Chickened out at 0.3m!

[Bristolfashion]

We are dangling off Harwich, girding our loins (i. e. drinking coffee) for another go!

 

[englishrobs]

We are dangling off Harwich, girding our loins (i. e. drinking coffee) for another go!

Enjoy the backwaters. Shallowest around the No2 as you cross Sunken Pye

 

[Charlie Boy]

I showed 0 under the keel trying to get into SYH last Friday evening. The bar stewards would not answer my VHF to tell me if there was a vacant berth & i was stuck in the entrance channel. To make matters worse i had got sea sick off the knoll & was just about all in. When i floated off I eventually went to Shotley who were far more accomodating. So a minus 1 for SYH

Unless things have changed they aren’t manned 24 hrs at SYH, whereas Shotley are because of the lock

 

[Concerto]

Similar at Woolverstone. I once arrived very late a couple of years ago and no one answered the VHF. When I asked the following morning they said they had a security guard on overnight, but he did not have a VHF licence so could not use the radio.

 

[Bilgediver]

0.3m is loads....on the East Coast ? going back to my old home marina (syh) it was pretty regular to show 0 under the keel ?

And you can see the sand being stirred up by keels and rudder

 

[englishrobs]

0.3m is loads....on the East Coast ? going back to my old home marina (syh) it was pretty regular to show 0 under the keel ?

Quite a few years ago sailing a boat that wasn't mine I discovered some wag had set the depth alarm to 0.5m. Took me ages to burrow my way through unfamiliar menus to find the alarm settings and turn the damn thing off.

 

[jimi]

I showed 0 under the keel trying to get into SYH last Friday evening. The bar stewards would not answer my VHF to tell me if there was a vacant berth & i was stuck in the entrance channel. To make matters worse i had got sea sick off the knoll & was just about all in. When i floated off I eventually went to Shotley who were far more accomodating. So a minus 1 for SYH

I posted a couple of days ago in the East Coast Forum about lack of depth in the entrance, I reckon it is 0.9 below CD at the moment which can be a problem for those of us with deeper draught boats.

 

[Stemar]

a problem for those of us with deeper draught boats.

That strikes me as a good definition for east coast sailing in general

 

[pvb]

I showed 0 under the keel trying to get into SYH last Friday evening. The bar stewards would not answer my VHF to tell me if there was a vacant berth & i was stuck in the entrance channel. To make matters worse i had got sea sick off the knoll & was just about all in. When i floated off I eventually went to Shotley who were far more accomodating. So a minus 1 for SYH

SYH only has radio contact from 0800 to 1730! I reckon this is shortsighted, as on summer evenings there's a constant stream of people vainly radioing SYH asking for a berth for the night. A couple of visitors a day would easily cover the cost of having someone answering the radio for a few extra hours.

 

[pyrojames]

I've done Ryde - not difficult on the right tide but ....... !

If you don't mind leaning a bit, it's a great spot.

I used to be on the east coast but I'm now in the Solent. I had to get my east coast fix by going into Newtown Creek. ?

 

[Daydream believer]

SYH only has radio contact from 0800 to 1730! I reckon this is shortsighted, as on summer evenings there's a constant stream of people vainly radioing SYH asking for a berth for the night. A couple of visitors a day would easily cover the cost of having someone answering the radio for a few extra hours.

So what is a visitor expected to do? b..ger off one assumes One can hardly just barge in & squat in a regulars berth, just before they turn up. Not really very polite to them is it .

 

[jimi]

So what is a visitor expected to do? b..ger off one assumes One can hardly just barge in & squat in a regulars berth, just before they turn up. Not really very polite to them is it .

Phone up before 5:30

 

[pvb]

So what is a visitor expected to do? b..ger off one assumes One can hardly just barge in & squat in a regulars berth, just before they turn up. Not really very polite to them is it .

Yes, if you're not particularly fussy or principled, you could motor in to SYH after they close the office, tie up for the night, leave early the next morning and they'd be none the wiser. The chance of a berth-holder returning is slim, but you'd just apologise and move to another empty berth.

 

[capnsensible]

I used to be on the east coast but I'm now in the Solent. I had to get my east coast fix by going into Newtown Creek. ?

Try Keyhaven or Titchfield yacht haven for that extra sharpness. ?

 

[jimi]

Try Keyhaven or Titchfield yacht haven for that extra sharpness. ?

Or Newport on the Medina

 

[Daydream believer]

Yes, if you're not particularly fussy or principled, you could motor in to SYH after they close the office, tie up for the night, leave early the next morning and they'd be none the wiser. The chance of a berth-holder returning is slim, but you'd just apologise and move to another empty berth.

That might be some people's idea. But I have managed to get to 74 years old without thieving & I would not want to start now. On top of that I was really sea sick & as soon as I tied up I had to go to bed. Moving would take some time & if I was a returning berth holder I might get a bit miffed waiting for some sicko to get out of bed & move to somewhere - & then where would that be? I would be in difficulty being single handed

 

[Daydream believer]

That strikes me as a good definition for east coast sailing in general

Actually I draw 1.800 & apart from my home marina at Bradwell, this is the first time for ages that I have found an issue with draft.

 

[pvb]

That might be some people's idea. But I have managed to get to 74 years old without thieving & I would not want to start now. On top of that I was really sea sick & as soon as I tied up I had to go to bed. Moving would take some time & if I was a returning berth holder I might get a bit miffed waiting for some sicko to get out of bed & move to somewhere - & then where would that be? I would be in difficulty being single handed

I was merely pointing out the rather short-sighted attitude of SYH to visiting yachtsmen.

 

[Daydream believer]

I was merely pointing out the rather short-sighted attitude of SYH to visiting yachtsmen.

That was in no way meant as a reflection on you, . You did say "if you're not particularly fussy or principled, ". I just wanted to express my distaste for such actions

 

[Charlie Boy]

Yes, if you're not particularly fussy or principled, you could motor in to SYH after they close the office, tie up for the night, leave early the next morning and they'd be none the wiser. The chance of a berth-holder returning is slim, but you'd just apologise and move to another empty berth.

Just go on the fuel berth. They won’t be selling any from 17.30 to 0800 or thereabouts. I imagine the staff in the lightship could be persuaded to tell you the shower codes, what with being a late arrival and all that.