GP14 dinghy cruise to the IOW - 2022
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- čas přidán 22. 07. 2024
- My first dinghy cruise to the Isle of Wight in my 1976 GP14. Departed Lymington public slipway at 08:30 and meandered round Keyhaven, Hurst Castle and the solent channel with the ebb tide. Landed at Totland Bay to make use of the cafe and facilities before heading off to Alum Bay and the Needles. 8 hours later we landed back at Lymington, making full use of the flood tide for the ride home.
Footage shot on a DJI Action camera
00:00 tootling along Lymington main channel
01:30 Track of the outbound sail
02:05 Leaving Alum Bay
05:00 The Needles
07:10 Heading back
07:22 The 'Trap'
Music is 'Needles' by Simon J Conway
(c) Simon J Conway - Sport
Great video. ‘The Trap’ looks like a real washing machine. Everywhere else looked idyllic.
Thanks for posting, that picture of the Lighthouse with the Mare’s Tail clouds overhead is beautiful. What a fine day and fine sail.
Thanks so much for your sharing your close encounter with the needles. Having gone to Portsmouth Polytechnic before moving across the pond to Canada, I much enjoyed seeing the Needles. Hope I can sail there one day too 😊. Fair winds
Well thank you for watching and taking the time to comment, much appreciated. I suspect you have some amazing sailing venues in Canada?
You are very welcome. I’ve not been sailing long, and live some 1000 miles from the nearest sea, but there are meant to be 10,000 lakes in Saskatchewan and the ones I’ve sailed and paddled on can be fun, challenging and rewarding at the same time. My plan is as I improve to trailer sail further afield and one day sail amongst the Gulf Islands around Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Wish me luck 😊. Fair winds
Great trip, spectacular scenery
Beautiful!
What a great day out!
Cracking dinghy
Thanks for watching 😊 and yes, I think the GP14 ticks a lot of boxes, especially for someone sails solo most of the time.
@@sailingskismo I was thinking gp14 for myself and I'll be solo most of time. Reefed sail or just main to plod about safely? Great video
@@jakedonnely4094 Thank you, and thanks for watching. Yes, I normally sail solo and I have two deep reefs fitted. Being able to reduce sail area quickly is such a comfort. 😊⛵️
@@sailingskismo thanks. Do u think it's possible to just use main all time for safety. Or just jib I'm not bothering about speed just gentle cruising
@@jakedonnely4094 you can just use the main but if it gets too windy you will need to reef it because you won’t have a headsail. If it is light winds you would need the headsail to help you through the water and to aid tacking. So I would recommend having both mainsail and headsail whether that’s a jib or a genoa. 😊
Thanks for posting!
What a great day.
Great video without music
Thanks for watching :) You prefer there to be no music?