Looking at the post re the boat ashore in Devon, I'm reminded of the time (before visitor's moorings) we had dragged two anchors all over St Marys Harbour in the Isles of Scilly and ended up mooring against and then drying out on the harbour wall (right up by the dinghy landing area).
Possibly the most depressing sailing experience I can recall.
We were stuck there for 3 days and took the ground twice a day. The hard landings went on for about 20-35 mins and shook the poor old boat very hard - Cutlass 27 with long keel. It was diabolical.
Also hit hard sand (didn't stick, luckily) off Thames Estuary.
I would not think my present boat with a fin keel would take this sort of pounding. It feels bad enough when we lean against the club wall for scrubbing and there are ripples - let alone swell!
-------------------- Is it my age or the age I live in, that makes me question everything?
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How much 'thumping' aground could your boat take?
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