Local post, re Plymouth/ Fowey areas

I am grateful to all who replied to this post, I did not expect much and was quietly surprised at the response which I thought would be zero.

Overall I think most people are happy with the way it is and would like it to remain so. I would still argue that maybe two or three buoys off the beach could be provided and would be beneficial for those less confident in their anchors and if/or waiting for the tide and maybe this will happen given time.

The post has also positively identified Looe as a viable stopover in the right weather conditions which is not obvious in the almanacs and guides. Hopefully after reading this a few more people might consider giving us a visit. Thank you.
 
I live 12 mins drive (out of the emmett season) from Looe so it's a bit of a busman's holiday and I confess I've never moored there. My mooring is a couple of hours away and every time I suggest to SWMBO that we go there the reaction is 'I just want to get home'. The timings are always wrong as I need HW to get on/off my home mooring and the same to get in/out of Looe. The biggest drawback is the fact that the space is so limited and I am stuffed if I decide to go there and find the one berth full. The same happens in Mevagissey but there is an alternate in Fowey when I can't get in. OK so rafting is possible but try telling that to the owner of a 30' Westerly when a 40' cat turns up and wants to tie on outside him!

Re. the proposed moorings, They would be uncomfortable if the wind was S of W. There are, or have been, visitors' moorings outside the harbours at Polperro and Mevagissey and they have not been popular so I doubt it would be worth it for the harbour board to put them in at Looe. There is also the question of where to land in your dinghy. All the alongside spaces in East Looe are reserved for fishermen and tripper boats.
 
Mavis said:
I am grateful to all who replied to this post, I did not expect much and was quietly surprised at the response which I thought would be zero.

Overall I think most people are happy with the way it is and would like it to remain so. I would still argue that maybe two or three buoys off the beach could be provided and would be beneficial for those less confident in their anchors and if/or waiting for the tide and maybe this will happen given time.

The post has also positively identified Looe as a viable stopover in the right weather conditions which is not obvious in the almanacs and guides. Hopefully after reading this a few more people might consider giving us a visit. Thank you.
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T_C said:
Very timely post since I am toying with the idea of going into Looe this coming Saturday evening.
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As Mavis says it is the Lugger Regatta this weekend so visitors' berths will not be available.

The anchorage off the beach is actually a lot more sheltered than it looks.
 
I am in the area over the next few days, but have never dried against a wall, is there local help and advice available, and best times in and out with the tides?
 
Chrissie said:
I am in the area over the next few days, but have never dried against a wall, is there local help and advice available, and best times in and out with the tides?
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Hmm- Enter the harbour when there is enough water - and I don't mean to be flippant. The only special consideration for Looe is that the tide runs quite strongly in the river, so be careful when maneuvering.

Lots of posts previously on drying alongside. Its LOTS easier than it looks in 99% of normal cruising boats. In simple terms, make sure you are leaning inwards SLIGHTLY (ie a few degrees) and that the bottom is nice and flat (which it is in Looe).

Do a search of the forums to get some tips and don't listen to the doomsayers who worry about their boat falling over, or falling down on its nose etc etc.

What boat have you got?
 
I have a contessa 26, after an unfortunate incident a few years ago I have a real terror of going aground, touching the bottom or falling over, I break out in a total sweat, dry mouth and nausea just at the merest thought of going aground, but I do need to learn how to do it in a controlled manner. I am on a mooring in Salcombe tonight, and I think the tides might be all wrong for Salcombe to Looe in daylight tomorrow, so I should go straight
to fowey. I am going to try and get into loo on the way back. My boat isnt very manouverable and doesn't like reverse at all.
 
TamarMike said:
As Mavis says it is the Lugger Regatta this weekend so visitors' berths will not be available.

The anchorage off the beach is actually a lot more sheltered than it looks.
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Thanks, I registered what Mavis said and so spent a very peacful night tucked into the far NE corner of Whitsand Bay.
 
Hi Mavis . To encourage more visitors to anchor in the bay maybe it would be a good idea for the harbour have a nominated dinghy landing steps .
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Give my regards to Tina and jeff.
 
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clyst said:
Hi Mavis . To encourage more visitors to anchor in the bay maybe it would be a good idea for the harbour have a nominated dinghy landing steps .
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Yes indeed. Looe is very much sewn up by fishing and tripper boats so one is pretty unwelcome at most of the possible landing places.
 
snowleopard said:
Yes indeed. Looe is very much sewn up by fishing and tripper boats so one is pretty unwelcome at most of the possible landing places.
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I've not had a problem landing alongside the slipway at the landward end of Banjo Pier (when I had a smaller dinghy without an engine I would use the steps right at the end of the pier and carry the dinghy up to the top of them as the tide runs quite fast in the river).
 
TamarMike said:
I've not had a problem landing alongside the slipway at the landward end of Banjo Pier (when I had a smaller dinghy without an engine I would use the steps right at the end of the pier and carry the dinghy up to the top of them as the tide runs quite fast in the river).
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Landing is not a problem mike its mooring/stowing the dinghy thats the problem . the slipway is also now used to launch RNLI boat .
 
clyst said:
Landing is not a problem mike its mooring/stowing the dinghy thats the problem . the slipway is also now used to launch RNLI boat .
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Whenever I anchor my boat off the beach I always leave the dinghy on the little beach behind the toilets alongside the slipway. If you leave it at the top and lash it to the railings it should be no problem. That's unofficial mind. Dinghy parking is something that could be addressed and I can pass on any ideas or thoughts that come to light from my post.
 
Mavis said:
Whenever I anchor my boat off the beach I always leave the dinghy on the little beach behind the toilets alongside the slipway. If you leave it at the top and lash it to the railings it should be no problem. That's unofficial mind. Dinghy parking is something that could be addressed and I can pass on any ideas or thoughts that come to light from my post.
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That's where I was referring to.:)
 
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