trip south this weekend

[betty boop]

Venturing down to Chichester harbour tomorrow, no one seems to talk about it much, any tips or hints? I thinking Itchnor launch and their visitor moorings?

I too avoided it when going from London with better options either side but some stupid 18 y/o with a birthday booked a caravan in Pagham for his big celebration and some other stupid idiot has been asked to tow a boat down there and escorting 10 other 18/19 yo's - hopefully with a small weather window to match and wondering what to do in the weather/wind?

[Ianfs]

Great place in my opinion. Do some YouTube searches, they'll be useful. Spect you know a lot of it dries out.
Pagham is great seems to be mostly a holiday park now.
Hmmm 10 x 18/19 yr olds, eerrr I'll stay well clear.

[betty boop]

Great place in my opinion. Do some YouTube searches, they'll be useful. Spect you know a lot of it dries out.
Pagham is great seems to be mostly a holiday park now.
Hmmm 10 x 18/19 yr olds, eerrr I'll stay well clear.

thanks Ian no moral support then? I was going to stay well clear of the idea, i need neither the cost or the agro but I relented and now have a boat 3/4 loaded it may sink let alone launch. the harbour master was very helpful so I may give their berths a try and see how we go. Feels like a foreign holiday going that far south nowadays.

[ChrisH]

Great place in my opinion. Do some YouTube searches, they'll be useful. Spect you know a lot of it dries out.
Pagham is great seems to be mostly a holiday park now.
Hmmm 10 x 18/19 yr olds, eerrr I'll stay well clear.

thanks Ian no moral support then? I was going to stay well clear of the idea, i need neither the cost or the agro but I relented and now have a boat 3/4 loaded it may sink let alone launch. the harbour master was very helpful so I may give their berths a try and see how we go. Feels like a foreign holiday going that far south nowadays.

Can't help either I'm afraid. Sorry. Never taken my boat there. But I think as already mentioned be aware of which parts dry out and if course the tides. . I would image it is all speed limited as well. Personally I'd be more concerned about the 18 year olds.

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[Ianfs]

thanks Ian no moral support then?

Absolutely not!

However if you wanted to drive an hour and 20 mins west, we could put you up and show you a good time.

[betty boop]

thanks Ian no moral support then?

Absolutely not!

However if you wanted to drive an hour and 20 mins west, we could put you up and show you a good time.

thanks for the offer, hopefully we'll only see them for the trip down and 1 day on the boat,

[shibbs]

Haha, good luck to you BB!!!
Don't forget you have the Witterings where there is a great sandy beach which you can get right into on a boat, great for a few hours swimming / playing about.
About 40 minutes from Chichester harbour I think.

[shibbs]

Ah, just re-read your original post, tomorrow was today!!
Sorry about that..
So how did it go anyway, did you have a good day? Fairly sheltered inside the harbour I imagine, very windy everywhere else I've been today!

[betty boop]

Ah, just re-read your original post, tomorrow was today!!
Sorry about that..
So how did it go anyway, did you have a good day? Fairly sheltered inside the harbour I imagine, very windy everywhere else I've been today!

yes I was a bit late posting and missed out on an over night at the Wittering anchorage which was a bummer, we only found it as we went out of the harbour on sunday. out at sea was still a bit lumpy so we came back in after all 4 young one's chickened out of a ringo ride despite giving it a large one that they would ride all day & decided fishing was hard work. So we stopped at Witterings and threw out the anchor so they could walk to shore, which again they couldnt manage to do A short trip out and guess who was left to clean up the boat after they got out and buggered off.

[Ianfs]

A short trip out and guess who was left to clean up the boat after they got out and buggered off.

Typical. Did you enjoy your trip Sarf then?