Passage Plan – UKWA Isle of Wight Event  14th July 2001 Anticlockwise Circumnavigation

Wayfarer 8684 Salsa

Skipper: Matthew West, Crew: Lydia West, David West

NOTES

All times are BST

Assume speed (Sailing speed through the water is 4 Kts)

Assume prevailing W-SW wind.

Departure time 05:30 – 06:30 depending on wind direction.

Will not depart if wind strength forcast for Force 5 or higher

Departure from Hill Head Sailing Club – not Calshot

TIDES

14 July  HW Portsmouth   05:35 3.79m

LW  Portsmouth  11:00 1.66m

HW  Portsmouth  18:27 3.96m

LW Portsmouth   23:45 1.82m

 

Tidal Range 2.13m Neaps. Average current assumed 1Kt in direction of travel

TIDAL GATES

1. Needles

    Tide first turns along South  side of Island  at HW P’mth + 5 Hrs. i.e. 10:35

       

2. Bembridge Ledge.

    Tide turns West at HW P’mth - 2hrs. i.e. 16:27

GPS Waypoints Courses, and distances

Hour Description                                                                  Position            True Course to next position   Distance to next position

0      Hill Head                                                      50˚ 49.71’N    1˚ 14.46’ W               242˚                                         3.0    

1      Near Thorn Knoll                                         50˚ 47.52’N    1˚ 18.50’ W               236˚                                         3.4    

2      Off Beaulieu                                                 50˚ 45.50’N    1˚ 22.80  W               244˚                                         3.5   

3      Between Newtown and Lymington            50˚ 43.85’N    1˚ 27.60’ W               246˚                                         3.4   

4      Off Hurst Point                                             50˚ 42.32’N    1˚ 32.40’ W               224˚                                         3.4  

5      Off Needles                                                 50˚ 39.75’N    1˚ 35.92’ W               118˚                                          5.0           

6                                                                            50˚ 37.58’N    1˚ 28.75’ W               118˚                                         5.0  

7                                                                            50˚ 35.45’N    1˚ 21.60’ W               118˚                                         2.6   

7.5   Off St Catherine’s Point                             50˚ 34.35’N    1˚ 17.90’ W                  82˚                                         2.4

8      Off Woody Point                                          50˚ 34.80’N    1˚ 14.25’ W                  69˚                                         2.7

8.5   Off Dunose                                                  50˚ 35.90’N    1˚ 10.30’ W                  42˚                                         2.5

9      Off Shanklin                                                 50˚ 37.8’N      1˚ 07.85’ W                  44˚                                         4.8

10   Off Bembridge                                             50˚ 41.40’N    1˚ 02.90’ W                319˚                                         4.6

11   Off Ryde Sands                                           50˚ 44.75’N    1˚ 07.90’ W                319˚                                         4.8

12   Off Lee-on-Solent                                        50˚ 48.20’N    1˚ 13.10’ W                318˚                                         1.2

LANDMARKS

Calshot-Bembridge.

Fawley Power Station Chimney

Gilkicker

Ryde Pier

No Mans Land Fort

St Helens Fort

Bembridge-Needles

Bembridge Down

Shanklin

St Boniface Down

St Catherine’s

Freshwater Bay  Hotel

Tennyson’s Cross

Needles

Needles-Calshot

Hurst Castle

Yarmouth Ferry Pier

Beaulieu Spit

Egypt Point

 

 

 

 

© Matthew West 2011