A slow hazy humid day with little wind and showers, so motor sailed much of the time until wind freshened nearer Portsmouth. Nice coming back into the Solent and familiar sea / landscape from growing up in the area and childhood sailing adventures.
The hydrovane doesn’t work when motoring so got the auto-helm out.
Cut a piece of wood so can mount the instrument displays in cockpit.
The two forts that guarded entrance to the Solent during the war, with Isle of Wight in the background.
There’s an underwater concrete barrier between marker and the fort in the distance, to prevent submarines from attacking!
43 nautical miles
