Activity
Exe to Weymouth
Sailing
15 May 2019
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57.1 nm
Distance
11h 22m
Moving time
5.0 kn
Average speed
7.6 kn
Max speed
- Description
- <p>A sail from Starcross Yacht Club on the Exe via the inshore passage at Portland Bill and on to Weymouth.</p><p> Because Portland Bill sticks out into the English Channel and has a shallow underwater ledge that "squeezes" the currents, it has a somewhat fearsome reputation (see <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9DMYFWkprc" target="_blank">here</a> for a Youtube video of when it was "angry" at the end of a storm). Therefore, we needed to be off the end of the Bill at the right time for mostly slack water and a "lift" up the eastern edge. That meant setting off at the hideously early time of 04:30 to allow some contingency for being off the end of the Bill at 14:00. Given that we had to sail and motor (against the easterly wind) over 35 nautical miles, we were pleased to be off the Bill at about 14:15. </p><p>Going round the Bill was happily uneventful but the large number of appallingly marked lobster pot buoys still means that great care is needed. The photos show us rounding the end of the Bill with the front obelisk aligned in the nearly in the middle of the red band of the lighthouse (as recommended). On the eastern side of the Bill, the 5 metre depth contour is typically a good guide to avoiding the race / overfalls.</p>
- Start
- 15 May 2019 at 04:23:23
- End
- 15 May 2019 at 16:05:08
- Participants
- Aidan
- Tags
- Exe Fulmar Inshore Passage Portland Bill Solent 2019 SYC Weymouth