Log – 2011 – Charmary

Date	Time	Comment	Log	Cumulative log	Engine (mins)	Engine (total hours)	Weather	On board

04/05/2011								George & Andy
	12:55	Left marina	4902
	13:20	Nass abeam	4905.5
	13:30	1 reef & 2/3 jib, engine off			35
	14:30	Bench Head port beam	4912
		Tacking up through Wallet, full jib out. Craccked sheets round Stone Banks and in through Harwich Harbour					NE/E 3
	17:30	College Red - entrance to Orwell	4930
	19:00	Tied up to RHYC visitors berth	4939.4		10
		Total:	37.4	37.4	45	0:45

05/05/2011	07:35	Left RHYC - main 1 reef up	4939.4
	08:55	N.Shelf red - harbour entrance					SE3
		Motorsailed down river - short tacking main only
	09:05	Jib out, engine off, Cliff Foot abeam	4949		90
		One tack out to Stone Banks to clear Walton Pier
	10:10	Walton Pier abeam, eased sheets to head down coast	4956.2
	10:55	Clacton pier abeam	4962.5
	12:10	Nass, engine on, sails down
	12:30	Picked up mooring in Fleet			20
	13:45	Tried getting into a new berth - J5, made a complete mess of it and so moved back to F46	4975.6		20
		Total:	36.2	73.6	175	2:55

09/05/2011								Andy & Pete Bettles
	04:30	Left marina	4975.6
	05:10	Cleared Nass, engine off, full sail			40		SE3
	05:40	Bench Head	4982.3
		Wind died, drifted much of way 1-2kts
	08:00	Wind built from S - running into Harwich
	09:35	Stone Banks abeam	4994
	10:10	Landguard cardinal - stbd beam	4996
		Headed down R.Stour - beating on port making 7.5-8.5kts
	11:30	Turned round just after No.6 red post	5005.1
	12:40	Engine on - sails down
	12:55	Moored up to Halfpenny pier	5013.2		15
	14:30	Left Halfpenny pier
	14:40	Engine off, full jib out, heading up Orwell			10		SE/S 4/5
	15:30	Engine on, jib in off RHYC
	15:40	Alongside RHYC - a little tricky, wind blowing off hammerhead	5019.3
		Total:	43.7	117.3	240	4:0

10/05/2011	10:25	Left RHYC	5019.3
	11:10	Main up - 1 reef			45		SE4/5
	12:55	Walton pier abeam 0.75M. Took one tack out and then tacked to clear pier. Reef not really needed but going nicely.	5035.7				Wind eased SE3/4
	14:20	Colne Bar	5047.4
	15:25	Sails down and engine on at Nass
	15:50	Picked up marina buoy	5054.8		25
	17:10	Headed in off buoy
	17:25	Moored up in marina. TSC tide table HW 17.30 3.98 6ft9in on sill at 17.30.	5055.6
		Total:	36.3	153.6	310	5:10

20/05/2011								Anne & Andy slept on board
21/05/2011	03:40	Left marina - just enough light to see.	5055.6
	04:20	Motored around to W.mersea and picked up buoy.	5058.2		40
	08:35	Engine on. Left W.Mersea mooring.					No wind.
	09:00	Hoisted main.					SE2
	09:10	Full jib, engine off			35
	10:20	Wallet Spitway - min.depth 2.5m just after LWS	5069.2
	11:55	Between Maplin & W.Swin	5080.1
		Made it through the W.Swin channel on one tack. Cracked off towards Medway. Turned down Medway channel. Beat into Sheerness harbour.					S4-5
	13:45	Jib down, engine on.
	14:05	Picked up visitors buoy S of all tide pontoon.	5094.5		20
		Total:	38.9	192.5	405	6:45

22/05/2011		HW London Bridge 18:07					Wind gone round to W5-6. Band of rain went through early morning.
	10:10	Left mooring	5094.5
	12:20	Mid Blyth N Cardinal	5108.7				W6-7
	13:40	Off Tilbury port	5116.4				Wind eased slightly and calmed down but v.bumpy and gusting 8 on previous stretch
	14:45	In Erith Reach just past Erith SC. Capsized dinghies, coaster and tanker all at once - chaos.	5122.2
		Thames choppy all way down till around Greenwich - wet, soggy, slow and uncomfortable!
	16:30	Locked into Limehouse
	16:50	In Berth C08	5132.3		400
		Total:	37.8	230.3	805	13:25		Headed back to Essex

