June 13th, 2009. 10.8nm.Tom and I took a trip from the mooring up into Ipswich docks with the incoming tide. From our mooring, the estuary moves (upstream) in a North Westerly direction, underneath the rather spectacular Orwell bridge (A14) and then turns through North into Ipswich docks.
The main channel of the Orwell is dredged to allow ferries, container and cargo ships to access this dockland area.
On this occasion, the wind was a Force 3 North Westerly. In the dock area, the wind was flukey, and we resorted to using outboard power when coming back downstream to the East side of the bridge, where we anchored for a snack. Thereafter, we had a lovely sail tacking all the way back to our mooring.
This picture shows the Freston Folly, a rather interesting tower on the Southerly bank of the Orwell, built in Victorian times. I read somewhere that the original owner of the estate would have meals served at the top of this tower. These days, I think it is some sort of holiday let accommodation.http://www.freston.net/tower/
Tom, looking enthusiastic...
Approaching Ipswich docks
On the North Westerly side of the Orwell Bridge, these old rusting trawlers (?) seem to have been left to decay...
The Orwell bridge.
Some old sea dog...Thus far, this season, the tachometer reads 65.0 nautical miles...
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