Newtown Creek

[Geoffs]

I guess most of us on the south coast know this lovely spot.

Now, the National Trust ask for a voluntary contribution if visiting for a few hours and using your own ground tackle. Obviously overnight or using their mooring bouys is a different matter.

My query is, what is considered a reasonable voluntary contribution for a three or four hour stop?

The miserable old git part of me resents paying anything in retaliation for the years the NT made unjustified compulsory charges.

The more reasonable, smaller, part of me says the NT seem to do a good job looking after the creek, so a contribution is a good thing.

So what's fair, I usually pay a fiver for 25ft boat.

 

[Firefly625]

that sounds fair enough to me.... but I might be being swayed by the fact we just renewed our annual NT membership for £98...

 

[Scubadoo]

I used to say I was an NT member and they would moved on, not been asked since not renewing my membership. I guess £5 seems reasonable, but what do they do with the contribution made for anchoring e.g. maintenance? etc.

 

[mlines]

Is the NT separate to the Newtown Creek Harbourmaster (01983 531622)?

I am there in a "military" capacity in July having booked the training area for a week but will have a distinctly civilian looking sportsboat and dinghy in and out on a daily basis. I have been told to inform the harbourmaster but is there a separate NT contact so they do not pester my cadets for money every 5 minutes?

 

[VicS]

My query is, what is considered a reasonable voluntary contribution for a three or four hour stop?


So what's fair, I usually pay a fiver for 25ft boat.

Having just read, in connection with another thread, that the overnight charge for anchoring on the beach in Bembridge is £10 a fiver for a short stay would seem to be about right

 

[l'escargot]

Is the NT separate to the Newtown Creek Harbourmaster (01983 531622)?

I am there in a "military" capacity in July having booked the training area for a week but will have a distinctly civilian looking sportsboat and dinghy in and out on a daily basis. I have been told to inform the harbourmaster but is there a separate NT contact so they do not pester my cadets for money every 5 minutes?

No. The HM is employed by the NT and he is the only one who collects mooring fees.

 

[powerskipper]

The Red post is missing.

and Isolated danger buoy has changed.

 

[Griffin Marine]

Been like that for a few weeks no Jules got hit by a Yacht dragging it anchor I was told
Tim

 

[alant]

I guess most of us on the south coast know this lovely spot.

Now, the National Trust ask for a voluntary contribution if visiting for a few hours and using your own ground tackle. Obviously overnight or using their mooring bouys is a different matter.

My query is, what is considered a reasonable voluntary contribution for a three or four hour stop?

The miserable old git part of me resents paying anything in retaliation for the years the NT made unjustified compulsory charges.

The more reasonable, smaller, part of me says the NT seem to do a good job looking after the creek, so a contribution is a good thing.

So what's fair, I usually pay a fiver for 25ft boat.

Apart from laying their own mooring buoys, what exactly do the do in regard to "do a good job looking after the creek"?
Apart from fee collecting of course!

 

[alant]

The Red post is missing.

and Isolated danger buoy has changed.

What happened to the 'preferred channel' marker?

 

[aslabend]

The Red post is missing.

and Isolated danger buoy has changed.

Apparently some people where tying up to the old ID mark so it was removed and replaced by a bouy.

 

[powerskipper]

thanks Tim, not been in for a few weeks. did keep clear of where it had been as heard of a boat getting stuck on one of the greens posts that had broken in there.

 

[powerskipper]

aslebend, thanks, it is a cute little buoy.

 

[SpottyDog5]

Apart from laying their own mooring buoys, what exactly do the do in regard to "do a good job looking after the creek"?
Apart from fee collecting of course!

I was thinking it that as well.
Are you within in you rights to give them nothing? if you don't use their moorings.

 

[Kawasaki]

Tim/ power skip, I tell me students
'Isolated Danger, Dennis the Menace T Shirt Colour, plus if I terwat it it's a 2 times Balls Up'!
I remember going in there with My Advanced Instructor, a Certain Bod that a Surname akin to a Dragon type hanimal, remind an Old Man is that where you have to line up a ball like a gun sight thinghy?

 

[Talulah]

I was thinking it that as well.
Are you within in you rights to give them nothing? if you don't use their moorings.

There is no requirement to give a payment unless using the moorings.
I did have a chat with the HM a while back. The mooring payments and the voluntary contributions are kept separate.
My memory may be failing me but the mooring payments went to HQ whilst the voluntary payments were kept local for local improvements.
When I have a course on I explain to clients that payment is voluntary and they usually donate a £5. I myself do not add any additional contributions as I've paid enough when the voluntary payments were a requirement.
Another reason I no longer pay is because I was showing clients how to tie up to a mooring. Maybe 20 minutes and the HM wanted full payment.

 

[oGaryo]

Tim/ power skip, I tell me students
'Isolated Danger, Dennis the Menace T Shirt Colour, plus if I terwat it it's a 2 times Balls Up'!
I remember going in there with My Advanced Instructor, a Certain Bod that a Surname akin to a Dragon type hanimal, remind an Old Man is that where you have to line up a ball like a gun sight thinghy?

Run that by me again Knackered

 

[oGaryo]

Fer fooks sakes. Spellchecker changed Kwackers fer knackered

 

[Kawasaki]

Fer fooks sakes. Spellchecker changed Kwackers fer knackered

Listen ere Mush its a basteward translatin from Welsh at the beast of times , bloody English -- knight, night , nite time , I before e except after C Welsh is better cos we got no X Z K Q V so less letters
Which makes it it easy for Me to say the Village I live in
Lllanfairpwllgwyngyll gogerych wyndrbywll llantysiliog go go goch, innit, saves a load of letters and by the way, innit and you all talk rollocks on here and don't fergets I have to translate and then type 'qwerty'!
Does any of yer knows what 'qwerty' is?

 

[Kawasaki]

I guess most of us on the south coast know this lovely spot.

Now, the National Trust ask for a voluntary contribution if visiting for a few hours and using your own ground tackle. Obviously overnight or using their mooring bouys is a different matter.

My query is, what is considered a reasonable voluntary contribution for a three or four hour stop?

The miserable old git part of me resents paying anything in retaliation for the years the NT made unjustified compulsory charges.

The more reasonable, smaller, part of me says the NT seem to do a good job looking after the creek, so a contribution is a good thing.

So what's fair, I usually pay a fiver for 25ft boat.

Sorry Geofss, Fwed Dwift but that oGaryo started it, you have to watch Him on here , Just a Tip!!