Bristol Floating Harbour

[DazzyWoo]

Hi, I'm living in Bristol and currently boatless. To get me over the situation I was thinking of getting a small tender for pootling in and around the harbour.

I'm finding the harbour master's office difficult to get hold of. I wondered if anyone could point me in the right direction to answer these questions:

1. Slips - I believe there is one by the yacht club, and one by the cottage. are these open for public use? Are there any others that can be used? (e.g. i think there is one by the Novia Scotia, but this appears to be chained off.

2. Once launched, can the boat be left in for a few days or even weeks at a time? (subject to paying the necessary harbour dues)

3. If left in docks; can it be moored in any free places?

thansk
DW

 

[Sneds]

Hi

Not sure about a "yacht club" in Bristol but Bristol Marina have a slip that you can pay to use, they will also sell you a navigation licence, this will not allow you to moor in the docks, just use the water way

You can't tie up in any free place as, if on a pontoon, it will be someone's space

You can tie up by the cottage FOC

Bristol Marina may find you a place to stay for a reasonable fee

 

[DazzyWoo]

Hi

Not sure about a "yacht club" in Bristol but Bristol Marina have a slip that you can pay to use, they will also sell you a navigation licence, this will not allow you to moor in the docks, just use the water way

You can't tie up in any free place as, if on a pontoon, it will be someone's space

You can tie up by the cottage FOC

Bristol Marina may find you a place to stay for a reasonable fee

Thanks Sneds - i was just hoping to be able to tie up. I appreciate security will be an issue!

 

[oldmanofthehills]

There is another a slipway by the Ostrich (by Bathurst Basin).

The harbour master was harassing a motorboat by the lock gates yesterday. I think possibly all sport is permitted as long as it does not involve being in the floating harbour in these Covid19 times. .

Harbour master will remove unattended boats, and managed to lose or sell my dinghy.

There are no free places, though I have sneaked in by the Nova Scotia for a night or so when visiting but not paying to attend harbour festival.

Harbour master not good at answering phone or indeed VHF except at HW when lock in use

 

[DazzyWoo]

Thanks OMOFT. I think the harbour is closed down due to CV19 restrictions - certainly all the yards are padlocked with notices to that effect. Good point re: Ostrich.

I think maybe my best bet would be to find a friendly berth holder (probs live aboard) who would let me tie up long side for a reasonable fee.

 

[Sneds]

The harbour master office is manned during normal office hours, try ch73

 

[mattonthesea]

My experience is that , if you turn up saying "I would like to/thinking of..." then you will be politely given an impossible set or requirements. If you turn up in your boat and ask politely then the responses will be completely different/helpful. I think they get a lot of interest from good intention-ed people who are, ultimately, time wasters.