The Brocas Mooring at Windsor

[GAJ52]

Hi

Does anyone know where the deepest area is for mooring at the big field in Windsor called the Brocas (according to Google maps). My boat has a draft of 1.10 mtrs and I recently moored near the railway bridge end of the field and detected my props just catching the bottom, also throwing up lots of mud. Being based at Penton Hook I would like to use Windsor as a regular overnight mooring spot, any advise appreciated.

Glen

 

[Chill]

It's very shallow there we moor there quite a lot and nose the bow in and then set up the warps to keep the stern out.

 

[Mirror Painter]

On a summers day when I was about 8 I said' look at that man doing his exercises'. The man had a par of legs around his ears. My dad, unusually for him, didn't hit anyone but took me and my sister off to find a policeman. He found one on on the Windsor / Eton bridge. He told the copper that people were 'having it off' in the Brocas. It was the first time I had heard the phrase.

Hope this helps.

 

[No Regrets]

I don't bother, the island over yonder is far better ;-)

 

[Chris_d]

Always use the Island also, haven't moored on the Brocas for 20years, there's a lot of yobs around from that rough old school down the road

 

[rosssavage]

What chill says. Bow on, stern out.

 

[GAJ52]

Maybe a stupid question, but how do you keep the stern out ?

 

[No Regrets]

Tie the bow in. Just like your missus does in locks, it makes the stern swing out

 

[GAJ52]

Thanks, it sounds so obvious when you here the answer

 

[thames cruiser]

Tie the bow in. Just like your missus does in locks, it makes the stern swing out

LOL! Dare you to post that on Facebook - you know, where she can see it! :nonchalance:

 

[Chill]

Ha Ha I don't let Mrs C anywhere the bow rope!

 

[No Regrets]

LOL! Dare you to post that on Facebook - you know, where she can see it! :nonchalance:

I dare not sir!