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All Plans Now Reworked

January 13th, 2008, 9:50:05 pm

by admin

All plans have now been reworked, renumbered and are looking much better.

Many of the east coast legs have remained the same with an option to stop or refuel. I have done that so that if the weather is good I can continue on to my preferred stop off point.

The entire passage is now:

01 Plymouth - Padstow (Penzance 70NM, Padstow 60NM)
02 Padstow - Milford Haven 75NM
03 Milford Haven - Pwllheli 93NM
04 Pwllheli - Conwy 71NM
05 Conwy - Douglas 55NM
06 Douglas - Larne 75NM
07 Larne - Port Ellen (Islay) 50NM
08 Port Ellen (Islay) - Oban 65NM
09 Oban - Ft William 36NM
10 Caledonian Canal 50NM
11 Inverness - Whilehills 61NM
12 Whiltehills - Peterhead 35NM
13 Peterhead - Eyemouth 109NM (Option Arbroath 60NM)
14 Eyemouth - Hartlepool 82NM (Option Blythe 45NM)
15 Hartlepool - Hull 115NM (Option Scarborough 60NM)
16 Hull - Lowestoft 115NM (Option Gt Yarmouth at 100NM)
17 Lowestoft - Dover 86NM
18 Dover - Littlehampton 81NM
19 Littlehampton - Poole 57NM
20 Poole - Plymouth 108NM

Total Passage Plan Distance: 1549NM

Total Planned stops: 25

Total Planned days on passage: 57 excluding extra time in port for weather

I will renumber the legs when I am more certain of the route.

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I said that the initial plans were 1st-cut didn’t I…? Already things are changing. As a result of advice from many of the good folks on the YBW.com Motor Boat Forum (thanks for all your input guys… keep it coming) I am considering doing some of the original legs in 2 hops. It will make each leg less of a challenge for both the boat and me!

My plans will change frequently in these very early stages so look back regularly and watch it develop.

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