Left at 6am to catch the flood tide flowing south down the North Sea. With wind from the south-east had to tack back and forth down the coast and up to midday sped along helped by the tide.
But good things never last and afternoon battle against the ebb tide getting around Orford Ness to the Harwich Channel.
Anchored and watched a huge container ship arrive while waiting for tide to rise so could enter the shallow estuary of Walton-on-the-nase and quiet sheltered anchorage for the night.
Stanford buoy after leaving Lowestoft - can see tide streaming to right
Wally helping with navigating
Approaching Harwich and the gigantic dinosaur-like cranes
Arrived just at sunset
53 nautical miles
Marked in blue pen - Anchor 1 where waited for tide to rise and Anchor 2 where spent the night.