Gareloch Moorings?

[john_morris_uk]

Does anyone on the forums know anything about moorings in Gareloch? It might be that I need a mooring for a year or so. 11.7 metre fin keeled boat and I can't afford Rhu prices. What are the options - or any other place within easy commute from Helensburgh?

 

[earlybird]

Royal Northern Y.C. at Gourock did let moorings on a seasonal basis at reasonable cost IIRC.
Don't Rhu also offer moorings as well as pontoon berths?
Just looked at RNYC website, called Special mooring membership

 

[PeteCooper]

Does it have to be Gare Loch? There are moorings available in Fairlie Bay - if you are interested I would suggest a pm to Clyde_Wanderer as he knows how to get one.

 

[john_morris_uk]

Royal Northern Y.C. at Gourock did let moorings on a seasonal basis at reasonable cost IIRC.
Don't Rhu also offer moorings as well as pontoon berths?
Just looked at RNYC website, called Special mooring membership

They mention them but no prices.

Rhu marina prices are more than TWENTY times what I pay for my mooring at the moment so I am not holding my breath about the mooring prices...!

 

[john_morris_uk]

Does it have to be Gare Loch? There are moorings available in Fairlie Bay - if you are interested I would suggest a pm to Clyde_Wanderer as he knows how to get one.

No it doesn't have to be Gareloch at all. It looks as though I might be living in or near Helensburgh for a couple of years and I wondered if I should bring the boat up. I can sublet my mooring temporarily (through the club) while I am away for a year or so without losing it.

I note that Fairlie Bay is over an hours drive and 47 miles from Helensburgh. Not a disaster, but is there anywhere nearer?

 

[Grumpybear]

No it doesn't have to be Gareloch at all. It looks as though I might be living in or near Helensburgh for a couple of years and I wondered if I should bring the boat up. I can sublet my mooring temporarily (through the club) while I am away for a year or so without losing it.

have you tried the submarine base?

 

[john_morris_uk]

have you tried the submarine base?

Hmm - not yet!

 

[PeteCooper]

No it doesn't have to be Gareloch at all. It looks as though I might be living in or near Helensburgh for a couple of years and I wondered if I should bring the boat up. I can sublet my mooring temporarily (through the club) while I am away for a year or so without losing it.

OK - Fairlie is about an hours drive(slightly over) from Helensburgh but has the advantage of being further down the Clyde giving more options for a weekend cruise.

 

[Old Troll]

Old Troll

DRB Marine of Roseneath in the Gareloch have moorings for hire. £500/£600 for six months, a yacht of your size. Good facilities, Slipway , access pontoon, kitchen, showers, dinghy park and secure car parking. Decent people who run the place. You could do much worse. Just a satisfied customer.

 

[john_morris_uk]

DRB Marine of Roseneath in the Gareloch have moorings for hire. £500/£600 for six months, a yacht of your size. Good facilities, Slipway , access pontoon, kitchen, showers, dinghy park and secure car parking. Decent people who run the place. You could do much worse. Just a satisfied customer.

£640 Plus VAT = £768 Thank you for the advice. I might go and have a look but I will keep looking as well. Fairlie seems another possibility...

 

[earlybird]

Fairlie Quay website quotes £850 for12m.
RNYC website does quote; £885, including clubhouse and club launch.
Once up here, you will probably also need winter storage at possibly £1K min.

 

[Quandary]

If you want a cheap option and are prepared to drive a lot further I have a mooring at Ardrishaig.
PM me if you want me to explain the circumstances.

 

[awol]

First of all The Royal Northern isn't at Gourock, it's at the north side of the narrows at Rhu. The moorings at Royal Gourock are all privately owned. For both you will need a means of access and whether that is using the club launches or keeping a dinghy somewhere you really need to be a member. Laying a mooring will be about £1k - 1.2k and that gives you a saleable asset or if you join one of the clubs you may pick up an existing one. If you want a contact at Gourock PM me.

Have you checked the price of Rhu Marina moorings which provides a launch and also allows you to load and water at the pontoons?

 

[earlybird]

First of all The Royal Northern isn't at Gourock, it's at the north side of the narrows at Rhu. .
Agreed, I was confusing RN & RG, but the OP wanted to be at Rhu and RN do offer moorings there

 

[capnsensible]

If you are going to be at the Clyde Submarine Base, def try the sailing club first. Ive been out for a bit but they used to have a few moorings plus some berths inside the pier.

Brilliant place to sail from, I realy enjoyed it.

Oh, perhaps try a pm to Old Glow in the deep??

 

[PeteCooper]

Oh, perhaps try a pm to Old Glow in the deep??

He keeps his boat in Troon.

 

[PeteCooper]

Fairlie Quay website quotes £850 for12m.

It isn't the Fairlie Quay moorings that I was suggesting - just South of there are private moorings operated by a guy in Millport(Clyde_Wanderer knows who) and they are a lot cheaper.

 

[ValleyForge]

have you tried the submarine base?

Back in the seventies our skipper kept his Barbary Ketch at the Timbercraft yard right next to Faslane. Fabulous spot, full of old navy junk & a few derelict metre class types. Great fun watching the navy larks pulling a nuke into the floating dock. Couldn't see it on Google earth a while ago though, guess its all been taken over. Pity, that would have done you a treat.

 

[Athene V30]

John

PM sent. Mooring for £400 do you?

 

[scruff]

I too am looking for a mooring for this coming season. Boat was on one of DRB's mooring's for the end of last season and for the current winter and am a very satisfied customer.

However interested in the possibility of basing my boat further down the Clyde or on the West Coast mainland for new cruising grounds.

Anyone have anything/know of anything available suitable for a Folksong available for a summer?

*Crosses fingers*