rotrax
Well-known member
We are fortunate in owning a lovely vessel that fits most of our requirements, which is, I believe, as much as one can hope for with any boat.
However, our modest retirement income means a walk ashore Marina berth is out of the question in the South. 10K per annum in Premier Marina's for example!
We have been using a club mid harbour pontoon mooring that required dinghying from a slip only suitable for a couple of retired sailors with mobility issues at or around high tide. It also, for reasons I wont go into here, required multiple club memberships and security and criminal records clearance, all extra expenses.
Some years ago we put our name down for a Harbourmasters berth in a small South Coast port. Walk ashore, secure, water and electricity, near to the town centre.
Due to a charter angling boat being sold, we have now got one. At a cost we can afford as we can stay afloat there all year. Our previous berth meant being afloat or on the hard during the winter months. Again, extra expense.
To top it all, on our sail to the new berth we were escorted by a pod of Bottlenose Dolphins almost to the Harbour entrance! An auspicious beginning we hope.
We have just spent five days alongside, sorting out jobs we have not been able to do so far due to a house move and engine problems, which appear almost solved.
So, if any forum member sees our boat " Jarrow lily " with the CA Burgee and Ensign flying at Dukes Wharf, make yourselves known and have a socially distanced coffee or a cold beer.
Cheers!
However, our modest retirement income means a walk ashore Marina berth is out of the question in the South. 10K per annum in Premier Marina's for example!
We have been using a club mid harbour pontoon mooring that required dinghying from a slip only suitable for a couple of retired sailors with mobility issues at or around high tide. It also, for reasons I wont go into here, required multiple club memberships and security and criminal records clearance, all extra expenses.
Some years ago we put our name down for a Harbourmasters berth in a small South Coast port. Walk ashore, secure, water and electricity, near to the town centre.
Due to a charter angling boat being sold, we have now got one. At a cost we can afford as we can stay afloat there all year. Our previous berth meant being afloat or on the hard during the winter months. Again, extra expense.
To top it all, on our sail to the new berth we were escorted by a pod of Bottlenose Dolphins almost to the Harbour entrance! An auspicious beginning we hope.
We have just spent five days alongside, sorting out jobs we have not been able to do so far due to a house move and engine problems, which appear almost solved.
So, if any forum member sees our boat " Jarrow lily " with the CA Burgee and Ensign flying at Dukes Wharf, make yourselves known and have a socially distanced coffee or a cold beer.
Cheers!