Monday 29th September 2025
0000 hrs
Lat: 50° 47.66'
N
Long: 001° 06.61'
W
Gunwharf Quay, Portsmouth.
0900 hrs
On a lovely sunny morning we slipped our lines and headed out of Portsmouth passing the hovercraft on route to Ryde. At the south cardinal at the start of the channel we turned west and headed up the Solent.
1030 hrs
Man overboard drills as a couple of small fishing boats dropped their pots. Even got a wave from one of them.
1110 hrs
Lat: 50° 46.86'
N
Long: 001° 10.89'
W
Off Gosport, Hampshire.
Dropped anchor on a stunning autum day, while the lunch team sorted out the meal we broke into groups for a session on knots, lunch and some basic chartwork.
1400 hrs
Anchor raised and the crew took charge of Prolific for the run back to Ocean Village through the North Channel then buoy hopping up Southampton Sound.
1640 hrs
Lat: 50° 53.71'
N
Long: 001° 23.51'
W
Ocean Village, Southampton
Along side on the south side of the hotel in Ocean Village.
All times are UTC.
Prolific Log
| Distance NM |
Underway | Avg SOG knots |
Max SOG knots |
Night Hours |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day: | 20.10 | 4h 00m | 5.00 | 8.00 | 0h 00m |
| Trip: | 84.30 | 11h 25m | 5.53 | 10.30 | 0h 00m |
Crew: Lauren (Skipper), Cathy, Josh, Jack, Simon, Sandy, Peter and the group
Sunrise: 0559 hrs Meridian Passage: 1151 hrs Sunset: 1757 hrs
Weather: The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 00:15 (UTC+1) on Mon 29 Sep 2025 for the period 01:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 29 Sep 2025 to 01:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 30 Sep 2025.
The general synopsis at 1800
Low Spain 1010 slow-moving with little change by 1800 Monday. New high expected FitzRoy 1021 by same time.
Dover, Wight
Northeast becoming variable, 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Fair. Good, occasionally moderate at first.
© Met Office Synoptic Chart 29/09/2025
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