Delightful Deben

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Saguday

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Well, here we are spending our third night on the Deben, anchored off The Rocks having spent the day messing about in the kayaks. Dinner in the cockpit this evening and now snuggled down watching the sunset and the stars coming out.

We plan to drift northwards up to Woodbridge tomorrow and find somewhere to hunker down for the bad weather on Tuesday. Most urgent need is to fill the water tank.

If anyone is around and wants to meet up let me know.

Clive - we moved a whole mile upstream today so missed your return.
Jim - probably wont make the Alde we're in love with the Deben
George - thanks for your help at Ramsholt
Doug - hope you got back home ok after irritating the locals at Felixstowe Ferry :)

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Neil

Great to see you at Ramsholt.
I left a message for you on the other post before I spotted this one.
Photodog was seen re-entering Shotley as we left.
We also saw and spoke to BarbicanBill as we came in though Felexstowe Ferry.
That was following a great spi run up the coast:D
 
Hi Clive,

Yes, great wind the exact opposite of what we wanted today :rolleyes:

Some Deben qustions for you:

- is there a speed limit on the river?
- is it customary to sail through the middle of anchorages?
- 10 boats anchored here, 6 with anchor lights on - are they optional?

:D

Neil
 
And here we are at Titchmarsh, and heading for Brit'l'sea tomorrow. I seem to keep ending up where everyone else isn't. Not deliberate I assure you. At least we met up with Neil the other day.
 
CliveG said:
Neil

Great to see you at Ramsholt.
I left a message for you on the other post before I spotted this one.
Photodog was seen re-entering Shotley as we left.
We also saw and spoke to BarbicanBill as we came in though Felexstowe Ferry.
That was following a great spi run up the coast:D
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Photodog was seen re-entering Shotley as we left.
only after he tried to catch us :D
 
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Nice on the Deben isnt it?


Bizarrley I sat for half an hour and moved 25 meters against the tide today.... along comes sum muppet and sails right by. Maybe I need a new Genoa. I dunno. I noted his wind generator was going.....
 
Saguday said:
Hi Clive,

Yes, great wind the exact opposite of what we wanted today :rolleyes:

Some Deben qustions for you:

- is there a speed limit on the river?
- is it customary to sail through the middle of anchorages?
- 10 boats anchored here, 6 with anchor lights on - are they optional?

:D

Neil
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There is an 8 knot limit but a lot of speedboats ignore it.
There is also a No Wash requirement in the moorings, again ignored.

Some do sail though the moorings.
I have had to my self on occasions.

Anchor lights. Why waste electricity if others will do it for you.
I am sure their insurer's will understand that.
 
Thought so. A few weekend erks tooling around at 20kts past anchored boats seemed a bit unreasonable. Gave two fingers to one who went past planing when we were mid river in the kayaks with the kids. Got a cheery wave in return.

Still, heavenly now, four boats left at anchor all ketches except us, breakfast in cockpit and we had a seal swimmng past. Berth booked at Tidemill tonight for water, showers and laundry stop.
 
Saguday said:
Well, here we are spending our third night on the Deben, anchored off The Rocks having spent the day messing about in the kayaks. Dinner in the cockpit this evening and now snuggled down watching the sunset and the stars coming out.

We plan to drift northwards up to Woodbridge tomorrow and find somewhere to hunker down for the bad weather on Tuesday. Most urgent need is to fill the water tank.

If anyone is around and wants to meet up let me know.

Clive - we moved a whole mile upstream today so missed your return.
Jim - probably wont make the Alde we're in love with the Deben
George - thanks for your help at Ramsholt
Doug - hope you got back home ok after irritating the locals at Felixstowe Ferry :)

Saguday-ites
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Jealous........moi?
 
Come on in Jomo the waters lovely, well.. shallow and brown anyway...

Now in Tidemill YH after a gentle drift up with the tide under genoa. Got here far too early and kept getting stuck in the mud at Woodbridge but eventually oozed close enough to one of the waiting bouys to dangle one of the kids over to grab it. Sat for an hour before we got sucked out of the goo again and then made a complete balls-up coming in to the berth in a jaunty crosswind. Not impressed with the sarky comments of the gent coming out as we were extricating ourselves but hearty thanks to the crew of catamaran Charlie Brown from W&FSC who helped from the pontoon.

Water tank replenished, crew showered and fed, now ready for Tuesdays miserable weather. Laundry to do tomorrow and a bit of work then hopefully on our way south again Wed morning.
 
Left Woodbridge at HW 19:15 this evening and had a dank, clammy, murky motor down the Deben back to Ramsholt, where we are now on a mooring. No sign of George, I owe him a fiver.

Plan tomorrow is early start and over the bar at HW then back into the Backwaters to anchor, probably Stone Point, while we watch the weather. P'raps a detour to Titchmarsh or W&F if the fancy takes us.

Had a fine day in Woodbridge today despite the mizzle, we are restocked with cakes, chocolate, wine and other such essentials. Kids delighted to discocer toyshop with water cannon, sweet shop and an excellent bakery. SWMBO has all the necessities for industrial Pimms manufacture but forgot the lemonade so is now sulking in her cabin. Mutterings about installing a "lemonade holding tank" have been heard...
 
No, but we noticed there was only 1 red mark at the Knolls instead of 2 so it was actually quite straighrforward. HW was at 07:20 and we came out at 7:30 with <3kts wind so it was very benign.

Now anchored off Stone Point in the Backwaters adjacent to Mr & Mrs Full Circle, with whom we had a pleasant afternoon chat on board Saguday, a splendid evening dinner aboard Full Circle and a meander on the beach with some wine and crisps to watch the sunset and the twinkling lights of Felixstowe. Phosphorescence in the water rowing back was a big hit with my sons.

Not sure what to do tomorrow, will see how we feel :D
 
Saguday said:
No, but we noticed there was only 1 red mark at the Knolls instead of 2 so it was actually quite straighrforward. HW was at 07:20 and we came out at 7:30 with <3kts wind so it was very benign.

Now anchored off Stone Point in the Backwaters adjacent to Mr & Mrs Full Circle, with whom we had a pleasant afternoon chat on board Saguday, a splendid evening dinner aboard Full Circle and a meander on the beach with some wine and crisps to watch the sunset and the twinkling lights of Felixstowe. Phosphorescence in the water rowing back was a big hit with my sons.

Not sure what to do tomorrow, will see how we feel :D
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There is only ever one red mark, at the Knolls. Red at the Ferry, then Green, Red and Red/White.
 
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