What day are we intending to go ? If sat what time will we launch ? can't get down fri day ,so will have to have a very early start sat ( 4 hr drive) then prob home as well will be a long day.
[QUOTE=TRevor Lawson;539251]Thats good news Mikedid you find any where to park vehicles and trailers? also whats post code of slip for sat nav?
post code of the Hotel Aqua next to slip is DT5 1BD
you may be VERY lucky and find parking on the road.
there is pay and display next to slip. (small)
I have found a free car park 300m away where divers leave car and trailer.(make sure you have trailer wheel lock)
you could negotiate a fee with clarks boatyard next door for the day.
Just checked tides for sat 1st june portland easy tide shows high water at 12.22(,added 1hr for bst to shown times) so h/w is 13.22 am i correct ?can we still launch at 10.30 ?
We're still up for it and, from speaking to them at the weekend, so might be Oscarguitar from Poole with us (if, like us, his RIB can be counted as an honorary SIB for the day) and Trevor G from Poole or possibly even further East for him.
I'll liaise with them about meeting up but, because of the tides in our marina, Oscarguitar and I will need to leave either before 10.00am (in which case we'll get to Lulworth about the same time as you're launching) or after 12.00 (in which case we won't arrive until just after 1.00pm).
The latter is probably preferable since it would still leave time to have lunch at Lulworth, pop across to Durdle Door with sufficient water for anyone intrepid enough to go under the arch (which I've done once before without damaging my gearbox so won't be chancing it again!)
Oscarguitar and us will need someone to tender us ashore, however, so let me know if you have other plans/timings!
I may well be out and about that day depends upon the weather, it is also round the island race day so i may pop out and see some of that. I will take some pics of you all if I spot you, not sure if im intending to go all the way. Be warned depending upon weather and tide / tidal race states the overfalls by St Aldhelms can be rather nasty especially if you havn't experienced them before so consider going a few miles out to miss them if its an issue or look up how to go on the inside of them. Not for the faint hearted if they are running in a enormous heap of 3 metres or higher walls of water with huge force behind them ... not to put you off of course just plan well and keep well.
I will be comming down Sat morn aim to meet you at slip around 10 ish, i will not be camping fri night, do we have to pass st aldhiems head from portland direction ?
did you find any where to park vehicles and trailers? also whats post code of slip for sat nav?
