Tower Bridge to Medway

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Video: navigating the tidal Thames

Navigating the tidal Thames - barrier to estuary


Moorings and Marinas

St. Katharine Docks

A well equipped marina close to Tower bridge.

Erith Yacht Club

Cruisers can stop at Erith Yacht Club by picking up a vacant mooring buoy. 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.

Gravesend Sailing Club

Tel: 07506 367699 (Duty officer mobile). The approach to the club is tricky due to shallows - print and read the alt pilot guide before setting off.

Holehaven

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.