Confession: I dragged my anchor in the Backwaters...

I anchored in Sea Moon last August Bank holiday for three nights in Landemere creek and almost gave up trying to get the CQR up; well and truely buried in clay. Virtually no weed when eventually it did come up, but lots of glutinous mud.

IanC
 
Is there a convention for letting someone know that you think they've anchored too close to you? it's happened a couple of times to us - we've been there for a while and as the anchorage fills up someone comes and drops their anchor not so close as to be obviously dangerous but close enough that our peaceful evening is spoiled by having to check every 10 mins, particularly with wind shifts and tide changes
 
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Call across and say 'Don't think we have met YET, would you like a G&T before we get entwined?' /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

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Never mind the anchoring issue, thats one heck of a chat up line Peter !! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 
Given the circumstances, and given how much you have made me chuckle, it was 20 mins well spent /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 
I don't know about a convention, but it would have been useful a couple of years ago in January when we anchored on solitary splendour at the side of Hamford Water for lunch when shortly after, an old Achilles with a red hull anchored a couple of boat-lengths away and three blokes started chatting loudly in the cockpit. We couldn't be bothered to argue, so re-anchored on the other side, in peace.
 
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Is there a convention for letting someone know that you think they've anchored too close to you?

[/ QUOTE ] Don't worry if you see us doing it. With my anchor 'skill' we'll be dragging down tide in a few minutes.
 
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Yes, did you know that the deep spot with the mooring is called 'Honey Pool'?

It is without doubt one of the loveliest spots on the East coast.

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Agreed !
Unfortunately (or fortunately ??) there doesn't seem to be enough swinging room / depth for two boats there so for me it's a winter-only choice.
I've occasionally used the moorings just before Landamere but have doubts about their security.
 
We find that the best place is just off the sign on the beach, there seems to be more mud there, we have anchored v close to the beach many times and have never landed on the mud, i use 4 times depth.
but it can be a real trial sometimes.
 
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Yes, did you know that the deep spot with the mooring is called 'Honey Pool'?

It is without doubt one of the loveliest spots on the East coast.

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Agreed !
Unfortunately (or fortunately ??) there doesn't seem to be enough swinging room / depth for two boats there so for me it's a winter-only choice.
I've occasionally used the moorings just before Landamere but have doubts about their security.

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The mooring actually belongs to the local farmer (who built the hard), and a very nice old bermudan 35' racer 'Widgeon'. So only usually empty in the winter. The deep water does extend slightly before Widgeon's mooring but there are moorings there as well. Go beyond and its almost totally dry by LW.

I beleive the Landermere moorings must have been abandoned - so wouldn't trust them overnight - i'd rather anchor.

BTW I've always wondered about all the oysterbed signs in Kirby Creek - do they exist or is this just to stop anyone anchoring there? Many years ago Kirby creek was a very popular anchorage, then the signs appeared.
 
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