Westerscheld anchorage

thalassa

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Interesting. The pontoon appears to be only for the waterbus and the haven looks to dry to soft mud Probably not suitable for a visiting yacht but a quaint little club for the dedicated.
The village (in fact the old fort of the village, the village itself has disappeared) is being restored to its condition in 1815. The sea wall will be heightened to protect the area. The haven will be moved.
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I was there last week. Although the plans are 'definitive', the debate about the pontoons etc. is still ongoing.
It is indeed not allowed to moor on the waterbus pontoons. I did this once at half-tide. It was... interesting... The club almost directly opposite, at Doel next to the nuclear power station, is in the process of being refurbished. New harbour walls, pontoons, and deepened as to accomodate larger craft.
 

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Possibly here? Screenshot from NavionicsView attachment 186102View attachment 186104
Used it frequently about 10 years ago. a truly great anchorage, made better by the fact one hour after the tide turns the current across the end stops any wash coning in. 3rd groyne in from the eastern end. be cautious across the shallow link as here is a hard ridge... once saw a yacht have a nasty bump on a falling tide.
 
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