GERADE NOCH die Handbreit Wasser unter dem Kiel: Im Wattfahrwasser nach Spiekeroog.

I'll take you through the mudflats from Wangerooge to Spiekeroog. With the JULIUS's 1.5m draft, I have to plan carefully and be in the right place at the right time. You'll see how things work with the buoys in the mudflats, how electronic charts can sometimes be wrong, and how, despite all the planning, there's still just enough water under the keel. Series "How to Do Tidal Waters": ====================== ** First part here:    • Am BEISPIEL ERKLÄRT: Motorboot und Segeln ...   ** ** Second part here:    • ERKLÄRT: Tidenrevier Nordsee, Elbe Motorbo...   ** ** Third part here:    • Als ANFÄNGER im Tidenrevier mit Motorboot ...   *** ** My blog with travel stories, guides, tips and tricks for boats: https://booteblog.net ** Literature ======= Seamanship in Tidal Waters*: https://amzn.to/4cjQgsU North Sea Guide 1*: https://amzn.to/4bSnAaG BSH Tide Calendar*: https://amzn.to/3xmvlXi Marked with *: Affiliate links Chapter ====== 02:08 Outdated maps at Orca? 02:15 ...no, the automatic update of the offline maps just wasn't working 02:41 only 1,000 rpm and 6.5 knots 02:51 Stay focused - the current could push a boat onto the sand! 03:54 No, don't use the autopilot here 😉 04:38 Just before the mudflat channel 06:14 Beginning of the mudflat channel with three buoys 06:52 The Navionics map isn't perfect here either 07:20 Just before the mudflat high - the current direction changes there 08:40 It's getting shallower 09:01 At the mudflat high 10:03 The high passes, but it's still getting shallower... or is it? 10:51 It's getting shallower... 1.9m... and getting less! 😯 11:13 Or am I going wrong? 11:53 Broom up - port buoys! Can you sail through here at night? 12:55 Done! Did the depth match the forecast? 14:09 Close encounter with a sailor 14:40 Respectful and relaxed interaction, whether under sail or motor in the North Sea 15:25 The end of the buoy path 15:42 Short digression: Why buoys and not buoys? 17:14 I made a STUPID mistake! #boat #motorboat #sailing #northsea #elbe #watt #tidal area #spiekeroog