Hi Peeps,
Tomorrow is a big day for us.
It will be part one of relocating our boat 'Lady Emma' from Acle on the Norfolk Broads back down the East Coast to Titchmarsh Marina in Walton On The Naze, Essex.
We have had three boats over the years, all of which in Norfolk though we live in Essex.
I used to have a long term contract/client in Norfolk which took two days of my working week up, so I used to stay on board our boat(s) when working up there.
That contract sadly came to an end last year and finding time to visit the boat this year has been awkward. It's a 160 mile trip there and back so just nipping up there isn't much of an option.
We have loved our time there but as they say, a change is as good as a rest. The new Marina is only 9 miles from home so much more convenient for us.
Anyhow, the sea passage from Norfolk to Essex is about 65 nautical miles with about 10 miles of inland waterway to get from Acle to Great Yarmouth as well.
Our boat is a twin engined sea going motor cruiser and has an air draft of over 10.6ft
We have three low bridges to transit under at Great Yarmouth and can only do that at low water on a spring tide.
That will be tomorrow at 16.00hrs, because of that and the four (ish) hour cruise from Great Yarmouth to Walton on the Naze we have decided to break the journey into two parts. Better than cruising through the shipping lanes of Felixstowe and Harwich in the dark me thinks.
So, we will be going out at Great Yarmouth for a short sea passage and back in at Lowestoft nd mooring in the Yacht Station there tomorrow.
I'm working on Sunday so will leave the boat and then, depending on weather, aim to depart Lowestoft on Monday or Tuesday early in the morning to catch the rising tide all the way down to Walton on the Naze.
I will try and take some photos and some video footage of the sea passage and post up on here when back on dry land
If you got through all of that, thanks for reading and I'll update the thread as and when,
Tomorrow is a big day for us.
It will be part one of relocating our boat 'Lady Emma' from Acle on the Norfolk Broads back down the East Coast to Titchmarsh Marina in Walton On The Naze, Essex.
We have had three boats over the years, all of which in Norfolk though we live in Essex.
I used to have a long term contract/client in Norfolk which took two days of my working week up, so I used to stay on board our boat(s) when working up there.
That contract sadly came to an end last year and finding time to visit the boat this year has been awkward. It's a 160 mile trip there and back so just nipping up there isn't much of an option.
We have loved our time there but as they say, a change is as good as a rest. The new Marina is only 9 miles from home so much more convenient for us.
Anyhow, the sea passage from Norfolk to Essex is about 65 nautical miles with about 10 miles of inland waterway to get from Acle to Great Yarmouth as well.
Our boat is a twin engined sea going motor cruiser and has an air draft of over 10.6ft
We have three low bridges to transit under at Great Yarmouth and can only do that at low water on a spring tide.
That will be tomorrow at 16.00hrs, because of that and the four (ish) hour cruise from Great Yarmouth to Walton on the Naze we have decided to break the journey into two parts. Better than cruising through the shipping lanes of Felixstowe and Harwich in the dark me thinks.
So, we will be going out at Great Yarmouth for a short sea passage and back in at Lowestoft nd mooring in the Yacht Station there tomorrow.
I'm working on Sunday so will leave the boat and then, depending on weather, aim to depart Lowestoft on Monday or Tuesday early in the morning to catch the rising tide all the way down to Walton on the Naze.
I will try and take some photos and some video footage of the sea passage and post up on here when back on dry land
If you got through all of that, thanks for reading and I'll update the thread as and when,
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