Fitting a solar arch and sinking in a mud berth | Spronging our boat #0.5

We set off on a mission to sail from Poole on the U.K. south coast through the Solent to Hayling Island to get a solar arch fitted on our Najad 391 Sailing Yacht.

The yard where the fabricators were situated required some interesting navigation to get there or our fin keel yacht as we had to navigate across the green on our charts! Once there we had to put the boat in a mud berth and seeing her sink down as the tide went out was emotional!

Whilst in the Solent we also go to Southampton for an appointment and Iain turns the boat around on the dock using a technique we call “Spronging”. It’s also a really useful technique for leaving a tight dock space.

We also visit Newtown Creek in the Solent using a transit line to enter this beautiful but difficult to navigate anchorage and are greeted by seals as we explore this stunning place by dinghy.

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