Sunday 5th October 2025
0000 hrs
Lat: 50° 45.66'
N
Long: 001° 17.64'
W
Sheppards Yard, Cowes
0500 hrs
A second night of disturbed sleep due to the wind, but the alarm had been set early as several boats wanted to do a pursuit in The Solent. Much to my surprise the crew were up without a complaint and we got the boat ready for sea in the dark.
0530 hrs
Slipped the mooring lines and were the second boat out of the marina.
0700 hrs
The unofficial start time for the unofficial persuit. Chilly, but a cracking sunrise in the seastern Solent.
I have zero interest in racing pursuits and really could not work out what was going on, but concentrated on getting the crew to tack when needed and nodded at the appropriate time when those who were getting excited needed some agreement.
Had an interesting discussion with Andy the skipper about my lack of excitement. It went along the lines of, 'There is a buoy, oh another buoy, now we are back at the buoy we started at and now we are passing Cowes again. We could have been at Poole by now had we been on passage'. We understood each other's position and it is all part of sailing.
0930 hrs
The pursuit having petered out, we headed back up Southampton Water and Ocean Village.
0930 hrs
Ocean Village, Southampton
All times are UTC.
Prolific Log
| Distance NM |
Underway | Avg SOG knots |
Max SOG knots |
Night Hours |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day: | 0.00 | 0h 00m | 0.00 | 00.00 | 0h 00m |
| Trip: | 59.70 | 12h 55m | 3.30 | 11.00 | 0h 00m |
Crew: Andy (Skipper), Andrew, Tom, Josh, Lucy Mitchell, Iori, Sandy and the group from Bruern Abbey School.
Sunrise: 0559 hrs Meridian Passage: 1149 hrs Sunset: 1757 hrs
Weather: TThe shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 00:15 (UTC+1) on Sat 4 Oct 2025 for the period 01:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 4 Oct 2025 to 01:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 5 Oct 2025.
There are warnings of gales in all areas except Trafalgar.
The general synopsis at 1800
Low Hebrides 952 expected just north of Fair Isle 953 by 1800 Saturday.
Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth
Southwest veering west, 6 to gale 8. Rough or very rough occasionally moderate. Rain then squally showers. Good, occasionally poor
© Met Office Synoptic Chart 05/10/2025
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