Hiding an unusual Geocache

[+ChudleighTraveller]

I now have a few caches hidden around my local area. Having been out today I came across an old wooden boat which is wrecked and only accessible by walking during low tide. During high tides the wreck is submerged. It is approximately 200m off the coast.

Is it permissable to site a cache on the edge of a wreck? There would be no need to enter the wreck.

 

I can't seem to find anything relating to this type of hide

 

Thanks in advance.

[+firestars]

There are a few caches like this. A recent find on one had the lifeguard helicopter called out to rescue people they thought were stuck. I would ask a reviewer.

[+vw_k]

I think the hardest part will be getting landowner permission.

[+GeoTrekker26]

I now have a few caches hidden around my local area. Having been out today I came across an old wooden boat which is wrecked and only accessible by walking during low tide. During high tides the wreck is submerged. It is approximately 200m off the coast.

Is it permissable to site a cache on the edge of a wreck? There would be no need to enter the wreck.

 

I can't seem to find anything relating to this type of hide

 

Thanks in advance.

 

It sounds like it could be an interesting, if difficult cache to maintain. I am not aware of GS restrictions on such a cache, including entering the boat. However from reading past posts I believe there are some strict land use laws in the UK and I have no idea how these apply to tidal lands.

 

How low does the tide need to be able to access the sunken boat? During the last couple of days tides have been lower than is typical, so maybe you can only access the site a few times a year? You are also going to have problems keeping the cache dry and in place. If you decide to proceed with the hide you might consider making it the first stage of a multi-cache so you don't need to worry about keeping a log dry.

 

Good luck!

[+cerberus1]

I think the hardest part will be getting landowner permission.

+1

Yep.

[dodgydaved]

From: here!

 

 

"The seashore (which is synonymous with foreshore) is the area between the mean high water mark and the mean low water mark.

 

Below the high water mark, i.e. the seashore and the seabed, generally belongs to the Crown."

[+ChudleighTraveller]

Thanks for your replies, I'll take the necessary steps to approach the landowner and see how it goes.

[+Original A1]

For my 5,000th cache, I found Unseen Heroes (GC1TWVB). It worked really well as a multi, so you might want to consider trying it in that format and hiding the cache itself somewhere close by but on land. You'll still need permissions and I don't know whether your wreck has enough about it to observe (although you could put in questions such as "How far is it from the wreck to the nearest point of land?"), but at least it then also doesn't have the same risk of being washed away by the tide.