Author: Jane Minay

Friday 9th August 2024 Decided it wasn’t too windy and set off from Dartmouth Deep Water 1 pontoon once our rafted neighbours left at 7.30 am. We set a new speed of 12 knots crossing Lyme Bay with decent sized waves, luckily from behind and a good westerly. Highlight was the dolphins. Tried out the…

3 days / 2 nights. Approximately 7 hours sailing from Portland to west side of Brownsea. Give way to chain ferry at entrance to Poole harbour. Visitor fees for Poole Harbour. Visitor fees for Brownsea Island (National Trust members free). Shopping, cafes and pubs in Swanage. We did this trip May 29th – 31st 2024.…