oldgit
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How much water do you want under your keel before going through this short cut. ?
We draw I metre.
We draw I metre.
Havengore. Friday or Monday.
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MikeBz
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Springs are tomorrow (Thursday) but not very big so I doubt Monday would be a good idea and I'm not sure about Friday. I don't have the data at home from our previous passages across th Broomway but you should be able to find some useful info by searching the forum for Havengore.
Edited to say:
Last time we went through we crossed the Broomway 1.5 hours before HW Southend (6.2m predicted, PLA reported 4.4m 2 hours before HW, spot on predicted). Briefly saw a min of 0.9m approaching the one and only withy (so in theory 4cm to spare under the keel assuming the sounder calibration is spot on).
I note that the predicted height for Southend on Friday is 5.7m, and Monday is 5.2m so, without doing the maths properly and taking a bit of a stab, I would guess that you might get through on Friday and might not on Monday.
Edited to say:
Last time we went through we crossed the Broomway 1.5 hours before HW Southend (6.2m predicted, PLA reported 4.4m 2 hours before HW, spot on predicted). Briefly saw a min of 0.9m approaching the one and only withy (so in theory 4cm to spare under the keel assuming the sounder calibration is spot on).
I note that the predicted height for Southend on Friday is 5.7m, and Monday is 5.2m so, without doing the maths properly and taking a bit of a stab, I would guess that you might get through on Friday and might not on Monday.
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Cantata
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It is (or was) said that that when there's 5m at Southend, there's 5' over the Broomway. Suggest that on the day you monitor the actual heights broadcast on Ch69 by the PLA from their tide gauge at Southend.
Plum
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You can monitor the PLA live tides here http://www.pla.co.uk/hydrographics/ltdetail.cfm?id=241
Www.solocoastalsailing.co.uk
