After sailing approx. 400nm and feeling more confident that our plans of extended travel to the Med were not too ridiculous, we were almost ready to go for good. We had been dreaming of escaping the UK for a good two years and it was dawning on us that we might not be too far from that after all. Plenty left to do before tackling the Channel for the first time, hitting the inland waterways of France and then cruising full swing into the Med. Realising that I would require and International Certificate of Competence for traveling through France on the River system I booked a date with the Brighton Marina Watersports Sailing School. I completed the test in the worst possible conditions but was further encouraged that Dan our instructor felt we had the required skill level now to head out across the Channel for good. As part of the test I was required to show an understanding of passage planning. Planning for a Channel crossing is totally different from the normal costal planning due to the tidal flows up and down the Channel. So we looked at this instead and it was good to have Dan's input and assistance even though I felt I knew the theory. You can only plan so much before heading off and a lot does depend on the weather for the day, which we happened to find out all too well...
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