Talking of ditch-crawling

[MoodySabre]

Thats part of the Southern Wastelands trip I alluded to earlier.
If the weather is good enough, we can anchor/get stuck on the Artificial Island and watch the birdies and have a BBQ for a tide.

I thought that landing on Bun Island was verbotten. I only went sailing once before I bought a boat in 2000 and that was a trip to Bun Island in c. 1977 where we had a BBQ.

 

[FullCircle]

Not landing, just within photo distance....

 

[nigelm]

and watch the birdies

now that sounds good to me

 

[millbeach]

Went Wivenhoe the other year.
Sailing club has pontoon berths,hold about 10 boats if i remember right.
No charge, just buy a few drinks in there clubhouse.
Good toilets, made very welcome.
Lovely town, nice pub grub.
Not sure if you can book a berth though, think it is "first come" rule.

Just before gates..

 

[Bru]

Wivenhoe was suggested to us as a destination by Tony at FYS so could be up for that if its a weekend we can get away (not that its looking too good on that front at the moment but that's another story )

 

[creeksailor]

This sounds interesting

 

[nigelm]

Looks like we have a flotilla forming ....

 

[NUTMEG]

Can we play too?

Need more practice at running aground, so sounds perfect.

 

[Athene V30]

Is rafting allowed on the Wivenhoe pontoons? If enough go maybe I could lie outboard and stay afloat?

 

[FullCircle]

Is rafting allowed on the Wivenhoe pontoons? If enough go maybe I could lie outboard and stay afloat?

Maybe not afloat, but a decent prop in the mud for the rest of us.

 

[Lucky Duck]

Reportedly they have had visitors drawing up to 2.1m - http://www.wivenhoesailing.org.uk/visitors.htm

 

[sailorman]

I have noticed that "Dark Horse" Nic 42 was moored there bows to

 

[Koeketiene]

Reportedly they have had visitors drawing up to 2.1m - http://www.wivenhoesailing.org.uk/visitors.htm

Sitting in the mud

 

[FullCircle]

It was put there by helicopter.

 

[Lucky Duck]

Sitting in the mud

Rather like Gravelines then? (although I did manage to find a berth that I could stay afloat in once the lock gates where shut)

 

[FullCircle]

Rather like Gravelines then? (although I did manage to find a berth that I could stay afloat in once the lock gates where shut)

Did you leave your keel outside the lock gates then? How clever!

 

[Lucky Duck]

Berthed here, just inside the hammer head. As far as I could tell the river formed a channel through the mud on the outer berths

 

[FullCircle]

Berthed here, just inside the hammer head. As far as I could tell the river formed a channel through the mud on the outer berths

Formed by the gouge made by your keel no doubt!

 

[LittleSister]

It's long been my ambition to do the Havengore, and I would love to do so in company so keep me posted, if you would.

We're also up for any other creek crawling where our 3ft draught long keeler can sit upright in the mud (or at least not be on her side too long!).

 

[FullCircle]

It's long been my ambition to do the Havengore, and I would love to do so in company so keep me posted, if you would.

We're also up for any other creek crawling where our 3ft draught long keeler can sit upright in the mud (or at least not be on her side too long!).

Be absolutely delighted.

Lets choose a weekend where we can go across to Queenborough and make a nice passage of it.