25/05/2011								Anne & Andy back on board
26/05/2011								Jen and Dene visited for a coffee, went to Greenwich for lunch. Anne headed home via Stratford. Doug joined at 6.30pm - ate in CA.
27/05/2011	09:00	Locked out of Limehouse	5132.3
	09:12	Cleared lock into river
	10:10	Through Thames barrier	5138.5
	11:30	Under QE11 bridge	5147.2
	13:05	Mid Blyth N.Cardinal to stbd	5158.6
	14:55	Cant beacon close to stbd	5171.1
	15:15	Spile green buoy close to port	5173.7
	15:30	Unrolled full genoa - engine still on					NW4 - increased over last half hour
	17:25	S.Margate SHM abeam
	17:40	Main up, engine off			520		NW4 - making around 6kt
	18:35	Gybed round to stbd, about 1m to Longnose buoy	5198.1
	19:40	Jib in, main down, engine on
	20:20	Arrived in Ramsgate marina - E pontoon, next to another Starlight 39	5206.9		40
		Total:	74.6	304.9	1365	22:45

28/05/2011		Gas ran out - bought new one in Ramsgate
		Stayed for day to wait out poor forecast
29/05/2011	08:15	Left marina - full waterproofs	5206.9				SW5-6
	10:45	Deal Bank buoy	5219.5
		Supports have dropped out from mast gate, so heading into Dover. Short chop, wet motoring.
	13:40	Alongside in Glenville Dock	5233.2		265
		Total:	26.3	331.2	1630	27:10

30/05/2011		Overnight in Dover
	08:20	Left Glanville Dock & went to fuel jetty - added £76.08	5233.2		10
	08:45	Left fuel jetty					SW2-3
		Motoring - too tight to sail
	12:45	Dungeness Point abeam 0.75M	5259.5
	16:35	Off Royal Sovereign tower	5284.5
	20:15	Hoisted full sail - engine off			715		NW3-4
	20:30	Shortened sail - one reef and stop II on genoa. Eased motion and improved visibility under genoa.					NW4
	21:45	Wind headed us - took in main and genoa, started engine. Engine died - possibly fuel starvation? Pulled out 2/3 genoa and headed for Brighton.
	23:00	Called marina - told us all workboats were out for 3-4 days. Called Solent CG - suggested calling lifeboat on 'private' call. Agreed reluctantly. Considered Newhaven but reluctantly agreed to lifeboat
	23:55	Lifeboat alongside - towed us into marina.
	00:20	Alongside. Moored on casualty berth. Lifeboat v.friendly and incredibly efficient. Just 3 crew because not a formal call.	5323.7
		Total:	90.5	421.7	2355	39:15

01/06-05/06/2011		Waited around in Brighton while engineers fixed engine. Found a faulty stop solenoid, but still no fuel supply. Investigated further and found a case of diesel bug. Emptied tanks through a spin filter, cleaned tanks and refilled. £1200 bill.
02/06/2011		Anne joined me - saw Alex that evening and ate out. Alex stayed on board. Walked to Rottingdean, saw Kipling Gardens and windmill - nice spot.
04/06/2011		Met Mike and Gayle in Brighton. Had a meal, walked back and had a coffee on board. Drove Anne home and Ric and I returned by train on 5/6. Ric mended half boat by 9.30pm!
06/06/2011	06:45	Motored to fuel berth. Added approx 501 with treatment.	5323.7		10
	07:15	Left fuel berth, heading out.
	07:30	Main up, engine off. Jib just greater than II			15		N/NE 3/4
	08:40	Off Newhaven Pier/breakwater	5332.2
	09:45	Off Beachy Head light	5340.8
	10:45	Royal Sovereign red buoy close to port	5348.7
	13:55	Dungeness	5374
		Made good progress to Dover - tide well with us all way. Wind headed slightly off Dover and dropped to N3. Tacked off SW Goodwin and tacked again off Deal. Tacking in and out off Deal.					N2-3
	17:45	Deal Bank buoy to stbd. Making 5.5kts OG on 045 approx	5398.5
	18:15	Wind dying, engine on and sails down. Heading round to N.Quern.
	19:15	Tied up to E Pontoon in Ramsgate marina	5406.6		60
		Total:	82.9	504.6	2440	40:40

