Which marina in Poole?

Re: Mutiny on cyber-cruise to SW

Bang, bang, bang. Let us out. I'm not going all the way to Torquay into the teeth of a SW gale locked in the bog of a 25 footer. He's got a small single engined petrol cruiser, tcm, not the bloody Ark Royal. This is blighty, after all, not the sodding millpond med...
 
Here be Dragons!

Isn't that where the locals light fires on the beach to lure the ships aground?
 
Re:oops!

Well that rather goofes up the whole plot then. Do it have enough petrol to go Pool, Torquay in the first place. Think pool then a nice toddle round to Lulwoth then Weymouth, then back to Pool. Lyme bay might be a bit inhospitable and a long drag for newby and 25 footer. It can be done easy of course if the weather's ok. But I find it a bit of a drag. Even if I do do it three or four times a year. Mind you thats from Plymouth so a bit further.

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Kerchingggg!

Assume 2-3mpg at cruise speed, and a 60 gallon tank. 120 miles to bone dry, so 80 mile realistic fuel range. Soton-Poole-Weymouth-Torquay easily do-able. Weather is the decider, as the middle of Lyme Bay in a 25 footer could be challenging on the wrong day. Terry, if this is a first time trip, take up the offer of company. You won't need help, but it's reassuring knowing there's others around...

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Re: Kerchingggg!

Yes reasonable if everything goes ok. But you cant tell till well on the way. Unless weather perfect of course, which it usualy is'nt. So might get a few bumpy bits and use a bit more juice. Course I dont know how much fuel he's got or MPG. But it's about 50 odd miles across Lyme bay and I dont know, maybe 15 miles off land most of the time. Can be a bit daunting. The first time or two. Guessing at distances. No charts here. Think I'd like a bit more lea way on your figures though.

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Haydn
 
Re: No problem

OK, I'll allow him a bigger tank. 75 gallons should do it.
 
Overfalls?

Nah, if you're out there when those particular overfalls are dangerous you should'nt be out there full stop. Anything less than F6, ensure wind over tide, slow down a bit and its just a bit wet and bumpy for a few hundred yards. Quite good fun, really. In any case, there's an inside passage for Portland Bill, Anvil and St Albans which keeps you out of the worst of it
 
Re: Overfalls?

Well it depends, dunnit. We hit the one off St Albans in a F4 with wind/tide all wrong in a 29 footer. Jolly good fun, like you say, but it absolutely scared the crap out of a friend we had on board. She came up the companionway just as we fell off the top of one, and all you could see in front was vertical water ;-)

But anyway, like you say, best to avoid them altogether, which was my point.
 
Re: Overfalls?

Sorry, my reply was a bit flippant. You should aim to pass through these overfall areas either at slack water or wind over tide or when the wind is offshore. In an onshore wind, say SW F4 against a west going tide, particularly a spring tide, then it can be quite hairy. But you have to go way out, say 5 miles, to avoid them and, if you're going from Poole to Weymouth, say, thats quite a bit of extra mileage
 
Re: Bewareham!

Just going to be pottering around. My daughter wants to get up her water skis, so probably out around Swanage or Studland. Might try my luck up to Wareham, so a beer might be on if I don't end up the mud.

Old Chinese proverb 'Man who sail boat into rice field, soon get into paddy'
 
Sound Advice

Michael Fish, I think it was, last evening said,

'If you've got a small boat on the coast, don't EVEN think about taking it out this weekend'

I shall be following that advice.

Old Chinese proverb 'Man who sail boat into rice field, soon get into paddy'
 
Thanks for the advice

Thanks to everyone for the suggestions and advice. Starting to rethink and might head straight for Weymouth, with Poole as a bottling-out option. We have taken onboard the warnings about tidal races, and if we make Weymouth we will play it by ear. Wife loves Dartmouth, and if there is the remotest chance of reaching there by Sunday PM I think she will accept anything thrown at us.
Anyone from Southampton / Hamble fancy joining us (weather permitting)?
 
Didn't think of that, but not really on to expect the Missus to lug it round Poole shops.
I wonder what the charge is to leave just the outboard?

Five quid per two hours! quite spoiled my Hog Roast bun
(but in fairness the dockmaster did tell me they don't rigidly enforce the two hour limit)
 
Re: Thanks for the advice

I do the trip quite alot. From Plymouth. Usual first stop is Salcolmbe or Dartmouth. Then the boring crossing of lyme bay to Weymouth. then Poole or Solent. If it was me. I'd head for Salcolmbe just because it's nicer and theres a good fuel barge there. Then potter down to Dartmouth and Brixham maybe. Dont rate Torquay very highly. But all IMHO.

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Haydn
 
Re: Thanks for the advice

Only thing against Salcolme, is you have to use a mooring , rather than a pontoon, so dinghy/water taxi to get ashore. Having said that, very picturesque
 
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