Dream Legs

The best thing about virtual sailing on the desk with charts or on the computer, is that you can fast and easy switch between whatever courses you like:

Alt plan mixed with photo of Zephyr

Our good skydiving and sailing friend, Jan Arvidsson, came up with a suggestion of a better route, even though not so much longer. To first head up north, passing Skagen and then going to Inverness, the Caledonian channel to Oban and then around Irland rounding Fastnet Rock in the south before going straight to La Coruna? It is an interesting idea, about 1600 Nm compared to otherwise some 1300 Nm.  If the alternative route is following down the Irish Sea between Irland and England, this route sould be cut down to something like maybe 1500 Nm.



Some reasons for avoiding the English Channel:

• Extremly crowded with huge ships
• Often fog
• Current may sometimes approach 6-7 knots
• Tides up to 6 meters
• Shallow water gives ruff vawes

Extensive planning and timing is needed for when to sail or going to harbours, to avoid negative effects of many of the listed problems. Certainly those are releveant also for the other route, but usually not to the same extent.