Leaving tricky rivers

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Also 7 or 8kt SOG isn't great into shallow water... so you may be trying to keep the SOG lower, and hence less STW

 

[Lucky Duck]

Also 7 or 8kt SOG isn't great into shallow water... so you may be trying to keep the SOG lower, and hence less STW

W hen entering the Ore that shallow patch just after the 'Shingle Street' beacon is often a worry as I don't relish the prospect of grounding on it with 4 knots of tide pushing me forward.