Pin mill moorings

[Lodesman77]

I don't think I made myself clear.

I meant that an 8minute ride up river would be more of a slog than a 2 minute ride to the other side. Although thinking about it even that is not true. After all, if you are going to get wet, it will happen in about 8 seconds! Also I will hopefully be using an outboard and not rowing, so 8 minutes or 18 minutes is really neither here nor there.

It's not a question of whether or not to moor at Pin Mill. I'm coming! Maybe see you there sometime

Cheers

That sounds a lot more pragmatic...

So, practical advice:-

1) with even a moderate breeze it can get choppy even on nice days; enough will come aboard to soak your stuff/your trousers even when you think it's nice enough not to bother with oilies. If you cross the channel it's usually worse, but be prepared.

2) On the north side of the channel you will be near the mud banks and the birds will carp on your boat.

Enjoy!


Oh, and ignore Sailorman - it's his favourite joke and at least the 10,000th time he's used it...

 

[MikeBz]

I am trying to weigh up the 'stress' of getting a 27' long keel into a 35' gap on a pontoon with wind against tide, singlehanded, prop wash working the wrong way for the side to dictated by tide against the calm of picking up a mooring and then skulling ashore to my nearby car. OK I am living in a dream!

Mooring every time for me. Much nicer place to sit and watch the world go by too.

 

[Boogaloo]

Im on the wait list for a mooring, mine will fit on a half tide, so that probably isnt such a trek to get out to me boat. I do however need to get myself a dinghy.

 

[dualin]

you will enjoy pin mill as i have for a while and when you have got used to it all happening at low water(why do people always want to go to the pub then) its best to not do anything 1HR ether side of LW or you will get very snoty and there is nothing worse than a muddy oar round the back of the head
on a positive note i have a dinghy type dory little outboard and your off up for grabs and at pin mill any good?

 

[Boogaloo]

you will enjoy pin mill as i have for a while and when you have got used to it all happening at low water(why do people always want to go to the pub then) its best to not do anything 1HR ether side of LW or you will get very snoty and there is nothing worse than a muddy oar round the back of the head
on a positive note i have a dinghy type dory little outboard and your off up for grabs and at pin mill any good?

I would most definitely be interested