Cowes Harbour Commission’s visitor moorings are now open for daytime and short stay visitors as of today, Tuesday, 2nd June 2020
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BabySharkDooDooDooDooDoo
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I tend to visit in the winter months so it may be normal - but £2/m seems rather steep.
Perhaps to reflect rafting is not allowed.
Perhaps to reflect rafting is not allowed.
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Sticky Fingers
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Yarmouth also open from yesterday (day only)
Robin
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what point is there in visiting anywhere that is closed, no pubs, no restaurants, only fee collectors.
BabySharkDooDooDooDooDoo
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I think the only place in the neighbourhood now closed is Beaulieu River.
Not sure whether or not MDL or Premier are accepting daytime visitors or not
Not sure whether or not MDL or Premier are accepting daytime visitors or not
longjohnsilver
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Precisely, easier to anchor and more relaxing.
prv
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I think some Solent sailors find anchoring scary and stressful
If opening moorings and pontoons encourages them to go there and leave more room in limited anchorages, I'm all for it ?
Pete
Robin
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I prefer to go somewhere and stay overnight, not pay a fortune for an hour or so and go home. Would love a run to Lymington for market day but with the bug about not so much.... So will have to postpone the minted new tatties which will be old by the time we get there.
. So will have to postpone the minted new tatties which will be old by the time we get there.Dab
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I went to Lymington the weekend before last. Parked at the swanky new Town Quay pontoons, sat in the sun on a mostly empty pontoon to eat my lunch, and finished it off with a delicious ice cream from one of the shops in the little lane between Town Quay and the High Street. Plenty of point for me!
Sticky Fingers
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I'd welcome that right now. Better than sitting at home feeling miserable.
ashtead
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At what time do they cast you adrift in evenings to make your way to Osborne bay?
Robin
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with strong northerlies?
PhillM
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Useful for access to power and water for maintenance work. I welcome it as I could do with a couple of days on a walk-ashore pontoon to get a few jobs done.
mainsail1
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Until they change the nonsense rule about not staying aboard overnight my boat will just have to stay where it is without me.
I wrote to the RYA about it and got a feeble response.
I wrote to the RYA about it and got a feeble response.
colhel
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There's plenty of nice walks and sightseeing opportunities around Cowes, maybe this would be a good time to explore a bit.
ashtead
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Indeed but at least red funnel and the marinas are doing their bit to keep everyone out . What I don’t know is if you can leave your boat overnight if you are not sleeping on it?
Robin
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Is that for you or others, isn't your boatin east cowes?
colhel
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At the moment our boat is in Weymouth but our home berth is East Cowes. The move to Weymouth was only supposed to be temporary for January to March.
Robin
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OK, understood. 80 year old 2 slots from us has recently moved his Najad to East Cowes and is living on it there as the lease expired on his rented home on the island we heard and they wouldn't renew less than 6 months, he was living on board summers here anyway. Plenty of peeps vising their boats here , even going out day sailing, only one AFIK stayed overnight on board, boats still moving in and out of Richardson's yard even for bottom cleans. Yard's workers out and about on owners boats. Marina still closed for visitors as is Breeze restaurant/bar. lots of cars parked 24/7 by the marina side 'holiday' apartments though... Lots walking or running, even biking the riverside paths every day.
colhel
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A friend of mine has been working on his boat in the yard all through lockdown and he tells me Richardsons remained open for business should he have needed any bits n bobs.
We're looking forward to getting back to East Cowes but being at Weymouth has certainly been advantageous these last few weeks and has caused us to think about our berthing plans for next year.
We're looking forward to getting back to East Cowes but being at Weymouth has certainly been advantageous these last few weeks and has caused us to think about our berthing plans for next year.