Burrow Island Mooring (Portsmouth Harbour)

[Scarboroughsloop]

I've been offered a mooring (deepwater swinging) off Burrow Island. Does anyone have any experience of this location for a mooring? I've also been offered a similar type of mooring further up Portsmouth Harbour by the 2 cranes (called area 14 by Gosport Boatyard) as an alternative.

The boat is a Contest 31 drawing 4'6 with a long fin and skeg.
What are the panels thoughts?

 

[Bav34]

I've had my boat in both areas.

Off Burrow Island you are subject to continual wash as EVERY boat leaving Port Solent, Portchester or anywhere up harbour seems to need to squeeze between you and the large yellow Admiralty buoys.

The two cranes have now gone.

UHAF is now further down the harbour as the new D classes are either deeper longer or both.

Regarding area 14 you get the added benefit that the GBY ferry doesn't pass your boat 100's of times a day with attendant wash.

 

[Fantasie 19]

I've been offered a mooring (deepwater swinging) off Burrow Island.

That was where Fourdroyant/Trincomalee was moored for ages I think??

 

[blackbeard]

I had a Burrow Island mooring for some years, though it wasn't deep and the boat touched at low springs. (Bilge keels, no probs.)

Usual problem of swinging mooring - getting to it! not too bad usually but, of course, a strongish wind can be a bit too much for a little overloaded dinghy. (Does Gosport boat yard do a taxi service?)

Another problem - strong NE winds - there's a long fetch from Portchester and at high tide, it gets pretty rough. At least, with a swinging mooring, there's nothing solid to hit! Everything calms down at low tide.

There is a good point with swinging moorings, of course - getting on or off is easy, even single-handed, MUCH easier than a pontoon.

Also it's a a good position in that it's not far to the harbour entrance and from there the East Solent is yours. Not such a good position from a road point of view, if you are trying to get to/from Gosport at the same time as everyone else, it gets a little frustrating. Public transport - easiest way may be train to Portsmouth Harbour, then Gosport Ferry.

Interesting location, between Dockyard and a nature reserve.

 

[lw395]

I had a Burrow Island mooring for some years, though it wasn't deep and the boat touched at low springs. (Bilge keels, no probs.)

Usual problem of swinging mooring - getting to it! not too bad usually but, of course, a strongish wind can be a bit too much for a little overloaded dinghy. (Does Gosport boat yard do a taxi service?)

Another problem - strong NE winds - there's a long fetch from Portchester and at high tide, it gets pretty rough. At least, with a swinging mooring, there's nothing solid to hit! Everything calms down at low tide.

There is a good point with swinging moorings, of course - getting on or off is easy, even single-handed, MUCH easier than a pontoon.

Also it's a a good position in that it's not far to the harbour entrance and from there the East Solent is yours. Not such a good position from a road point of view, if you are trying to get to/from Gosport at the same time as everyone else, it gets a little frustrating. Public transport - easiest way may be train to Portsmouth Harbour, then Gosport Ferry.

Interesting location, between Dockyard and a nature reserve.

I know the 'wildlife' in Gosport is interesting, but I didn't realise it was a nature reserve.
Either area is fine, although like many moorings in Portsmouth, exposed to wash and certain wind directions. I would choose on the basis of access to the shore. Maybe consider joining one of the clubs? Hardway being perhaps the obvious.

 

[prr]

Burrow Island .... thats where the Royal Navy dumped their dead P.O.W.s

there is a great pic of this historic place 'Rat Island' on the NMM web site... seach for Rat Island

Berkley Homes, owners of Royal Clarence Yard Marina prefer that we call it Borrow Island, as it is on the chart. So **** them its Rat Island!

 

[Bav34]

Burrow Island .... Is that where the Royal Navy dumped dead P.O.W.s?



http://collections.rmg.co.uk/

Can't see anything on the link you posted but I'm sure it used to be called Rat Island, for the reason you mention



Ah, you changed your post.

 

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rat island........

I grew up in Gosport,around weevil creek....it was always called 'Rat Island'...even back in the '50 - 60's .I think ,a long way back,days of sailing ships etc...the meat they took on board was butchered ,probably in Clarence Yard...,and the carcasses were dumped....on..Rat Island.Royal Clarence Yard was the RN fleet victualling yard!!....Rat island is a few 100 yards away...and isolated by water..mud.Ideal.

 

[blackbeard]

.....the meat they took on board was butchered ,probably in Clarence Yard...,and the carcasses were dumped....on..Rat Island.Royal Clarence Yard was the RN fleet victualling yard!!....Rat island is a few 100 yards away...and isolated by water..mud.Ideal.

Yes. One of the buildings of the old Victualling (Clarence) Yard (now becoming twee flats and a trendy area with a wine bar etc) (twee? trendy? Gosport!? how times change!) is still known as the "Slaughterhouse".

 

[Fantasie 19]

Can't see anything on the link you posted but I'm sure it used to be called Rat Island, for the reason you mention



Ah, you changed your post.

http://collections.rmg.co.uk/mediaLib/537/media-537522/large.jpg