Seen from the sea
Steve Belasco takes another trip along Dorset’s coast to show how different the views are from the water
Published in August ’18
The sea is beautiful, unpredictable, murderous and marvellous. Man has conquered about the top six foot of it, or at least can travel on its surface when it is benign. Coastal waters are often more dangerous than open sea with strong currents, hidden reefs, shifting sands and sounds that play tricks on you.
Viewing the Dorset landscape from the sea can also play tricks on you: landmarks that seem huge when you are on foot, seem dwarfed by the world around them viewed from the deck of a boat just a few hundred yards out. By contrast, landmarks that cannot be approached on foot suddenly assume their full majestic size when viewed from their base in a boat.
Viewing Dorset from the sea also allows you to see some views you simply would not and indeed could not see from elsewhere. So remember, if you think you’ve combed the length and breadth of this beautiful county of ours, there might just be 88 miles of views you’ve not seen yet.
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The Tall Ship Earl of Pembroke captured off Lulworth
Photographer on Pulpit Rock, Portland
Abbotsbury & Chesil Beach
Fishing boat Red Rose, PO11 , passes Portland Bill
Chesil Beach near St Catherine’s Chapel & Chesil Beach
Blacknor, West Weares Blacknor, West Weares and Chiswell, Portland
The western edge of the harbour protecting sea defences at West Bay
A harvest near the sea, rather than of the sea in West Dorset
Fishing from Chesil Beach in August. Note the full set of waterproofs being worn.
People too close to the rocks at the top and the bottom of East Cliff, West Bay
