sailorman
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Knew her well, Ramsholt based, we were near neighbours with the Blue ContessaNasiim II - I understand that Nasiim means "gentle wind" in Arabic.
Knew her well, Ramsholt based, we were near neighbours with the Blue ContessaNasiim II - I understand that Nasiim means "gentle wind" in Arabic.
Knew her well, Ramsholt based, we were near neighbours with the Blue Contessa
Get a Parker 31.
Our first boat which had a cabin was an Anderson 22, which would float in under 2' of water with the keel right up. Great little boat.
Some have found room for a gimbaled Aga stoveThere will be few on this forum who are unaware of the merits of the Anderson 22.
There is a stalwart Anderson 22 proponent on the forum who makes sure of that!
My previous boat drew 5'10" and i went everywhere. My current boats draw 7'10" and after 10 years on the east coast I have moved south for a bit, it was somewhat restrictive (no Ore or Deben). I know a chap at SYH who draws near enough 10', but I dont know how much he gets out!
Hi,
My previous yacht had 1.8m draft and I sailed the East Coast, based on the River Orwell, for over 10 years with her. Can't have been much of a problem because around 10 years ago I replaced her with the current boat of 1.83 m (6 foot) draft, still based on the Orwell.
For local cruising (Ramsgate - Lowestoft) I have a concept of half tide ports, i.e. those which are accessible with 6 foot draft when above half tide - no need to worry about Springs or neaps because half tide will give you about the same depth in either case. This saves you lots of arithmetic with tide tables and includes Southwold, Ore Bar, Deben bar (just nowadays) and Walton Backwater, Once over the Deben or Ore bars a fair bit of river is available at all tides up to Methersgate on the Deben and Aldeburgh on the Alde. We visit the Tide Mill regularly (I'm a former resident of Woodbridge) but clearly plan to arrive just before High Water and avoid neaps. I've never taken either of these through Havengore or up to Faversham or Snape (that's what the dinghy's for), but it's possible to anchor under the cliff at Iken or off the mouth of Faversham creek in the E Swale.
You just have to get used to sailing with 3 inches under the keel. Look for the boat that grabs your heart and go for her!
Peter
Hi I draw 2.1, careful planning needed, but not overly restrictive. The sailing more than makes up for it !
My boat also draws 1.8m and we don't find that too restrictive, although we no longer anchor at Iken Cliff, which I miss.Hi,
My previous yacht had 1.8m draft and I sailed the East Coast, based on the River Orwell, for over 10 years with her. Can't have been much of a problem because around 10 years ago I replaced her with the current boat of 1.83 m (6 foot) draft, still based on the Orwell.
For local cruising (Ramsgate - Lowestoft) I have a concept of half tide ports, i.e. those which are accessible with 6 foot draft when above half tide - no need to worry about Springs or neaps because half tide will give you about the same depth in either case. This saves you lots of arithmetic with tide tables and includes Southwold, Ore Bar, Deben bar (just nowadays) and Walton Backwater, Once over the Deben or Ore bars a fair bit of river is available at all tides up to Methersgate on the Deben and Aldeburgh on the Alde. We visit the Tide Mill regularly (I'm a former resident of Woodbridge) but clearly plan to arrive just before High Water and avoid neaps. I've never taken either of these through Havengore or up to Faversham or Snape (that's what the dinghy's for), but it's possible to anchor under the cliff at Iken or off the mouth of Faversham creek in the E Swale.
You just have to get used to sailing with 3 inches under the keel. Look for the boat that grabs your heart and go for her!
Peter
Nasiim II - I understand that Nasiim means "gentle wind" in Arabic.