Helford River Moorings

[monkfish24]

I've been offered a mooring in the Helford, Falmouth.

Has any got a boat there or moored there previously?

Just after any ideas of bye-laws, oddities and general thoughts on the area.

 

[Zagato]

Congrats a lovely place to be

 

[jhr]

Never been there (though it looks wonderful). I'm told it can be a bit exposed in an easterly blow. Some oyster beds, so presumably there are various regulations about them and I think there's a no-anchoring zone because of eelgrass beds?

 

[[2574]]

Presumably its a summer only mooring? It's not a place to be in an easterly gale for sure!

 

[Achillesheel]

I had a mooring there a few years ago. The only reason we moved was it was a long way by road; we were at Mylor prior to this, and the extra 45 mins or so was a bit much.

But Helford is a beautiful spot, well sheltered from all but easterlies, and even then not too bad if you're well up the estuary. We were originally offered a mooring at Durgan, but turned it down after being told "it would be ok in an easterly as long as your cleats are strong enough".

Durgan can get lumpy.

In the end, our mooring was right by the ferry steps, on the south side, and was absolutely fine. I think they are summer only, but we always take the boat out at the end of September anyway. We are moored up the Fal now.

The ferrry will drop you off or collect you from your boat, otherwise you need to launch a dinghy either from the Helford River Sailing Club (showers, excellent grub) or from Helford Passage on the North side. But parking on the north side is limited, I think you have to park a few hundred yards up the hill.

Best bet is to join HRSC, but I think it may be some years before you get a dinghy berth on their pontoon! (accessible apart from about an hour either side of LW)

Hope this helps.

 

[BlueSkyNick]

A lovely place in the right weather - just dont go in that awful pub on the north shore (the Ferry, I believe). The rudest management and staff I have ever come across (that was 2008 so they may have changed since)

 

[Bosun Higgs]

A lovely place in the right weather - just dont go in that awful pub on the north shore (the Ferry, I believe). The rudest management and staff I have ever come across (that was 2008 so they may have changed since)

No change 2010 and the food was third rate.

 

[FWB]

Must disagree. The Ferryboat is much improved. The staff and food are excellent.

 

[Lady Campanula]

Must disagree. The Ferryboat is much improved. The staff and food are excellent.

So it may be worth a visit?

( I'm trying to persuade a certain Sara of this parish that he needs to get out more.....)

 

[Ubergeekian]

Must disagree. The Ferryboat is much improved. The staff and food are excellent.

I was there a couple of times in the autumn. Friendly but marginally competent staff, very slow service, food OK but very expensive, location excellent. Overall acceptable but any halfway decent competition would eat them alive.

 

[AIDY]

super sailing club on the south shore... very friendly to visiting yachies...

 

[NPMR]

We don't moor there (we're in Falmouth) but have always found somewhere sheltered even in Easterlies but then it pays to be a good long way up beyond the visitor's moorings (but ancor BEFORE the oyster beds) Boats near Durgan on summer moorings seem to manage but it can be a bit lumpy at times, so suggess you go for a chain riser, not a rope one and protect the boat.