tome
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Put in a waypoint half way across in the middle of the shipping lanes. It's good for morale, it's good for vectors and it will make a better navigator and skipper of you. Use it to plan your sleep pattern and watches if night sailing, after all you'll have 'time to go' on display and can work backwards to the start of the first shipping lane.
Once you pass your waypoint, switch gps to Cherbourg for the 2nd leg. Know how far to go to be clear of the next shipping lane. When 20M to go to chbg, study the tides and adjust your course to make sure you're up-tide on your approach.
Be sure to study pilotage. Cherbourg is an easy approach in any weather and state of tide, but there are rocks and you need to stay the right side of the entrance buoys. At least one forumite can tell you more.
Cherbourg is very familiar to us, but be aware that it's a huge port and the marina is tucked away in a corner. Have a crew study the pilotage, and enjoy the crossing.
Once you pass your waypoint, switch gps to Cherbourg for the 2nd leg. Know how far to go to be clear of the next shipping lane. When 20M to go to chbg, study the tides and adjust your course to make sure you're up-tide on your approach.
Be sure to study pilotage. Cherbourg is an easy approach in any weather and state of tide, but there are rocks and you need to stay the right side of the entrance buoys. At least one forumite can tell you more.
Cherbourg is very familiar to us, but be aware that it's a huge port and the marina is tucked away in a corner. Have a crew study the pilotage, and enjoy the crossing.