Mar 2008
Cancellation of Racing, Saturday 29th March
28 March 2008 19:06 Filed in:
Yacht RacingCruising
The Met
Office inshore weather forecast for the Solent area for the 24
hours from 1800 today, Friday 28th March is as follows: Wind, West
backing south 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times. Sea state,
Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later. At best we feel
this forecast is marginal for racing, especially considering the
forecast of gale 8 winds at unknown times and for an unknown
duration. The sea state is also an area of concern, with the very
rough conditions forecast for 'later' meaning 12 hours from the
issue of the forecast, in other words, from 0600 tomorrow
morning.
It is therefore, with regret, we have taken the decision to cancel tomorrow's opening races for the Spring Series. We trust that our competitors will understand this decision and bear in mind that it was not taken lightly. We look forward to seeing you all next week for the long-distance race, when hopefully the weather will be more clement.
It is therefore, with regret, we have taken the decision to cancel tomorrow's opening races for the Spring Series. We trust that our competitors will understand this decision and bear in mind that it was not taken lightly. We look forward to seeing you all next week for the long-distance race, when hopefully the weather will be more clement.
Early warning of adverse weather - Saturday 29th March
25 March 2008 22:32 Filed in:
Yacht RacingCruising
At the
time of posting, the five-day weather forecast for Portsmouth
is forecasting wind speeds of 30mph
(F6) and gusts of 50mph (F9) for Saturday 29th March, the first
weekend of the Parhelion Spring Series 2008. If conditions occur as
predicted, there is likely to be an effect on Saturday's racing,
ultimately racing may not take place. As usual, the decision to run
Saturday's racing will be taken on the morning of the race, unless
the weather forecast is sufficiently poor to warrant a decision on
the previous evening.
Parhelion Sailing Instructions and Appendix A
25 March 2008 22:23 Filed in:
Yacht Racing
The
Sailing Instructions and Sailing Instructions Appendix A, East
Solent Marks, are now both available from the Downloads page.