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Chris Woods

Chris Woods

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Hamble

Sail on my 1986 Sadler 32, singlehanded with my Dog Poppy. Based on the Hamble river, UK.

7,617

NM

Total Distance

237

Days

Time at Sea

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Chris Woods
Liz

Chris Woods, Liz & 1 other

3 August 2025 at 12:30

Unfortunately, still leaking down the port chain plates...

1

16.4

NM

5h 29m

Hamble-le-Rice, United Kingdom

Chris Woods
Liz

Chris Woods & Liz

1 August 2025 at 13:13

5

Return with sealed topside again

15.7

NM

4h 7m

Gosport to Hamble-le-Rice, United Kingdom

Liz

Liz - lovely day, thank you x

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Chris Woods
Brian NEW

Chris Woods & Brian NEW

29 July 2025 at 08:55

Delivery to Jerry the Rigger for repairs

12.6

NM

3h 5m

Hamble-le-Rice to Gosport, United Kingdom

Matteo De Martino

Matteo De Martino - Good luck with the repairs mate!

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Chris Woods

Chris Woods

24 July 2025 at 08:29

4

54.3

NM

11h 11m

Weymouth to Hamble-le-Rice, United Kingdom

Liz

Liz - cosy with the lantern xx

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Chris Woods

Chris Woods

23 July 2025 at 06:37

Inside route around the bill!

5

50

NM

13h 22m

Teignmouth to Weymouth, United Kingdom

Chris Woods

Chris Woods

22 July 2025 at 12:43

Lazy sail under genoa alone

3

9.5

NM

2h 40m

Torquay to Teignmouth, United Kingdom

Chris Woods

Chris Woods

20 July 2025 at 09:21

Motor sailed to make a lunch reservation after a slow start in the rain

3

11.9

NM

3h 1m

Dartmouth to Torquay, United Kingdom

Chris Woods

Chris Woods

18 July 2025 at 10:01

Gentle sail to Dartmouth after 3 days at anchor in Cawsand. Leaking windows and more concerning, water ingress at the port chain plates need urgent repairs, so slowly hopping back to Solent and hoping this rain gives in a bit. Also, discovered my fridge only gets down to about 15c in the summer, so now also on the jobs list... Did take the chance to re-calibrate my instruments, which with the new wired triducer replacing the wireless tacktick one, seem to be working well.

5

35.1

NM

6h 58m

Cawsand to Dartmouth, United Kingdom

Brian NEW

Brian NEW - Good to have a gentle sail

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Chris Woods

Chris Woods

14 July 2025 at 11:56

Challenging passage with gusts over 30kts for 10-15 mins at a time, but averaging F6. Significant swell slowed progress especially wind over tide at Start Point. My four legged first mate obviously objected as she chewed through the radio... Nice sheltered anchorage though!

7

56

NM

11h 48m

Torquay to Cawsand, United Kingdom

Matteo De Martino

Matteo De Martino - Glad you, Poppy and Samphire faired better than the VHF cable….looks like a tough run!

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Chris Woods
Liz

Chris Woods, Liz & 1 other

14 July 2025 at 10:53

5

1.2

NM

1h 2m