Was this you on Saturday

sailorman

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Not us. By the time we got launched, sorted out engine, bent on sails etc the view was not inspiring
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That Essex mud sure is deep! 1.6mtr draft fin keel and it just swallow it whole.
 
That Essex mud sure is deep! 1.6mtr draft fin keel and it just swallow it whole.

East Coast mud is a liquid. I often have to leave the Commodore's hard at Gillingham to row out to my mooring at low water. At springs it means that I have to row for about 20 feet or so through the mud. I've learned from experience that wellies don't like coming back up when sunk about a metre into East Coast mud. I also remember on one occasion being moored at Pin Mill and having to row through the mud at low water to get out to the boat after a few beers in the But and Oyster. Rowing through mud is hard work but quite possible - good for the winching muscles.
 
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