Date

Harwich

Deben Bar

Tidemill

Passage / day notes

Day 1

Saturday 3 May 2025

Passage from Shotley Marina to Tidemill Yacht Harbour, Woodbridge

HW

16.46

3.58

HW

16.35

HW-1

16.18

1.79

Depart Shotley Marina AM.

Aim to enter River Deben early to mid-afternoon and take flood up to Tide Mill at Woodbridge.

Enter Tidemill from 16.00 to HW Tidemill.

Evening meal to be pre-booked in Woodbridge (walking distance from Tidemill)

LW

22.40

.60

LW

-

-

HW

17:18

2.08

Tide times are BST.

New 2025 guidance/pilot chart for entrance to River Deben over the bar should be published by our departure date.

Hight of tide shown for Tidemill is predicted height over sill at entrance.

5 berths have been booked for us at the Tidemill Yacht Harbour. Details to be confirmed to the Tidemill HM by me in due course.

Day 2

Sunday 4 May 2025

River Deben

HW Tidemill

In the morning options include explore Woodbridge (but shops closed), river wall walk, visit The Long Boat Shed and/or the Tidemill.

In the afternoon depart Tidemill for sail back down river to either Waldringfield or Ramsholt. Both locations have a pub each so we could row ashore for an evening meal.

HW-2

16.15

1.18

HW -1

17.15

1.63

HW

18.15

1.90

HW+1

19.15

1.42

Hw+2

20.15

0.95

At Waldringfield or Ramsholt we would aim to pick up a mooring (or anchor).

Day 3

Monday 5 May 2025

Depart Deben and passage to Walton Backwaters before back to Shotley Marina

Harwich

Deben Bar

We have an early start to depart River Deben and we then punch the ebb tide home via lunch in the Walton Backwaters before return to Shotley Marina.

HW

06.26

3.47

HW

06.15

LW

12.23

1.36

LW

HW

18.49

3.29