A day out in Portsmouth harbour ? the best way to explore
Travel May 14th, 2008
Portsmouth harbour is the main naval base in the UK and as such offers
a fantastic variation of naval and pleasure craft. There are many ways
to explore the harbour including )
? (rigid inflatable boat) for the day. If you take some friends or
family this actually works out great value for money and gives you the
freedom to chose which parts of the harbour you visit. The Rib can be
at your disposal all day and some are capable of over 50mph so you can
be anywhere in the Solent in no time. Portsmouth harbour actually has a
speed limit of 10 knots so if you , they have
huge deck space and large areas beneath deck. As with the Rib you can
chose where you visit and you are not restricted to Portsmouth harbour
alone. Despite there large size the lack of a keel means that you are
not restricted by shallow water which is handy as Portsmouth harbour is
very tidal. Most of the sailing barges also have plenty of berths down
below so you can even sleep on the boat and continue sailing the next
morning.
