SAILING
03/03/2016
River Tyne Newcastle - Sunderland Marina
13/3/16 Suderland - Tyne estuary - Sunderland marina
25/3/16 Sunderland
7/5/16 Sunderland-Hartlepool
8/5/16 Sand run on Middleton beach near hartlepool
11/5/16 Hartlepool - Sunderland
10/07/2016 Saturday
Sunderland marina - North Shields Royal Quays Marina
Distance 8-10 nm. 4-15 knots wind, from North West to South East , waves 1-3, T- 18-22, sunshine,
High tide was 13:00. Sailing start 14:00 with tide current to North. I have caught 2 kg cod.
Sailing end 18:00
Queen Quays Marinas gates open 24 hours and do not depend on high tide.
Last mile on engine in a front of Tyne current, Yamaha 6 brand new stopped working,
Evenrude 5 too weak,
High tide was 13:00. Sailing start 14:00 with tide current to North. I have caught 2 kg cod.
Sailing end 18:00
Queen Quays Marinas gates open 24 hours and do not depend on high tide.
Last mile on engine in a front of Tyne current, Yamaha 6 brand new stopped working,
Evenrude 5 too weak,
16/07/2016 Saturday
North Shields Royal Quays Marina - Blyth Marina
I have spent night on boat
Started 5:12 alone on a boat
Finally got through the gates 5:44
No wind at all in some moments.
The light breeze appeared on 10:00
New Yamacha 6 hp completely killed due to impeller problems. Marina was approached by old 1974 Yamaha 8 hp
6 dolphins comes and goes. Finished in Blyth on 14:30
Nice company from Holland and Belgium. Belgium teem has one of most magnificent boats 7 meters long LAMIA.
The mast from carbon fiber is extremely tall for that kind of boat. There is keel quite massive but there is two tanks for water for contra-balance equal for 8 people. Everything is new and advanced made from plastic and fiber wire. They came up from Belgium per 4 days on a breeze.
Started 5:12 alone on a boat
Finally got through the gates 5:44
No wind at all in some moments.
The light breeze appeared on 10:00
New Yamacha 6 hp completely killed due to impeller problems. Marina was approached by old 1974 Yamaha 8 hp
6 dolphins comes and goes. Finished in Blyth on 14:30
Nice company from Holland and Belgium. Belgium teem has one of most magnificent boats 7 meters long LAMIA.
The mast from carbon fiber is extremely tall for that kind of boat. There is keel quite massive but there is two tanks for water for contra-balance equal for 8 people. Everything is new and advanced made from plastic and fiber wire. They came up from Belgium per 4 days on a breeze.
17/07/2016 Sunday
Blyth Marina - Amble Marina
I have got up in 5:00. Guys from Belgium on LAMIA left marina on engine.
Start 10:00 because there was no wind at all. The wigs of giant wind generators were even not moving.
Very mild breeze with some times no wind at all. Light breeze in noon became 25 knots in afternoon.
Difficult sailing between main land and Coquet island.
The sand on right in a Chanel was avoided keeping direction of boat on left near by peer
The Amble marinas bar was crossed just in time. It is possible to enter marina 4 hours before and 4 hours after the high tide.
There were accidents when a bout stuck on the bar-threshold coming in to marina.
The pass is not on left but on right of the big red boy of the marina. On the left side is shallow water.
It is quite difficult to find visitor pontoon. It is big quadrangle sign on right side.
When you crossing a bar don't go to left to the fuel pontoon but go just to right sided fuel pontoon and look up there should be visitors sign.
Finished 18:00 completely knocked out from tiredness. I have come back to Newcastle central station buy local bus per 1.5 hours for 6 £.
Start 10:00 because there was no wind at all. The wigs of giant wind generators were even not moving.
Very mild breeze with some times no wind at all. Light breeze in noon became 25 knots in afternoon.
Difficult sailing between main land and Coquet island.
The sand on right in a Chanel was avoided keeping direction of boat on left near by peer
The Amble marinas bar was crossed just in time. It is possible to enter marina 4 hours before and 4 hours after the high tide.
There were accidents when a bout stuck on the bar-threshold coming in to marina.
The pass is not on left but on right of the big red boy of the marina. On the left side is shallow water.
It is quite difficult to find visitor pontoon. It is big quadrangle sign on right side.
When you crossing a bar don't go to left to the fuel pontoon but go just to right sided fuel pontoon and look up there should be visitors sign.
Finished 18:00 completely knocked out from tiredness. I have come back to Newcastle central station buy local bus per 1.5 hours for 6 £.
30/07/2016 Saturday
Amble Marina - Blyth Marina
Start 10:30
Wind 15-20, Wind to South-East.
Two of us on boat. Seahouses Marina Harbor Master did not recomended to aproach in to marina for that reason we desided to go back and to leave an idea to reach Berwick
Finished in Blyth 16:15. Marina could not offer a lunch so we visited nice new restoran in a center of the Blyth.
It called The Comissioners Quay Inn. Which is situated in a new Hotel.
Wind 15-20, Wind to South-East.
Two of us on boat. Seahouses Marina Harbor Master did not recomended to aproach in to marina for that reason we desided to go back and to leave an idea to reach Berwick
Finished in Blyth 16:15. Marina could not offer a lunch so we visited nice new restoran in a center of the Blyth.
It called The Comissioners Quay Inn. Which is situated in a new Hotel.
31/07/2016 Sunday
Blyth - Sunderland Marina
Start 11:30
Wind to South-East 20-30 knots. The boat was just flying on waves.
Finished in Sunderland 18:00
Wind to South-East 20-30 knots. The boat was just flying on waves.
Finished in Sunderland 18:00
11/08/2016 Thursday
Sunderland Marina - Harterpool Marina
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Start 17:00
Two of us on a boat
Waves 20-0-10, wind 25-30 knots, we are going just with only Jib
High tide of Harterpool should be in 23:00
Finished 1:00
8 hours of sailing
My first experience in night sailing
Two of us on a boat
Waves 20-0-10, wind 25-30 knots, we are going just with only Jib
High tide of Harterpool should be in 23:00
Finished 1:00
8 hours of sailing
My first experience in night sailing
12/08/2016 Friday
Harterpool Marina - Sunderland Marina
Started 10:00
Waves 1-1.5 m high, became 0-0.5 near Sunderland
Wind 20-30 knots, it was uncontrollable at the beginning
The Jib was torn by the wind.
The Wear low tide current was so strong out that it was impossible to enter in a peer protected area by zigzagging.
Finished in Sunderland 16:30. 6.5 hours of massive sailing only on main sail.
Waves 1-1.5 m high, became 0-0.5 near Sunderland
Wind 20-30 knots, it was uncontrollable at the beginning
The Jib was torn by the wind.
The Wear low tide current was so strong out that it was impossible to enter in a peer protected area by zigzagging.
Finished in Sunderland 16:30. 6.5 hours of massive sailing only on main sail.
17-21/10/2017 Portmouth Sunsail
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