burgundyben
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Just to the south of Helford entrance, anybody been in?
Gillan creek.
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Pasty
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its a local creek to me, what do you need to know?
burgundyben
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What depth is there? Anchoring or picking up a buoy in a boat that draws 3ft but cannot dry out a possibility?
jdc
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The non-drying anchorage is in the entrance, leave the E cardinal to stbd and anchor between it and the S shore or a little further in but still outside any moorings. We draw a little more than 6' and have no problems in about 3.5m LWS. Quite a peaceful spot and we have hidden from Westerly gales here as it's more sheltered than the Helford if you expect the gale to veer from SW to NW.
burgundyben
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Thank you, very useful.
NPMR
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Its quite a lengthy but nice walk to Helford for facilities (such as they are, with just a small but helpful little grocery/post office and if you want to go the Yacht Club. I can't remember what you can get in St Anthony, further in from the anchorage.
But you can get very peaceful nights and pretty sheltered too, off most of the little beaches on the South side of the R Helford as well, opposite Durgan.
Somehow, there seems to be very little tidal stream here.
But you can get very peaceful nights and pretty sheltered too, off most of the little beaches on the South side of the R Helford as well, opposite Durgan.
Somehow, there seems to be very little tidal stream here.
TiggerToo
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yes, lovely place....
Border Terrier
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Noted for May holiday!
Halcyon Yachts
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VicS
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You can zoom in on the creek on the chart on Visit my harbour
http://www.visitmyharbour.com/harbo.../chart/681418AC5A691/helford-river-chart-2012
blackbeard
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Haven't been there in a yacht but have visited many times in a sailing dinghy. Lovely place, but the main part of the harbour is very shallow and full of moorings, Car Crock contains a powerful magnet which attracts boats. The boat hire place in St Antony in Maneage sells ice creams. At high tide you can take a dinghy almost up to the head of the creek, at low tide part of the harbour becomes a part of the SW Coast Path.
Really the whole of the Helford River is a paradise for anything with shoal draft.
Really the whole of the Helford River is a paradise for anything with shoal draft.
doug748
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Thanks, more water there than I thought.
Can you anchor in comfort? Are there moorings in the area inside the rock, bounded by the 2m contour?
