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===St. Katharine Dock Marina=== | ===St. Katharine Dock Marina=== | ||
| − | A picturesque and well equipped marina close to Tower bridge. | + | A picturesque and well equipped (and expensive) marina close to Tower bridge. Visitor berths are available but should be booked in advance. For a short stop, an option is to tie off to a yellow waiting buoy outside the marina entrance. |
*[https://www.skdocks.co.uk St. Katharine Docks Marina Website] | *[https://www.skdocks.co.uk St. Katharine Docks Marina Website] | ||
*[https://map.openseamap.org/?zoom=16&lat=51.505742305030644&lon=-0.07254626187799086&layers=BFTFFFFFFTF0FFFFFFFFFF 51°30'20.7"N 0°04'21.2"W] | *[https://map.openseamap.org/?zoom=16&lat=51.505742305030644&lon=-0.07254626187799086&layers=BFTFFFFFFTF0FFFFFFFFFF 51°30'20.7"N 0°04'21.2"W] | ||
| − | + | *Approx sail from GYC: 2.5 hours | |
===Limehouse Basin Marina=== | ===Limehouse Basin Marina=== | ||
| − | Sited in the old Limehouse Dock and connected to the Inland Waterways network, a mainly residential marina with some visitor berths. Also the home of the Cruising Association. | + | Sited in the old Limehouse Dock and connected to the Inland Waterways network, a mainly residential marina with some visitor berths. Also the home of the Cruising Association. Pre-booking of visitor moorings is required. |
*[https://www.aquavista.com/find-a-marina/limehouse-waterside-marina Limehouse Basin website] | *[https://www.aquavista.com/find-a-marina/limehouse-waterside-marina Limehouse Basin website] | ||
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===South Dock Marina=== | ===South Dock Marina=== | ||
| − | Run by Southwark Council, a mainly residential marina in the Surrey quays, with some visitor berths | + | Run by Southwark Council, a mainly residential marina in the Surrey quays, with some visitor berths, liftout facilities and boatyard. Pre-booking of visitor moorings is required. |
*[https://www.southwark.gov.uk/leisure-and-sport/south-dock-marina/about-south-dock-marina South Dock marina website] | *[https://www.southwark.gov.uk/leisure-and-sport/south-dock-marina/about-south-dock-marina South Dock marina website] | ||
*[https://map.openseamap.org/?zoom=16&lat=51.49592093813611&lon=-0.03204141093389086&layers=BFTFFFFFFTF0FFFFFFFFFF 51°29'45.3"N 0°01'55.3"W] | *[https://map.openseamap.org/?zoom=16&lat=51.49592093813611&lon=-0.03204141093389086&layers=BFTFFFFFFTF0FFFFFFFFFF 51°29'45.3"N 0°01'55.3"W] | ||
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===Erith Yacht Club=== | ===Erith Yacht Club=== | ||
Cruisers can stop at Erith Yacht Club by picking up a vacant mooring buoy by agreement. Be aware that the currents can be very strong due to a back eddy - if wind is against tide it can be useful to put a small drogue off the back of the boat. | Cruisers can stop at Erith Yacht Club by picking up a vacant mooring buoy by agreement. Be aware that the currents can be very strong due to a back eddy - if wind is against tide it can be useful to put a small drogue off the back of the boat. | ||
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*[http://www.erithyachtclub.org.uk Erith Yacht Club Website] | *[http://www.erithyachtclub.org.uk Erith Yacht Club Website] | ||
*[https://map.openseamap.org/?zoom=16&lat=51.48173031482624&lon=0.1996680858037656&layers=BFTFFFFFFTF0FFFFFFFFFF 51°28'54"N 0°11'58"E] | *[https://map.openseamap.org/?zoom=16&lat=51.48173031482624&lon=0.1996680858037656&layers=BFTFFFFFFTF0FFFFFFFFFF 51°28'54"N 0°11'58"E] | ||
| + | *Approx sail from GYC: 1.5 hours | ||
===Thurrock Yacht Club=== | ===Thurrock Yacht Club=== | ||
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*[https://www.thurrockyachtclub.org.uk/ Thurrock Yacht Club website] | *[https://www.thurrockyachtclub.org.uk/ Thurrock Yacht Club website] | ||
*[https://map.openseamap.org/?zoom=16&lat=51.47078282875326&lon=0.32375002195745867&layers=BFTFFFFFFTF0FFFFFFFFFF 51°28'14.8"N 0°19'25.5"E] | *[https://map.openseamap.org/?zoom=16&lat=51.47078282875326&lon=0.32375002195745867&layers=BFTFFFFFFTF0FFFFFFFFFF 51°28'14.8"N 0°19'25.5"E] | ||
| + | *Approx sail from GYC: 3.5 hours | ||
===Gravesend Sailing Club=== | ===Gravesend Sailing Club=== | ||
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*[http://www.gravesendsailingclub.co.uk/ Gravesend Sailing Club Website] | *[http://www.gravesendsailingclub.co.uk/ Gravesend Sailing Club Website] | ||
*[https://map.openseamap.org/?zoom=16&lat=51.44541549859728&lon=0.3807913818727945&layers=BFTFFFFFFTF0FFFFFFFFFF 51°26'43.5"N 0°22'50.9"E] | *[https://map.openseamap.org/?zoom=16&lat=51.44541549859728&lon=0.3807913818727945&layers=BFTFFFFFFTF0FFFFFFFFFF 51°26'43.5"N 0°22'50.9"E] | ||
| + | *Approx sail from GYC: 4 hours | ||
