fisherman
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sadly also closed down.
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sadly also closed down.
zoidberg
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Sorry to hear that the 'Mission To Seamen' closed.
AIR the lifeboat crew from the Lizard boat prefered to take tows into Newlyn 'cos of the superb breakfast they got at 'The Mission', instead of heading straight home to their wives....
obmij
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One of my favourite UK ports, good facilities and a top run ashore. As a non fishing commercial vessel we get a mixed welcome but never any real trouble. Last time I was in we'd stopped overnight to let the worst of Ophelia go past & bunker- as had most of the fleet it looked like. Ended up with a couple of rusty old beamers outside of us but friendly enough. Lost count of the amount of times we were told by passers by we should move as it was fishers only..
Different in town with a few scoops down. Always have a cracking time.
Harbour master runs a good port
Different in town with a few scoops down. Always have a cracking time.
Harbour master runs a good port
dombuckley
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I'm afraid someone's been having you on. The "False Origin point" of the metric OSGB36 National Grid is about 90nm west of Wolf Rock, as the grid has to extend far enough west to cover the Scilly Isles and also Northern Ireland and the Hebrides. There is no obelisk at the "False Origin point", as no land is visible, and therefore triangulation would be impossible.
All heights of OS benchmarks are defined as "above mean sea level at Ordnance Datum Newlyn (ODN)".
zoidberg
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steveej
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was there about three weeks ago on the inside berth no much room and some boats that arrived later were turned away. No much water on the approach to the inside pontoon (inside the west pontoon) at LW neaps about a metre.
Harbour master was very helpful even though he was on for the night shift. Tokens were purchased for showers and the harbor master had they key. They were not too bad, reasonably clean and hot water.
Harbour master was very helpful even though he was on for the night shift. Tokens were purchased for showers and the harbor master had they key. They were not too bad, reasonably clean and hot water.
fisherman
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Were they in the new wood building at the top of the pontoon?
dombuckley
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Yes, I'm afraid you fell into that particular Heffalump trap...
steveej
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No, they were close to the harbor masters office, basically come off the pontoon and bear right, walk cross the yard to the fish quay, along the fish quay until the end where you turn left and they are in non descript building. HM will need to show you where they are.
Diesel is also available by Jerry can for £25 for 20 litres from memory.
Diesel is also available by Jerry can for £25 for 20 litres from memory.
fisherman
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OK, new ones not open yet then. They are three doors with combination locks, in the right hand end of the new RNLI HQ at the top of the pontoon. Just wondering.
steveej
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the large relatively new looking building outside the gate at the top of the pontoon looked to me largely empty. Must be honest, Harbour Master was excellent, couldn't do enough for you. Guys on the fish quay were cool as well and seemed happy to show off their catch.
fisherman
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This morning there are twenty yachts on the pontoons, three between fingers so some difficulty with the weather keeping everyone in, and another five scattered about next to beamers and the patrol boat. More to come I expect, and breezy for three days. The new toilets have out of order signs on, so looks like not finished yet. There are basic (!) toilets on the west end of the market, and VERY basic toilets at the end of the workshops on North pier, one step up from partitions over a trough with no seats, which it was not long ago. The others are next to the old Mission building.
penberth3
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A fair and accurate description, but if needs must!!!
scotty123
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Is there any equivalent datum mark for Admiralty Charts?
Phildorset
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So; As planned, I stayed there last week, harbour master was indeed very helpful and cheerful, I did as advised on here (but then I pretty much always do) and VHF'd whilst still a few minutes out which seemed to be appreciated as he considered options. Later when we met on the pontoon he explained to me that there are no set them & us spaces along the inside/western line of pontoon berths, although these smaller fishing boats are mostly down towards the RNLI end, rather it is a free for all and luck of the draw as to which gaps are there, when I was arriving I was told I could just head down the line on that western side until I found a gap, this worked fine for me. I'm quite sure that this must cheese off the occasional fishing boat, but it seems to be working - the owner of the small local pot boat next to me was perfectly happy to chat sailing v fishing etc, but then he has also been a sailing boat owner too which obviously helped. There are new, clean, intact, smart and fully functioning toilet/shower rooms at the right (as you walk up from the pontoons) of the nice new RNLI building, you will get the access code from the HM.
