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Walton Backwaters Approaches

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Waypoints and general information

Pye End 51° 55.044N 01° 17.882E - Lf.10s
No.2 51° 54.618N 01° 16.798E - Fl.(2)R.5s
No.3 Crab Knoll 51° 54.405N 01° 16.408E -Fl.G.5s
No.5 Heather J 51° 54.283N 1° 16.215E
No.4 High Hill 51° 54.059N 01° 15.968E - Fl.R.10s
No.7 51° 53.828N 01° 15.627E - Fl.G.5s
No.6 51° 53.785N 01° 15.664E
No.8 51° 53.629N 01° 15.546E
No.10 51° 53.379N 01° 15.389E
Island Point 51° 53.351N 01° 15.350E - Fl.Q
No.12 51° 53.330N 01° 15.401E
No.14 51° 53.270N 01° 15.502E
No.9 51° 53.214N 01° 15.531E- Fl.G.5s
No 16 51° 53.101N 01° 15.602E
No.11 51° 52.907N 01° 15.757E - Fl.G.10s

Last survey - January 13th 2008
Latest update - April 2008

Depths in metres reduced to Lowest Astronomical Tide (LAT) based on tidal data provided by the British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Positions referred to WGS 84 Datum

Survey by Marine Surveys East & South Ltd
on behalf of East Coast Rivers / Westwater Yacht Sales
Conducted by S. Read, P. Atherton & C. Woods

For further pilotage information, please contact Titchmarsh Marina on VHF CH 80 or telephone 01255 851899

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Latest Navigation reports (newest at the top)

28/04/08

The recent survey reavealled few surprises although reports of discarded fishing tackle to the southeast of the Crab Knoll (No.3) and Heather J (No.5) Buoys should be acknowledged. Our advice would be to make an approach from the No.2 Buoy onwards.

Twizzle Creek/Walton Channel

At the confluence of the Twizzle Creek and Walton Channel approximately 300m north of the Foundry reach spit cardinal a shoal patch may be found mid stream at 0.5m below LAT. This would be likeley to affect deep drafted vessels around low water.

As a further note, stakes used to anchor transverse moorings in the Walton channel are visible at low water, these stakes could be a danger, particularly to vessels travelling at speed towards the edges of the channel. Our advice would be to remain generally in the middle of the channel through Walton Channel and to avoid areas between the moorings and saltings.

Reports of a safe approach at high water via Pennyhole Bay over Pye Sand are unconfirmed as we have been unable to survey this area in detail. As no specific buoyage exists for this approach and by the nature of potential small obstructions over Pye Sand having a disproportionate negative impact on navigation, this route cannot be recommended over the clearly buoyed approaches.