07/06/2011	06:50	Left marina	5406.6
	08:15	E.Margate buoy 0.5M stbd beam.	5417.1
	09:40	Fisherman's Gat R No.2 0.5M stbd beam	5427.1
		Cutting across Fisherman's Gaat to top corner of Long Sand. Min. depth of 5m across spit Sw of Outer Fisherman.
	10:40	Barrow Deep E.Cardinal No.5 close to port	5434.2
		Heading up eastern edge of Sunk Sand to crossing point.					Increased to S4/5 but still motoring till after crossing of Sunk
	11:02	Started crossing at 51 41.105N, 1 24.509E Min depth 4.6m
	11:15	Across Barrow crossing - course approx 275T. Engine off - hoisted main 1 reef and jib II. Making 6.5-7kt OG.			265
	12:20	Swin Spitway 0.25M port beam	5447.3				S/SW 4/5
		Bore away through Spitway.
	12:30	Wallet Spitway 0.25M stbd beam	5448.5
		Min depth 3.3m 1.5hr after LW Sheerness
	13:35	Sails down, engine on, close to Nass. Saw Malcolm P acting as committee boat for Sonata nationals	5457.2
	14:05	Picked up marina buoy	5459		30
		Min.depth 2.5hr before HW in channel 3.0m. Min depth in leavings 2.0m around FACT buoy.
	16:10	Back to berth in marina	5459.1		2735	45:35
		Total:	52.5	557.1

09/07/2011	06:10	Left marina	5459.1
	06:45	Nass	5462.7
	07:00	Engine off - full jib			50		SW3/4
	09:20	Walton pier abeam	5477.5
	10:55	Engine on - jib in just by Levington
	11:35	Alongside at RHYC - allowed us in on up-river hammerhead. A little whinge by them as lots of EAST (partially-sighted) cruisers coming in later.	5491.7		40
		Total:	32.6	589.7	2825	47:5

10/07/2011		Met Doug, John, Anna etc for a walk round Holbrook and the Royal Hospital School. Lovely walk.
11/07/2011	13:40	Left Woolverstone	5491.7
		Main up in river by docks. Motorsailing.					N 2/3
	15:00	Jib out, engine off. Approaching Landguard cardinal.			80
	16:05	Walton Pier 0.25M stbd beam.	5504.9
	17:10	Clacton Pier 0.5M stbd beam	5510.5
	18:20	Jib in, engine on.
		Bore away at Bench Head and v.slow progress so turned engine on.
	19:20	On Tollesbury marina buoy 1	5521		60
	20:55	In berth - after hanging around waiting for someone to move.	5521.7		10
		Total:	30	619.7	2975	49:35

03/08/2011								Andy, Andy Leake and Robert
	15:30	Left marina	5521.7
	16:15	Engine off - full main and jib			45		E 3/4
	18:15	Off Walton Pier	5538.1
	19:30	Had a look at Halfpenny Pier - full, so kept heading up river
	19:45	Engine on, jib in
	20:00	Main down
	20:15	Picked up buoy off Levington	5549.6		30
		Total:	27.9	647.6	3050	50:50

04/08/2011	10:35	Left buoy	5549.6				Rain and poor vis. Light winds.
	11:05	Engine off, jib out. Headed up to Woolverstone. Tacked back down to mooring opposite Levington again.			30
	12:10	Engine on
	12:15	Picked up mooring	5555.9
	14:10	Left mooring - having problems with starting engine - poor starter motor and haaving to turn it over a lot before it picks up.
	16:10	Tied up at Titchmarsh. Motorsailed all way, dropped main at entrance to Walton Channel. Murky and horrible all way.	5567.6		120		SW 4/5
		Total:	18	665.6	3200	53:20

