SO THAT’S SUMMER OVER THEN
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- čas přidán 25. 12. 2022
- Today we leave Island Harbor marina and head back down the river Medina and over to Hayling Island. This might have been the hottest summer on record but the British weather still had its moments!
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This has been a great series of videos put out at the right time. The Submarine barrier runs from Southsea to the fort. it used to have a similar barrier on the south of the solent but that one has now been removed. The barrier is made up of blocks of concrete which are about house size! At low water springs they sit above the water a good metre or so all the way out to the fort. Locals call the outer small boat channel "The Dolphin". There is also an inner passage near the beach with a depth of about 2-3mtrs at LWS We have seen a couple of people hit the barrier the boat always comes off worse. Sail Safe Guys, Ant & Cid.
Thanks guys. From that then I take it we could probably have crossed any where at high tide... but why take the risk!
Manoeuvring in or out can sometimes be a pickle, I don't care redoing it a couple of times 😁 as long as we get there in a controlled way. Result is always a good feeling afterwards and a nice glass of wine as a reward 😂. Thanks for sharing your summer adventures during this cold and rainy winterholidays!
Greetings from the Netherlands!
Hi Stefan. I agree, we shouldn't be to proud when manoeuvring in a tight space. Better to get it right on the third attempt than rush the first and break something. Happy new year
@@SailingwiththeFoxwellFamily Happy new year!!!
It's nice to know, I'm not the only one to have trouble berthing at Sparks marina, I remember those big props.
It is the tightest marina I think we have been in
Submarine barrier. The few times I have sailed, we used the gap.
Thanks Tim
Thanks for the Summer holiday reminder in the cold and dark of Christmas! Cheers Ian and fam Foxwell!
PS lovely docking polka!
Thanks Ruaraidh
The submerged barrier is a submarine barrier left over from war time. Never been a problem to me as i know its there. Never taken a yacht through the inner approach but used it plenty when in a rib. To be fair the yachts i sail draw 2.4m. I do however have a story about the barrier. A friend of mine owns a charter company (i wont say the name) and whilst i was out racing i heard a mayday call from one of his boats.
They called to say that they have hit something under water, haven't got a clue what they have hit but they hit it so hard a member of crew has broken their shoulder. Someone else jumped in and said that they have hit the submarine barrier.
Lets just say alot of damage was caused.
Hi Bradley. Thanks, all good information. I think its safe to say that we could probably cross it at high tide but why take the chance when clearly there is something there to hit.
I just wanted to say thanks for taking us along on your holiday. I've been watching the series here in the States with daytime temps one day as high as 8 degrees. btw: we're still using Fahrenheit here.
Happy New Years to the Foxwells!
Good to hear from you Ray. We have never understood the American love of Fahrenheit. Centigrade is just so much more intuitive and makes way more sence to us.
Trying to get into a finger berth at Essex marina is much the same 3 to 4 knots of tidal push at 90° to your finger berth would not be fun either. That's why I am in the harbor opposite. 👍
Well done in getting safely in though and niece to see you all enjoying the summer on the water.
Thanks Sudo
What is the sun shade that you have rigged to your back stays? Very clever
Hi Christina. We made it ourselves, basically it just hooks onto each corner of the spray hood and then onto the duel backstays. Because our mainsheet terminates in the cookpit we cant sail with it but for everything else it works well.
At the least there wasn't some trying to be helpful person standing on the dock yelling instructions at you.
As it happens that harbour master was watching it all ready to report us if we hit something... but fortunately it all went ok in the end
Sailed in the Solent for nearly 30 years and I wouldn’t go over the barrier. However if you have a shallow draft I’ve seen them go over it. Use the dolphins, the gap. It was a submarine barrier to stop German u boats entering Portsmouth. It’s a set of big concrete blocks spaced out. You might be lucky and find a gap. Happy new year.
Hi Richard. Yup I'm getting that impression from everyone, thanks for confirming it
I believe the barrier was put in to prevent submarines getting into the Solent. I have seen it exposed so my advice would be always take the passage even at high water
Thanks Simon
I’ve had the same at Sparks trying to reverse out. The flow isn’t even noticeable so you are not alone. Andy UK
Hi Andy. Yup we will definitely be paying more attention when we go back again
@@SailingwiththeFoxwellFamily You should also try East head as an anchorage in Chichester Harbour. Great Sandy beaches for a walk with the dog. A
Oh for a bow thruster in those situations?
Hi Richard. Yup I rarely miss not having one as I think its better not to rely on something that could fail but yes, one blip on the thruster in that situation and we would have been in first time
You rely on your main engine which could fail……..so why not a BT? (Now try parking a 10x7m wing mast ‘square’ trimaran in those conditions and/or 5+ knot winds…….for real fun!