Essex anchorages

[kilkerr1]

Around River Roach/Crouch anyone? Any faves? Any particularly lovely little spots? Might be visiting this w/end...

Justine


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[Mizzenrabble]

Lovely little spots are in short supply on the Crouch (I may take some flack for that one). I have anchored in the roach for lunch, but if you travel further upstream although the view improves it takes an age to get back out to sea.....

Why not visit the Blackwater we've several good anchorages and I can personally recommend the IPA at the Queens Head, Maldon.

I have sailed the Crouch and Blackwater over the last few years and I can safely say that the Blackwater wins on room and beauty. (Provided you ignore the power station, although it's right handy for navigation...).

Yours

River Blackwater fan!



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[IanPoole2]

See if you can get to Brandy Hole, further up the Crouch. Very welcoming little club. I've never anchored there, but they made us most welcome when picking up my boat from the previous owner.

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[DavidofMersea]

Mizzenrabble is quite right, the Blackwater is much nicer. I don't agree about the power station - The Bradwell shore is a bleak shore, and the power station breaks up the bleakness.

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[AndrewB]

Given up on Chi for the time being then?

If you are doing Crouch/Roach, with your draft you must of course go via Havengore bridge at high tide, quite an adventure in itself. Call the day before to make sure it can be opened for you. Not a long way beyond is a pleasant little anchorage in Yokesfleet Creek, very quiet. It will remind you of Stangate Creek, but smaller and shallower. It's excellent for bird-watching.

There are plenty of moorings in the Roach itself, I guess you could pick up a vacant one. The only place worth going ashore is at Paglesham, the hard for getting ashore is very muddy at low tide though. (May have changed, I've not been there for some years now).

You can try picking up a mooring off Burnham, a bit like Cowes in that it's interesting just sitting there watching all the waterbourne activity. Chances are though you'll be kicked off by a returning racing yacht. I think the clubs do maintain visitors moorings, but I've never spotted them. If you go ashore in the dinghy, to one of the yacht club pontoons, beware of the strong current.

Like Ianpoole2, I would recommend Brandy Hole on the Crouch, though its a long way up. It used to be possible to anchor but is now all moorings so again I guess you have to pick up a vacant one and sort it out in the Yacht Club.

 

[tillergirl]

Yokesfleet for peace and solitude. Paglesham is ok too. The comments about the Blackwater are entirely valid though. Come into the creeks round West Mersea. If there is a Yacht Club mooring free it will be free of charge - Salcott Creek is very peaceful - call our Club launchman YC1 on entering and he'll guide to a free mooring. If you go on up the Blackwater many people enjoy anchoring at Osea Island or in Lawling Creek opposite. Then of course there is Pyefleet Creek round the east of Mersea Island.

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[DanTribe]

Take no notice Justine.
That lot from the Blackwater all think you need a Visa to visit the Crouch. Besides they all sing sea shanties with one finger in their ear.
Where do you hide from an easterly blow in the Blackwater?
Dan
[Crouch denizen]

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[AJW]

"I can personally recommend the IPA at the Queens Head, Maldon."

I prefer the Maldon Gold myself! Queens Head a lot nicer since they opened out the interior IMHO so I now drink there fairly regularly. The Jolly Sailor is to be avoided.......


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[pragmatist]

Yet another Blackwater fan - if you go to Bradwell try the wonderful walk to St Peter's Chapel on the headland. Stunning.

Agree about the Crouch although if you do trek to the upper reaches it's very pretty and West Wick Marina (more like an old-fashioned boatyard, family run and very beautiful) is a delightful spot to visit. With 6 foot draught it was a bit too interesting at times !



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[kilkerr1]

Nope, we've not given up on it, it seems to have given up on us. Or the winds have. F6 south westerlies round South Foreland last weekend I think it was. No thanks. Anyway, while we're waiting for half-decent weather to make the trip - on a weekend, we've still got a pesky thing called work during the week - we thought we'd visit Essex as we'd meant to some months back.

Most happy to see I've stirred up the ancient Blackwater/Crouch rivalry! Bilge pumps at dawn, I think...

Thanks, for all suggestions chaps, looking forward to it, will see where we end up and report back. /forums/images/icons/smile.gif


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[IanPoole2]

If you do go to the Blackwater, I can recommend picking up a bouy in the Pyefleet - but if you want to go ashore - go into Brightlinsea and go on the visitors pontoon - ferry will pick you up and there is a few good pubs and the Indian is good.

If you go to Bradwell Marina - go to the Green Man rather than the Marina bar -

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[pandroid]

If you do go to the Blackwater, I can recommend picking up a bouy in the Pyefleet

err, technically, aren't Pyefleet and Brightlingsea on the Colne?... and if you go to Pyefleet, you wont need to pick up a bouy, you can just stay in mid stream, held there by the thousands of other boats..../forums/images/icons/smile.gif

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[kilkerr1]

Aha, we have the Colne posse in the mix now too, eh..? /forums/images/icons/wink.gif


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[Gunfleet]

He probably meant get there by floating across the Strood at HWS. Can't agree with you abt Pyefleet, by the way - yesterday there were very few boats and only one other was occupied.

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[Cobra]

I am rather glad that you have pointed that out!

The denizens of the Colne do not really want to be associated with the rabble from the Crouch and Blackwater!

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[DavidofMersea]

Jolly Sailor

When you say The Jolly Sailor, do you mean The Jolly Sailor at Heybridge? I ask becausae I am taking a first date there on Friday.

Scuttlebutters met there about two years ago, and we had a very good meal - I haven't been there since then, has it changed?

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[Gunfleet]

Re: Jolly Sailor

DAvid,
He means the one on the front at Maldon, which is horrible. THe one in Heybridge is just fine for you and your date!

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[AJW]

Re: Jolly Sailor

Yes thats right. Jolly Sailors in Maldon on the quay. Fantastic location but needs money spent and management & staff who aren't trying to run it into the ground. Only pub I've been at that has run out of beer and where I've returned food untried cos it looked so disgusting.

Queens Head in contrast is now v good & for food the Swan hotel in the town can't be beat!

Jolly Sailors

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