SIB club Round Portsmouth - Sunday 7 July 2013

[bingosucks]

Originally Posted by AJ.

New to me tohatsu 9.8 ss tested tonight running well. Good to go

Yehhhh this is gonna be ace just pray for sun

[PeterM]

Originally Posted by Searider

Will a 4.3 give us enough depth?

My feeling is yes...:-)

[PeterM]

Originally Posted by AJ.

New to me tohatsu 9.8 ss tested tonight running well. Good to go

How quick? Better than long 9.8? Sibnobber

[AJ.]

A little quicker and the bow doesn't lift so much with just one. Planes well with me and the Mrs. Handles well.

[PeterM]

Originally Posted by AJ.

A little quicker and the bow doesn't lift so much with just one. Planes well with me and the Mrs. Handles well.

How your Mrs 'handles' is irrelevant.....I asked about the boat...........

[AJ.]

There was a full stop you cheeky scamp!

[NSS]

Originally Posted by Searider

Will a 4.3 give us enough depth?

I've been down to Portsbridge this evening and walked from the western end to the railway bridge. I arrived there just under an hour after low water, and the creek had water along the full length (and was clearly flowing in from the western end). The shallow and most narrow point was where the high footbridge crosses both the A27 and the creek, about 400m from the Portsbridge end. At that point, there was no more than a few inches of water, and a collection of bikes, shopping trolleys and other debris was clearly visible.

Judging by the high water marks on the concrete parapets of the bridges, I'd estimate a high water draft of 8 to 10 feet, so even if we assume those high water marks are on a 5m tide, I reckon we should have no less than a 6ft (1.8m) under us at high water on the 7th.

At the second footbridge, which is close to the railway bridge and about 2/3 of the way along the creek, a number of metal or wooden poles protrude from the mud and stand near upright to a level that would see them just below the surface at high water. They are close to the southern parapet of the centre span of the footbridge but I'd advise staying well away from that side of the span when we make our passage.

I didn't continue to the Eastern Road (Langstone Harbour) end as the light was starting to fade, but Google satellite images suggest there shouldn't be any difference in draft through this section, so long as we follow the channel.

Hope this is helpful and I'm certainly more confident having walked the route.

[Searider]

NSS,

If I come, I'm following you!

Great research.

Duncan

[NSS]

Originally Posted by Searider

NSS,

If I come, I'm following you!

Great research.

Duncan

Careful what you wish for, it might be a case of the blind leading the blind!

[Wibs]

Originally Posted by Searider

NSS,

If I come, I'm following you!

+1

..and if we make it safely back to Warsash, hull untouched and heads unscalped I may even buy you a beer in the pub.

[Wibs]

Originally Posted by Searider

Great research.

Yes....I agree, been meaning to do this myself, but running out of time.

Still need to remove a frame

[NSS]

Seems that the creek was only re-opened to navigation in 1970, and named the Dunkirk Memorial Navigation Channel in honour of the small boats that had evacuated troops from Dunkirk (see Memorials and Monuments in Portsmouth (Port Creek Re-Opening and Dunkirk)

Rather appropriate then for us to take a convoy of small boats through it.

[bingosucks]

just been checking the route out looks epic !many thanks to the chaps doing the homework looks like it could be pretty mental

how many miles do you recon it is

is there parking at camber

[bingosucks]

Bingosucks deux being prepped launch wheels being put on. Just need to find a b and b in portsmouth now

[PeterM]

Originally Posted by NSS

Seems that the creek was only re-opened to navigation in 1970, and named the Dunkirk Memorial Navigation Channel in honour of the small boats that had evacuated troops from Dunkirk (see Memorials and Monuments in Portsmouth (Port Creek Re-Opening and Dunkirk)

Rather appropriate then for us to take a convoy of small boats through it.

So I reckon it should be known as the Dunkirk memorial sib run.???..if we do it once, then we can do it every year!!! (Like nacho run, jolly to the fully, bembridge beach bbq, round iow, round Anglesey etc)

[Searider]

Long range forecast for Sunday looks good :-)

[NSS]

Originally Posted by Searider

Long range forecast for Sunday looks good :-)

Forecast is looking great, but I have a bit of a problem. Picked up my new car today but can't get a towbar fitted until the 15th. Hoping I can get a mate to tow the RIB down to Warsash slip. I live only 2.5 miles away but it's a long way to pull it by hand

[AJ.]

Originally Posted by NSS

Forecast is looking great, but I have a bit of a problem. Picked up my new car today but can't get a towbar fitted until the 15th. Hoping I can get a mate to tow the RIB down to Warsash slip. I live only 2.5 miles away but it's a long way to pull it by hand

I can help out if your struggling, my SIB will be in the boot. A will cover it

[Wibs]

Took a few shots of the Creek at low tide today...

Was going to post 'em up, but can't seem to work this technology.!

I'll keep trying....or fall asleep waiting for them to upload...zzz

[NSS]

Originally Posted by AJ.

I can help out if your struggling, my SIB will be in the boot. A will cover it

Hi AJ, many thanks for that. Were you planning to launch at Warsash though? I wouldn't want you to go out of your way. Would be good to have a backup plan though as I'd be gutted to miss this trip (having been unable to do the round IoW recently).