Deben Bar

[nathanlee]

I've found out how not to do it.

29knots, beam on to a breaking sea that was much taller than Kudu.

and it looks so pleasant in the pictures.

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[nathanlee]

oh, 32knots as I got into felixstowe ferry.

it was an entertaining journey.

 

[Kilter]

Plenty of time to take pictures then? /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[MoodySabre]

It does have a certain reputation. Just like you are acquiring /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

Glad you lived to tell the tale.

 

[Cantata]

I never did understand all the fuss about the Deben bar, I reckon it's all got up by locals trying to keep the Solent types away...

 

[beancounter]

Well done that man!

Must have been a similar challenge to your first Duvel......

 

[Santana379]

Well done Nathan.

It sounds pretty hairy, especially singlehanded.

I've entered in significantly more wind when it was perfectly manageable (though I was prepared to take refuge in the Orwell had it looked dangerous). Its all a matter of where the wind's coming from, and what the tide's doing. Sometimes there just isn't enough opposite lock available! Worst of all is when there's someone just in front of you who thinks the prudent way to tackle it is very slowly.

All it needs is (quite) a bit of respect.

Enjoy the Deben, and do feel free to use Santana's mooring at Felixstowe Ferry any time up to 05 June.

 

[Superflid]

The Wash would be a doddle after all your fun so far! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

If you get to Wells next week, it might be worth dropping in at Wainfleet for the Skeggy yacht club BBQ on 6th June.....

Clicky

 

[luddites]

Deben and Ore much simpler now they are buoyed. In the days when you had to line up metes, bungalow roofs, chimneys and a bloke on the beach with his dog it was not pleasant.
Then throw in Stuart Turners as the wildcard.........

 

[Santana379]

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Deben and Ore much simpler now they are buoyed. In the days when you had to line up metes, bungalow roofs, chimneys and a bloke on the beach with his dog it was not pleasant.
Then throw in Stuart Turners as the wildcard.........

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I was towed off the bar by the late Duncan Read on 05/05/2000 (on an evening falling tide) - the bar had moved over the winter but the metes had remained in the same place. A week later the metes were replaced by the buoys so I felt slightly vindicated - only slightly though, because the bloke on the beach and his dog were obviously in the correct place.

 

[nathanlee]

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only slightly though, because the bloke on the beach and his dog were obviously in the correct place.

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[FullCircle]

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only slightly though, because the bloke on the beach and his dog were obviously in the correct place.

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You can laugh. I remember when you turned in at the last minute and could nick Kids' Ice Creams as you went parallel to the beach about 4 foot off.

 

[Master_under_Dog]

Haven't got my pilot at home but the dictionary definition of "mete" is [ QUOTE ]
mete 2 (mt)
n.
A boundary line; a limit.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin mta, turning post, boundary.]


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What does one look like at the entrance to the Deben?

Michael

 

[FullCircle]

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Haven't got my pilot at home but the dictionary definition of "mete" is [ QUOTE ]
mete 2 (mt)
n.
A boundary line; a limit.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin mta, turning post, boundary.]


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What does one look like at the entrance to the Deben?

Michael

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A triangle affair on a pole. Or a Martello Tower and a stationary dog.

 

[moondancer]

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I've found out how not to do it.

29knots, beam on to a breaking sea that was much taller than Kudu.

and it looks so pleasant in the pictures.

:|

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Don't Corribbees start to plane above 10 knots and look like foiling moths above 20? /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Santana379]

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A triangle affair on a pole.

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A nice idea, but it would in breach of my marriage vows.

 

[exfinnsailor]

Went in last Monday at high tide .. Bit bumpy .. Round the red can and lined us up with a tree on the bank and the green bouy and in we went .. Kept it lined up .. 2 MOBO's went by and we got drowned by the wash even the table below got wet .. Anyway I was concentrating on the bouy and the tree when the tree walked off .. Hmmmmmm .. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif .. As George says .. Not very nice if there is a bit of east in the wind .. TRUE ..

 

[alec]

Well done Nathan !

Never gone in with that lot or intend to !

Just a thought. I believe on Thursday at Fox's Ipswich, sometime in the afternoon, Dame Ellen will be there on some charity event or other. As she did a round Britain in a Corribee might be an excellent chance to have a chat with her.

Wonder if you can find your way in there somehow ?

 

[pyrojames]

If the dog's stationary you go around it, if it's swimming you follow it.

 

[ditchcrawler]

The first time I went in couldn't find the metes even with binoculars.My daughter was very concerned that we were almost up the beach although in deep(ish) water as Jim said.We got up to Tidemill & there was a notice on the door of the portacabin saying that the metes had fallen down due to coastal errosion.Another boat followed me in & all the way up the river.He approached me at the Tidemill & said that it was his first entry & he followed us as he thought we were locals.His face was a picture when I told him it was our first entry as well.Happy days.