Falmouth in July - mooring suggestions

[cliveshelton]

Not having been SW before we are uncertain about where to moor Selkie in Falmouth during July. We are planning to arrive early in the month from the East Coast and leave the boat there for about 4 weeks for day sailing and a trip to the Scillies. Co-owners will drop down to the West Country by car/train from time to time for week(end) sailing and we will return later in the month/early August. We prefer marinas but would be willing to consider safe swinging moorings with tender storage or a nanny boat service.
Any guidance gratefully received.
Many thanks.

 

[FWB]

Try Mylor yacht Harbour
http://www.mylor.com/yacht-harbour/

 

[jwilson]

Not having been SW before we are uncertain about where to moor Selkie in Falmouth during July. We are planning to arrive early in the month from the East Coast and leave the boat there for about 4 weeks for day sailing and a trip to the Scillies. Co-owners will drop down to the West Country by car/train from time to time for week(end) sailing and we will return later in the month/early August. We prefer marinas but would be willing to consider safe swinging moorings with tender storage or a nanny boat service.
Any guidance gratefully received.
Many thanks.

If you plan you use trains Port Pendennis marina is an easy maybe 400 yard walk from Falmouth Town train station. Next nearest is Falmouth Marina - about a mile and a half but if you're carrying bags you'd want a taxi. Mylor is definitely a taxi job - about 5 miles away from Falmouth and no buses that I know of. Penryn station about 3-4 miles away from Mylor.

There is also the harbourmasters pontoons (Falmouth Haven) in the middle of town but I would not want to leave a boat there a month - too many coming and goings of other boats. Also ask the harbourmaster about use of a visitors mooring.

If you do get an offer of a swinging mooring in Falmouth there is a water taxi.

 

[Pleiades]

I suggest Falmouth Marina(Premier) is the best bet. Access at all tides, sheltered, good facilities and security, great staff, walking distance to shops for supplies and marine services (electronics, rigging, sail repair) either on site or nearby. Falmouth Yacht Haven gets very congested and becomes unpleasant in an Easterly gale, Pendennis too expensive. Mylor is too remote. You could leave her on a FHC visitor's buoy off the Yacht Haven, using the pontoon there for your dingy but you would have to arrange storage ashore for it, perhaps at the Sailing Centre along the front towards Pendennis. Day sailing from Falmouth Marina is lovely - free anchorage at St Mawes, you only pay if you pick up a buoy and you have all the Fal to explore. Nice places to visit outside - good anchorage off Maenporth with beach café or Helford River across the Bay.
Robin
Pleiades of Birdham
MXWQ5

 

[caulkhead]

Falmouth Haven have just launched a Premium Mooring offer which includes use of the Water Taxi, free wifi, fuel discounts and use of shoreside facilities.
To find out more visit. www.falmouthhaven.co.uk/visiting-yachts/premium-moorings

 

[simon barefoot]

http://www.falmouthwatertaxi.co.uk/fwt/index.asp
This guy does books of tickets to get to and from your boat, but for a small extra also checks it daily. Handy if you're on a swinging mooring.
Try Freemans wharf marina, in Penryn so half tide only.

 

[PlankWalker]

Give Falmouth Harbour Commissioners a ring.
For the last couple of years they have had swinging moorings to rent for the summer months at reasonable rents,
and with the water taxi service its very convenient.
Dont let them put you on a visitors buoy, for any length of time, its extortionate.

 

[KevO]

Falmouth Haven have just launched a Premium Mooring offer which includes use of the Water Taxi, free wifi, fuel discounts and use of shoreside facilities.
To find out more visit. www.falmouthhaven.co.uk/visiting-yachts/premium-moorings

Yep... God forbid they should bully and railroad all the private moorings back off long-standing holders and not milk every penny they can.

 

[robertj]

Lol it might bite them this one KevO

Yep... God forbid they should bully and railroad all the private moorings back off long-standing holders and not milk every penny they can.

 

[Tintin]

Some info about what the harbour commisars have been up to here....
http://www.falmouthmarine.co.uk/news.html

 

[SimbaDog]

Well, having read through that, I think it's disgusting

 

[PlankWalker]

Disharmony in Falmouth then! I might just give it a miss this year.

Plank