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| Review Date: Jun 2009
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Source: Yachting Monthly |
Crossing the Thames Estuary By Roger Gaspar
Roger Gaspar, a self-confessed sandbank anorak, sails from West Mersea aboard his classic wooden 28ft sloop, Tiller Girl, sometimes just to test the depth over a certain shoal! His fascination with the Thames Estuary has produced this pilot guide to a complex area of swatchways and shoals,
so you can sail over them rather than around them, stealing a march on the tide by threading your way through the maze of submarine banks.
The guide is based on 32 routes with a set of time planning tables so navigators can select the best option, with alternatives for Spring and Neap tides and a choice of average speeds between 3 and 7 knots. This tome answers two of the East Coast sailors most common imponderables: What time do I start to ensure sufficient water through
swatchways or over banks? and Whats the best compromise to get the most help from the tide and still have sufficient water?
Verdict: Successfully answer's the East Coast's imponderables and unravels some of the mysteries of the swatchways
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£18
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