OYT Trip 48 of 2025 - Day 2

Tuesday 7th October 2025

0000 hrs
Lat: 50° 44.56' N Long: 001° 10.46' W
Ryde Bay, Isle of Wright

0900 hrs
A later start than usual after a night at anchor with a group that rarely visited the sea. Following breakfast we split into watches and taught winch drills and covered knots and ropework.

1200 hrs
Lat: 50° 44.56' N Long: 001° 10.46' W
Noon Position

1240 hrs
Following lunch we raised the anchor, hoisted the sails and had a leisurely sail round to Sandown Bay including a MOB drill.

1830 hrs
Lat: 50° 38.77' N Long: 001° 09.13' W
Sandown Bay, Isle of Wright

A stunning sunset in a place I had not anchored in before.

All times are UT


Prolific Log


Distance
NM
Underway Avg SOG
knots
Max SOG
knots
Night
Hours
Day: 19.40 4h 30m 4.40 8.00 0h 00m
Trip: 32.60 7h 00m 4.65 8.00 2h 20m


Crew: Constantinos (Skipper), Patrick, Steve, Unity, Hope, Will, Sandy and the group from Charter School, Dulwich.


Sunrise: 0559 hrs   Meridian Passage: 1149 hrs   Sunset: 1757 hrs


The Shipping Forecast

The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 00:15 (UTC+1) on Tue 7 Oct 2025 for the period 01:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 7 Oct 2025 to 01:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 8 Oct 2025 .

There are gale warnings in:
Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland.

The general synopsis at 1800:
High France 1028 dissipating.

Sea Areas:
Wight, Portland, Plymouth

Weather:
Variable 2 to 4. Smooth or slight in Wight, otherwise slight or moderate. Fair. Good .

Image of the Met Office Synoptic Chart for the day

© Met Office Synoptic Chart 07/10/2025


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