Round Britain for the RNLI Blog

Tide times at the moment are very awkward especially for a direct run to Hull from Hartlepool. Both Hartlepool and Hull are locked marinas which mean I can only get in or out at certain times… Hartlepool is shut 1 hour either side of LW and Hull is only open 3 hrs either side of HW. Couple with that the fact that it is a long journey at over 100 miles and there is little scope for me slowing down if I hit bad weather. Taking everything into account it is going to be better to break the journey at Scarborough as originally planned.

So I plan to leave Hartlepool tomorrow as soon as the lock opens after LW at about 1315hrs. I will then have a 40 mile run to Scarborough where I can access the harbour 3 hrs either side of HW which is at about 1830hrs so I can enter after 1530hrs or there abouts.

Hull is a further 80 miles on from Scarborough and so I am expecting to leave Scarborough early on Monday morning to give me plenty of time to get to Hull before the lock closes at midday’ish. More on that leg tomorrow but for now I will update you tomorrow morning after the forecasts are out and I have had a chance to walk over to the harbour wall to look at the state of the sea.

Just to keep you all on your toes I think it might be OK to leave for Hull tomorrow. This evening the wind has dropped to almost zero and the sea state is completely flat. If it is the same tomorrow then I will head on to Hull. Yes, the wind forecasts for tomorrow is F5 I am not expecting that to effect the sea state much as it is northwesterly and I will have good shelter from the mainland.

The pressure forecast charts are looking hopeful for all of next week. High pressure looks like it will establish itself in the south and if I can get to Lowestoft in the next couple of days then I can make good use of the high along the south coast. If that high develops as forecast then I could be back in Plymouth this time next week.