East Coast
Unlike the indented west coast, the east coast of Britain is straight and shallow. It does not offer natural shelteres in bays or lochs and harbours are usually built in the mouth of rivers with a tendency to silt. Some are protected by huge breakwaters, and are accessable at all states of tide, like Newcastle or Sunderland, others are tidal harbours that can be entered only around highwater, challenging the sailor to reach harbour at the right tide without hitting…