Anchoring fees
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Elemental
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When I was in Braye, Alderney they made a fair charge for us anchoring in the bay. It seems fair enough to me as we use the toilets and showers and the dinghy pontoon etc. Why shouldn't there be a modest contribution from visiting yachts?
lustyd
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Prospect and Sunray
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and long may it continue Bob
I had to ask because I thought I had missed something whilst being laid up, as being charged for anchoring is news to me!
Although not ventured far from home, never been to Salcombe or Falmouth, but intend to if and when I am better
bill bligh
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I would like to aske. ( what are the international regulations for anchoring.) when on a RYA course back in the 1970s the instructor quoted the regulations to the class basically he told us you can drop your anchor anywhere in a tidal river as long as it's out side the fairway and not on an oyster bed or similar. I have tried googling international regulations for anchoring with no luck. What are the new regulations if any.
Ehecatl
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Fees
River duty????? Getsillier. wouldn't be so bad if they just gave you one figure, but when they tell you how it breaks down makes you want to spit!
River duty????? Getsillier. wouldn't be so bad if they just gave you one figure, but when they tell you how it breaks down makes you want to spit!
Seagreen
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Just checked the chart and Salcombe Harbour limit stops short of Starehole Bay. Has anyone been asked for money when anchoring here? I did hear a rumour that someone had been charged, or is my memory playing tricks?
Don't actually mind a reasonable charge as long as it goes with helpful service and facilities, BUT I object to paying up "just because". After all, the river bed is not a marina.
Don't actually mind a reasonable charge as long as it goes with helpful service and facilities, BUT I object to paying up "just because". After all, the river bed is not a marina.
Tranona
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No such thing as "international regulations" with regard to anchoring in coastal waters.
There is a good review of the basic principles of anchoring and mooring on the RYA website.
Sybarite
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I remember an article in a mag many years ago where a barrister successfully challenged the attempt to charge him for lying to his own anchor. He made the point that many councils were unaware of this fundamental right and said that we should demand to see the specific law which gave the right. He did say that a very few harbours were entitled to charge because they were (IIRC) Crown Estate zones.
Tranona
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Not as simple as that - he has had limited success with that approach (and has gone very quiet). There are very few places where rights to seabeds are not owned by somebody. He was campaigning to stop bodies such as some councils assuming those rights where there was not clear evidence that they had them. Seem to remember Ipswich and Teignmouth were two particular cases.
Much of this will change if the MCZs come into force as laying of moorings and indeed anchoring may be controlled for "environmental" reasons, irrespective of ownership rights. Big threat to some tidal rivers in particular.
clyst
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Fowey charge the same price for anchoring (only permitted at start of Wisemans) as for pontoon or buoys !!
lustyd
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fishermantwo
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The international rule is basically if you need to anchor for safety reasons then go for it, even in restricted areas like national parks, military zones etc.
As an Australian I am always amazed that the British will pay to anchor! The facilities ashore are probably public and you have already paid for them in taxes. Then again you pay for TV licenses and two way radio licenses!
Seagreen
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Don't have to pay for VHF licenses anymore, its a free online registration. TV license is a subscription to keep the whole of the BBC going. Cheap at the price.
Paying to anchor winds me up, though. I don't mind paying a small "harbour dues" thing if it'll cost significantly more to pick up a bouy, but local authorities love, especially these days, to squeeze every penny out of people, especially "rich" yachtties. Unless the crew needs/wants to go ashore, I'm moving to exploring the minor coastal anchorages, which may be exposed, but are all free.
prv
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Lol I guess they are charging for use of the facilities ashore.
Don't think there are any. The yacht clubs provide showers, there isn't anything "public" ashore.
There are the two pontoons where you'd come ashore in the dinghy, but I think those are more "town" things than "visitor" things. Lots of local dinghies moored inside them, and one has the lifeboat on it.
Pete
LadyInBed
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Last time I was there I anchored up the river opposite the Cormorant Hotel.
It dries out but is very peaceful and no-one tried to collect money
clyst
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Last time I was there I anchored up the river opposite the Cormorant Hotel.
It dries out but is very peaceful and no-one tried to collect money
Where be that ??
robertj
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robertj
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The coast used to be free but now has the Crown as it's owner up to 12miles offshore.
We all know what the Crown likes to do and that is charge via a third party.
Seagreen
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While we may soon all be charged a fee for walking on the pavements, I really don't think it will be worth the hassle for some LHA gonk to get into his dory late of an evening and chugging out for miles into the oggin just to collect a few quid. But then again you never know the tenacity of the cash strapped LHA.
By the way, has anyone been accosted for harbour dues for the River Yealm when anchoring in Cellar Bay for the night?
My reaction to late night or early morning unannounced visits is to treat them as potential pirates, unless they are giving me part of their fish catch, which is usually welcome.
By the way, has anyone been accosted for harbour dues for the River Yealm when anchoring in Cellar Bay for the night?
My reaction to late night or early morning unannounced visits is to treat them as potential pirates, unless they are giving me part of their fish catch, which is usually welcome.
