![Medway obstruction](https://i0.wp.com/msba.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/medway_obstruction_cropped.jpg?resize=640%2C267)
Look closely on your chart and you may see “obstns” but the true horror is revealed by this photo from Benfleet Yacht Club’s website. Have you ever cut in between the Grain Hard Buoy and the Grain Fort, in order to cheat the outgoing tide, or to keep out of the shipping channel? Please let us know what you think or if you have had a close encounter. Afterthought: Is it just me or does it look like a fossilised grand piano?