Dash for the Coast, 23rd May
Discussion
Somebody pointed out that it's been far too long since the last one. So, without further ado…
We'll be setting off at 6am from Surrey's favourite dogging grounds (Ockham Common next to J10 on the M25) and heading, in a roundabout sort of way, to the south coast for breakfast, taking in 2-3 hours of lovely twisties across the South Downs. If you've never done a Dash for the Coast, you're in for a treat.
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We'll be setting off at 6am from Surrey's favourite dogging grounds (Ockham Common next to J10 on the M25) and heading, in a roundabout sort of way, to the south coast for breakfast, taking in 2-3 hours of lovely twisties across the South Downs. If you've never done a Dash for the Coast, you're in for a treat.
Goodies
Google Map
Route notes
Itinerary file
Itinerary file
Edited by Gruffy on Friday 21st May 10:22
Zippee said:
Is there any special route planned for this or just a fast run down for brekkie?
Yes, there's quite a special route planned. It'll follow the same basic route as my previous Dashes but looks likely to end at the Marina rather than Hayling Island. I'll post the details, maps and sat-nav files around a week before.y2blade said:
any info on the route yet Darren?
Apologies for the delay, I've just touched down after a week motoring around Sicily (recommended). The Sailing Club aren't able to accommodate us any more. Unfortunately it upset some of their members in the past. So we'll finish up a few miles down the road at the Marina instead. I'll amend the route files tomorrow and post them here for download.
.Mark said:
.Mark said:
Gruffy said:
y2blade said:
any info on the route yet Darren?
Apologies for the delay, I've just touched down after a week motoring around Sicily (recommended). The Sailing Club aren't able to accommodate us any more. Unfortunately it upset some of their members in the past. So we'll finish up a few miles down the road at the Marina instead. I'll amend the route files tomorrow and post them here for download.
Turbofun said:
Hi Gruffy
Please can you confirm meeting time at the start point and what time you are expecting to set off?
Do you have a final itn. file(route)?
Plus are we finishing at The Inn on The Beach, Hayling Island sea front for breakie ?
The weather looking great for the weekend, Cheers Turbofun
We'll be setting off from Ockham Common at 6am so I'd imagine people will start gathering from 5:30 or so. We're finishing at Port Solent Marina this time, where I'm reliably informed we'll be well catered for in terms of breakfast and coffee.Please can you confirm meeting time at the start point and what time you are expecting to set off?
Do you have a final itn. file(route)?
Plus are we finishing at The Inn on The Beach, Hayling Island sea front for breakie ?
The weather looking great for the weekend, Cheers Turbofun
Edited to fix the link
Edited by Gruffy on Thursday 20th May 12:06
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The route is a twisty one and it's easy to lose your way so I encourage everybody to 'leave no man behind'. If everybody keeps an eye out for the guy behind - just holding back so that they can see where you've turned off - then we'll not lose anybody. Please play nicely through the villages and then use your discretion on the open stretches.
Here's to a sunny, traffic-free Sunday morning!
Edited to add Garmin file
Google Map
Route notes
Itinerary file
Itinerary file
The route is a twisty one and it's easy to lose your way so I encourage everybody to 'leave no man behind'. If everybody keeps an eye out for the guy behind - just holding back so that they can see where you've turned off - then we'll not lose anybody. Please play nicely through the villages and then use your discretion on the open stretches.
Here's to a sunny, traffic-free Sunday morning!
Edited to add Garmin file
Edited by Gruffy on Friday 21st May 09:39
I've no experience installing a Garmin file but on a TomTom I do it like this:
- Connect the TomTom to my computer, where it loads as an external drive
- Navigate to the folder named 'itn'
- Drop the Dash.itn file into the 'itn' folder
- The Dash itinerary is available to select within the TomTom system the next time I power up
It does exactly that, Digby. It distinguishes between waypoints and destinations. If you were to somehow miss a waypoint (or if there was an occasion where I'd accidentally programmed a waypoint on the wrong side of a dual carriageway) you may need to mark a waypoint as visited otherwise the TomTom would want to turn you around to tick that waypoint off.
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