Monday 27 June, Brighton to Dover 65nm









5000 litres, please





The morning got off to a very early start (too much excitement?),



A lurid Dover sky



 and very nice weather. Al fresco breakfast, a visit to the very-well kept shower facilities, and then a leisurely stroll around the Marina boardwalk and nearby shops & supermarket. We found the REEBOK outlet store and snapped up a few bargains (Gill said if she had known, she wouldn't have packed so much). Scorchingly hot around noon.  Lunch on board, and then a quick dash to the fuel berth, as we heard that 2 Navy ships were heading in for fuel. Problems with the pumps required a 1-hour filling session!

Forecast F3 variable becoming westerly. 

1525   Clear Brighton

1545   Passing Newhaven lighthouse. 2800 16.2/15.6 log. Vis 10m, Slight, F2, AOK, clouding.

1615   Beachy Head. AOK.

1645   On course 22m to Dungenness(Dngs). 15.9/15, Beautiful! V.slight sea, Cloudy, AOK. Below, Gill is preparing dinner, doing boatwork and even a little laundry - so rare to be able to do this

at sea.

1715   14m to Dngns. Temp 87/85,oil 60/60,fuel 3/4-13/16. Cloudy. 2800 17/18.

1745   6m to Dngns. Warm, calm, 15/15. Wind indicator not reading, even at speed?

1810   Dungenness.  Dover 17nm. AOK.

1830   Adverse tide - 14.5/16.5log. Lots of pots. 12nm to Dover entrance (DE)

1920   Arrive Dover offong. Permission granted ch 74. 

1930   Tied up in Granville dock, Dover marina -£20.70 per night.

2000 Already! 2-course dinner served on board ("one I prepared earlier")

Clear up, wash off some salt from windows, and off to an early bunk. Tomorrow, with such a good forecast,the plan is now reverted to the original "plan A", to go straight to Holland, instead

Dungenness power station

of breaking the journey by diverting to Dunquerke.  (Maybe with a bit more time, I will learn how to format the page in Blog properly)