Category: 2025 South coast & France

Lymington to Weymouth 38nm

Friday & Saturday 19/20 September

On Friday we enjoyed a beautiful sail to Weymouth. We left in fine weather and flat seas with the wind a delightful 9 knots which built up to about 14.

Weymouth to Dittisham 60nm

Monday  22 Sept

As we were in the inner harbour at Weymouth we had to wait for the first bridge opening at 10 to leave in mostly Northerly winds and fine sunshine.

Tuesday -Wednesday 23-24 September

Just up the river from Dartmouth and Kingswear is the most delightful village of Dittisham. We moored up on a visitor’s buoy in the deep (18m!) and generous river Dart. 

Dartmouth to Salcombe 15nm

Thursday 25 September & Friday 26

We picked Penny up off Dartmouth quay in the afternoon – it’s getting to be a habit, meeting Penny in Dartmouth! (See previous blogs)

Salcombe to Brixham 25nm

Saturday 27 September & Sunday 28

There are very unfamiliar grey skies today as we leave Salcombe.

Brixham to Lyme Regis 31nm

Monday 29 September

We set off knowing the forecast was for light airs and variable. Neither of those words are what sailors want to hear.

Lyme Regis to Old Harry 43nm

Tuesday 30 September 

There was absolutely no wind this morning. A beautiful dawn over the Dorset coast after a lovely sunset last night.

On Chesil Beach we walked in a gale

Pebbles? There’s bale upon bale

The ones that we found

Were so smooth and round

So glad that we didn’t sail!