Along with all the other Swanage boat owners, we have been monitoring the weather. The general consensus of opinion was that Thursday going into Friday were days not to be in Swanage bay.
This was the forecast on tuesday.
For the business users of the bay this is bad news as not only do they have the nuisance of moving to a safe anchorage, they also lose custom. and revenue. For the pleasure boaters it’s extra time out of our busy retirements.
I chose to move on Wednesday evening. A pleasant hours motoring up past “Old Harry” to Poole
harbour entrance and then sharp left down to Redhorn Point. A narrow unmarked channel with shallow water all around.
I’m not familiar with this area of Poole Harbour, and this is my first time anchoring here. I ended up just on the edge of the channel but was worried I didn’t have enough depth to stay afloat. at low tide. Well it’s all soft mud here so although I wasn’t worried about grounding. It was more the thought that if the boat ended up half on the bank, and half in the channel, I could end up being rolled out of bed. It wasn’t likely, but having thought it, I couldn’t unthink it.
So didn’t sleep too well, but the views and sunset before bed were beautiful.
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