Channel Sailor
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I am fairly new to Portsmouth harbour and have already used the Inner Swashway a few times when the tide is above 2m rise. if I want to arrive from a direction from somewhere between SW to SSW I was wondering if any locals can advise me of the deepest water route (and at what depth CD they reckon it is)? Also 1) any useful transits to take a reliable depth track, both entering and leaving 2) Bearing in mind recent channel dredging, how wide is the channel either side of BC Outer post (E.g before you could run aground on the north end of Hamilton Bank)? My yacht draws 1.55m.
My chart shows a least depth of 0.5m cd quite close WSW of BC Outer Post that marks the entrance. So it could be the answer will be 0.5m.
My chart shows a least depth of 0.5m cd quite close WSW of BC Outer Post that marks the entrance. So it could be the answer will be 0.5m.