Activity
Dittisham to QAB Plymouth
Sailing
21 Jun 2015
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42.8 nm
Distance
9h 44m
Moving time
4.4 kn
Average speed
6.7 kn
Max speed
- Description
- Round from Dittisham on the Dart to Queen Annes Battery marina in Plymouth. With the wind forecast to be F4 to F5 from the west and most of the trip being westwards, this was going to be an interesting trip. Start Point planning was spot on - we arrived just at the very last of the flood tide meaning little adverse tide but, more importantly, no wind over tide. So Start Point was a pussy cat. Prawle Point and Bolt Head made up for this though. With wind over tide by then, the seas there were "interesting" as the wind gusted to 22 knots (low end of a force 6). Some of the biggest overfalls I've been through for quite some time! As we got to Bigbury Bay the wind was a better angle and we got to sail rather than the motor sailing we did from just past Start. Into QAB about 8pm.
- Start
- 21 Jun 2015 at 09:19:27
- End
- 21 Jun 2015 at 20:23:53
- Participants
- Aidan and Liz
- Tags
- Bigbury Bay Bolt Head Dittisham Prawle Point QAB Sadler Start Point