Paul Merriman
Port Hamble
Annually sailing for years but more frequently and seriously for last two. Building skills and undoing bad habits! RYA Coastal and thinking of YM…
987
NM
Total Distance
41
Days
Time at Sea
First Aid Course
The RYACoastal Skipper
The RYAMarine Radio Short Range
The RYA
18 August 2025 at 10:43
Met at the boat around 0815 and familiarised ourselves before setting off. Left just after second neaps high tide and motored out into Southampton water. Put sails up and had a lovely sail down the North Passage to anchor in Priory Bay for lunch. After lunch packed up and sailed over to Chichester Harbour. Decided to drop sails and motored in as first time (for a while anyway) crossing the bar. Meandered up the river to Itchenor and a spot on the visitors pontoon (no walk ashore but a quiet night). Photo shows dawn the following day.
2
27.1
NM
7h 49m
Hamble-le-Rice to Itchenor, United Kingdom
3 June 2025 at 11:52
1 June 2025 at 09:32
Paul Merriman & Marcus Decieco
19 May 2025 at 09:45
Warm and lazy sail after an early start from Beaulieu. Wind dropped later in the day
18.7
NM
6h 35m
Cowes to Hamble-le-Rice, United Kingdom
Paul Merriman & Marcus Decieco
19 May 2025 at 06:43
Up at 0600 to beat tide at Beaulieu bar so over to Cowes for coffee!
4.7
NM
1h 11m
Needs Ore Point to Cowes, United Kingdom
Paul Merriman & Marcus Decieco
18 May 2025 at 16:52
1
7.1
NM
1h 55m
Newtown to Needs Ore Point, United Kingdom