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North Sea

Germany - Belgium - Denmark - France - Nederland - United Kingdom

North Coast

Bremerhaven ψ Emden ψ Hamburg - City Sporthafen ψ Norden ψ Wedel - Hamburger Yachthafen ψ

Friesland islands

Borkum island, Nordeney island, Baltrum island, Langeoog island, Spiekeroog island, Wangerooge island, Helgoland island

Heligoland archipelago -

Borkum ψ île Langeoog ψ Langeoog ψ Norderney ψ Spiekeroog ψ Spiekeroog ψ

Anvers - Jachthaven Linkerover ψ Anvers - Willemdok Marina ψ Blankenberge ψ Nieuwpoort - Novus Portus ψ Nieuwpoort - Vlotkom/KYCN ψ Oostende - Mercator marina ψ Oostende - RYCO ψ Oostende - RNSYC ψ Zeebrugge - RBSC ψ

Denmark

France

Calais ψ Dunkerque - port du Grand Large ψ Dunkerque - bassin de la Marine ψ Dunkerque - bassin du Commerce ψ Dunkerque - YC de la Mer du Nord ψ Dunkerque ψ Gravelines ψ

Netherlands

North Nederlands

Friesland islands -

Ijmuiden - Seaport Marina ψ

Friesland islands

Texel island, Vleland island, Terschelling island, Ameland island, Schiermonnikoog island

Ameland island - Terschelling island - Texel island - Vleland island -

South Netherland

Arnemuiden ψ Benedensas ψ Betonhaven ψ Breskens ψ Brouwershaven ψ Bruinisse - WSV Bru ψ Bruinisse - Bruinisse B.V., ψ Burghsluis ψ Colijnsplaat ψ De Heen ψ Den Osse ψ Dinteloord - Waterkant ψ Dinteloord - Volkerak ψ Goes - Stadhaven ψ Goes - Sas van ψ Kamperland - Roompot Marina ψ Kamperland ψ Kats - Van der Rest ψ Kortgene - Delta Marina ψ Middelburg ψ Middelharnis ψ Ouddorp ψ Paal ψ Port Zélande ψ Scharendijke ψ Scheveningen ψ Sint Annaland ψ Stavenisse ψ Stellendam ψ Terneuzen - Aricom ψ Terneuzen - Jachthaven Terneuzen B.V. ψ Tholen - De Kogge ψ Veere ψ Veere - Oostwatering ψ Veere - Jachtclub ψ Vlissingen - VVW Schelde ψ Vlissingen - Michiel de Ruijterhaven ψ Volkerak ψ Wemeldinge ψ Wolphaartsdijk - De Zandkreek ψ Yerseke ψ Zierikzee ψ

United Kingdom

England

river Deben - Medway River - Thames River - Tyne River -

Amble ψ Blyth - Royal Northumberland YC ψ Boston ψ Bradwell-on-Sea ψ Dover ψ Grimsby - Meridian Quay ψ Hartlepool ψ Ramsgate ψ Sunderland ψ Tollesbury ψ Wallasea island - Essex marina ψ Woolverstone ψ

river Deben

Felixstowe Ferry ψ Ramsholt ψ Waldringfield ψ Woodbridge - Tide Mill ψ

Medway River

Chatham - Maritime marina ψ Gillingham ψ Hoo ψ Rochester - Medway Bridge marina ψ

Thames River

Bray ψ London - St Katharine Docks ψ London - South Dock ψ London - Gallions Point Marina ψ London - Limehouse marina ψ Penton Hook ψ Windsor ψ

Tyne River

Newcastle-upon-Tyne - St Peters Port ψ North Shields - Royal Quays ψ

Scotland

Orkney island -

Anstruther ψ Dunbar ψ Edinburgh - Port Edgar ψ Eyemouth ψ Inverness - Caley Marina ψ Whitehills ψ

Orkney island

Kirkwall ψ Pierowall - Westray marina ψ Stromness ψ

General informations

Crossing the Channel

Either the way, going or return, one shall sail the first half of the way with the end of the ebb tide stream and the other half with the rising tide stream. It make pass South of the direct route, toward the fire-boat of Sandettié at spring tide if the boat is slow, but it gains time. To understand why, just have a look to the tidal stream map of the Pas de Calais.
The route to follow is about the direct route.

The shipping lane
One must cross the lane following a perpendicular course to the traffic. The wind shall then be favourable or one must sail with the motor. One shall avoid to change its route without reason.
One must croos with a good visibility. It is not a problem by night because big vessels are visible from far. The only problem is when they come grouped, because it is rthen difficult to know to what belong those strange lights.
There is less vessels that one think, and one crosses 2 times on 3 without being obliged to reroute oneself. It is useless to wait for a gap in the traffic. The vessel that comes abeam is not yet visible when one enter in the shipping lane. One shall go bravely and regularly – the automatic pilot is that for very useful – and reroute if necessary only when the freighter is at 0,5NM. One must reroute in a very evident way, let say route to the upper deck during 2-3 minutes is a good solution. Freighters that may be a risk comes about forward on the beam. One may control its route with the compass or, if the sailboat follows a straight route, staying seated on the opposite side and aiming the vessel between two candlesticks to see if the freighter passes ahead or behind.

