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This year I was warned away (on vhf) from proceeding up Kirby Creek by, I think
perhaps oyster fishermen. Or might the guys have had a net placed across the
creek? Not knowing the local situation I duly U turned back into Hamford Water
to anchor.

Does anyone know the the do's and don'ts of the Backwaters, as I'd like to do
more exploring in future.
 
Its one of the recognised challenges of the East Coast, to get round Horsey Island... Kirby Creek is navigable, and has no legally recognised restrictions...

Unless they had a very good reason (and i'd be surprised if it was a net around Oyster beds), then they were just being awkward.. the yacht club there (W&FYC) organise annual trips round the island for the kids in dinghies...

I did it in 2008 with CliveG on Sirenia, in 2009 by tender, and intend to do it again in 2010 somehow or other.....

I suspect it was an example of insularity you experienced
 
There are signs warning about anchorage in Kirby Creek, but there's nothing to stop you going down there - there's several mooring down there anyway.

I have never been quite clear how far the oyster beds stretch (or indeed if they really exist) and whether anchorage round the corner (past the large grey yacht) towards Horsey mere is OK, there's a nice deep bit there.
 
Shamal said:
There are signs warning about anchorage in Kirby Creek, but there's nothing to stop you going down there - there's several mooring down there anyway.

I have never been quite clear how far the oyster beds stretch (or indeed if they really exist) and whether anchorage round the corner (past the large grey yacht) towards Horsey mere is OK, there's a nice deep bit there.
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The beds are marked by withies, as far as I could see when we explored all round there in our dinghy last summer. Quite a number of moorings up there also, cannot imagine why the OP was "warned off" perhaps something illicit going on that day?
 
Shamal said:
There are signs warning about anchorage in Kirby Creek, but there's nothing to stop you going down there - there's several mooring down there anyway.

I have never been quite clear how far the oyster beds stretch (or indeed if they really exist) and whether anchorage round the corner (past the large grey yacht) towards Horsey mere is OK, there's a nice deep bit there.
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Shhhhh!!

They may have thought you wanted to anchor or moor and I suspect that as there are only moorings and one anchorage in a "hole" - if the anchorage is taken; then there is no point going down there.
 
Horsey Island circumnav

Thanks for your earlier knowledge boys.

My boat can take the ground and has a draught of 1m with the plate up.

Qs. Do you think I could dry on clean ground at the top of Twizzle Creek adjacent to the Causeway? Am I allowed? With my draught I'm not gonna make it through The Wade to Kirby Creek am I?
 
I have taken Sirenia round Horsey Island twice.
Once under power with Morgana and family and once under sail.
To get over The Wade at the top of the tide we had Sirenia's keel and rudder nearly all the way up.
I would have thought that she had less that 0.5m draft.
With everything right up she needs 0.3m but the prop touches at that.

As stated by others I can see no reason that someone should try to stop you going up Kirby Creek.
according to the chart there are oyster beds all along the creaks that do not dry.
They are marked by withies.
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There would be an objection to you anchoring in the area.

If I want to dry out in the backwaters I would wait for a calm day and sit on the sand at the North end of Stone Point.

My regular spot is at The Rocks on the Deben.
Very useful to scrub off the growths that she manages to attract.
 
I took my Hunter Ranger 265(draught 1.00m) round Horsey across the Wade and into Titchmarsh several years ago about an hour before HW springs.We didn't touch.The Harbourmaster said not many boats do it nowadays.Wouldn't do it with my current boat(Moody 31 fin)
 
round horsey

I took the super slug around there this summer

echo sounder never registered less than six feet - it was a good high spring tide and the slug draws no more than a welly

will be posting the vid of the trip on friday week

D
 
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Very nice indeed, but I felt spoilt by your unnecessary vinegar about other types of boat - this forum, IMHO, believes that all boating is valid, no matter what it is made of, or whether or not it has sails.
Sory, it just irritated me.
 
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FullCircle said:
Very nice indeed, but I felt spoilt by your unnecessary vinegar about other types of boat - this forum, IMHO, believes that all boating is valid, no matter what it is made of, or whether or not it has sails.
Sory, it just irritated me.
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apologies for the vinegar - its just that I am stupid enough to think that patio doors and balconies are designed for houses rather than boats - crazy idea I know...

Dylan
 
Loverly stuff Dylan. My boat draws 1m with everything raised so I should be able to make it.

When you get to my home port of Amble, Northumberland, I have a test for you, to sail over the weir and up to the old 'port' at Warkworth.

Incidentally, I have a half tide mud mooring at Holy Island which you'd be welcome to use. Mud max 3-4" so you can safely plodge ashore.
 
mud mooring

it was only to say thanks for the offer

planning to stay on the Alde until April - then leave the boat on the broads for a month in May - spend a month or maybe more around the wash - take the boat into the fens and then up the north sea

aiming to overwinter in the Edinburgh area

Dylan
 
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