Great Yarmouth

[rushers]

Can anyone advise whether or not it is possible to overnight on the town quay, draught 2.2m

 

[VicS]

It looks a bit crowded

However The Town hall quay and Mill quay Here look hopefull At least if no other info forthcoming there is a phone number at the bottom of the page

 

[StanFolds]

With a 2.2 draft it shouldn't be a problem but be aware that the construction of the new outer harbour has started. The working area is to the north of the entrance and was marked by yellow bouys when I looked last week.
There are strong currents in the river as most of the broads empty through there, Lowestoft tends to be more yacht friendly.
Stan

 

[Gunfleet]

The RN&SYC in Lowestoft is so friendly and so sheltered you wouldn't really want to struggle with the heavy commercial stuff in Yarmouth just to lay against some ugly quay where you're not really wanted!

 

[Sultans_Kapitein]

Is this photo courtesy of your friendly Luftwaffe pilot?
Mal

 

[Bejasus]

why, for the love of god, why?

 

[FrancisRutter]

It is perfectly possible to lay at South Quay. There are ropes attached to chains [which take the chafe on the quay heading] to tie your mooring ropes to. There are no pontoons. The tide runs hard and on the ebb tends to pull your boat away from the quay and, as you need reasonably long mooring lines to allow for rise and fall, you can find yourself 8 feet out. so it pays to have a lazy line to heave yourself in if going ashore.
The tide is odd. the level may be rising even while the flow is ebbing and when coming in you can be ferry gliding very nicely and then suddenly find yourself disconcerted by an eddy. I have often lain thenre overnight in the past, but agree that Lowestoft is much easier and pleasanter as a place to stop.

 

[rushers]

Its the Club House in Lowstoft for me then, Thank you all for your comments.

 

[Gunfleet]

If you are passing Gt Yarmouth at night be aware there are a couple of large vessels that work off it. Of course they carry the correct lights but they have so many other lights (and sometimes a truck driving back and forth with a light on that too) it's murder making out what the hell you're looking at if you're not expecting them. A passage further off shore than the chart might suggest takes you well clear of them. Or in daylight it's obvious.