© Chris Ball
Skegness yacht club is situated on the East coast at the entrance to the Wash Estuary. The entrance to the haven is twisty, shallow with cross currents and forever changing. However it is well marked by a combination of top marks, buoys and withies which make it relatively straightforward to follow.
Members of the club put in a lot of time and effort maintaining the channel buoyage.
Access is really only available on Spring Range tides (6m +) when a vessel with a 5ft draft may enter up to 90 mins before and up to 90 mins after high water. The channel is protected by an offshore bar, through which the channel cuts. The approaches to the channel entrance port and starboard buoys can be made along Boston deeps , either through the unmarked Parlour channel or the main Freemans channel. The most popular option from the North is to sail from Skegness along the beach around 200 yrds off the breaking waves.
Members of the club put in a lot of time and effort maintaining the channel buoyage.
Access is really only available on Spring Range tides (6m +) when a vessel with a 5ft draft may enter up to 90 mins before and up to 90 mins after high water. The channel is protected by an offshore bar, through which the channel cuts. The approaches to the channel entrance port and starboard buoys can be made along Boston deeps , either through the unmarked Parlour channel or the main Freemans channel. The most popular option from the North is to sail from Skegness along the beach around 200 yrds off the breaking waves.
Only use the above as a guide, not for navigation The channel changes constantly, but is well buoyed.
Channel Guide Updated 14/4/09. Latest updates from Pilotage Officers plus shallow water experiences!
