How to sail a small boat into Bembridge Harbour, Isle of Wight.

[@lukegriffith2704]

These vids are really helpful for first time anywhere in the solent area. Brilliant thanks

[@confidencesailing]

Thanks for the comments and thanks for watching

[@johnpenson8801]

Yet another brilliant pilotage video. You really are helping to cover the Solent area with useful pilotage guides to augment all the various books and charts on this important subject. Hope you get those marks on your shiny new film repaired soon. No butties featured!

[@sitatt]

Thanks, mate! Another great pilotage tutorial!

[@confidencesailing]

Glad you liked it!

[@pjenkins3700]

Just a heads up to those reading this in 2024: the most limited depth is not in fact over the bar but on the leg up to the harbour entrance. The online depth gauge is for the bar only. I found there to be considerably less depth than that on the final approach to the harbour. As a result, I had around 1m under the keel over the bar but still ran aground. This is, I understand, an ongoing issue, but it’s not widely publicised. Hope this helps!

[@confidencesailing]

Thanks for that vital update and thanks for watching

[@Mrkk1103]

Excellent, thank you. We haven't been in there since 2018 (our boat was up on the East Coast) but now back in the Solent great to have this remnider.

[@confidencesailing]

You are very welcome. There’s been a lot of changes since 2018 - chiefly no rafting up - every berth now has a finger pontoon.

[@billgiles3261]

Thanks for an instructive video. I notice that you have a sail cover on and no foresail at the ready. An engine failure at an in opportune moment might be embarrassing with no alternative means of propulsion.

[@confidencesailing]

True. But I'm just showing solidarity with my Motorboating brethren who don't have an alternative means of propulsion