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Location
On the Beaulieu River approximately midway between entrance from Solent and Beaulieu Village. For general location , find ‘Bu‘ on Cruise Destination Map.
Lat/Long: 50°47′ 58.25″N, 1° 25′ 14.76″W (50.7995, -1.4208)
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Reports of Previous Cruises to Bucklers Hard
You will find reports of cruises to Bucklers Hard within the Cruise Reports as follows:
- 2004: 15 August – return from overnight at Corf Scout Camp
- 2012: 19 May – Cruise 3
- 2021: 1 August – Ad Hoc Cruise
Photographs of Previous Cruises to Bucklers Hard
You will find an album of photographs of a cruise to Bucklers Hard within the Gallery Archive for 1 August 2021.
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Navigation Notes
Distance – 8.7 nm “as the crow flies”.
Bucklers Hard is located some distance up the Beaulieu river. The entrance to the river is shallow as there is a bar that only has 1m water at LWS. The entrance channel runs almost North, bearing 334 degrees true but after a short distance turns sharply to the West. The channel then runs along the shore inside Beaulieu Spit parts of which are covered at high tide.
When approaching the river entrance keep clear of the northern shore around Stone Point as it is shallow. Look for the lighthouse on the shore. Do not be tempted to try and cross into the channel over Beaulieu Spit even at high tide. The channel is marked with piles coloured to indicate port and starboard. They are also numbered. The first port hand pile is actually a dolphin (a structure of more than one pile) with a speed limit sign on it. Just follow the piles in until you reach port hand pile number 6 where the channel turns sharply to the west.
The channel is then pretty straight until the last two piles which are port hand pile number 24 and starboard hand pile number 19 which is farther on. At this point the channel turns in a more north westerly direction and the boundaries of the deep water channel are marked with small lateral buoys and withies.
Keep to the side of the channel and make room for larger vessels but do not stray too far from the channel as it shallows quickly and your centre board will get very muddy.
The river now meanders gently so proceed until reaching Bucklers Hard on the port shore of the river. The cruise master will have briefed you on where to land.