Major_Clanger

That's really helpful, thanks John. I'm at the Ferry now and leaving 0400 tomorrow so perfect timing.

Some photos of the Deben entrance today 30th April with the buoys in their 2024 positions at LW neaps 1.0m above CD. I will repeat next...

Latest news from East Coast Pilot DEBEN and ORE ENTRANCES (Updated 25th April 2024) We do not yet have 2024 survey data for the Ore...

That's completely barking, especially when considering that a claim is far less likely to stem from offshore sailing. I'll investigate...

I just got an online quote from Insure4Boats and it took a while to find the policy wording on their website. I had ticked the box for...

There are many vagaries but generally speaking a skipper will charge between £200-240 per day, all-found and plus flights if needed...

We are very grateful that Trinity House is responsible for the buoys at the Deben and Ore entrances. Think the survey is being carried...

Close again. The reason is because apparently the paint/colours are very prone to UV fading. And since the wreck buoys generally/often...

Imagine a torpedo hit on one of these ammo ships ☹️ my old man was on oil tankers in WW2 which were bad enough.

Those are fin whales, different thing altogether. Much bigger but no pointy teeth!

Is that a confirmed sighting? It's hundreds of nm further east than they've been seen before.

I was running a boatyard in 2019 when the RN were inviting tenders to remove the masts. It wasn't our field of knowledge but I would...

Oh I managed it fine, it was just a PITA in comparison. Not heard of that app before but it looks really good, thanks. Am downloading...

everyone else seems to manage it OK..... the noforeignland app is well worth installing, it has all the incidents uploaded with...

I took the inshore route once and found it comparatively stressful at night. A plethora of unlit and poorly marked pots and buoys put me...