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Chris Woods

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Hamble

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

7,986

NM

Total Distance

248

Days

Time at Sea

QUALIFICATIONS
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Chris Woods

Chris Woods

7 September 2025 at 08:28

RSYC passage back from Chichester

28.6

NM

6h 31m

Itchenor to Hamble-le-Rice, United Kingdom

Chris Woods

Chris Woods

6 September 2025 at 09:28

Tack-tastic - RSYC Passage race

31.2

NM

7h 22m

Hamble-le-Rice to Itchenor, United Kingdom

Chris Woods

Chris Woods

31 August 2025 at 11:20

1

23.8

NM

5h 39m

Hamble-le-Rice to Hook Park Estate, United Kingdom

Chris Woods

Chris Woods

29 August 2025 at 09:58

13.9

NM

3h 26m

Yarmouth to Hamble-le-Rice, United Kingdom

Chris Woods

Chris Woods

28 August 2025 at 08:17

Easy start, tricky second half. Autoriller developed an electrical fault, got quite seasick trying to fix it. The backup autohelm also developed an electrical error, so hand to hand steer the last 7 hours... Tried to furl the genoa and found a wrap of the furling line beneath the drum around the forestay. Got pretty salty sorting that. When I tried to pull the main to reef 2, the halyard shackle slapped the mast and opened, shooting to the top. Ran the rest of the way on genoa reef 2, but F7 SE at bridge buoy was pretty thrilling at the rnd of the ebb! Decided to pick up a buoy at Yarmouth just as it was getting dark and the mother of all downpours dropped on is with zero vis, 20+ knots and a by then hard running flood. Not the easiest pickup. Wine and stir fry awaited, and should be a much easier run back to Hamble in the morning

1

72

NM

14h 49m

Braye, Guernsey to Yarmouth, United Kingdom

Chris Woods

Chris Woods

26 August 2025 at 08:19

Close hauled into a bit of breeze

Picked up a pair of cams on a line mid shipping lane. Had to get creative with a boathook and a knife. Got joined by some dolphins just as we approached Alderney

2

Close hauled into a bit of breeze

66.8

NM

12h 45m

Studland, United Kingdom to Braye, Guernsey

Chris Woods

Chris Woods

25 August 2025 at 12:27

1

31.3

NM

9h 24m

Hamble-le-Rice to Studland, United Kingdom

Chris Woods

Chris Woods

21 August 2025 at 11:37

9

NM

3h 33m

Alverstoke to Hamble-le-Rice, United Kingdom

Chris Woods

Chris Woods

20 August 2025 at 15:15

8.8

NM

3h 1m

Hamble-le-Rice to Alverstoke, United Kingdom

Chris Woods
Brian NEW

Chris Woods, Brian NEW & 1 other

17 August 2025 at 08:15

Track error i can't correct

43.9

NM

10h 1m

Poole to Hamble-le-Rice, United Kingdom