Stangate Creek

[cliveshelton]

I am planning to anchor in Stangate on Saturday for the night. Never done it before, although I have moored in Queenboro' which is less than impressive IMHO. Where exactly is the best anchorage? We draw 1.4m. Many thanks for any other tips too.

 

[CliveG]

No Idea about Stangate Creek.
I hope that we will be in Queenboro' on Saturday night and I think Gitane will be there as well prior to our trip up to Limehouse to join FullCircle and others.

 

[Suttle]

Stangate is OK to anchor through out.We usually go either to Slaughterhouse point or take the left hand for to the Shade, mainly to get away from the Thamesport lights. If unfamiliar may be best to go in these areas around LW to see where the shoaling is. There is also Sharfleet just off to the left after entering the creek. Stangate can be busy on a Saturday evening so if you arrive late you may have get in where you can.

 

[mikemanor]

+1 for Slaughterhouse Point. I have often anchored there drawing 1.7m

 

[pioneer]

Most of Stangate is fairly steep to so you need to push into the sides if you don't want most of your anchor rode going up and down rather than across the bottom. Slaughterhouse and the shade are fine in settled conditions provided the wind comes from the right direction. Sharfleet to the starboard side as you enter is sheltered but you need to pick your spot and when entering go well past the green buoy until the creek opens and then feel your way in with the echo sounder. Anchor where your calcs show you'll be afloat at low again allowing for rise of tide and getting all that chain in when leaving. Have fun!!

 

[Cantata]

And, as nobody has mentioned it, holding is generally excellent in thick mud.
Except on one occasion last year when we dragged. Found a broken china mug impaled on the point of the CQR...
Great place, lots of wildlife, the geese are usually entertaining in the evening with swimming practice for the kids supervised by the adults.

 

[Pye_End]

And, as nobody has mentioned it, holding is generally excellent in thick mud.
Except on one occasion last year when we dragged. Found a broken china mug impaled on the point of the CQR...
Great place, lots of wildlife, the geese are usually entertaining in the evening with swimming practice for the kids supervised by the adults.

I have found holding near the red about 1/3 of the way down to be poor, and also not far from Slaughterhouse point on the east side I think there are areas of gravel that I have also found poor. All other places I have anchored in the creek have been good, as is Sharfleet. Would be interested in whether other peeps have found similar.

 

[PhilQueenborough]

I have found holding near the red about 1/3 of the way down to be poor, and also not far from Slaughterhouse point on the east side I think there are areas of gravel that I have also found poor. All other places I have anchored in the creek have been good, as is Sharfleet. Would be interested in whether other peeps have found similar.

For everyone visiting Queenborough on Saturday give me a call on VHF Ch 08 callsign Sheppey 1 if you require the trot boat.Look forward to seeing you.

Phil

 

[maby]

We are very fond of Stangate, but I've found that holding can be pretty poor - we have dragged several times including once when we ploughed a furrow along the bottom a couple of hundred yards long in the time it took us to fix lunch! Drop plenty of chain and set an anchor drag alarm!

 

[bluerm166]

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Pye End: I think you're right .I was blaming our CQR for this puzzling drag from the red dot last Thursday when wind and tide weren't excessive.

 

[FulmarJeddo]

Be careful roughly SE from Slaughterhouse point. I have seen boats fouled in that area. Last year or the year before I saw a motor boat pull up a section of heavy cable with their anchor. Last Sunday in roughly the same area I saw a yacht with what looked like either a cable or length of chain hanging from their anchor. I didn't stop to find out what it was as I was racing back to Lower Halstow single handed. I believe there has been stories of war time detector loops in the creek.

 

[Cantata]

Be careful roughly SE from Slaughterhouse point. I have seen boats fouled in that area. Last year or the year before I saw a motor boat pull up a section of heavy cable with their anchor. Last Sunday in roughly the same area I saw a yacht with what looked like either a cable or length of chain hanging from their anchor. I didn't stop to find out what it was as I was racing back to Lower Halstow single handed. I believe there has been stories of war time detector loops in the creek.

I heard this from someone else last year, who thought the cables were part of a wartime de-gaussing system for ships. In one of our ECP email newsletters at the time I did ask if anyone knew any more about this and had any exact positions. I've not anchored SE of Slaughterhouse ever, I don't think, so this info is a start! If they were enough of a nuisance perhaps Medway Ports could be persuaded to remove them.

 

[FulmarJeddo]

What I saw Sunday was a lot lighter than the cable I saw before, perhaps an abandoned anchor chain fouled to the cable. I would guess both boats I have seen fouled were close to the spit at the entrance to the Shades.

 

[cliveshelton]

Thanks for the tips. Super long weekend. BYH-Stangate. Anchored S of Slaughterhouse point. Good holding in up to 25kn breeze and rain. Then a lively sail to Bradwell on Sunday where the staff at the Green Man were serving steaks and salads despite a power cut! Back to BYH Monday in 25-30kn breeze (motoring for convenience against the wind). Fun was had by all and my Co-owner now understands and can programme /use the navigation equipment without my assistance. Hopefully that will mean Selkie will get a little more use in months to come.

 

[Keith 66]

A few years ago in our old Anderson 22 we were anchored halfway up on the west side, next to where there is an old outfall visible at low tide. When we went to leave on the sunday morning the cqr anchor would not budge.
In the end we got the stemhead fitting down until it touched the water & both of us jumped up & down on the stern & motored around & around. we were just about to get the hacksaw out when something gave. Whatever it was it was still very heavy & it took two of us to get it to the surface. It turned out to be a 7ft roll of ancient muddy carpet It stank & we wondered if it had a body in it.
We got a line under it belayed it then freed the anchor before cutting the offending thing free. We have not anchored there again!