Stellendam to Roompot
11/08/06 12:41 Filed in: The Netherlands
While it would be a pleasure to stay in Stellendam for another night there is not much here and I have a wedding to attend in England. We leave at 10:55 and clear Goeerese lock at 11:45.
What a contrast with yesterday. Almost flat calm with very little wind. We have an uneventful trip motoring all the way apart from an hour or two with the main up to no great effect.
We enter Roompotsluis staright away at 16:55 and are clear within 5 minutes. I radio ahead to Roompot Marina and am allocated berth 570. There is a buoyed approach channel towards the marina but the entrance is set off to starboard between two marked poles.
On a lovely sunny afternoon with perfect visibility I manage to miss this deviation after the buoyed channel and strike a submerged breakwater. Fortunately we are not going very fast glance off rather than plough straight into it. A serious navigational malfunction. There appeared to be clear water between the end of the channel and the marina berths. It was high tide. A quick check down below shows no sign of water ingress or damage.
I sheepishly continue and berth at 17:40. The propellor noise seems to have started again and is quite loud.
Once along side I don the mask and snorkel and dive down to inspect the hull. We have been fortunate. There is a small fist sized indent in the leading edge of the keel about a metre below the water line. The gelcoat is breached but the underlying hull has not been punctured. On inspecting the propellor I find a large piece of blue netting wrapped around it. This takes several dives to cut away with scissors.
Once back on board and warmed up I listen to the forecast. A NW gale is forecast with heavy rain. We are not going anywhere tomorrow.
Daily Run 31.9 miles. Berth to Berth 6 hours.
Netting removed from the propellor.
What a contrast with yesterday. Almost flat calm with very little wind. We have an uneventful trip motoring all the way apart from an hour or two with the main up to no great effect.
We enter Roompotsluis staright away at 16:55 and are clear within 5 minutes. I radio ahead to Roompot Marina and am allocated berth 570. There is a buoyed approach channel towards the marina but the entrance is set off to starboard between two marked poles.
On a lovely sunny afternoon with perfect visibility I manage to miss this deviation after the buoyed channel and strike a submerged breakwater. Fortunately we are not going very fast glance off rather than plough straight into it. A serious navigational malfunction. There appeared to be clear water between the end of the channel and the marina berths. It was high tide. A quick check down below shows no sign of water ingress or damage.
I sheepishly continue and berth at 17:40. The propellor noise seems to have started again and is quite loud.
Once along side I don the mask and snorkel and dive down to inspect the hull. We have been fortunate. There is a small fist sized indent in the leading edge of the keel about a metre below the water line. The gelcoat is breached but the underlying hull has not been punctured. On inspecting the propellor I find a large piece of blue netting wrapped around it. This takes several dives to cut away with scissors.
Once back on board and warmed up I listen to the forecast. A NW gale is forecast with heavy rain. We are not going anywhere tomorrow.
Daily Run 31.9 miles. Berth to Berth 6 hours.
Netting removed from the propellor.