What a horrible day for piling! We've been lucky so far with lovely sunny days but it was too good to last. There was drizzle interspersed with heavy rain that lasted most of the day. A start was made on the larger greenheart piles that support the top of the access ramp and locate the floating pontoons. These are greenheart, a South American hardwood that is very heavy, about twice the strength of oak and more dense than water. We were fortunate as we were able to buy this timber from a certified sustainable source using a Dutch company called Wijma with a UK yard at Woolpit.
I drove two piles to start the construction of the extension of the dinghy launching ramp before the planning permission expires. My efforts were curtailed by the rising tide, as the water level rose the mud got softer and working got more and more difficult. The piles have markers that will show above high water but people will need to take care until we can get some deck in place. I discovered that if the sledgehammer gets muddy then when you hit the post a fine spray of mud gets thrown up to coat your glasses and make visibility quite poor for subsequent hits of the pile.
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This blog records the history and the progress of the project to improve and extend Deben Yacht Club's clubhouse and other facilities
