New day mark required?

[tillergirl]

Having spent a very pleasant hour aground at the entrance to Bradwell Creek with Colin today, I feel the need for a new day mark to indicate that we have gone aground in the interests of research for the greater good of the fine folk of the ECF rather than dorks who have no idea what they are doing. Ditto to explain why we go the wrong side of buoys and beacons (for the benefit of that mobo that gave us a strange look!). What should it be?

 

[Wunja]

How about an anchor ball over an inverted motoring cone, whilst flying the YBW burgee over E,C and F signal flags from the stbd spreader.

Unless Jim organises an ECF burgee.....

 

[Master_under_Dog]

Having spent a very pleasant hour aground at the entrance to Bradwell Creek with Colin today, I feel the need for a new day mark to indicate that we have gone aground in the interests of research for the greater good of the fine folk of the ECF rather than dorks who have no idea what they are doing. Ditto to explain why we go the wrong side of buoys and beacons (for the benefit of that mobo that gave us a strange look!). What should it be?

One of those theodolite thingies on the foredeck? Of course you would have to stand squinting through it to make it look authentic.

 

[tillergirl]

Thanks Wunja,, 'JC' - rigging that would have given us something to do!!!
Chien sur maitre, Umm, possible. Lot of clutter to stow though!

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Cone - Ball - Ball might do it....

perhaps...

 

[FullCircle]

Having spent a very pleasant hour aground at the entrance to Bradwell Creek with Colin today, I feel the need for a new day mark to indicate that we have gone aground in the interests of research for the greater good of the fine folk of the ECF rather than dorks who have no idea what they are doing. Ditto to explain why we go the wrong side of buoys and beacons (for the benefit of that mobo that gave us a strange look!). What should it be?

At the mast 3 Vertical shapes, Ball, YBW Forum Burgee, Ball in a vertical line.

At the safe passing side 2 Vertical shapes, both diamonds one over the other.

 

[ancientsailor]

You could try the signal flags

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You should proceed with great caution; the coast is dangerous

 

[MoodySabre]

You're in Essex so a couple of traffic cones and top off a belisha beacon.

 

[MoodySabre]

A nice new Bradwell Beacon but no tidal height gauge.

Bradwell tell me they are going to dredge the creek - no sign of any improvement yet. Meanwhile the channel has moved a bit and there is as much water outside the cans as inside the marked channel. As you may have found out

I have also found that there is much the same water either side of the beacon which I always used to leave to port when leaving but now don't bother if I'm going up river.

The man from the outdoors centre who does Dayskip etc says a transit from the end of the baffle to the marina tower works OK.

Looking forward to your definitive guide

 

[T_S]

Having spent a very pleasant hour aground at the entrance to Bradwell Creek with Colin today, I feel the need for a new day mark to indicate that we have gone aground in the interests of research for the greater good of the fine folk of the ECF rather than dorks who have no idea what they are doing. Ditto to explain why we go the wrong side of buoys and beacons (for the benefit of that mobo that gave us a strange look!). What should it be?

It may have been your dress code, had you and Colin been wearing one of these:

http://www.bigshirts.co.uk/ben-sherman-3xl-polo-shirt-romford-navy-short-sleeve-bs0402-5899-p.asp

He would have probably not looked at you in that way and assumed you had stopped for a BBQ and a pint of wife beater!

 

[MoodySabre]

They could both get in one of those and then what peeps have thought

 

[Vara]

I think this is what you are looking for;

But as it's the East coast maybe a large wellie in the rigging would be appropriate.

 

[Cantata]

It's a strange thing, but when Colin was on my boat for a few days back in July, we also kept going aground, apparently in the interests of research.
Hmmm.
Today I was out solo for 12 hours, first proper round trip I've ever done single-handed, sailed 25 miles (the 12 hours included some kip early this morning!), picked up moorings twice, and even got back in my berth without coming to an abrupt halt too.
And I didn't go aground, not once.

 

[tillergirl]

All suggestions gratefully received.

Roger - yes, seems very changed. The 'bar' now seems to be a bank. We didn't really finish today - trying at LW is not the best! The holes and lumps were numerous. I was really quite surprised by the lumps in the second lines between the mooring, just over 4ft in places. You are right, plenty of water around all sides of the new beacon - arguably, its not in the right place. I need to review the data because of the tide difference between when we did the right and wrong side but if memory is accurate there is marginally more water on the wrong side! And there was a lump just before we got to the beacon that was particularly shallow.

I shall be back on the top of the tide to finish off as soon as possible and then try to get drawing. A short interlude for SWMBO though beckons.