Havengore

[Cotillion]

Thinking of using this route on Thursday. It looks like a proper brown trousers route though so any advice please.
I draw 1.4m

 

[MikeBz]

Thursday is about 3-4 days after Spring tides. Received wisdom used to be that depth over the Broomway in feet is roughly equivalent to depth at Southend in metres - whether that has changed in recent years I don't know. HW at Southend on Thursday pm in forecast to be 5.5m so in theory you should have a bit to spare, assuming there is no negative surge. But bear in mind that if you do get stuck on the top of the tide you could be neaped for 8-10 days! Personally I don't think I would be attempting it with 1.4m draft except a day or so either side of Spring tides - I have done it in the past (> 10 years ago) with 1.4m draft but don't remember how close to Springs that was, I do remember that we had very little under the keel.

 

[Cotillion]

Thursday is about 3-4 days after Spring tides. Received wisdom used to be that depth over the Broomway in feet is roughly equivalent to depth at Southend in metres - whether that has changed in recent years I don't know. HW at Southend on Thursday pm in forecast to be 5.5m so in theory you should have a bit to spare, assuming there is no negative surge. But bear in mind that if you do get stuck on the top of the tide you could be neaped for 8-10 days! Personally I don't think I would be attempting it with 1.4m draft except a day or so either side of Spring tides - I have done it in the past (> 10 years ago) with 1.4m draft but don't remember how close to Springs that was, I do remember that we had very little under the keel.

Thanks Mike. I’ll go the long way then.
Already had enough excitement this week, heading upstream into 36 knots over a massive tide and torrential rain. Not seen waves that big in a river (or sea) for quite some time.

 

[Cantata]

ECP has a chartlet of the approach plus a lot of detailed info. The rule of thumb for height of tide over the Broomway is still valid as far as I’m aware.

 

[galeus]

Just by the way as you have decided to go round the outside, but I think they are only open Friday lunch to Sunday.