Vessel Name: | Difran 2 |
Vessel Make/Model: | Own Design & Build |
Hailing Port: | Moved To beaulieu River |
Crew: | Mars Street & Josh Passingham |
About: | Great Crew we enjoy sailing together |
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It is now july 2018. The last two years have been difficult for my own physical being also the sailing of Difran 2.
It all started so well Sailed out from the Solent Tuesday 17th May. Into Brighton VHF reply have you read Notice to Mariners 'we have 1.5 m silt what draft are you? managed to get in and find the berth. Wednesday poored with rain Thursday went to go silt caused late departure late at Dungness, late into [...]
Departed Beaulieu Tuesday morning around 09.00. great day pleasant sail cleared Selsey heading for Brighton, on entry had discussion with HM about silting and depth. All ok, next day wind and rain so stayed put. early departure prevented by low water got out then struggled with tides at Dungness rough [...]
So here we are May 14th all is nearly ready Mars joins me to shift Difran 2 onto the pontoon at Bucklers, Paul joins on Monday and we are off Tuesday 17th May, Brighton, Dover, Chatham, Shotley, Lowestoft.
As I get older the winters seem of late to be cold wet and very windy. On the Beaulieu river we had three yachts blown ashore seemingly missing all other moored craft, Difran 2 had a few problems damage to Boom tent and Spray hood, all mended now. There have been two or three days when one i#was able [...]