How much does the shoreside ambiente afectyour pleasure of boating?

[Wansworth]

Here especially in Galicia most yachts are kept in a marina .If there is a decent bar near by it adds to the yacht owning experience

 

[capnsensible]

In Spain, there is always a good bar nearby!

 

[Boathook]

From my mooring I overlook marshland. I also have mains electrics and watertap. 5 minutes walk I'm in a town centre with pubs, shops, etc.

 

[OCuea]

Never considered it really. I went sailing for the …… er……. sailing. Kept my boats on swinging moorings and often enjoyed just sitting and enjoying the peace and quiet and the sounds of nature. One night in St Peter Port was enough to put me off marinas…… disco lights and music late at night when we had an early departure due. Can understand it is horses for courses though.

 

[Wansworth]

In Spain, there is always a good bar nearby!

The bar nearest a posibles purchase has horrible coffee

 

[ashtead]

At St PP the real excitement is if you are overnighting on the outer pontoons and it starts to blow . The links ashore start to buck and when returning from those bright lights a steady stagger is required. I must say though we much prefer the nightlife of St Helier and the hot bowl basin even but the trick is not to be in the far corner near the town but on the pontoons down by the sill to get a cooling breeze and to avoid the shoreside entertainment noise. I guess the noise cannot be avoided in some locations but it’s part of the charm -even Yarmouth can be noisy at the weekend after all. Our home port of Haslar Gosport is not plagued by shoreside noise although sometimes other bertholders seem to try to replicate the appeal of a Spanish island resort.

 

[capnsensible]

The bar nearest a posibles purchase has horrible coffee

Red wine...

 

[ylop]

Here especially in Galicia most yachts are kept in a marina .If there is a decent bar near by it adds to the yacht owning experience

I would suggest that a bar near your home mooring is least important since you expect to sail off to other destinations anyway. BUT the number of sailing clubs which are basically bars with boat storage suggests I am wrong. My experience suggest that the clientelle prioritise the price, over quality of drinks or service with a smile!

That said in 2023 I was on the North Pier pontoons Oban when a round Britain charter boat arrived with a crew who were seeking directions to the Wetherspoons - in pursuit of a special offer…. and my friends tell me that I must be posh because I sail!

 

[veshengro]

Albufeira 03.00 hrs after a tiring trip and late evening arrival. I'm going to jump ashore and stuff that roving Microphone up the stern tube of the next one to sing 'My Way' at full volume...It was bad enough the first time at 00.30 hrs

 

[Chiara’s slave]

We are moored half a mile up a quiet estuary. Generally we’d seek a similar experience when away. Unless we’ve gone to Ocean Village so we can walk to the theatre.

 

[Poignard]

A prerequisite for any port is the availability of an hotel.

One does not want to be compelled to sleep on board one's yacht.

 

[Stemar]

Our mooring is off Quay Lane. If we really want peace and quiet, we go and anchor in Spider Lake. The bar is on board . If we want to be sociable, Hardway's pontoon is an easy row, though we'll normally go alongside.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Our mooring is off Quay Lane. If we really want peace and quiet, we go and anchor in Spider Lake. The bar is on board . If we want to be sociable, Hardway's pontoon is an easy row, though we'll normally go alongside.

We’d drive round in the tender to the club pontoon if we felt like being sociable. That is not very likely to happen this year, a change of regime has made us feel less than welcome.

 

[Stemar]

We're very fortunate. Hardway's always been a friendly place for us. We're off to spend the next few nights alongside - quiz night tonight, a friend's birthday party tomorrow, and I'm driving the support boat for dinghy racing on Sunday.

If I can fix a fuel issue on our starboard engine, Monday evening might just find us in Newtown Creek.

 

[mjcoon]

Albufeira 03.00 hrs after a tiring trip and late evening arrival. I'm going to jump ashore and stuff that roving Microphone up the stern tube of the next one to sing 'My Way' at full volume...It was bad enough the first time at 00.30 hrs

If it's a radio mike perhaps there are jammers for sale...

 

[ashtead]

Is there some club news from Yarmouth we visitors from the east wight should be aware of ?

 

[Blueboatman]

A prerequisite for any port is the availability of an hotel.

One does not want to be compelled to sleep on board one's yacht.

When you write ‘ hotel’ is this a euphemism for ‘decent boozer’ with accommodations as well?

 

[Wansworth]

We’d drive round in the tender to the club pontoon if we felt like being sociable. That is not very likely to happen this year, a change of regime has made us feel less than welcome.

Did you upset the Commodore

 

[veshengro]

If it's a radio mike perhaps there are jammers for sale...

It was long ago, and all part of learning to know which Marinas to avoid. There were probably quieter places in the Marina but as someone just passing through and a late arrival to boot, they stuck me close to some popular Bars/drinking spots..

 

[johnalison]

As a visitor, I am not a great user of shoreside facilities, though it is pleasurable to have them sometimes. For ambience it think there is always something stimulating about being in somewhere historic or in a large city. Since I would only be visiting one establishment myself, I could be happy with a destination with only a single bar/restaurant and can think of a few places I’ve been to like that, and also I am happy to walk into town for what I want. Generally, new marinas leave me cold, but I’ve been to a few places that do it well, such as Port Guillaume in Dives and the marina at Kuhlungsborn. Thinking back to historicity if that’s the right word, I think that a summer evening in Stralsund with the sun setting past the mediaeval city takes some beating.