Saturday 5th April 2025
0000 hrs
Lat: 50° 53.66'
N
Long: 001° 23.34'
W
Ocean Village, Southampton, Hampshire
I had driven up to Ocean Village on Friday night and arrived in time to meet the Sea Staff leaving Prolific for a meal ashore in the Maritimo Lounge. I quickly stowed my kit in the forepeak and headed off for supper.
0700 hrs
The alarm rang and it was time for breakfast and to get Prolific ready for her new crew. The usual loading with provisions, deck walk and skippers breifing followed by lunch and a final tidy up.
1300 hrs
The crew arrived in one minibus and are welcomed aboard, the round of safety breifings are held, kit issued and people settle into living aboard.
1645 hrs
Unusually, the decision to slip lines and motor to Portsmouth had been taken. It had been decided that winch drills would be done the following morning as the average age of the crew was quite young and darkness would be falling by the time we got to Gun Wharf.
Not having to do winch drills meant that the youngsters could go on deck and could look round and enjoy an hour or so on deck getting the feel of being on a large sailing vessel.
1845 hrs
Lat: 50° 47.68'
N
Long: 001° 06.52'
W
Gun Wharf, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Arrived Gun Wharf and after much adjusting of the boat the skipper was happy with her position and it was time for supper.
Spinnaker Tower from Gun Wharf
All times are UTC.
Prolific Log
| Underway | Distance NM |
Avg SOG knots |
Max SOG knots |
Night Hours |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day: | 02h 15m | 15.90 | 6.00 | 9.00 | 0 |
| Trip: | 02h 15m | 15.90 | 6.00 | 9.00 | 0 |
| Year: | 06h 31m | 45.90 | 7.06 | 10.40 | 0 |
Crew: Constantinos (Skipper), Michelle, Katie, Cathy, Sara, Chris L, Sandy and the school group.
Sunrise: 0535 hrs Meridian Passage: 1203 hrs Sunset: 1843 hrs
Weather: The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 00:15 (UTC+1) on Sat 5 Apr 2025 for the period 01:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 5 Apr 2025 to 01:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 6 Apr 2025 .
There are warnings of gales in Viking, North Utsire, Lundy and Irish Sea.
The general synopsis at 1800
High Norwegian Sea 1037 slow-moving, declining 1033. Low south FitzRoy 1001 losing its identity
Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland
Northeast 4 to 6. Moderate, occasionally slight. Fair. Good, occasionally moderate
© Met Office Synoptic Chart 05/04/2025
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