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Arrival: |
Evening - Arrive at
Hamble Point Marina - Introduction to yacht. Safety briefing. Explanation to where everything is kept.
Passage planning and discussion about the cruise ahead. 20:00 Ashore for a drink, bite to eat and get to know the Skipper and other
people on the cruise. Sleep aboard the yacht. |
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Day One: |
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Wake up - Early
Start. Preparation, weather update and deck briefing. Depart
the Solent for Poole or Weymouth. Practice: Conventional and
electronic navigation. Course to steer, Estimated positions,
collision avoidance, coastal passage making and pilotage techniques. Moor up. |
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Day Two: |
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Early start Move off towards
Camaret sur Mer via Chenal du Four
- practice offshore navigation, Traffic Separation Scheme
routine, collision avoidance and watch keeping. Sail overnight |
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Day Three: |
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Arrive in
Camaret Sur Mer rest and explore ashore |
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Day Four: |
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Wake up and have breakfast,
wander ashore and visit port of Camaret sur Mer Sail from
Camaret to L'aberwrach including close quarters pilotage
through Chenal du Four - Overnight mooring in L'aberwrach. Passage planning for the following
day. |
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Day Five: |
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Wake up and have breakfast,
sail to Morlaix and anchor overnight |
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Day Six: |
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Wake up and have breakfast. Sail to
Tréguier and moor up in town. |
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Day Seven: |
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Wake up and have
leisurely breakfast, wander ashore. Sail from Tréguier to
Léziardieux - via inshore
passages if weather is suitable. Moor up in town, explore ashore |
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Day Eight: |
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Early morning
sail from Léziardieux to
Saint-Quay-Portrieux. Moor up in Marina and spend the afternoon
ashore. |
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Day Nine: |
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Offshore sail
to the Channel Islands - Anchor at Rosiere steps off the Island
of Herm. Overnight at anchor. |
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Day Ten: |
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Wake up,
breakfast - row ashore and visit the Island of Herm. Close
pilotage across to Peters Port, Guernsey. Afternoon ashore |
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Day Eleven: |
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Wake up and
have leisurely breakfast, wander ashore. Late afternoon -
Passage planning and preparation for night sail back across the
Channel. Evening meal onboard - depart on overnight Cross
Channel passage - Watch keeping |
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Day Twelve: |
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Arrive off the Needles early
hours of the morning in time to catch the flood tide up the
Solent back to Hamble Point. Pack up, Clean up, debrief, logbooks and depart |
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(This itinerary is intended as a
guide and cruises may vary) |