Far too many boats

[superheat6k]

So what happens to the upper reaches at low tide?
Does it actually dry, meaning several hours stuck in the mud in the tender?

At Botley it is literally a few inches deep. Further down there is a narrow channel and lots of very soft mud. Best to be not far from Eastlands when the tide is right down, and never ever try to walk ashore on the mud - it would be your last walk.

 

[Sticky Fingers]

All upper stretches out of reach to us yotties. 20m air draft...

 

[[2068]]

All upper stretches out of reach to us yotties. 20m air draft...

Why such a tall tender?

 

[Bigplumbs]

I had to launch at low water so I obviously missed the ability to see the nicer parts

Now I know for next time

Dennis

 

[ari]

I'm on the Hambke and honestly say that about 75% of all the boats you see afloat never go anywhere. I'm afloat most weekends all year so I see who moves and who does not.

Meanwhile, the bloke who goes out on his day off every Tuesday and the bloke who club races on a Wednesday night and pretty much the rest of the 75% that don't happen to coincide with you will be pointing out your boat and saying 'I can honestly say that that boat never gets used, never seen anyone on it and I'm afloat most weeks all year'.

Marinas and rivers are chock full of people convinced that they're the only people who use their boats!

 

[jac]

Meanwhile, the bloke who goes out on his day off every Tuesday and the bloke who club races on a Wednesday night and pretty much the rest of the 75% that don't happen to coincide with you will be pointing out your boat and saying 'I can honestly say that that boat never gets used, never seen anyone on it and I'm afloat most weeks all year'.

Marinas and rivers are chock full of people convinced that they're the only people who use their boats!

We had a reminder of that with our first boat moored in Shamrock Quay.

We used most weekends - down after work on Friday, Left late Sunday Never saw the boat next to us move.

One Friday we're down a bit sooner and see retired couple just packing up. Turns out they are late leaving.

Their routine was always to head down either late sunday evening or early Monday AM, pootle around the Solent which was deserted and cheap, coming back by lunchtime on Friday and then get home by mid afternoon to spend time with grandkids etc and friends and avoid the chaos . They were out for about 9 months a year, 4-5 days a week. We thought they never moved!

 

[ari]

I had a boat next to me that 'never moved'. The first weekend aboard we heard him come in at 8am. He used to go out before dawn, fish for a couple of hours and be back in the berth before we were ever down.

 

[rafiki_]

Same with some of our neighbours at Deacons. We don't see the boats out unless we are there during the week.