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Tim Parkinson
Tony Ryan
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22/08/2013
09:36:00
Sunny
1st attempt at Bullo Pill - Unsuccessful
22nd August (Highest tide of the year in the evening)
LT Sharpness 06:20 HT Sharpness 09:36 height: 9.7m LT Sharpness 18:42 Tony Ryan 6:30 Arrived to find tide entering Pill 6:45 Able to board Avocet without difficulty 07:05 Rowed away from mooring after returning to attach tender to bow rather than stern mooring in view of weight on the latter. 07:21 Hoisted sails in next to no wind. Eastern Middle Buoyensius! 07:34 Counts still with no real wind until 7:54 when S 2-3 08:25 Lydney Pier after fine reach in S 2 08:45 Purton Hulks SE 3 09:20 No wind so rowed into bank .25 mile downstream form Noose corner. 9:48 Tide slack inshore so set off rowing 10:25 Sailed into Brim's Pill SW 2 10:54 Sharpness Pier SW 3 11:40 Near Counts with no sign of Cooling Pond marker beacons 12:00 Sailed into Pill
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