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CAPTAIN
SLOG Stardate 16-23 June 2000
Voyage Lymington-Le
Havre-Honfleur-Carentan-St Vaast-Lymington |
Gibsea
444 "Celtic Spirit". Total distance 300 miles |
Note:
Log either not working at all (Le Havre-Honfleur, Carentan-St Vaast-half
way across channel) or under-reading by 25% (Lymington-Le Havre,
Honfleur -C1 buoy off Carentan). Charted distance was 308nm, including
tacking along Solent, but not allowing for tides. Only significant tidal
effects were Carentan to St Vaast and Bembridge Ledge to Lymington,
which together would give about 9nm advantage, so distance through water
(='logged' distance) will be within a couple of nm of 300. |
Time |
Log |
GPS
N
W |
Narrative
(all courses º magnetic) |
Friday
16 June
Forecast
(Marinecall) Winds SE or E 4 with little change for 2 or 3 days. Fair,
warm. Sea slight to moderate. |
1555 |
16757.6 |
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Depart
Lymington Yacht Haven. Motoring. Wind SE 2. baro 1033mb. |
1705 |
5.1 |
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Bridge
buoy. Course 180º, sailing at 4k, wind ESE 3. |
1820 |
11.4 |
50º32'.5
01º35'.6
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145º,
5k |
2040 |
23.5 |
50º20'.6
01º15'.7 |
140º,
4.5k, fog banks vis<.5 m wind E 4 |
2235 |
32.3 |
50º12'.7
00º56'.8 |
150º,
3k, fog cleared just before deciding to return if vis didn't improve.
Course wanted 140º. |
Saturday
17 June |
0155 |
39.3 |
50º04'.5
00º48'.0 |
150º,
4k, motoring from 0210. |
0355 |
46.3 |
49º57'.9
00º49'.3 |
150º,
4k, motoring. |
0600 |
55.3 |
49º51'.9
00º42'.6 |
150º,
4.5k, motoring. |
0930 |
70.5 |
49º37'.2
00º23'.2 |
160º,
motor-sailing, wind SE 3. |
1020 |
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49º32'.3
00º17'.2 |
105º,
motoring. |
1340 |
87.7 |
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Arrived
Le Havre. Log obviously wrong ~115m done. |
Sunday
18 June |
0905 |
0 |
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Depart
Le Havre (at 3rd attempt, after stranding Tony leaving berth, then
sailing when Jock still ashore) for Honfleur. Wind ESE 3, baro 1030. |
0945 |
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Joined
Rouen Channel at buoy 6. Motoring 110º. |
1045 |
2.6 |
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3.3m
from Honfleur entrance. |
1240 |
5.4(!) |
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Berthed
at 24hr stay wall Honfleur. 15m from Le Havre. |
Monday
19 June |
1415 |
0 |
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Dep
Honfleur avant port. (Had enough of dog dirt on wall ladder ....and
elsewhere ....)
Baro dropped to 1024mb. |
1445 |
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Dep
Honfleur lock backwards. (Locals bemused.) |
1630 |
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49º26'.5
00º0'.0 |
Sailing
stbd tack 270º, 6k, wind NW 4. Plan is to appr Carentan from buoy C1
(55nm from Honfleur at 1000 Tues (HW -2h). |
1855 |
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Sailing
275º, 6k. |
2000 |
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Drifting,
no wind. |
2150 |
22.6 |
49º25'.3
00º30'.2 |
Motoring
slowly, ~100º, 1.8k, wind SE 1 |
2400 |
28.4 |
49º26'.4
00º35'.4 |
Motoring
280º, 2.7k. |
Tuesday
20 June |
0200 |
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49º26'.8
00º42'.5 |
Wind
SSE 2 |
0520 |
39.7 |
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Motoring
2k, approaching Est du Cardonnet buoy where need to hold position for
3h. Baro 1022. Log stopped. 1m SE of E du C buoy, 250º, 2k. |
0740 |
39.7 |
49º25'.6
01º05'.9 |
Approaching
C1 buoy. Then went along channel to third pair of buoys at 0945, then
back to first pair when depth gauge dropped to zero. |
1005 |
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Started
approach again when calcd depth OK. |
1145 |
39.7 |
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Moored
Carentan marina. |
Wednesday
21 June |
1020 |
0 |
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Depart
Carentan. Cleared lock at 1050, wind SW 4 (21k), baro 1021. |
1145 |
0 |
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Entered
buoyed channel, m/sailing 6.5k. |
1205 |
0 |
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Sailing
330º, 6.5k, 2 reefs in main. Open sea. |
1255 |
0 |
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340º,
6.5k, wind SW 24k, W Saint Marcouf buoy. |
1325 |
0 |
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340º,
6.5k, wind SW 27k, 2m S of Tatihou. |
1350 |
0 |
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Berthed
at St Vaast, engine overheated, no raw cooling water flow. Called
Seastart who arranged for local mechanic to come. |
Thursday
22 June
Forecast
(BBC at 1201) for Wight, SW 5-6 occ 7, W 5 later. Squally showers, vis
good. Mechanic arrived am, replaced pump impeller. |
1350 |
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Departed
St Vaast, baro 1024mb |
1610 |
0 |
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Sailing
6.5k, 030º, main only, 3 reefs, wind SW 6-7. |
1630 |
0 |
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008º,
7.4k, course for Bembridge Ledge from Pte de Saire. to get W-going tide
along Solent from 0300 to 0900 Friday. |
1730 |
0 |
49º45'.1
01º13'.9 |
008º,
9k, 4m N of Barfleur, wind 30k. |
2015 |
0 |
50º04'.7
01º21'.8 |
010º,
6k. |
2315 |
7.5(!) |
50º20'.8
01º14'.5 |
010º,
5k, wind SW 6. |
Friday
23 June |
0125 |
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50º31'.7
01º05'.2 |
010º,
6.5k. |
0300 |
25.2 |
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Bembridge
Ledge, 335º, 4.5k. |
0345 |
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No
Mans Land Fort, 320º, 4.5k. |
0545 |
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Cowes,
then tacked down Solent. Wind WSW 4. |
0815 |
49.6 |
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Arrived
Lymington Yacht Haven. |
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(16963.7) |
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NB:
Stan had the best idea and came home by ferry! (Shouts of 'Why
didn't I think of that?'
'No why didn't I
think of that?'
etc.) |
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