Sennen to Scilly and back
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Dillon Hughes - August 2005 |
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DATE(S) OF TRIP:8 to 10 August 2005
WHERE?: Sennen to Scilly and back
LAUNCH SPOTS:Launched from Sennen Harbour, landed on
St Agnes, below the Turk's Head pub and later on the small beach below
the campsite. Next day paddled to St Marys for some more R&R and
then spend the night on the beach at Bar Point and returned to Sennen
Harbour the next day.
DISTANCE/ TIME:24+ nautical miles - 5.5 hours on the
way over but 8.33 on the way back against a 3 to 4 NEasterly.
LOCAL TIDES: Given the nav you get 2 hours of good
tides, 2 hours of OK tides and 2 hours of against you. On the way over
we didn't go far enough south and ended up ferry gliding across a strong
northerly flow to get into the protection of the inner lagoon. On the
way back we had a bearing to get us to Sennen but in the end cut and
ran for close in and made our way northwards to Sennen.
HAZARDS/ PROBLEMS?:As always crossing the shipping
lanes is interesting and finding the beach below the campsite on St
Agnes was interesting in the dark and after too many beers.
ROUTE TAKEN:Track can be supplied for the return journey.
EVENTS/ OBSERVATIONS:Small pod of bottlenose dolphins
on the way out and possibly a turtle.
OTHER NOTES:Full VHF coverage and very helpful staff
in the St Mary's Harbour Master's office who helped recharge the VHF.
CONTRIBUTED BY:Dillon Hughes - also Steve Miles and
Phil Butler
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The team, Steve Miles, Phil Butler,
Dillon Hughes
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Phil Passing Longships Light |
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A welcome break amongst the Eastern
Rocks |
Bar Point on St Marys waiting for the sun
to go down |
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Camp/Bivvi On St Agnes |
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Sunrise, mid crossing |
Dillon Hughes - August 2005
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