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Sailing the English channel :)

2K views 6 replies 5 participants last post by  tdw 
#1 ·
Heyy :D im 14 from england and i mainly sail dinghies on a nice shelterd lake :) however i am planning to add some excitement and sail the english channel in memory of operation dynamo and to raise some money for charity :) one slight problem though.. i have no idea what i need to do... if anyone can help me -eg. the essentials,, experience needed,, that kind of stuff- then it would me much appreciated :) thanks :D xx
 
#4 ·
I have been a liveaboard for 10 years crossed oceans and one of the scariest thing I have done was crossing the English Channel.

Tie your ankles together with about a foot of slack, now imagine crossing a motorway.

It is BUSY out there and the big boys can't slow down in a hurry or change course in a hurry.

What sort of boat were you thinking of using for the crossing? If it is a 12 to 14 foot dinghy a support boat might be a sensible safety option.

It is clearly possible to do it even in something like a Oppie but the rope between your ankles gets shorter.
 
#5 ·
errm... well... a topper probably :) hehe might go for an oppie XD just for the lol's :) and havent mentioned it to my mum yet,, only my dad because he'll say yes :)
i have sailed on the sea before and i know its a little harded than earlswood lakes :0 might do a couple of practice sails to the isle of white etc :)
 
#6 ·
At 14 you will learn and react faster than most of the old farts on this site including myself.

Get more experience, maybe crew with someone more experienced, on open water; Solent, Bristol Channel, Irish Sea, North Sea,... then go for it.
 
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