jonnybuoy
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On saturday messed around in Solent then decided to stop over for the night at Lymington for a change (we normally head for Yarmouth). Go in about 4pm. Not having stayed there before I call the marina on VHF an politely ask if they can squeeze our 23 footer in anywhere overnight. "Nope" comes the reply "we're full". "Oh" says I, "anywhere else local that might have room do you know" to which "nope, Lymington Yacht haven and Yarmouth full as well". Well given that in the book it says first come first served, and we're only small, and it doesn't look totally jammers yet, we decide to mooch around and eventually bump into the harbour master who helpfully points me to the visitors buoys where there were spaces and says of course we can stay over. Anyhow pleased at not having to make the jaunt back to Poole we go ashore by water taxi for a few hours. Later that evening about 9pm we come down to get the water taxi over only to find that it has broken down. There is apparently only one water taxi in Lymington even on a busy bank holiday. Bloke running it has no idea if he will get it fixed. I've got missus plus tired 3 year old in buggy plus dog in tow so not best pleased. Eventually manage to get a lift from someone who has a tender who very kindly drops us back in two jouneys.
It's a nice town Lymington; maybe the marina guy had the hump about having to work bank holiday weekend and maybe the taxi was just unlucky but I won't rush to overnight there again; Yarmouth just seems much more boater-friendly and organised.
Top boating weekend though.
Jon.
It's a nice town Lymington; maybe the marina guy had the hump about having to work bank holiday weekend and maybe the taxi was just unlucky but I won't rush to overnight there again; Yarmouth just seems much more boater-friendly and organised.
Top boating weekend though.
Jon.