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With another early start, Mike and I departed Tudor Sailing Club just after high water at around 0715, paddling eastwards across Langstone Harbour, weaving our way through the RSPB islands and under the Hayling Island bridge into Chichester Harbour.
The paddle down Emsworth Channel started off smoothly, but began to kick up near the harbour entrance with a strong ebbing tide across a firm breeze. The chop had a habit of landing straight in the lap or face...
We paused for coffee just at the harbour mouth, surfing in to the beach on a back eddy in the tide. The tide stream was clearly visible as it bounced over the West Pole Sands. We passed just inshore to avoid the frothing sea.
The trip along Hayling sea front to Langstone Harbour was punctuated by a lively rolling sea, determined to set us on to the beach. It took a fair amount of edging and stern rudder to hold the course across the bay to the East Winner sand bank and the entrance to Langstone Harbour.
Photo courtesy of Mike.
Just inside the entrance, we beached for breakfast. Mike had supplied the food, I supplied the cooker, we both forgot the cutlery. Bread and a pocket knife solved the problem.
A short paddle against the last of the ebb tide back up the harbour to the start point finished the 15 mile trip nicely just after mid day.
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