Dave1258
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Reged: 04/10/2003
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Loc: Yorkshire
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Right, here it is cards on the table, Mandy,Kirsty and I would love to cross the channel in our boat, and return in the same day.
I see you guys post and chat about it as if it was a trip to the pub, or a stroll down to the golf course,.... the thought of undertaking a cross channel outing scares the sh*t out of me!!
If such an event were to take place during the summer months, what would the criteria be for someone like ourselves, who have never ventured out of sight of land, I hasten to add! to come along and perhaps join in?
Regards Dave.
Someday my ship will come in, and with my luck I'll be at the airport!!
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Guapa
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Reged: 24/09/2003
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Loc: UK East Coast
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Dave,
If it's your first time, you're pushing it a bit -> across & back again the same day. What would be the point? You'd just be tired/wet.
Take it easy - look for a good forecast. In your case a steady 3Bft would be ideal - you will want steady wind, it's no fun motoring all the way.
Next - where do you want to cross? If not being able to sight land, go for a Dover/Ramsgate to Calais/Bologne trip.
It's just like crossing the road really - may look daunting, but with plenty of common sense there's nothing to it.
Fair winds.
If not... reef early!
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cloudnine
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Reged: 07/01/2004
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Hi Dave
Try posting this on the main forum I'm sure you will attract some good advice and encouragement.
Assuming you have the knowledge of weather. tides and plotting all you must remember is to maintain a lookout at all times particulatly in the shipping lanes.
Crossing the channel is no big deal - it's Kirsty AND Mandy that worries me?????
Enjoy!
PS which day in the summer????
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LadyInBed
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If you want to do the round trip in the same day - take the ferry.
They call it a booze cruise
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Solitaire
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I've just been reading your profile. Given the boat you have - don't! You would need an exceptionally calm period even cruising in company. OK let me qualify that, depends where your going from. If its say from Dover then its less than 30 mile across and it might, I say might be OK!. Anywhere else then you will scare the s***t out of yourself and your crew. I had a Bayliner 2052 and would not dream of taking it across the pond - even now and I'm a lot more experienced than I was then - there not built for it!. Wait untill you get a bigger boat or crew with someone to find out what it's like. All IMHO of course.
Boating is Serious Fun
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duncan
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Loc: Home mid Kent - Boat @ Poole
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he has a small motor boat Yanita - suspect he would like a dead clam day really!
running across on a fine day from Dover to Calais in company would be OK adn coming back the same day in the same weather window is sensible however (1) you really will need it flat calm (2) there are far more interesting trips to be made in a boat like yours if you are feeling adventuous!
(1) Launch at Plymouth and run over to Salcombe for lunch then back
(2) Poole to Lulworth for lunch then Weymouth for tea back to Poole
(3) run around based at Milford Haven
If you have done these then there's always the run across to Ireland!
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tcm
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Not sure what your question is - do you want to go across on your 2050? Or on someone elses's boat?
Unlike others, i think the trip is quite feasible on your boat. You need calm seas of course, max forecast F3 and fairly calm for a few days beforehand. Think i wd trailer to ramsgate and go to calais, nice seafront and prebook lunch at the Cote D'or. Liferaft an absolute neccessity of course. God idea to take someone along to calm nerves etc. Who are all these wimmin?
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Dave1258
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Reged: 04/10/2003
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Loc: Yorkshire
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Thanx for the replies
Mandy and Kirsty SWMBO and daughter! sorry for the poor introduction, Sol, any reason in particular why the boat not up to making a crossing,Hull config?..engine power? curious to know??
I would like to do the shortest possible crossing (18 miles is it???)
The reason I want to do it is basically to see if it's something I would continue to enjoy doing, as you say at some time in the future with a larger craft.
Apart from the obvious in distance and tides what makes a trip like this more difficult, when I can comfortably do a crossing in the Gulf of st tropez about 7-8 miles?
Weather window opportunities do present themseleves on the channel, that would be a right time right place situation, ideal flat calm seas.
There is only so many times you can drive up and down Windemere/L.Lomond without getting stalled, so I want to see what else boating has to offer me,
Exams, courses etc.etc. fine, I don't have a problem doing them, but I don't want to enrol Mandy and I on hundreds of £££'s of tuition if we don't enjoy going out to sea. My apologies if that appears selfish!.
Someday my ship will come in, and with my luck I'll be at the airport!!
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Dave1258
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Loc: Yorkshire
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Yes mate, I would like to use my boat for the trip, if that's an option, liferaft,...hmmmm not got one of those, do you mean the suitcase type of affair, self inflating, throw overboard item? are they available for hire or is a purchase req'd (something else I had not even considered).
Lunch in France taking my own boat over, sounds excellent!! (Have to be careful SWMBO reads these postings, that's why I dropped down here in ad hoc)
My only request is that you be leader, I follow, and lunch is on me!
Someday my ship will come in, and with my luck I'll be at the airport!!
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duncan
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you might like to get involved with http://www.ppc.org.uk who frequestly do the sort of trips you seem to be interested in as a group.
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