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MerlinMags
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Topic: Dinghies on the Beaulieu River Posted: 10 May 13 at 3:22pm |
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I'd love to hear from anyone who has sailed a slow dinghy around the Buckler's Hard area, as I'd like to know what strength of tide to expect.
I'm worried a lumbering old heavy dinghy won't be able to fight against the full flow/ebb unless I have a gale behind me... |
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pondmonkey
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 May 13 at 3:32pm | |
well if you're planning to be down there this weekend you can expect that gale Mags!
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Pierre
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 May 13 at 3:40pm | |
A pair of oars would be a good idea. It's a fair old current.
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MerlinMags
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 May 13 at 3:56pm | |
Not this weekend, thankfully.
I will have oars, but am rubbish rowing! Do I translate the words "fair old current" to mean I'm likely to struggle in a F2? |
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Owenfackrell
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 May 13 at 4:23pm | |
There is a large collection of gaff rigged boats that sail form just out side beaulieu Abby that seem to do ok.
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Jack Sparrow
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 May 13 at 4:32pm | |
Sailed a Mirror there in about 1980? As a teenager. I know we had get the tide right and I think it was quite a light day and so didn't get as far as we were hoping and needed a tow from our RIB?
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getafix
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 May 13 at 5:09pm | |
Always found the good 'ol Wayfarer an excellent steed for tidal river sailing; Rock, Falmouth, Poole, Pweheli and Sheppey. Slow to accelerate but also slow to decelerate and something about getting all that mass moving made it a go through lighter patches of wind up-tide always, where lighter or snub-nosed boats may have struggled, as previous poster points out, many of these estuaries also have fleets of gaff cutters or yawls which also do very well against tide, even in pretty light winds
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pondmonkey
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 May 13 at 6:44pm | |
You had a RIB in 1980??? And there was me thinking our club did well with a dory fishing 'skiff'! |
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Jack Sparrow
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 May 13 at 6:56pm | |
this isn't us, but this is us if you see what I mean - not exactly a RIB but I couldn't be bothered to type anymore. |
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Jack Sparrow
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 May 13 at 6:58pm | |
this isn't us, but this is us if you see what I mean - not exactly a RIB but I couldn't be bothered to type anymore. |
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