=== Gravesend Pontoon === | === Gravesend Pontoon === | ||
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*[https://map.openseamap.org/?zoom=16&lat=51.44599376235806&lon=0.37081184129544337&layers=BFTFFFFFFTF0FFFFFFFFFF 51°26'45.7"N 0°22'15.0"E] | *[https://map.openseamap.org/?zoom=16&lat=51.44599376235806&lon=0.37081184129544337&layers=BFTFFFFFFTF0FFFFFFFFFF 51°26'45.7"N 0°22'15.0"E] | ||
| − | ===Holehaven=== | + | ===Holehaven Anchorage=== |
Holehaven provides a well protected anchorage roughly two thirds of a sail with the tide between GYC and the Medway. The channel is quite shallow, but most GYC yachts should be able to get in outside an hour either side of low water. Enter with the westermost yellow buoy close to your starboard side and aim between the end of the coastwatch pier and the line of moorings. Use Tilbury tide times which should be accurate to within ten minutes. There is a good pub within rowing distance of the anchorage (you passed it on the way in), the Lobster Smack. | Holehaven provides a well protected anchorage roughly two thirds of a sail with the tide between GYC and the Medway. The channel is quite shallow, but most GYC yachts should be able to get in outside an hour either side of low water. Enter with the westermost yellow buoy close to your starboard side and aim between the end of the coastwatch pier and the line of moorings. Use Tilbury tide times which should be accurate to within ten minutes. There is a good pub within rowing distance of the anchorage (you passed it on the way in), the Lobster Smack. | ||
*[https://map.openseamap.org/?zoom=16&lat=51.512626475123476&lon=0.5501535862481229&layers=BFTFFFFFFTF0FFFFFFFFFF 51°30'45.5"N 0°33'00.6"E] | *[https://map.openseamap.org/?zoom=16&lat=51.512626475123476&lon=0.5501535862481229&layers=BFTFFFFFFTF0FFFFFFFFFF 51°30'45.5"N 0°33'00.6"E] | ||
| + | *Approx sail from GYC: 6 hours | ||
[[Category:Passage Planning]] | [[Category:Passage Planning]] | ||
Revision as of 14:42, 27 March 2021
Video
A personal view of passage making from the Club to the Medway by Past Commodore Lionel Willis.
Moorings and Marinas
St. Katharine Dock Marina
A picturesque and well equipped (and expensive) marina close to Tower bridge. Visitor berths are available but should be booked in advance. For a short stop, an option is to tie off to a yellow waiting buoy outside the marina entrance.
- St. Katharine Docks Marina Website
- 51°30'20.7"N 0°04'21.2"W
- Approx sail from GYC: 2.5 hours
Limehouse Basin Marina
Sited in the old Limehouse Dock and connected to the Inland Waterways network, a mainly residential marina with some visitor berths. Also the home of the Cruising Association. Pre-booking of visitor moorings is required.
South Dock Marina
Run by Southwark Council, a mainly residential marina in the Surrey quays, with some visitor berths, liftout facilities and boatyard. Pre-booking of visitor moorings is required.
Erith Yacht Club
Cruisers can stop at Erith Yacht Club by picking up a vacant mooring buoy by agreement. Be aware that the currents can be very strong due to a back eddy - if wind is against tide it can be useful to put a small drogue off the back of the boat.
- Erith Yacht Club Website
- 51°28'54"N 0°11'58"E
- Approx sail from GYC: 1.5 hours
Thurrock Yacht Club
Thurrock maintain a visitor's buoy at the upstream end of their moorings. Contact the Club is you wish to use it.
- Thurrock Yacht Club website
- 51°28'14.8"N 0°19'25.5"E
- Approx sail from GYC: 3.5 hours
Gravesend Sailing Club
Situated at the entrance to Gravesend Dock Marina, the Clubhouse can only be accessed at high water. There are no visitor's buoys, but a vacant mooring may be available by arrangement. The PLA maintain some yellow visitor's buoys off the Rowing Club, call London VTS for permission.
- Gravesend Sailing Club Website
- 51°26'43.5"N 0°22'50.9"E
- Approx sail from GYC: 4 hours
Gravesend Pontoon
It is possible to book a berth inside the pontoon at Royal Pier. Access to the town is limited by the opening hours of the Restaurant. There are also deep water and drying swing moorings available, which also need to be booked in advance.
Holehaven Anchorage
Holehaven provides a well protected anchorage roughly two thirds of a sail with the tide between GYC and the Medway. The channel is quite shallow, but most GYC yachts should be able to get in outside an hour either side of low water. Enter with the westermost yellow buoy close to your starboard side and aim between the end of the coastwatch pier and the line of moorings. Use Tilbury tide times which should be accurate to within ten minutes. There is a good pub within rowing distance of the anchorage (you passed it on the way in), the Lobster Smack.
- 51°30'45.5"N 0°33'00.6"E
- Approx sail from GYC: 6 hours