ArchiCAD University Sailing: Solent April 2006
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ACUE Sailing Weekend in the Solent: April 22-23 2006: Report
We had a pleasant sailing weekend on the Solent. Although the winds were too light for an ideal sailing experience, we had a good boat and skipper, nice food, and interesting places to visit. See the map below for the route.
Saturday had a light SE breeze which helped us sail closehauled towards the Nab Tower. We stopped for lunch at anchor in Bembridge Bay. Later we tied up for the night at the delightful village of Itchenor in the Chichester Channel. We blew up the dinghy and outboard, and checked out the small pub ashore. Below is the actual printout from the GPS based chart.
On Sunday, we made an early start and travelled westward with the tide. The day started off rainy, but visibility and conditions improved. The SE wind was behind us and too weak for sailing, so we motored to Newtown on the NW coast of the Isle of Wight. Newtown is a small estuary surrounded by National Trust land. Later we sailed back towards Southampton with enough wind and tide to make modest progress.
Our route for the weekend

See GetSailing.co.uk for more info about the yacht.
See June 2005 for info about the Solent sail in 2005
See the page advertising this April 2006 sail.

Note we are also planning a Sailing Weekend in June 23-24-25- 2006, in Bantry Bay/ Fastnet / Western Ireland. Participants are coming as guests of Daniel Dusoswa, a regular at ACUE events. This requires getting to Cork city or airport. See the Website of last year's outing in April 2005. This is now full, ask to be put on the reserve list if you are interested (but dont buy a flight ticket unless your sail booking is confirmed).

 
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