Landing at Starcross - River Exe

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Can anyone please tell me how one gets ashore at Starcross - the village, that is, rather than the yacht club further north. We took a quick look last weekend but it's not obvious and the SW Cruising Guide is not very clear. A couple of years ago my colleague picked up a mooring off the village and had to land on the beach in thick glutinous mud and then wade under a railway underpass before reaching dry land. It appears that the ferry quay is private with a locked gate to prevent access. Surely with all the moorings in the area there must be a more civilised way.

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Your friend had it right! You go under the railway bridge. After you've done it a few times you learn where to avoid the mud; it can be done without sinking up to your knees. When the tide is in you go all the way in in your tender.

As far as I know the right of way does belong to the club (SFCC), but I would be surprised if anyone got "precious" about it (A welcome for visiting yachtsmen and all that). However, you won't be popular if you use the club car park as there is limited space and you are likely to get clamped.

If you are going to be there on a regular basis then you could always join the club.

Joe Cole

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Welcome to The Exe

Ahhh... brings back memories.

You should also try getting the Water Taxi out to your mooring at 18:10 on a sunny summer Friday evening having driven 280 miles.

Taking one of the many temporary empty berths in Exmouth 'Marina' for an evening, or even a shopping trip ashore.

"Overcoming the forces of Darkness" to quote Tom Cunliffe in the Shell Chanel Pilot, and get yourself locked into the canal at Turf Lock.

Beautiful estuary and sure to stay that way given the lack of service / facilities for visotors, let alone 'residents' of The Exe.

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Am I right in thinking that the Starcross Yacht Club slipway is in fact some way north of the ferry quay and on the other side of a drying spit? In fact last weekend we didn't get that far up as we ran out of time struggling against a Spring ebb being anxious to turn back and get back out over the Exe bar whilst we still had enough water. We just made it with our sounder showing a depth of 1.3m - luckily we draw only 1.0m! We had spent the night in Exmouth Marina, our first time in there (expensive considering there are no toilet facilities and rather featureless) although on previous occasions we have stayed at Topsham and Turf Lock.
When my friend moored off Starcross he was given a good welcome by the Starcross Fishing and Cruising Club. In reply to Joe, I hadn't made it clear that we would be arriving from seaward, therefore no need to use their carpark.

Whilst on the subject of the Exe, how easy is it to get up to Lympstone?


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Ah the bar, best way and deepest water is to go to No 8 buoy , about 3o yards before reaching it go directly south, deeper water than staying in the channel to the fairway buoy.

As to Lympstone, noy many peeps venture over there, think you'd need a high water spring, the channel marked by withies? Much better to take the train!!

If in Exmouth again call into the Exe Sailing Club, only 50 yards from the west side of the marina.

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