Passage Plan

General Outline
Motor sail Portland to Dartmouth and stay for some days using RN College visitor mooring or anchor East
Devon en route.
Those aboard
Bob Skipper
Brendan Competent Crew

Tides (adjusted to BST) Dover Tides link (not available in PDF format)

Sunrise Sunset
Wed 26 Aug 15 HW Dover 0854 2118
Thu 27 Aug 15 HW Dover 0940 2205 0600 2000 Sp -4days - Dart Range 3.5m

Fri 28 Aug 15 HW Dover 1030 2205

Sat 29 Aug 15 HW Dover 1115 2340 Full Moon
Sun 30 Aug 15 HW Dover 1200 xxxx
Mon 31 Aug 15 HW Dover 0005 1250 Springs - Dart range 5.2m

Risks / Dangers
Night passage ?? Transit Bill in daylight (dusk?).
Strong currents off Portland Bill Plan Plan Plan. Passage west via Portland Bill inshore route
Short handed passage Always wear lifejacket with EPIRB & at night attach strobe
Ships in and out of Brixham Coll. Regs apply. Keep good lookout!
River Dart ferries GIVE WAY Keep good look out!
Sunburn Hat needed

Waypoints Positions and distances from Google Earth

Leg Total
Lat Long Dist Dist Timings
1 RNSA Mooring 50 34.38N 002 27.30W ETD 2708 evening tbd
2 Portland NE Bwtr A head 50 35.16N 002 24.90W 2.0 2.0
3 Portland Bill 50 34.25N 002 26.80W 5.7 7.7
4 Dartmouth Mew Stone 50 19.96 N 003 31.98 W 49.7 57.4

5 RN College mooring 50 21.66 N 003 34.80 W 3.2 60.6 ETA 2808 BST Passage
time est 12hrs.
Distances /Fuel
60.6 miles passage. Start with 45 lts full tank Reserve 30lts in cans @ 5 KNOTS engine uses 2 lts/hr

Lights See almanac (if not a daytime passage)

VHF Channels (Almanac pxx)

Listening watch CH 16 Water taxi CH 69 callsign " Yacht Taxi", or mobile 07970 346571
Dart Harbour Authority CH 11 Flotilla CH ??

Weather Forecast
General synopsis at 0600 Issued 26 August 10:30 UTC
Low Faeroes 993 expected 100 miles west of Bailey 980 by 0600 tomorrow. Low Irish Sea 991 expected Faeroes 986
by same time

Portland
Gale Warning: Gale warning issued 25 August 21:36 UT
South westerly gale force 8 continuing
Wind
South or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, decreasing 4 at times later.
Sea State
Moderate or rough.
Weather
Rain or showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
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Extended Outlooks
1800 UTC Thu 27 Aug to 1800 UTC Sun 30 Aug Issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard
Agency, at 252300 UTC
1. Niton
A large waving cold front will affect southern Fitzroy and Biscay during the period. Anticyclone 1017 will build by
midday Friday in Fitzroy but then decline again by Saturday. Large anticyclone 1026 will become established in mid-
Atlantic by midday Saturday and push eastwards into Fitzroy during Sunday declining slightly 1023. Shallow low 1011
may form on waving cold front across Northern France Saturday evening moving into the southern North Sea by
midday Sunday with little change. Pressure will remain low across Iberia throughout. Although winds start generally
light some strong southwesterly winds will affect parts of Sole, Shannon and Fastnet during Friday for a time. Winds
then become variable and mostly light and end up generally westerly in the north and northerly in southern parts
during Sunday, perhaps becoming strong at times around the northwestern coast of Spain. Visibility will be generally
good
Shore party informed Laura 01305 8530002.
Mob
Admin / Reminders
New RNSA pennant
New RNSA shirts Rations (deleted items have been procured)
Anchor tie down strap? Carte Noir coffee
Check bow light... Milk UHT
Eggs
Refill diesel fuel cans & boat fuel tank
Bread
Refill drinking water cans & boat tanks Beer & Wine
Add % Redex (routine maintenance) Gin
Pims
Refill OBM mix can Lemonade x6 bottles
DVDs Lasagne
Sausages & Burgers
Cool box & Ice
Black pudding
Gas spare bottle Bratwurst
Toolbox Bread loaf
Butter
Mobile
Lard
USB flash drive Washing up liquid
Beans x4 cans & Tomatoes
Bed sheet
Pasta
Curry meals x3
Thai Curry & Bolognese sauce
Curry powder
Onions
Chicken breasts
Steak Pies x4
Potatoes tinned x6
Biscuits packets x3
Cheese
Onions
Fruit juices x3 cartons
Crisps for parties
Feta cheese for parties
Savoury bics for parties
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Fri 28 Aug 15 1030 2205
Sat 29 Aug 15 1115 2340
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Mon 31 Aug 15 0005 1250

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