

Jazzcat's normally an easy boat to put on her mooring at Hardway, but it took me half a dozen tries last night - and I pulled the end off my boathook!

Well no wonder it was hard if you pulled the end off your boathook. Try putting it back and see if that makes it easier

 

[RivalRedwing]

just try being based on the East Coast..... ;-)

 

[Daydream believer]

just try being based on the East Coast..... ;-)

Oiy..Careful.... Nothing wrong with the East coast

 

[Fr J Hackett]

Oiy..Careful.... Nothing wrong with the East coast

That a bit of depth and clear water wouldn't cure.

 

[RivalRedwing]

yes, its terrible, the navigation is a nightmare and I'm always running aground

 

[fisherman]

Normal.....for march. They used to say in Coverack "Get six weeks of east wind in March".

When it's really bad we get a surge in Helford, the creek will fill 8ft deep then two minutes later empty.

 

[doug748]

One of our members was planning to go to Scilly at the weekend. I don't envy his trip back.

 

[Fr J Hackett]

One of our members was planning to go to Scilly at the weekend. I don't envy his trip back.

Years ago I left Plymouth for Falmouth for the Oyster festival in good strong easterlies and had a splendid run down. 3 days later it took me nearly two days to get back to Plymouth in 30 kt and more easterlies, had to stop over in Fowey after 12 Hrs.

 

[RivalRedwing]

We have a single handed visitor residing in our marina on the East Coast, he is going around the UK anticlockwise...... at some point..... when the F6 from the NE abates...

 

[Daydream believer]

Anyone going to the Voor Anchor in Ostend? I was heading that way on Thursday until engine woes turned me back. 2 of my friends boats are in Blankenburge. They had a great sail from Bradwell on Sunday. They went to Blankenburge, as I was told harbour was full. RNSYC posted same on their facebook page. However, yesterday my friends said Ostend harbour was virtually empty. Probably too much swell, due to the Northerlies, driven boats away.

 

[FairweatherDave]

Swings and roundabouts. I got quite excited and planned a trip down wind to Beaulieu from Chichester. Windy overnight on the mooring Friday night and then very light once we wanted to sail. Had a ghosting race through the submarine barrier....never been accompanied by so many other leisure sailors NOT putting on their engines....who would succumb first. Unfortunately it picked up enough for me to get the rarely granted permission to rig the spinnaker ..... then it promptly died to nothing as I returned to the cockpit to hoist. Sunday we squeaked back into Chichester before it blew up. Chuffed with my Knox at Chaldock, as they say. Missed our first attempt to pick up the mooring bouy Monday morning, despite a complete boat hook.

 

[stuartwineberg]

Had some brilliant runs up and down the Solent. Strong northerly on the beam, relatively smooth seas, double reefed loved it.

 

[mickywillis]

Ah but Priory Bay anchorage was very quiet on Saturday night, just us and one other boat! Got to stay positive

Think we pulled up near to you on Sunday morning and dropped anchor? Twas a bit bumpy but very warm!!