Friday 26th April 2024
0000 hrs
Lat: 50° 45.70'N Long: 001° 17.67'W
1300 hrs
Slipped lines and headed out past the the Cowes Breakwater. On the main hoist a line got tangled and it took some time to fix. I helmed, attempting to keep Prolific 'on station', using a couple of transits. A useful exercise in keeping the boat still.
1500 hrs
An afternoon in the east Solent tacking and gybing in some fresh winds.
1900 hrs
At anchor in Ryde Bay, dinner and sorted out the night navigation exercise back to Ocean Village.
2100 hrs
Anchor raised crew take over command and pilot Prolific into the north channel, then up Southampton Water to Ocean Village.
0000 hrs
Tied up alongside, time for a coffee and then bed.
All times are UTC.
The Numbers for Prolific
| Underway | Distance NM |
Avg SOG knots |
Max SOG knots |
Night Hours |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day: | 9h 45m | 20.00 | 10.00 | 17.00 | 3h 00m |
| Trip: | 7h 15m | 148.00 | 3.80 | 17.00 | 3h 00m |
| Year: | 31h 26m | 140.00 | 3.84 | 17.00 | 3h 00m |
Crew: Constantinos, Lauren, Glyn, Katie, Willoughby, Vince, Sandy and the school crew.
Sunrise: 0425 hrs Sunset: 1950 hrs
Weather: Forecast valid from: 01:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 26 Apr 2024 until 01:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 27 Apr 2024
Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth
Cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally easterly or northeasterly 6 in north Wight and north Portland. Slight or moderate, but rough for a time in west Plymouth. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor
© Met Office Synoptic Chart 26/04/2024