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    Posted: 21 Feb 12 at 9:07pm
The depth survey on DWSC news page is very informative but only if you know where the current level is on the 88.5m to 93m scale. Can someone from Draycote please confirm that?
Pictures of the slipway level are not really overly useful, only a rough indication.
 
Moths, when surface dwelling, draw about 1.2m upright, 1.3 m at a slight heel. I would like a minimum 1.5m outside the bouyed of areas to be safe. Do you think you have that?
 
I would love to come, if I am not being mad to consider it!
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If it's any help, I ran aground a few weeks ago... on a 40cm windsurf fin, the problem is the buoyed area ain't so easy to spot at 20 knots.

I'm sure the race officer will do his best to avoid the dodgy spots, but
I wouldn't bang any clean air corners Pete!
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Pete,

The hydrographer who did the survey also drove surveying nails into the second slipway visible in the picture above. They are spaced at 1/2m water level intervals from the full level (93m) down below current water level so it is fairly easy for us to get a level reading at any point relating back to the 93m level. Although not this late and in the dark.... I will ask the bosun to get the current level reading based on nails tomorrow and let you know.

I was out measuring depth with a hand held depth reader (no, not a stick) on Sunday and it was reading upwards of 1.2m, more often 1.3m+ over musborough (the largest shallow area off the open meeting beach). You are supposed to hold the depth gauge right on the surface but I was bobbing up and down and hand wasnt very steady so not the most accurate really but a rough guide. We are really hoping that there will be over 1.5m which we think would effectively mean we could run over the top of it. As it is we were intending to try and mark off any area that was less than 1.5m on Friday afternoon.

I know our two foiling moth sailors havent sailed for quite sometime and while we would welcome the Mothies we are realistic enough to understand that you probably wouldn't want to risk your expensive foils. As James said we will do all we can to point out the dodgy areas and avoid them with the courses.

Sorry I can't be of more assistance tonight.

James - you do know to step off your board as you approach the beach don't you LOL

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It was the closes I've come to an epiphany about how great boards r over dinghies... Realising you can fall off a windsurfer and then walk on water 200 yds from the shore... Jesus clearly boarded, or sailed Fireballs.
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Chris,

I work that out to be a depth of about 89.3OD.  Which suggest Area 4 is fine for anything (was anyway wasn't it) but you would bash the mast on turtling.  Areas 1 will still be dry (about 20cm?) and area 2 will have about 30cm.

Whic makes it all quite simple really.  I'm not too hot on dinghy drafts these days but I presume you'd like a good bit more before feeling anything could sail over area 3.
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Yes, area 3 is the biggie - the one we would like everyone to be able to sail over. We will generally be away from the other areas.
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Originally posted by rogue

It was the closes I've come to an epiphany about how great boards r over dinghies... Realising you can fall off a windsurfer and then walk on water 200 yds from the shore... Jesus clearly boarded, or sailed Fireballs.
 
Are you sure you weren't just close to the shore rather than over the shallows? Are you sure you're not just trying to put visitors off coming so they don't mess up your weekend by parking in the windsurfer carpark? Wink
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I would if there was any wind forecast Steve!
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Chris

Can boats be dropped off at the club on Friday evening. We have 1 B14 looking to drop off.

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What time can we get there sat morning?
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