bristol channel anchorages

[Birdseye]

talking to a pal recently about the problems of heading for lands end with a deep keel ( ie ideally an east wind, lundy not available, combe no good etc) he suggested Clovelly even in an easterly ( shelter from the cliffs). I wondered about Woolacombe in an easterly.

Anyway, the point of this post is to suggest that we all list our bristol channel anchorages is lat /long together with the wind direction in which they are protected. There must be lots of them about as used by the old sailing coasters

 

[SteveSarabande]

You did this a year ago,
http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?385237-sheltering-from-an-easterly-in-the-channel

I have done Jennys Cove in an Easterly. Even after 3 days of easterlies there was a westerly swell coming in. Not the best place, I was awake most of the night listening to the waves breaking on the rocks either side.you have to be very close in to get shallow water.

 

[Birdseye]

Well I suppose its better to have the same great idea twice than not have it at all. Maybe.

The only useful comment from the last time was to suggest south of baggy point in an easterly. Someone suggested Lynmouth ( useless with my draft) Woody Bay and Croyde. Never tried the latter. But I dont know the wind angles protected on any of them.

I suppose one alternative is downwind to Swansea and then a beam reach to Padstow.