The original plan was to circumnavigate the Isle of Wight. However, rough seas on the south side of the island led to a change of plan. We sailed from Portsmouth around the east side of the island, past Bembridge and as far as Dunnose Point, where a quite hefty swell in the English Channel, together with F5-6 winds on the nose led to us tracking back the other way, and eventually making for Cowes on Saturday evening. Then, on Sunday, we left at 6am and worked our way back across the Solent to Portsmouth.
These photos record the less challenging aspects, weather-wise, of the weekend and all taken from the relative shelter of the Solent - I doubt if the camera would have survived Saturday conditions on the south-east side of the island....
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| Cockpit |
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| Crew |
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| HMS Victory |
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| Pickled... |
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| Portsmouth harbour |
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| mainsail |
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| Skipper |
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| Sailing in the solent |
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| Sailing with cruising shute on Sunday morning |
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