Ore Entrance Latest. Plus Extra East Coast Rivers Cruising Companion Updates
ORE ENTRANCE LATEST PLUS EXTRA ECR UPDATES
The 2009 sketch maps of the Rivers Deben and Ore entrances (made available by www.eastcoastrivers.com) were put to good use today when helping friends to bring their boat round from Ramsholt to their mooring at Orford.
Leaving the Deben (above) about an hour or so before HW presented no problems, with the least water, as expected, found near the West Knoll red can buoy. Wind and tide being against us, we motored north, keeping fairly close to the Bawdsey shore to cheat the tide, and arrived at Orford Haven about an hour before HW Shingle Street.
Coming from the south it would appear that is not now necessary to enter the Ore via the red can buoy Oxley.
Therefore after leaving the green conical buoy Weir to starboard we headed for the bungalow (see photos above) and in no time the tide was hurrying us up the river towards the old beacon at Oxley marshes (photo below).
The least water was in the vicinity of Weir buoy where the echo sounder was reading about 2 metres. After that there was plenty of water although the readings fluctuated in the area between Barthorp’s Creek and North Weir Point – as indicated by the survey done on April 1st.
The mooring was picked up just as the tide finished flooding at Orford.
It is always much easier to cross these two bars for the first time in a season when you have a fair idea of what to expect. So many thanks to Chris Woods and the team at Marine Surveys for making the exit of the Deben and entry of the Ore relatively stress free.
LATE EXTRA UPDATES FOR East Coast Rivers Cruising Companion
p.42 Snape Bridge Port Guide
Snape Village Stores and PO now open daily; mornings at weekends.
p.175 Chart The Swale Shell Ness to Kingsferry Bridge
Lilies S Cardinal Buoy near entrance to Milton Creek now lit: VQ Fl (6) plus LFl 10s
p.178 Anchorage
Lilies S Cardinal Buoy near entrance to Milton Creek now lit: VQ Fl (6) plus LFl 10s
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Jan Harber is the author of East Coast Rivers Cruising Companion
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