Southampton Town Quay to Yarmouth is a short hop of about 17nm, first followingnthe buoyed channel to the Bramble Bank, then 10nmor so at 237deg to yarmouth entrance.The forecast was W F3/4, but the winds had been blowing stronger than forecast, so an examination of tidal streams suggested that wind over tide could be avoided by leaving around 0945. Our fuel was 1/2, 5/8, water 1/2, engines 911.
The morning was fine and sunny, and we saw that a couple of new cruise ships had docked overnight.We saw Hayley off at 0930, made ready, and we were off on the last passage of the trip.
.0950 Cast off, sort fenders & ropes, exit marina. Bright; ripples; 2700=, 15sog, AOK. Little traffic.
.1015 Calshot Castle. AOK.
.1045 Off Newtown Creek. AOK. Running against 1kn foul tide, despite what Imray s/w says. Sea still slight; dry; 14.5 sog; bilges (note: discovered later that fwd pump not working)
.1100 Approaching Yarmouth entrance. Mayhem! Bank holiday fever, with yachts, cruisers, dinghys, jamming up the fairway around the ferry and fuel dock.
.1110 On berth, to a flags and bunting welcome, with tea, from Dave & Zoe, with Sue & john standing by to ferry us to Westward. A fantastic finale, especiaslly since we would be attending a barbeque next day, an outing on Wednesday, and a dinner party on Thursday.
And this, dear reader, is the end of the Blog. Thank you for your interest and support. See you next year?
"Middlewatch" out.
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