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Arrival: |
Evening - Arrive at
Hamble Point - Introduction to yacht. Safety briefing. Explanation to where everything is kept. General safety brief and discussion on the week 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: |
Wake up -Early
Start. Preparation to depart and deck briefing.
Depart
for either Cherbourg or Alderney. Practice: Conventional and
electronic navigation. Course to steer, Estimated positions,
Traffic Separation Scheme and collision avoidance. Making
landfall
Pilotage techniques. Moor up. |
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Day Two |
Wake up and have breakfast
Passage to St Peters Port,
Guernsey
- sail down either the Alderney Race or the Swinge - either way
the tides are phenomenal! Intricate pilotage southbound through
the Little Russel. Overnight in the outer harbour or
marina. Explore Ashore. |
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Day Three |
Wake up and have breakfast,
wander ashore for showers.
Sail to Sark via inshore passages
south of Herm - Anchor in Dixcart bay, Creux harbour or moor at
Maseleine having sailed through the very narrow Gulliot passage.
Lunch and explore ashore. Sail inshore around North Sark and
pass through the Goulet passage and overnight on mooring buoy or
anchor at Harve Gosselain. |
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Day Four |
Wake up and have breakfast,
wander ashore.
Sail across the Great Russel more
intricate pilotage to Rosierre Steps, Herm. Anchor for lunch and
explore ashore. Evening sail to St Peters Port. |
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Day Five |
Wake up and have breakfast.
Day ashore and explore St Peters Port. Evening sail up to
Alderney on the tide. Mooring Buoy overnight |
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Day Six |
Wake up and have
leisurely breakfast, wander ashore. Explore Alderney. Late
afternoon - Passage planning for night sail back across the
Channel. Evening meal onboard - depart on overnight Cross
Channel passage - Watch keeping. |
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Day Seven |
Arrive off the Needles early
hours of the morning in time to catch the flood tide up the
Solent back to Hamble. Pack up, Clean up, debrief, logbooks and depart |
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(This itinerary is intended
as a guide only and will vary with the weather conditions) |
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