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Can anyone please describe or give reference to a plan/drawing/sketch that shows where the oyster beds are,to assist anchoring safely on the inside of the moorings .Shallow is not a major issue.
Thanks in advance.
 
bluerm166 said:
Can anyone please describe or give reference to a plan/drawing/sketch that shows where the oyster beds are,to assist anchoring safely on the inside of the moorings .Shallow is not a major issue.
Thanks in advance.
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Not sure such a thing exists but my understanding has always been that it's a case of don't dry out (or to put it another way, stay off the putty!)

However, you say shallow is not a problem but the last time we tried, we found sod all water inside the moorings. There wouldn't have been enough for me to anchor our previous 0.9m draft twin keeler let alone the current 1.7m draft fin keeler

So to summarise, *if* you can find enough water to float in, i don't think the oyster beds are an issue
 
There is some equipment (buoys, submerged pens - not the correct term I'm sure) which is obvioss if you go past Peewit Island and round the corner to the left although there is ample (if shallow) space to anchor after the island and before you get to the equipment. I think there used to be oyster beds (shown on Navionics chart) where the witheys are adjacent to the island, not sure if they are still there, but if you stay downstream of the withies then there is nothing. Plenty of people anchor between the end of the moorings and the island.
 
A few weeks ago I anchored just beyond the moorings, since Navionics seemed to suggest that the oyster beds begin almost at once. Then about a dozen more yachts came and anchored all the way up to Peewit Island, and I didn't see any irate oystermen coming and shouting at them.
 
Thanks for the responses .I will get someone with Navionics to show me their offering .The Admiralty chart of the channel is as vague as usual .It would help to know if these particular oysters are lying naturally on the sea bed all over or in bags on trestles with withies showing the safe water on the deeper side,or both.Last year I saw dredging taking place right across the channel both to the west of the landing and beyond the formal moorings.
Bing maps has as usual got an excellent aerial that shows five boats anchored beyond the workboat and before Peewit .
https://www.bing.com/maps?osid=53bc...~0.984827&lvl=17&style=h&v=2&sV=2&form=S00027
I was looking for a low tide shot that might reveal trestles but neither Bing nor Google show such.
I suppose the thing is to arrive in adequate time to make soundings up there and subject to the coefficient and weather to try it out.
 
Poecheng said:
Agree. Also if you get one of their moorings you can order seafood in advance and they will deliver it to you on the mooring when they collect the mooring fee.
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If you’re there at a weekend and they’re not they will leave your order in an outside chiller for collection. Done this a few times and it’s a fabulous end to the day. Just take some champagne for the oysters.
 
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