Where are you going on your holidays.......

[AIDY]

Where should a solent yachtie go for his annual holiday South, West or East.

Yup it's that time of year again I have two weeks and two days booked off work in july and not sure which direction to head in. For the last 5 years we have done the CI's and North Brittany coast. But want to see some new places this year.

We have never been round the corner into south west brittany, never been further east than Chichester and never been further west than Falmouth.

With the family on board I make the point of not doing night passages and anything longer than a 16hour passage. I draw 2 metres and plot at 6 knots if planning passages.

I quite fancy going to cork and the scillies but only keen if there is a high pressure system present. and wondering if it's too far for a 2 week holiday or should I make a positive effort to get to sw Brittany this year.

Any advice most welcome....

 

[chubby]

have you tried Normandy, either a mini tour de manche with the west and east sides of the cherbourg peninsula, or the Bay de la Seine between cherbourg and le havre, not as rocky as the CI and brittany but a change. Last season I did an alternative CI cruise: all the little islands like les erchehous, minkies, chausey etc and avoiding SPP and st Helier.

SW Brittanny is a long way unless you make good ground early and west is as far as france but still in the uk,

have a good one anyway

SWMBO once suggested 10 days in the IOW with a rover ticket for the bus!!!!