trips

Not sure how many we'll actually get done, but the main targets are :

1) Shotley to Ramsgate, then over to Dunkerque. Possibly a bit of coast hopping to Ostende, then straight back over to home. I have this idea of maybe dropping anchor off of Dunkerque and running the tender up the beach.

2) Long weekend to Dover (or maybe overnight at Ramsgate). Motor down, say Sat morning, spend Sat and Sun night and motor back Monday. Spending the time there eating, drinking, fishing and looking at some different coast line.

3) A second Thames cruise. Did it in 2010, want to do it better. We planned it 3 or 4 times and the weather conspired against us. Then we did it in Sept, at very short notice. The tides were not ideal, we punched the tide all the way there and back. We arrived close to low water and the only marina we could get into was Gallions Point (run by the Dingles). We came back a day sooner than we planned.

Next time, motor down on Sat and lock into St Kats early evening. Meal, drink and a walk around in the evening. Sun morning, motor down to maybe Teddington, generally chill and be back at St Kats for more eating drinking and sight seeing. Steady motor back Monday.

All will obviously be weather dependant, the Thames trip will be the hardest to plan, due to the narrow lock windows at St Kats.
 
PaulGooch said:
Not sure how many we'll actually get done, but the main targets are :

1) Shotley to Ramsgate, then over to Dunkerque. Possibly a bit of coast hopping to Ostende, then straight back over to home. I have this idea of maybe dropping anchor off of Dunkerque and running the tender up the beach.

2) Long weekend to Dover (or maybe overnight at Ramsgate). Motor down, say Sat morning, spend Sat and Sun night and motor back Monday. Spending the time there eating, drinking, fishing and looking at some different coast line.

3) A second Thames cruise. Did it in 2010, want to do it better. We planned it 3 or 4 times and the weather conspired against us. Then we did it in Sept, at very short notice. The tides were not ideal, we punched the tide all the way there and back. We arrived close to low water and the only marina we could get into was Gallions Point (run by the Dingles). We came back a day sooner than we planned.

Next time, motor down on Sat and lock into St Kats early evening. Meal, drink and a walk around in the evening. Sun morning, motor down to maybe Teddington, generally chill and be back at St Kats for more eating drinking and sight seeing. Steady motor back Monday.

All will obviously be weather dependant, the Thames trip will be the hardest to plan, due to the narrow lock windows at St Kats.
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1/ I recon that Limehouse is a better bet access much better ( a larger tidal window ) will also help in continuing up river
2/ cheaper ( large discount for club events )
 
Hi Paul

they sound like great plans.
we have done St Kats several times and always enjoyed it there, dont know if the teddington plan will work though, you wont get much time there on the same tide.
great pics of your last trip up the thames.
when are you thinking about ramsgate ? best off locking into the inner harbour as it gets a bit dirty and bumpy outside.
do you ever get down the crouch ?
heather and steve
 
dabsolute470 said:
Hi Paul

they sound like great plans.
we have done St Kats several times and always enjoyed it there, dont know if the teddington plan will work though, you wont get much time there on the same tide.
great pics of your last trip up the thames.
when are you thinking about ramsgate ? best off locking into the inner harbour as it gets a bit dirty and bumpy outside.
do you ever get down the crouch ?
heather and steve
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Not looked to see how far down we'd get, exactly, but however far we can, and back will do. Unless we stopped overnight at the Teddington lay-by and make it a four day trip.

No firm plans about Ramsgate (or any of the others), every time we planned last year, the weather was poo. Not sure whether to do Ramsgate or Dover. Would like to see a bit of that coast, so either would do. Was told Dover is a bit of a hairy entrance with all the ferries, so was thinking overnight at Ramsgate for the first night, second day motor down past Dover, then return to Ramsgate.

All a bit vague yet and open to suggestions/advice from the forum, would try and make arrangements to coincide with any other forumites trips if we could.

Not been down to the Crouch yet. We planned to call into Burnham Yacht Harbour for an overnight on the way back from the Thames trip, just to stretch the weekend, but the weather was rough on the way back. As we decided to come home in one go, i had to do a mid trip refuel off of Clacton in a very heavy swell, that was fun :(
 
PaulGooch said:
No firm plans about Ramsgate (or any of the others), every time we planned last year, the weather was poo. Not sure whether to do Ramsgate or Dover. Would like to see a bit of that coast, so either would do. Was told Dover is a bit of a hairy entrance with all the ferries, so was thinking overnight at Ramsgate for the first night, second day motor down past Dover, then return to Ramsgate.
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I wouldn't let the ferries put you off visiting Dover. Unless things have changed recently the Western entrance has only slightly more commercial traffic than Ramsgate. The Eastern entrance is much, much busier but Dover port control will let you know when it safe to enter.
 
simon14b said:
I wouldn't let the ferries put you off visiting Dover. Unless things have changed recently the Western entrance has only slightly more commercial traffic than Ramsgate. The Eastern entrance is much, much busier but Dover port control will let you know when it safe to enter.
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Thanks Simon. Would you recommend Dover over Ramsgate ?
 
trips and pictures

Hi,
Great to hear some people planning trips this summer!
We had our first season on our bavaria 30 sport and had a great season, but wouldnt mind hitting the kent coast this year,(based at west mersea) we did the Orwell, ipswich, wolvestone, etc.
woodbridge, and the Thames up to windsor, taking in st kats on way, and plenty of other smaller trips, crouch and the such, but really fancy cruising in company...........

Maybe the medway, and ramsgate, love to go further, but time on water is limited, Have to work to feed the habit you understand!!

will try to post some pics..........soon
 
taormina said:
hi,
any east coast mobo ers planing any trips this year?
around the coast etc....
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Hi All
we moved our boat to ipswich end of last year, so new to area, second about limehouse very helpfull staff,and we were able to get up to teddington lock and back in on same tide,only thing to watch if comming in on the edd keep over to floating pontoon,be interested in meeting up on travels,or were to go not to go?
 
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