Sailing to France on a channel crossing is the first step for many sailors on their road to an extended passage. Since sailing to Cherbourg will probably take around 14 hours from Portsmouth, a good 6-8 hours of that is likely to be out of sight of land. Continue reading Navigating across the English Channel
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Navigating across the English Channel – Course to Steer
This article is part 3 of a series on what’s involved when navigating across the English Channel and covers plotting a course to steer. Continue reading Navigating across the English Channel – Course to Steer
First skippered Channel crossing
I elected to skipper my first Channel crossing from Gosport to Cherbourg. My reasoning was that this would be a daytime passage whereas skippering a first Channel crossing at night would be pushing it. Since acquiring my day skipper ticket I’d logged around 1,300 miles – a good proportion of that as skipper. So I felt ready – what could possibly go wrong? Continue reading First skippered Channel crossing