SOLENT TO PORTLAND HARBOUR - ROUND BRITAIN

SOLENT TO PORTLAND HARBOUR

We set of from the anchorage in the Solent beside the Isle of Wight ( no comments on how I say Solent please as I’m a disaster) heading down the Solent there was lots of traffic lots of fancy boats big fancy boats and this was a place I’ve heard lots about on sailing pages and from people about it being the dogs balls of sailing in the UK and lots of bragging about doing certain course down her..well I wasn’t impressed when I seen some crazy boat handling and rules of the road looking like something from a benny hill movie. Anyway enough on that I can see why lots of people would be drawn here as you will always find lots of boats out and about but it’s not for me as you that follow me know I like remote places wild place but everyone to their own kind of thing so no need to take offence cause I didn’t personally like it..it just seemed to be a place where it’s all about the money. As we left the Solent we swung to starboard and headed for Studland anchorage now treat that turn with respect in hard tide the place we crossed is known as the trap I explain a little about it in the video. Arriving at Studland anchorage there was lots of boats about and I must say great holding here but we couldn’t get ashore due to wind. I seen something really dangerous here were someone tried to sail of from anchor in very high wind and it went totally wrong a very silly move in a packed anchorage ..and yes their engine was working fine. I think if your trying these things which do need practiced from time to time do it on a day where you know it’s not 30plus kts and the place isn’t packed again this was from a fancy boat with crew. Now the reason I keep mentioning fancy boats and big course is for a good reason...when I first started I always thought listen to this guy are girl look at this boat it has everything and these guys are talking the talk they must know what they are at...this is not always the case and after a short time you soon learn to talk and listen to real advice and 9 times out of 10 it doesn’t come from the big fancy boat are the guy with a book full of certificates. Moving on ...we spent a couple of days in Studland on anchor before weather changed and off we went to good old Portland harbour. I suggest you google about this harbour as it’s got a good bit of history I’m kind of wishing I explored this place a little... Where we anchored was meant to be an anchorage but it was covered in mooring balls ..we had no sooner the anchor down to we had someone out dropping pots everywhere round us isn’t it was well we didn’t drag anchor in the early hours .......