10th July: DP World!
Nowadays Southampton Container Port is run by “DP World” (where “DP” stands for Dubai Ports). On Wednesday 10th July I joined a party of NCI...
Category: July: “Sailing again”
During July I managed a couple of good day sails past Hurst Narrows to the Needles Fairway buoy and also to Highcliffe. There was also an NCI visit to the Southampton Container Port – DP World. Meanwhile I was still devoting time to the new NCI Station at Stone Point, developing the web site etc.
Photo Album: 11th July 2019
Photos from a whole day’s sail out to the Needles Fairway buoy and back along the coast off Milford on Sea and the North Channel at Hurst
11th July: Needles Fairway Buoy
Portsmouth tides: LT 0019 1.58m, HT 0705 4.11m, LT 1248 1.49m HR 1950 4.29m; Out: 0524 on, back: 1750 to 2227. Weather (0600) SB to...
13th July: Bird Scarer!
I left the mast lowered for a couple of days while I bought a new block to replace the broken jib halyard one. The new...
Photo Album: 26th July 2019
Photos from a whole day’s sail along the coast off Milford on Sea to Highcliffe and back using the North Channel in both directions.
26th July: Highcliffe via North Channel
High Tide Portsmouth: 0620 3.8m, LT 1150 1.84m, HT 1904 3.94m. Out 0450 to 0800, back 1710 to 2106. Weather (midnight forecast, 0500 forecast was...