Mar 10, 2024 · I then took up the sport of Kayaking for a couple of years and lastly raced powerboats at Championship Level, (I won the Scottish Nationals way back in the 90s and held the class water speed record at 81.4 mph-probably been bested by now though) so I am quite comfortable on the water - hate being in it, too wet and cold most of the time, I just ...

Dec 8, 2001 · Re: Thames Estuary - Clubs Hi, yes used to be marketing officer at a Thames based club, my wife was Treasurer but all the club did was get pi**ed all the time and have committee meetings where the committee got bigger than the …

Oct 13, 2011 · I bought Imray C1 for the Thames Estuary (Woodbridge to Ramsgate) and Admiralty SC5602 (Chichester to Ramsgate) for the journey.. You are welcome to borrow them. I'm around Portsmouth/Littlehampton area.. PM me if needed.. Also my tidal atlas for the Thames Estuary shows tide heights for each hour as well as rising/falling information.

Jan 1, 2002 · A little further up the Thames there are no end of anchorages. The Ship and Lobster at Greenhithe come to mind as does Dartford Creek, Sunshine Creek opposite Grays, Erith etc. Jack Cootes E Coast rivers used to be my favourite book until the pages got stuck together.

Nov 23, 2004 · The journey is Southwold to Ramsgate. We'd pretty much got the timings about right going from Harwich and on the way back would often have 80-90 percent favourable tides but now we're in Southwold it seems to be much more difficult. We set off on July 9th and Dover HW is 12.20 BST. We're...

Feb 1, 2008 · Hello Folks, I am planning a trip that will take me from Orford Ness across the Thames estuary eventually to Dover,I havnt crossed the Thames estuary before and would welcome some advice fom the horses mouth(as it were) Do you think you could help with some local knowledge or information you...

Jul 9, 2010 · Welcome to the Thames Estuary! Leave Ramsgate (the waypoint, not the marina berth) at HW Sheerness and you can expect to be at the Black Deep waypoint facing the Sunk Sand at around HW Sheerness +3.19 - past half tide.

Aug 31, 2008 · Re: Thames Estuary One Design \'Ripple\' Thank you for your help, it was through a google search that lead me to this forum. It was a discussion that went on in 2006 and I thought it may be worth asking again, in case the members were still active watchers of posted questions.

Jun 12, 2007 · The only hard bit is crossing the Sunk sand. There are 3 crossing-places; most people seem to go west of the "Sunk" beacon where there is about 1.6m at LW on the chart.

Apr 15, 2022 · Ebb out of Thames and Flood up the Medway. Boat uses around 12 litres of fuel an hour at those speeds. Club is charging £1.24 per litre at the moment. To put things in perspective was charged £18.00 quid for two tiny drinks in well known riverside watering hole.