River Deben

And a very good website it is too. Many thanks to John, and his son, for putting this valuable info on line in such an easily accessible way. John has said he will update the site regularly if any changes occur.
Still trying to find out whether the Ore and Alde clubs or the Alde&Ore Assn might do something similar for the Ore entrance.
 
It looks like the margin of error on the direct line between the buoys has got a lot tighter this year. Not really any less water over the bar but we mustn't stray off that 360/0 transit. Last year we were in and out at HW+-4 on a draught of 4'6" and that looks fine this year as well. We need to work out a pair of transits to use and save a known route on the ipad to follow in bad light, I still shudder at the memory of the night we were very late and crossed the bar in complete darkness, we'd mistakenly remembered the buoys as lit, and only realised our mistake when we got to the Haven, with children asleep down below we were two very stupid skippers. SWMBO has awesome eyesight but it was still a fraught fifteen minutes.
 
Lazy Kipper said:
It looks like the margin of error on the direct line between the buoys has got a lot tighter this year. Not really any less water over the bar but we mustn't stray off that 360/0 transit. Last year we were in and out at HW+-4 on a draught of 4'6" and that looks fine this year as well. We need to work out a pair of transits to use and save a known route on the ipad to follow in bad light, I still shudder at the memory of the night we were very late and crossed the bar in complete darkness, we'd mistakenly remembered the buoys as lit, and only realised our mistake when we got to the Haven, with children asleep down below we were two very stupid skippers. SWMBO has awesome eyesight but it was still a fraught fifteen minutes.
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What does 360/0 transit mean please?
 
Went down towards the bar at low water today single handed.
Got set off line by the tide while trying to get a back transit.
Ended up in about 2ft of water with the keel and the rudder being polished by the gravel.
I was only a few yards to the west of the line.
Having turned round and sorted my self out I got back in line heading in and it looks like the green buoy in line with the white gable end of the sailing club is about right.
No guarantees on that though.

Predicted tide 1.1m
Looking at the Harwich data the tide was about 1.02m
 
Crossed inwards at 17.45 @ yesterday. Strayed a little to the west and got down to 0.3m under keel or 2.3 gross.
Pressure was high yesterday so the rise may have been less than predicted . I haven't checked out the data for Felixstowe pier.
 
Debenair said:
Crossed inwards at 17.45 @ yesterday. Strayed a little to the west and got down to 0.3m under keel or 2.3 gross.
Pressure was high yesterday so the rise may have been less than predicted . I haven't checked out the data for Felixstowe pier.
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That made it about HW-3 on a neap when we would normally feel very safe drawing 1.4m so caution seems the order on the transit line.
 
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