Apr. 1, 2007 - The delivery trip

Plan....

Leaving Lymington early Friday morning, and a short shake down to Portsmouth of just 19nm..... and arrive in time to find a chandlery if needed!

Then a leg to Eastbourne of about 65nm, followed by Eastbourne to Ramsgate at 60nm, and finally Ramsgate to Shotley at about 40nm....

Things to consider are, firstly, do we tackle the Looe channel... weather conditions will determine that one... and secondly, do we change the plan, and single leg from Eastbourne to Shotley.... there is a potential to get a fair tide pretty much the whole way on this leg, providing you can make 7kts over the ground.... which unless the weather is unkind, should be very do-able..... would have the added advantage of getting us into Shotley Monday morning/Sunday evening, so would give us a bit of spare time to get people home, reunited with cars etc etc.... plus a day for me to play with the boat, fitting, changing etc etc...