cruising destinations

This isn't meant to sound flippant - but there is the whole of the Bristol Channel!

Depends on your range, time available, day trips only? , do you anchor? , eating out? etc etc.

If you are only prepared to use marinas then you are restricted, but if willing to anchor then there are loads of good places - Gower, Somerset/Devon coast, Lundy. My personal favourites include Combe Martin, Lundy and Worms Head.
 
You have a mobo so loads of choice. Gloucester, Bristol, Woody Bay, Ilfracombe, Swansea, Gower, Milford upper reaches,Lundy. Scilly isles are the best though....stop at Padstow en-route.
 
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Only a little one I think? And if it is petrol then choice could be a lot more restricted in terms of refuelling. And weather and sea state of course.

(Arncha glad we've got sail boats, Andy? /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif)
 
You know what they say Andy - the bigger the boat, the smaller ........

Probably the first destination for a new mobo based in Cardiff would be Portishead or Watchet. Are you a member of either of the yacht clubs?
 
Wife is quite fond of Porlock. Burnham is very friendly. Wont go to Instow again - too much tide flow and the town itself is dismal. Wont return to Lynmouth either - its a small crowded exposed harbour as is Minehead. You could try Chepstow (St Pierre pill not the town moorings - quiet and bucolic) and even Thornbury and Lydney and the home port of the Burmingum navy - Sharpness.

Barry is muddy but pleasant. Like Caldey Island - good anchorage. Loads of places in Milford.

In fact when I think about it there are an awful lot of places in the channel.
 
Hi, thanks for the suggestions I will try some of the places suggested and let you know how we get on.

Had a great run down to the power station today just passed Barry, then anchored in cold nap bay for a spot of lunch. The sea and weather were amazing today; I hope that we have a good summer this year as the last two have been rubbish.

Csail, saw Raj Kinara bay today interesting spot, would have never though of going ashore there until you suggested it.
 
You know what they say Andy - the bigger the boat, the smaller ........

the time to get somewhere? we did cardiff- england and back in 3 .5 hrs.... good sailing.
 
You need to take the ground if you go inside, but if you look at the soundings the depth drops quite sharply at the entrance to the "inner" bay then flattens out again for a while. I usually anchor just outside the shelving bit, in about 3m, sand. The closest place to land is then some (tidal) steps on the rocks to the east, or better to go into the little bay on the west, which is very close to the road.

Shelter seems to be good from NE round to NW, and it is altogether a much more pleasant place to wait for the tide than Ilfracombe. IMO
 
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