Sat 05 July

Nab Tower to Ouistreham

1900 BST

Depart Nab

86 miles @6kts= 14 hours

Sun 06 July

1000 FST

Arrive off Ouistreham

Springs were on 5th July

Lock gates open 11:15 and 13:15

HW Ouis.= HW Le H less 45min=13:26

Ouistreham to Caen

13:30

Catch open bridge convoy South

8 miles, approx 1.5 hours

or 16:30

to Caen marina

Free dinner

Mon 07 July

Stay Caen

Excursions to Bayeux or Normandy Beaches

Group dinner in Caen

Tues 08 July

Caen to Honfleur

08:45

Catch open bridge convoy North

HW Ouis.= 02:30 and 15:00

12:15

Take first seaward lock out

Ouistreham to Honfleur =24 miles =4hours

Roughly 2 hours + tide, then 2 against.

16:45

Arrive Honfleur

HW Honfl.=Le H less1.5=14:00

probably just as freeflow has ended

Free dinner

Wed 09 July

Stay Honfleur

Excursion to Giverney, back via Rouen

where Tallships will be in harbour all week.

Evening openair concerts and fireworks 

Late return to Honfleur

Thurs 10 July

Stay Honfleur

Recovery day!

Group dinner at restaurant

Fri 11 July

Honfleur to Le Havre

13 miles, 2.5 hours

1400

Leave Honfleur on freeflow

HW Honfl. =16:30

16:30

Arrive Le Havre

Dinner with yacht club (SRH)?

Sat 12 July

Return to Solent in own time

16:00

Depart Le Havre

14 hours sailing

Sun 13 July

05:00 BST

Nab Tower

08:00 BST

Back on berth

Mon 14 July

Tallships leave Rouen and parade down river

for the start of their race to Liverpool.

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Note:

It will be difficult to include Carentan. To exit Carentan and get 45 miles to Oiustreham

on the same tide is not likely. At the end of the rally on 12th July we have neaps

and not enough depth to get in safely. 

I think we follow the suggestion to add Carentan to a St Vaast rally.