How much water will be over the Broomway next week

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I planning on having a week off next week and I'm thinking I might like a trip to the Roach via the Havengore.

If there is a tide of 5m at Sheppey what's the most I can expect over the Broomway?

We did this trip a few years back in our Red Fox and If I remember correctly it was getting over the Broomway that is key to a successful passage.... but we draw a bit more now-a-days

Thanks for your help

Ian
 
I'd be interested in the answer, too.

It's some years since I did that route, sadly, but my recollection was that it was the depths in the Narrow Cut that were the restriction (at least that's where we went aground for a bit :whistle: ), but maybe that's because we were going through there with the tide still rising to ensure we got over the Broomway.
 
Oh, if you do go, could you let us all know your track and any waypoints used. No matter where you look, there is a dearth of solid information IMHO.
Good luck
 
LONG_KEELER said:
Bit more information here from the Roach Sailing Assn but no chartlet unfortunately.

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Many thanks LK - I have seen that.
It may be the modern sailor wants precise directions and locations etc whereas in the past a more general set of information was sufficient for the experienced sailor. I think if we do it, I need to know where to avoid as much as where to go.
 
The general rule is/was that the whatever the depth of tide is at Southend in metres, then the depth over the Broomway is the same number of feet - e.g. 4 metres at Southend, 4 feet at the Broomway. You can get hourly figures for Southend if you listen to London VTS on VHF Ch69.
 
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