Dogs in Poole Harbour

[Windfall]

Just planning next weeks jaunt and it will be the first time out of the Solent for the kids. We were hoping to take them to Brownsea but looking at the NT website I see that dogs are not allowed.

Where in Poole can we anchor that would be suitable to take the dog for a run ashore? We've been plotting to take them to Brownsea for years but this is our first season with a dog on board so very disappointed.

Any tips?

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Sharon




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[Admiral]

Hi Sharon,
At one time you could go ashore at Arne,(opposite the marines hard, Dorset yacht yard), but I am not sure if you still can but may be worth a try. Also, if you turn left(!) as soon as you go through the harbour entrance there used to be plenty of mooring spaces, and heathland ashore to run the hound.
Have a nice trip.

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[chuns]

Goathorn, Shipstal, and Cleavel points (NM)

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[duncan]

take the channel up into the pool between Long Island/ROund ISland/Arne and go ashore on Long Island. Do not go onto Round Island (seperated by marsh land). Also from the same point you can go ashore onto Arne. Great anchorage in their too but access and swinging room restricted on Springs.
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[Windfall]

Re: Goathorn, Shipstal, and Cleavel points (NM)

Not sure that we'll get up to Shipstal - used to in the Invicta and loved it, our kids would too - but now we draw 5'6"and I'm a wee bit nervous of the channel up.

We spent our Spring holiday putting the boat aground in all our old haunts! No doubt we'll do the same in our Summer hols.

So if you see a tatty but very beautiful sailing boat over on her ear with a family of four manically laughing and clinging on to the uphill side waiting for the tide to come back give us a wave /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

Sharon



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[chuns]

You\'ve got it all wrong...

... what you have to do is stand around the boat on its side with scrubbing brushes, tins of antifouling etc and look like you meant it to be like that!

They say that if you haven't gone aground in Poole harbour, you haven't sailed it.

I was once told that the average charted depth of the whole of it was six inches!

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[duncan]

Re: You\'ve got it all wrong...

I can certainly travel long distances around the harbour with between 4 and 6 inches below the skeg...............a foot's luxury!

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