Pics are Beachy Head as landfall and someone mid channel demonstrating that it's not hot on 1 Aug.
Oops, forgot to blog on 2 nights running ... so this covers Fri&Sat. First the facts. The feelings (which cover the mayhem) may be in a following blog, suffice to say we will be avoiding Brighton in future!
Fri: 70 nm passage from Dieppe to Brighton in F0-2 so motor sailing took 13 hrs. Lots of shipping though we managed to thread between them without altering course. The autopilot is a wonderful thing because there is little joy in helming when motoring. Had to wait outside Brighton with 6 other yachts because near low tide there is not enough water in the marina. Then we had to raft, luckily with v helpful Dutch & Belgium.
Sat: left Brighton asap re tide not least to let others out. 45 nm to Portsmouth with SW F4-5 on the nose and wind over favourable tide so very bouncy. Motor sailing again. Only took 8hrs as with tide helping we were doing 7-8kns at times. Went round Owers as the Looe channel would be v unpleasant in these conditions. Went into Royal Clarence Marina this time, the one we did not use last summer - what a revelation, loads of space, very quiet, fine facilities. Zzzzz
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