Lepe
Lepe is just "up" from Calshot, and can claim to be
windier in a prevailing SW, especially if accelerated by a sea
breeze - being more in line with the Needles as the wind funnels
down the Solent
The big negative is that it is very popular with day trippers,
the photos below were taken on a Friday in the Feb half term, and
the carpark was nearly full! |
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 I've only sailed at Lepe once, but it was fun, quite a few years back.
Cowes week was on and the Solent across to the Isle of Wight was full
of sail craft of every conceivable size - a good F5 was blowing and went
out on the trusty old "Mistral Screamer" - can't for the life
of me remember what sail.
Buzzing the boats was great fun, though I did appreciate that they were
racing, so did not get to much in their way. After a while, whilst sailing out in the middle decided to carry on
to the Isle of Wight, did this a couple of times and landed at Gurnard
Bay though the wind inshore was very light as the bay is in the lee of
the wind. As a location it's great if you have a family or bored partner, at least
they can chill out in pleasant surroundings. You won't find many kiters
/ windsurfers out there purely because of the lack of space for rigging
etc - but its' worth a trip if you've been / going to Calshot 
Looking NW towards Lymington |
Busy car park - a Friday in February (half term) |
Just about make out the Isle of Wight - usually much clearer and
closer |
Landmark of trees to head back to if venturing out to the Island
and you want something to take a mental bearing of |
South Coast Beach Breaks
Hover over any red dot for details
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