Solent Day 4 Night Sail

Will Meadows

Night sail: Portsmouth to Hamble - [x] From outside Gosport Marina - [x] Take Bearing 161 - [x] Take to Port - Ballast: Flashing Red every 2.5s - [x] BC outer: occulting red 15s - [x] 4 Bar: Quick Red - [x] @ 4 Bar - [x] Take bearing 145 and/or head to next red marker - [x] 2 Bar: Flashing red in group of two over 5s - [x] @ 2 Bar - [x] Take bearing 224 to North Cardinal (very quick white) - back bearing 44 to 2 Bar - [x] Look for Spit sand Fort (flashing red 5s) when at 90 off stern, carry on on a back bearing of 90 (5m depth contour) - [x] Look for Gillkicker Point (occulting green 10s) at 275 degrees; continue until on starboard side - [x] Head to Brownsdown (flashing in group of 2 green 10s) at 283 degrees (bb to Gillkicker 96) - [x] Head to E bramble Cardinal (very quick in group of 3 white 5s) with bb to Brownsdown of 113 - [x] Leave E Cardinal to port and head to Calshot N Cardinal (very quick white) at 298 with bb to E Cardinal of 119 - [x] Leave Calshot N Cardinal to port and look for S Cardinal Hamble Point (quick white in group of 6 plus long flash 15s) at bearing of 329 with bb of 146 to Calshot N Cardinal - [x] Pass 2 greens then another green (bald head) - [x] Entry into Hamble - [x] Leave S Cardinal to port and pick up the guiding beacon gwr (occulting in groups of 2 in 12s) - [x] Turn when pick up second guiding beacon gwr (isophase 6s) - [x] Turn at quick green - [x] Bear right at flashing red 2 plus 1 red (preferred channel marker) - [x] Follow Channel markers and pass 3 marinas on port side - [x] Turn to starboard and pass marina on starboard - [x] Turn to port and marina on starboard (in front of you)