Contessa 32 - A yacht delivery from Falmouth to Hamble.
23 September 2025 · 10 min · 7K views · The Solent
What this video covers
A Contessa 32 named Cygnet is delivered from Falmouth to Hamble, with weather routing as the central challenge.▶ 0:33 The skipper uses Windy to compare two departure windows: leaving the first day would mean 23 knots gusting 31 with over two metres of swell — fast but hard on the boat.▶ 0:57 Delaying to the following morning, departing around 10–11 a.m., drops conditions to 18 gusting 23 with a maximum wave height of 1.4 metres, which the skipper judges acceptable for a delivery where protecting the boat takes priority over speed.▶ 1:25 The route passes Start Point overnight, where wind lightens temporarily but the boat holds 5 knots under full sail.▶ 5:03 Wind fills back in at around 10 knots from the west, allowing a goosewing run toward the Solent.▶ 6:22 The final leg departs Yarmouth timed to arrive at Hamble on high water.▶ 6:59 On a delivery, a 24-hour delay to avoid two-metre swell and 30-knot gusts is the right trade-off when the boat's condition matters more than schedule.
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