Overnighting at Appledore

[Elza_Skip]

Hi Folks

We are planning on taking our 2 week cruise starting this week along the Welsh coast to Milford. One possibility is to take a trip to Lundy in the second week (if we can find some-one else heading that way and then possibly carrying on to Devon. Nearest refuge looks like Appledore.

Anyone have experience of mooring there!

 

[damo]

I have dried out in a bilge-keeler up the river a bit, and I heard that visitors can pick up the lifeboat buoy with permission.

I would be wary of running for Appledore for shelter because of seas on the bar.

Best refuge in the area is Lundy I reckon, unless you can take the ground against the wall in Ifracombe.
In strong northerlies there is good shelter tucked up in the Rattles under the cliffs on the south end of Lundy, and Jennys Cove on the west coast is good in easterlies, although you need to be a climber to get ashore at those places! Also you need to watch out for the pot lines across the inner part of Jennys Cove.

 

[sarabande]

NDYC site
http://website.lineone.net/~ndyc/contact.html


I had a boat there for a couple of years. There aren't many deep water moorings except on the Appledore side, and moorings up the Tamar tend to dry out at low water, with a few exceptions.

Both Instow and Appledore are very hospitable small towns, with strong tourism influences in August. Biggest town is Barnstaple, which is slowly re-inventing itself, and cleaning up
a tatty history, Pannier Market well worth a visit, though (laver bread!)

The bar is significant espcially if there has been a lot of rain, and there's a SW breeze. But you can shoose your time and it's OK.

 

[BrendanS]

That's interesting, never come across laver bread outside of Wales.

 

[sarabande]

Regularly on sale in the market; praps made by an expatriate Welsh lady in Devon. She also does little blocks of the prepapred stuff for tourists to take home and stick in the freezer and forget for siz months.

Sorry, typos will not be corrected 'cos backspace does not work. WTF ?

 

[Sneds]

Try the curser, then delete.
Or if you're like me, just leave it. Some Typos make humous. reading. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[NigelBirch]

We keep our boat at the North Devon Yacht Club, Instow on a drying sand bar between the sailing club and Appledore. This is in the lee of Appledore and reasonably sheltered from the SW. Probably a bit lumpy with a northerly/southerly though as these whip straight up and down the estuary. There are normally a few empty mooring's here that you could pick up. NDYC is a very friendly welcoming place and normally plan weekend sailing in the bar on a Friday night. There is a shower block and the club do a Sunday lunch (although not a roast!). There's a gastro pub, restaurant and bar that all do very good food and a well stocked mini supermarket.
PM me if you require any further information.

 

[bluedragon]

I'd quite like to spend a few days in the Appledore area, but the pilot books really put me off. It seems that unless the boat has bilge keels or legs, then there's virtually nowhere to moor or berth (not even a wall). Is it really that bad??

 

[NigelBirch]

There's a couple of options at NDYC:

NDYC have their own small quay and I've been in and out of there at high water in our boat but we only draw a metre. If you wanted to dry out there you would need to speak to Peter Short at Instow Marine Services just to make sure that he's not craning anything in or out.

The other option is the "gut" a deep channel that runs between newquay bank (where our boat is moored) and the north shore.
This does have a number of moorings so there's a chance that one of these might be available.

There is the harbour wall at Appledore but I've never tried that but I could ask about it this Friday when I'm at the club evening and get back to you. It is definately bilge keel country....

 

[Jobs_a_ good_ un]

Hi Vernon

I spent a weekend there on the hook on sami last year
It does dry but the is a pool just past the pub thats on the right dont know its name.
We were fine
The other options are the pool in porlock where you can sit all night the harbour master brian is very friendly
Or you can anchor in the entrance to ifracombe its a bit swelly thou
Appledore was good for us theres a pool indicated on the c map chart its over to the right as you go in
Dont anchor between the boats on the buoys and the seawall
as it drys
Regards

 

[bluedragon]

Spike, did you find out about this wall at Appledore? I read somewhere that the HM kicks you off unless a trawler or tripper boat (or is that just a nasty rumour /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif). I visited the area by road last week to have a look. It's a really nice place...but how the hell do you ever get out in an onshore wind against ebb on the bar!! It was only about F3-4 last week and it already looked more than a bit dodgy!

 

[NigelBirch]

We havn't been based here for very long but it does seem that for quite a lot of the time weather conditions make it too dangerous to attempt getting out. Of course this summer has been particularly bad.
I havn't had a chance to ask about Appledore but I shall find out and get back to you...l.

 

[chwarae]

Hi ,
Why not try Clovelly. It's pretty quiet as long as there's no N or E in the wind. You can anchor outside or go along side the wall where you'll dry out. Neaps are probably better than springs as it's generally less rolly outside.
Best Wishes,
Harry.