Saturday 4th October 2025
0000 hrs
Lat: 50° 45.66'
N
Long: 001° 17.64'
W
Sheppards Yard, Cowes
0800 hrs
A long creaking night! My bunk was right in the bow of the boat, just where all the warps were.
0945 hrs
With all sailing being abandoned a photo scavenger hunt was devised to keep the crews occupied. A couple of hours wandering round Cowes finding things and taking pictures of the challenges we had completed.
1400 hrs
All of the crews gather for a quiz and some activities at a local sailing club.
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 04/10/2025