Damo
(regular)
06/05/2008 21:28
Re: Planning visit to Bristol Harbour Festival

It is 75M from Lundy to Portishead, so you will have to punch the tide for at least half the time, and be averaging 6kn+ through the water. Don't bother! The only time I could have done it was in WSW F6-7, but I bottled out of trying with wind over tide past the Holms, so I anchored off Penarth (13kn SOG next day though )

Sounds like you don't mind anchoring, so a fair wind and tide should just about get you to Watchet/Blue Anchor Bay on a tide from Lundy. It is 30M from there to the entrance of the Avon, and you should be able to get a good SOG and arrive at Bristol for just before HW.

You can also wait out the tide in Cardiff Bay, or anchor off Penarth (dodgy on springs, though there is a deeper hole if you know where it is ). Many boats wait over the tide at Portishead, so there is no rush to get up the river before HW.



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