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Transit into Newtown River, Isle of Wight
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Transit into Newtown River, Isle of Wight

Image 24 November 2018 Paul Blacknell Leave a comment

The sailing transit into Newtown River (aka Newtown Creek) is on a bearing of 130T and comprises a white ball on Continue reading Transit into Newtown River, Isle of Wight →

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Transit into St. Mary’s Pool, Isles of Scilly
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Transit into St. Mary’s Pool, Isles of Scilly

Image 10 November 2018 Paul Blacknell Leave a comment

The final transit into St. Mary’s Pool is on a bearing of 151T and comprises the grey water tower ‘Buzza Tower’ at the Continue reading Transit into St. Mary’s Pool, Isles of Scilly →

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Transit into Port-en-Bessin, Normandy
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Transit into Port-en-Bessin, Normandy

Image 27 October 2018 Paul Blacknell Leave a comment

The transit into Port-en-Bessin is on bearing 204T and comprises a white house at the top of the hill behind a white post about half way down. When lit the lights are white occulting 3 times every 12 seconds. Continue reading Transit into Port-en-Bessin, Normandy →

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Navigating across the English Channel – Course Shaping
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Navigating across the English Channel – Course Shaping

29 September 2018 Paul Blacknell 2 Comments

This article is part 4 of a series on what’s involved when navigating across the English Channel and covers shaping your course at the end of the passage. Continue reading Navigating across the English Channel – Course Shaping →

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