Solent 2019
279.1 nautical miles travelled, 61 hours and 31 minutes sailed, 3 anchorages, 7 marinas and an island.
Trip overview
During May 2019 Derek H kindly offered me a place on his Westerly Fulmar yacht for a cruise to the Solent. The table below links to zoomable marine charts showing the GPS tracks and some photos from that trip.
Activities from the trip
| Activity | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SYC on the Exe to Weymouth | Wednesday 15th May | A sail from Starcross Yacht Club on the Exe via the inshore passage at Portland Bill and on to Weymouth. |
| Weymouth to Poole | Thursday 16th May | A sail from Weymouth round to Poole Harbour. |
| Poole to Keyhaven | Friday 17th May | From Poole Harbour into the Solent to anchor up at Keyhaven. |
| Keyhaven to Yarmouth | Saturday 18th May | A sail up through Keyhaven marshes and then across to Yarmouth on the Isle Of Wight. |
| Yarmouth to Newtown Creek | Sunday 19th May | From Yarmouth marina round to an anchorage in Newtown Creek. |
| Newtown Creek to Wooton Creek | Monday 20th May | From Newtown Creek passing Cowes and on to Wooton Creek. |
| Wooton Creek to Beaulieu River | Tuesday 21st May | From Wooton Creek, past Cowes and Fawley and into the Beaulieu River. |
| Beaulieu River to Lymington | Wednesday 22nd May | A short sail round from Bucklers Hard on the Beaulieu River to the Town Quay at Lymington. |
| Lymington to Studland | Thursday 23rd May | A sail from Lymington out of the Solent past Hurst Castle, past Christchurch Harbour and on to an anchorage at Studland. |
| Studland to Portland Harbour | Friday 24th May | From Studland past St Albans Head to Portland Harbour with a stop at Lulworth Cove. |
| Portland to SYC on the Exe | Saturday 25th May | From Portland Harbour, round Portland Bill to Starcross Yacht Club on the Exe. |