Estuary

[Marmalade]

Any up to date gen on the water at SW Sunk etc? Am coming back to the Blackwater over the weekend from the S. Coast and haven't done anything other than the overland route for a while... is Fisherman's Gat usable? Is SW Sunk now totally silted? We draw 2m so need to be a bit careful!

cheers all

Simon

 

[BlueSkyNick]

Can't answer your question Simon, but wish you all the best for the trip.

That's a great boat you've bought !

 

[alldownwind]

SW Sunk very dodgy because the beacon has collapsed and the remains are only visible maybe at LWS, and are unmarked.

 

[Marmalade]

which alternative would you take?

Simon

 

[Marmalade]

Thanks Nick! Richard and I are swapping boat lengths - only he's going for the one on speed! Looking forward to getting on the water - reckon with light winds forecast for Sat. we might get that gennaker out!

Simon

 

[tillergirl]

Cross at the Sunk beacon. Is Fisherman's Gat usuable? Goodness me, yes, it has less than 500 shipping movements a year, has ample width and ample depth, even just outside the channel. When crossing at the Sunk, the course is pretty much due north but beware turning too early for the Spitway. Although you will find the water deepening as you come off the Sunk Sand, if you head off directly for the Spitway, you will pass over a shallow extension of the Middle Sunk - which last year was shallower than the Sunk Sand itself. Continue on the northerly heading until around 51 40 48N 001 20 33E. Direct line (ignoring tides) to the Spitway is 283(T) from that waypoint and clears the Middle Sunk - well it did last year.

 

[mikebirch]

Simon

Came over near the SUNK at the end of May and found the depths as charted. Fishermans GAT is fine as far as I know but when crossing at SUNK I tend to use Foulgers.

I wouldnt use SW SUnk as the beacon is submerged and the depths are way off charted.

Good luck with your trip

Mike

 

[toad]

Simon, I would use Foulgers gat as Fishermans can be busy, there is a safe water mark each end. If it looks a bit lumpy out towards the sunk I have taken the tide through Princes channel to Shivering sands towers crossed to south west barrow and along the edge of the maplin sands to the Whitaker.If you aim to be at Shivering sands at high water it can work well the only down side is that you may have to push a bit of tide going in to the Blackwater.