Windy week-ends

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Just wondering if anyone else is getting fed up with the wind that we seem to be having every weekend. Having only a little MF645 and with kids who like to play on the beach, we have really struggled this year compared to last.

This weekend I have the kids on my own, so boating would be ideal, but yet again the forecast is for wind.....
 
Could not agree more, was having a similar discussion with some friends, They were saying it had been a great summer for weather so far, I had a different perspective being a boater
 
lionelz said:
They were saying it had been a great summer for weather so far
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Really? I wouldn't even have said that. We had a few nice days last week, but otherwise it's been pretty **** for June / July.

Met Office long-range hand-wavings are for an improvement towards the end of the month, which would be nice...

Pete
 
rb_stretch said:
Just wondering if anyone else is getting fed up with the wind that we seem to be having every weekend. Having only a little MF645 and with kids who like to play on the beach, we have really struggled this year compared to last.

This weekend I have the kids on my own, so boating would be ideal, but yet again the forecast is for wind.....
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Its been the same here in Torbay, we haven't been able to get out on our MF645 since we brought her home two weeks ago. The boat will handle it no doubt, but not sure that SWMBO will.
 
Funny thing is I have just asked one of my customers what they have thought of the weather, again they said it had been a good summer!!! Clearly they must be in a happy place somewhere else than me.
 
Problem being peeps with motor boats want perfect weather ( no wind ), but you are not always going to get it , reading forecast and wave heights does not always work out, sometimes best to stick your nose out and have a look, or get a sailing boat :) as they are always out in any weather ,
 
dj43 said:
Problem being peeps with motor boats want perfect weather ( no wind ), but you are not always going to get it , reading forecast and wave heights does not always work out, sometimes best to stick your nose out and have a look, or get a sailing boat :) as they are always out in any weather ,
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I've got a raggy as well, but with 6 year old triplets I daren't risk trying to keep them all under control on something that leans and has lots of potential rope hazards. A mobo has basically made boating viable with a family (weather permitting:), the raggy is for singlehanded, boys weekends away etc.
 
I agree with the op.

At 18' we're obviously careful with the weather but this year it seems the wind is often stronger than we like. The equation of weather-tide-daylight can be tricky!
 
Timing is everything! Been down to the Marina tonight, hardly any wind at all. Quick trip across the bay to Brixham for some fish 'n chips and back again, superb!!!
 
We're in Dartmouth right now. Only needed a two hour window to get here from Weymouth and we had to wait four days.

I do think its been a windy year. I'm going to buy a Nelson. Then the wind can do as it pleases!
 
dj43 said:
Problem being peeps with motor boats want perfect weather ( no wind ), but you are not always going to get it , reading forecast and wave heights does not always work out, sometimes best to stick your nose out and have a look, or get a sailing boat :) as they are always out in any weather ,
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You think you have it bad. Us raggies want wind, but just the right amount, not too much.

Been a lousy season so far. "Miserable May" was just cold and far far too windy. June not a lot better. July a slight improvement but I am still not getting much boating.

Last week or 2 it's also been quite wet, not persistently so but boy we have had some heavy downpours.
 
rb_stretch said:
I've got a raggy as well, but with 6 year old triplets I daren't risk trying to keep them all under control on something that leans and has lots of potential rope hazards. A mobo has basically made boating viable with a family (weather permitting:), the raggy is for singlehanded, boys weekends away etc.
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Three six year olds on a boat, I take my hat of to you, :) but just think in a short time they will be taking the boat out with or without you :) can fully understand re conditions with little ones on board, and my previous post had not taken children into account, hope you have a good safe summer on the water
 
Unfortunately I think it was ever thus with our climate. I have lost count of the number of planned summer cruises we have had to change due to weather (wind) and during our last season on the coast we only managed 15 hours on the engines (and we spend every weekend and all holidays in the boat). Having moved back inland we go out when we please but still roll the dice with coastal cruising holidays.
 
Been out in the Solent for the past 5 weekends. Has been very choppy (sometimes dangerously choppy) at times but that adds to the fun and excitement of boating in my opinion.
 
burgundyben said:
We're in Dartmouth right now. Only needed a two hour window to get here from Weymouth and we had to wait four days.

I do think its been a windy year. I'm going to buy a Nelson. Then the wind can do as it pleases!
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Nice plan Ben, there's a nice 42 for sale at the mo in the solent area .. Not that I'm looking. Mitchell does us fine for the mo! Over the last few months spent a lot of time on the water and I was thinking the weather had been good...
 
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Firefly625 said:
Nice plan Ben, there's a nice 42 for sale at the mo in the solent area .. Not that I'm looking. Mitchell does us fine for the mo! Over the last few months spent a lot of time on the water and I was thinking the weather had been good...
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Always admired the likes of Nelsons for their undoubted seakeeping prowess but having done the YM practical aboard a 42 earlier this year I am not sure that I would want one. Not at all good in close quarters and I concluded that I wouldn't swap our Broom 41 for one.
 
We anchored in the Beaulieu river last night and watched the lightning late on.

Really windy there today and in spite of a desire to stay there another night, we abandoned the anchorage at about 2.30pm after sitting in half metre waves in the river. Nothing like seasickness at anchor to help make decisions.

Now we are tied up at the Folly on the Medina and it's lovely.

The pounding of the short but rough journey across from Beaulieu to Cowes actually caused our non functioning toilet to begin to work again.

Sometimes this boating lark requires dedication.

Now, if my starboard engine gauges would just miraculously come back to life as randomly as when they ceased to work I will feel entirely content..

Garold
 
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