Can i Navigate the River Adur?

Question

i want to take a small inflatable from shermanbury to shoreham by sea and raise money for th RNLI but i don't know if i can row the river are there any laws? I have a VHF radioand iknow how to swim any help would be most appeciated

Answer 1

As a matter of courtesy you should make contact with the landowners that the river passes through.

It may be OK to use the river but the land on each side i.e. the bank is private – if you land on it or need to be rescued you will be  considered a trespasser which isn’t going to do the image of the charity that you hope to collect for any good at all.

Answer 2

Don,t see why not but it is tidal and you would have to check on the tides as it goes out quite a long way.Good luck with raising money for such a worthy cause.