05/08/2011		French Marine looked at engine - nothing they can do.
	12:00	Left Titchmarsh	5567.6
	12:40	Engine off. Min depth around Stone Point 2.9m 1.5-2 hrs after LW			40
	14:00	Off Walton Pier	5575.8
		Drifted around for a while and then wind settled in, but shifted right round and set in SE3					SE3
	15:35	Wallet Spitway	5587.5
		Tacking through Spitway and heading for Burnham
	16:45	Buxey No.1	5595.6
	17:25	Inner Crouch SWB	5600.5
	18:00	Engine on, just entering moorings
	18:10	Sails down
	18:30	In H32 Burnham YH	5607		30
		Total:	39.4	705	3270	54:30

06/08/2011	08:20	Left Burnham YH	5607
	08:40	Full sail up, engine off			20		SSE 2/3
	09:40	Buxey No.2 stbd	5614.3
	10:50	Wallet Spitway	5621.7				S3-4
		One tack into Nass, then tacked down river					SW4-5
	13:15	Anchored off Stone	5638.1		10
	14:35	Engine on, anchor up - windlass all worked fine
	14:45	Engine off, jib out			10
		Nice quiet run down river
	15:50	Engine on, jib in at Nass	5644.5
	16:20	On No.1 waiting buoy	5646.9		30
	17:10	Back in berth	5647.6		10
		Total:	40.6	745.6	3350	55:50

29/08/2011								Anne & Andy
	12:40	Left marina	5647.6
	13:25	Engine off, main up			45		W4-5
	14:05	Finished lunch jib III out
	16:45	Sails in, engine on, just past Fagbury Pt.
	17:10	Picked up mooring off Levington	5675.6		25
		Total:	28	773.6	3420	57:0

30/08/2011	07:15	Left mooring	5675.6
	07:50	Main up in Harwich Harbour by Shotley Spit
	08:10	Engine off, full jib			55		W3
		Reached down past Walton pier and then on wind. Wind v.variable and often dying.
	10:15	0.75M off Clacton pier, tacked down river	5690.3				SW/W 2
	12:10	Engine on, sails in by Nass
	12:45	In berth	5702.2		35
		Total:	26.6	800.2	3510	58:30

24/09/2011								Andy, Dad and George
	09:40	Left marina	5702.2
	10:10	Full sail, engine off, just beyond Nass			30		SE2
	11:40	Bar buoy	5709.4				SE2-3
		Tacked once across river to make Bar buoy
	13:20	Walton pier 0.25M port beam	5718.1
	14:55	Shotley Spit buoy, running dead downwind down river	5724.3
	15:20	jib in, engine on just after Fagbury Pt.	5726
	16:10	Alongside at RHYC alongside Betelgeuse (Starlight 39)	5730		50
		Total:	27.8	828	3590	59:50		George went home with Mum and dad after meal.

25/09/2011								Andy, Anne, Kevin and Linda
	13:35	Left RHYC	5730
	14:25	Turned round off Felixstowe, engine off			50		SE3-4
		Slow run back up river against ebb under full jib only.
	15:30	Engine on
	15:50	Back alongside Betelgeuse at RHYC	5739.4		20
		Total:	9.4	837.4	3640	60:40

26/09/2011								Just Andy on board
	09:30	Moved away from alongside Betelgeuse to directly alongside pontoon			10
	16:45	Moved again alongside a boat just arrived to enable early departure without disturbing them			10
		Total:	0.4	837.8	3660	61:0

27/09/2011	06:20	Left RHYC - delayed start due to light/fog. Fog still there!	5739.8					Just Andy on board
		V.poor visibility - crept downriver on plotter and AIS
	07:30	Shotley Spit - dash across river. Still no sign of clearing.
	07:50	Water warning light on engine came on. Sails up, engine off.			90		SW1
	08:10	Engine on - low revs to try and get into fair tide
	08:35	Stone Banks buoy 0.25M port beam	5749.5
	08:40	Engine off			30		SW2
		Tacked out towards Medusa and back in towards shore - wind very variable and not making good course
	09:55	Wind dying, engine on at just 2k revs
	10:30	Visibility improving marginally - occasional glimpses of shore at Clacton
	10:35	Clacton Pier 0.75M on stbd beam - just visible	5758.3
	11:20	Colne Bar buoy close to stbd	5762.2
	12:30	Tied up in marina, Anne met me to tie up	5768.1		155
		Total:	28.3	866.1	3935	65:35

Charmary's logbook for 2011 sailing