Sand banks
The Pas de Calais banks are not a problem by quite fair weather. One may sail quietly on except, at low tide, the Ridens of the harbour in front of Calais and the banks in front of East Dunkerque. Goodwin Bank uncovers largely and one must avoid to be pushed upon by the stream. The North and South ends of the Goodwin bank are slightly moving. A boat equipped with electronic maps coupled to GPS did touch it, without problem, at a place where the map gives 6m draught !

Weather

The UGMM (Belgium) site gives very interesting informations about the strength and the direction of streams 60 hours in advance.

North Sea

General links North Sea :

Meteorological buoys

Germany

General links Germany :

North Coast

Harbours links North Coast :

Bremerhaven : Bremerhaven Marina

Emden : Emder Hafen

Hamburg : City Sporthafen Hamburg

Wedel : Hamburg Marina

Friesland islands

Harbours links Friesland islands :

Borkum : Borkum

Norderney : Norderney

Spiekeroog : Spiekerooger-segelclub

General links Heligoland archipelago :

Heligoland island

Belgium

General links Belgium :

General informations about Belgium (in French)

Harbours links Belgium :

Blankenberge : Royal Scarphout Yachtclub

Nieuwpoort : Novus Portus

Nieuwpoort : Royal Yacht Club de Nieuport

Oostende : Mercator marina

Oostende : Royal Yacht Club Oostende

Oostende : Royal North Sea Tacht-Club

Zeebrugge : Royal Belgian Sailing Club

Denmark

General links Denmark :

France

General links France :

General informations about France (in French)

Harbours links France :

Calais : Calais harbour website

Dunkerque : Dunkerque Grand Large

Dunkerque : bassins de Dunkerque

Dunkerque : Bassins de Dunkerque

Dunkerque : YC de la Mer du Nord

Netherlands

General links Netherlands :

General informations about Nederlands (in French) Petit guide nautique des Pays-Bas (in French), de 2002

North Nederlands

Harbours links North Nederlands :

Ijmuiden : Seaport Marina

South Netherland

Harbours links South Netherland :

Arnemuiden : Oranjeplaat

Breskens : Breskens

Brouwershaven : Watersportvereniging Brouwershaven

Bruinisse : WSV Bru

Bruinisse : Jachthaven Bruinisse B.V.

Burghsluis : Burghsluis

Colijnsplaat : Colijnsplaat

De Heen : Jachthaven de Schapenput

Den Osse : Den Osse

Dinteloord : Jachthaven Waterkant

Dinteloord : WSV Volkerak

Kamperland : Roompot Marina

Kats : Van der Rest Nautic Marina

Kortgene : Delta Marina

Middelburg : Middelburg

Middelharnis : Jachthaven Middelharnis

Ouddorp : WSV Goeree

Paal : WV Saeftinghe

Port Zélande : Marina Port Zélande

Scharendijke : Scharendijke

Scheveningen : Scheveningen Tourism Office

Sint Annaland : WSV Sint Annaland

Stavenisse : Haven Stavenisse

Tholen : marina De Kogge

Veere : Marina Veere

Veere : Oostwatering

Vlissingen : VVW Schelde

Vlissingen : Michiel de Ruijterhaven

Volkerak : WSV Volkerak

Wemeldinge : Marina Wemeldinge

Yerseke : Yerseke

Zierikzee : Zierikzee

United Kingdom

General links United Kingdom :

Tide tables Ecosse 2008

England

General links England :

General informations about England (in French) Ecosse 2008

Harbours links England :

Amble : Amble marina (en anglais)

Bradwell-on-Sea : Bradwell marina

Dover : Dover port

Hartlepool : Hartlepool Marina (en anglais)

Ramsgate : Ramsgate harbour (in English)

Sunderland : Sunderland

Tollesbury : Tollesbury marina

Woolverstone : Woolverstone Marina

Harbours links Medway River :

Gillingham : Gillingham marina

Hoo : Hoo marina

Harbours links Thames River :

Bray : Bray marina

London : St Katharine Docks Yacht Haven

London : South Dock marina

London : Gallions Point Marina

London : Limehouse marina

Penton Hook : Penton Hook marina website

Windsor : Windsor marina website

Harbours links Tyne River :

North Shields : Royal Quays marina

Scotland

General links Scotland :

General informations about Scottland (in French) Ecosse 2008

The case (lowercase/uppercase) of letters in the words is without effect. Accents are not taken into account ("déjà" or "deja", will return the same results, including "déjà", "dejà", "déja"...) The search uses standard logical operators.
Usage examples
→	Returns texts containing EITHER « child », OR « stranger », OR « child » AND « stranger ».
→	Returns texts containing « child » AND « stranger ».
→	Returns texts containing « child » but shows first the texts which contain also « stranger ».
→	Returns texts containing « child » but NOT « stranger ».
→	Returns texts containing « child » AND « stranger » or else « child » AND « asia » but shows first the texts which contain « child » AND « stranger ».
→	Returns texts containing « child », « children », « childhood », « child », « childishness ».... (« *ild » will return no results: the asterisk must be at the end.)
→	Returns texts containing the exact phrase « child stranger ».