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Can anyone help,I am planning my "First Trip" with my son and was thinking of slipping at Wick,however I have heard that the harbour and the "Run" can be a bit tricky at times.Any info would be most welcome.

Also what marks would be ok to try on a first time out.

 

Thanks

 

John (sole Man)

Posted

Hi John,

 

How much water do you need??

 

As long as you avoid LW......allow a couple of hours either side, you should find the channel OK. Stick between the marker buoys; it can shallow up very quickly outside of the channel.

 

I use Mudeford and avoid the long drag down the harbour at 4 kts.

 

Alun.

Posted

id follow alun's advice, and id also use mudeford, but be early so you avoid being charged. plenty of obvious marks such as hengisbury head, christchurch ledge, etc, but you also have xray, dolphin sands, clan mcvey, southbourne rough, etc all within a short blast the enterance.

 

Posted

John,

 

If you are venturing out and want a "buddy boat" then feel free to give me a call. I am off tomorrow but weather not looking good for a while.

 

Personally, I would go for a Wick launch and get accustomed to your boat in the relative safety of the harbour before venturing out the run etc.

 

  • 3 weeks later...
Posted (edited)

As a little adendum to all this, some good news for a change. I launched from Wick last weekend and the car park charges have changed. It goes from 4 - 8 hours, 8 - 12 hours and up to 24 hours. The up to 12 hours which generally suits me was only

Edited by plaicemat
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John, if you are Christchurch based, consider how much you are likely to use facilities....

 

I buy an annual car park season ticket; as a local, this costs a bit over

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