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Thinking of taking a large sailing dinghy down to the lake district later in October. Never been there before. Which lake am I best to base myself at, where can I launch/ moor her? and does anyone know of any good accomodation close to the water? Any suggestions will be much appreciated.

Robbie
 
Well, that's no flippin fun is it?! Sending im a pm i mean what's the poin of a forum if people asks question and then very person who mite be ale to provide info says "i've sent you a pm"
 
I know. It's a bugger isn't it?
I've been busy making a grovelling apology and have been too distraught to post the full answer here.
These are the highlights
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As far as the sailing goes:
Ullswater - very pretty lake with launch site at the Glenridding Sailing Centre at the south or Waterside Farm at the north. Late October is getting a bit wild on Ullswater, it can get quite rough. Accommodation is not too much of a problem, but eating out etc can be a bit limited.
Derwent Water had two marinas you can launch from and store boats at. Plenty of accommodation and eating out mainly in Keswick. The lake is a little small.
Bassenthwaite is a largish lake but launching is limited to the sailing club and accommodation a bit sporadic.
Coniston is a lovely lake to sail on and you can launch at the Council-run boating centre near Coniston or at the sailing club by arrangement. Accommodation is much better but eating out is still a bit more tricky as October is the end of the season for a lot of places.
Windermere is a great lake to sail on with plenty to see on the shores and launching available easily at the Ferry Nab council-run slipway where there are visitor berths, at Fell-Foot at the bottom of the lake (National Trust) and also Ambleside at the top of the lake. There are other campsites and private launch sites as well.
No lake allows overnight moorings, except the visitor berths at Ferry Nab.
Windermere also has huge amounts of accommodation and 20 or so eating spots as well as pubs and hotels.
Some accommodation (especially on Coniston) has launch facilities.

As well as the obvious accomodation sites there are some links on this site http://www.lakelandcam.co.uk/


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Re: no lake alows ovrnight moorings

It means (saying it slowly; as though to a child, or a pensioner) that if you don't have a mooring of your own, you can't leave your boat on the water overnight unless it's on a visitor's berth, visitor's mooring or private jetty or boathouse.
That is to say, you can't anchor overnight, or use someone else's buoy.

Well not can't as you obviously can. But it means you may not.
 
Re: no lake alows ovrnight moorings

Lakesailor

Thank you. I'm a new(late?)comer to the sailing scene and trailor sailing is one path I might persue provided I can also take the boat to sea and possibly (in the right weather window) cross the channel.

We were at the lake district in September and had the good fortune to have chosen accommadation on Windermere with a day sailing yacht they were happy for me to use and it really was lovely there.

I'm interested to find out where else inland you might sail a sizeable trailor sailor and were to launch from etc so if anyone knows I'd be grateful to find out
 
Re: no lake alows ovrnight moorings

Any idea why anchoring s not permitted?

All part of the fun I would have thought sailing to a quiet corner of the lake then sleeping under the stars or in a snug cabin,

sipping a relaxing sundowner as a golden sun slowly departs below the horizon.

Waking to the sounds of birds calling fish jumping,the wonderfull smells of breakfast cooking on your primus stove.but no The lake nazis forbid it.... /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
 
Re: no lake alows ovrnight moorings

not being a child (physically) I don't understand exactly what the rules are saying either............. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I woulod understand that you weren't allowed (may not) leave the boat anchored overnight but I would have thought that you could stay on it overnight at anchor.............?

No doubt the adult version will appear ecplainging all in due course
 
Re: no lake alows ovrnight moorings

As usual I can't find the relevant by-laws.
I know that if you launch a yacht at Ferry Nab (the council-run slipway) they will inspect your insurance and enquire where you are going to moor the boat. If you don't have a mooring or a jetty or marina berth they have visitor swinging moorings and visitor jetty berths you can hire.
Many lakeside properties have their own jetties and swinging moorings but are private or commercial, such as hotels and boatyards, and also some holiday apartments. If you have a mooring you can, of course, sleep on board as long as it's not your only or main residence.
Even private mooring owners have to pay the council to have mooring gear in-situ as they council own (a contentious matter) the lake bed.
In view of this whilst you can anchor anywhere, except for in marked channels in Bowness Bay - for instance - they consider that if you anchor overnight you have moored to "their" lake-bed, and you can't do that without having an authorised mooring. The council can't put down moorings as they wish and have to apply to the LDNPA for the right to have mooring sites (planning permission).

It's a nightmare. I even asked the warden if they would contact the mooring owner next to me to see if I could use it for a week whilst my mooring was lifted for inspection, as it was empty. They wouldn't do that as Data Protection and the need to register the change of boat with them and the ban on sub-letting moorings were all an issue for them. It's Council-run you see.

It may well be that you could moor up for a week and they'd never notice (I know someone who is living on a small boat tied to a tree), but you can't plan a holiday on that basis.
it would be nice to have some clear-cut statements on the matter.
 
Re: no lake alows ovrnight moorings

If you were to choose Coniston you could take out temporary membership at Coniston sailing club, moor on their jetty, use the showers etc And more to the point you can do the pilgrimage to Wild Cat island! Coniston Sailing Club
 
Covered That Earlier

and the other bit to Wildcat Island /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
but thanks for the link.

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Thanks for all the tips. Looks like I will head for Ullswater or Conniston (or possibly both) depending where I can get some S-C accomodation at the last minute. Even if I don't sail Conniston I hope to take my daughters there. Read S&A and Swallowdale to them last year.

R
 
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