paying to anchor, not bl**dy likely

[jimi]

that was'nt your usual rant about raving aristocratic poofery was it .. thought you'd learnt after your last period in the sin bin?

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[Clive_Rigden]

And what's more, even if one has a mooring on the Beaulieu, the H.M. charges a fortune to any other boat using it whist one's away !

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[StugeronSteve]

Re: NT. Newtown Creek

Might have special permission from Liz, being a good cause and all.

<hr width=100% size=1>Think I'll draw some little rabbits on my head, from a distance they might be mistaken for hairs.

 

[milltech]

Do you think anyone would show up to ask in Winter? The returns for keeping someone on the water by then would have diminished beyond the profitable one would think.

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http://www.on-line-marine.com

 

[NDG]

Its not just the Solent. Last year we had to pay to anchor (in addition to Newtown creek), in Salcombe, Dartmouth and Falmouth.

Didn't some yachting barrister challenge this a couple of years ago?

Has anyone ever refused to pay? If so, what happened? They can hardly cast you free can they.

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[jimi]

In Newton Creek if you are a member of the NT you do'nt have to pay for anchoring.

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[SteveA]

This isn't true. Our local boat club owns the beach to low water around much of Roa Island - I've got the deeds to prove it. Elswhere locally most is owned by the Duke of Buccleugh.

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[NDG]

You do (or at least we did last yr), although its only a couple of quid (and it goes to a good cause so prepared to make an exception there).

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[jhr]

Ah. P'raps it's below MLWS that belongs to Phil 'n Liz, rather than MHWS. However, even if I am wrong, I'm still right (see above).

I think that if you're a member of NT, you get a 50% discount on mooring or anchorage charges at Newtown. Almost worth joining up, given the number of times we've anchored there!

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[jimi]

re Newton & NT. Think the way it works is:

1) Short term anchoring is free
2)Overnight a small charge
3)Mooring buoy irrelevant.

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[alahol2]

Newtown
Anchoring £4 (28ft) overnight
Ditto £2 member
Buoy £6 or £8 I think.
Incidentally, regarding the original post, a couple of years ago we watched a fairly large yacht disappearing slowly out of Newtown on the ebb still attached to a visitors buoy.
Earlier this year we assisted in the rescue of a large pontoon which also exited the harbour on the ebb, result...free anchoring for the season. It's a great place.

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