East Coast to Versemeer

[Rivers & creeks]

We're going for 3 weeks, so maybe we'll grow our own fruit & veg

 

[sailorman]

We're going for 3 weeks, so maybe we'll grow our own fruit & veg

collect Mussels yourself 4 free

there are very good markets
Middelburg,Zeerikszee,Goes

 

[AndyAndKatie]

This is all sounding a bit off-putting:
No food
No water and a 1.7m fin keel

I was beginning to think that too.. I draw 1.6 with a nice fixed keel... Does sound a bit shallow, and with no tide to help us off, we've really gotta be on the ball!!

 

[sailorman]

I was beginning to think that too.. I draw 1.6 with a nice fixed keel... Does sound a bit shallow, and with no tide to help us off, we've really gotta be on the ball!!

we draw 2m & its not tidal don`t worry.
all the shallow depth contours are marked with withies as well.
if you are able to cross the North Sea you should be ok there

 

[wingdiver]

In the Veersemeer it does go up fairly steeply near the shore.
We headed for an offshore pontoon mooring and there didn't appear to be space on the outside so we headed to the inside and grounded.
Still, the nice Dutch folks already on the outside moved to accommodate us.
There were other, smaller, boats who managed to moor on the shore side later.
Free overnight mooring and free mussels for tea.

 

[davidfox]

This is all sounding a bit off-putting:
No food
No water and a 1.7m fin keel

Please tell me it's going to be great. I do plan to go north from the Veersmere.

Its worse there!

 

[Cantata]

This is all sounding a bit off-putting:
No food
No water and a 1.7m fin keel
Please tell me it's going to be great. I do plan to go north from the Veersmere.

Oh don't worry, Veere is lovely. Best to reverse in, by the way.
Eat, drink in the yacht club. Nice place.

 

[Rivers & creeks]

Hang on a minute - if the Versemeer is brackish then surely it's (partly) tidal???

 

[sailorman]

Hang on a minute - if the Versemeer is brackish then surely it's (partly) tidal???

not that you would notice. the levels are carefully controlled & depths reduced in the winter

 

[Cantata]

IIRC correctly, originally the Veeresmeer was not given any water circulation at all. Remember nothing like the 'Delta Project' had been attempted before. However, over the years the Veeresmeer has become someting of a 'dead sea' apparently, so a small amount of circulation is gradually being re-introduced to try and improve the water quality.