This article is part 1 of a series on what’s involved when navigating across the English Channel and outlines what needs to be considering in deciding on your departure time. Continue reading Navigating across the English Channel – Tidal Gates
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Strong winds on our return sail from St. Vaast
Our Friday night crossing over to St. Vaast threatened to be very light on winds and I was worried we’d only get a couple of hours of decent wind as we departed. The forecast for the return leg on Sunday turned out to be the complete opposite. Continue reading Strong winds on our return sail from St. Vaast
Comparing our Estimated Position with GPS fix
On a recent crossing from Portsmouth to Honfleur I was interested to see how significant the error was between our actual GPS position and that recorded in the logbook using time & distance covered through the water by dead reckoning or estimated position. Continue reading Comparing our Estimated Position with GPS fix
Crossing the English Channel to Honfleur
Honfleur is reported as one of the, if not the number one, most beautiful harbours in Normandy and Northern France. I’ve done several Channel crossings now to Cherbourg which is a fairless characterless destination so I jumped at the chance of sailing to Honfleur on a Channel hop with Nomad Sailing. Continue reading Crossing the English Channel to Honfleur