Have you ever longed to stray off the beaten track?
Are you tired of the same old harbours, the same marked
channel. Well there are bays and harbours that were once on the old admiralty charts, i had these charts and i took shelter in a bay once while crossing lough ree and the weather took a turn for the worst. We were very glad of these old charts back then, they took us to a bay we never knew existed. We spent the night here all too our selves. Not another boat but us. Unfortunately i let these charts go with a boat i sold, and since then i have searched for a copy of these charts everywhere, but they are all done away with because of inaccuracies. These unexplored inlets are gems on our waterways, just because they are not on the marked channel does not mean you cant explore these places. When i think about the amount of times jim humphries pulled us off a sand bank in his little 20 ft norman as we stole our way into a peaceful looking inlet, off the charts, just so we could have a bbq in beautiful surroundings. And we had no depth finder back then! Anyway with the help of depth finders "do it" slowly feel your way into that inlet or bay that looks lovely,the perfect place to drop anchor and relax in peace. Its worth it! Well now there are charts available again. This is a link to the site. Its in "hidden lough ree" Just download, you will need power point to view the charts.
www.shannoncharts.com
If you havent got microsoft power point i can copy these charts and email them too you.
Are you tired of the same old harbours, the same marked
channel. Well there are bays and harbours that were once on the old admiralty charts, i had these charts and i took shelter in a bay once while crossing lough ree and the weather took a turn for the worst. We were very glad of these old charts back then, they took us to a bay we never knew existed. We spent the night here all too our selves. Not another boat but us. Unfortunately i let these charts go with a boat i sold, and since then i have searched for a copy of these charts everywhere, but they are all done away with because of inaccuracies. These unexplored inlets are gems on our waterways, just because they are not on the marked channel does not mean you cant explore these places. When i think about the amount of times jim humphries pulled us off a sand bank in his little 20 ft norman as we stole our way into a peaceful looking inlet, off the charts, just so we could have a bbq in beautiful surroundings. And we had no depth finder back then! Anyway with the help of depth finders "do it" slowly feel your way into that inlet or bay that looks lovely,the perfect place to drop anchor and relax in peace. Its worth it! Well now there are charts available again. This is a link to the site. Its in "hidden lough ree" Just download, you will need power point to view the charts.
www.shannoncharts.com
If you havent got microsoft power point i can copy these charts and email them too you.
