Places to sail past

We too stopped overnight a while back and thought the pontoons to be no escape at all from the wash

Whilst the showers over in the victorian loos were fine it was the town that put me off - am afraid that despite it being close and a nice hours sail away we will not be stopping again either - Colintraive or Tarbert for us in two weeks - feel we have hardly been out since June due to the weather!

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yes what is it with this country and eating at 'tea time'.

A sociable time to sit down for a relaxing meal for me is around 2130, try and find a restaurant that will allow that. The very very few that do will have your main course leaving the kitchen before your starter dishes are cleared.

At least the Continent get this right.

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Colintraive Inn is worth a visit with new owners and a good blackboard menu. A friend and I walked there from a mooring on Loch Riddon three weekends ago and were tempted to eat. As we had grub on the boat we hoofed back to the mooring... but by then the allure of the Budvar (real Czeck stuff on draft) had us in its grasp.
As we couldn't be bothered with the walk we took the boat round and picked up a mooring and dinghied in.
Had a pleasant few hours before heading home.

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Thanks for that - have made the decision to get there for food tomorrow as a result - here is praying for good weather

Do like the Budvar!

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This does seem a bit excessive (not the charge - the time allowed before charging), but may have something to do with the fact that you can't spell Rothesay - the natives get very touchy about these things!

On a very recent cruise, I picked up moorings at Ardminish (Isle of Gigha) - no charge at all; stayed for several hours on the pontoon at Port Ellen - charge only if you stay overnight; and picked up a mooring at Craighouse on Jura - no charge. Anchored the rest of the time, so no charge there either. Like someone said, we don't know we've been born in this part of the world as far as charges like this are concerned!

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Anyone know how to deprogram a spellchecker? and have it spell rothsay correctly? (rothesay)



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Don't totaly agree but it is expensive £13.90 for a 30' rafted on a swinging mooring & one night had three on the mooring.
But the harbour staff were first class and very courteous.

Also one of the best electricians I have come accross who fixed my VHF handset via instruction over a mobile phone for free.

The shops are very ok yah prices! but the bakers & fresh fish shop are some of the best on the south west coast.

poter

Oh if you drop a hook the price is the same.

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The Salcombe grocery minimarket was christened 'The Rookery' by my family way back 23/24years ago, a name and description that was valid for many years and may indeed still be, however we long ago learned to shop either side of Salcombe and avoid donations to Mr Shopkeeper's retirement fund. The only things we would buy there were brand names with printed manufacturer's pricelists, anything else was open to his very imaginitive mark ups.

Haven't been there now for 5 years or more - any changes?

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Robin,
Not to sure which market you are refering too as there are two, 'Cranes' which has its own pricing policy (not a Tesco) & a small mini market just after the cross roads in the middle of the high street, it too has a strange pricing policy, but it does have some of the best strawberries in the west country.

If you shop for fresh food and eat onboard as we did, then you can get some of the best grub around.

poter

oh the pub beer wern't too bad either! /forums/images/icons/crazy.gif


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Test of memory this! Out from the dinghy pontoon, turn right & it is somewhere on the right in the High St, like an 8 till 8

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There isn't one, but you can download this one free <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.iespell.com>http://www.iespell.com</A>

It integrates with IE browser, and can check spellings on any browser based forum like this one, with a mouse click

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I laid awake all night and finally remembered it USED to be called Ellis's, I think, well maybe anyway. Even the locals complained about the prices, sometimes very loudly - and they knew better for the most part and shopped by car elsewhere. The general principle seemed to be think of a number and double it! The Hams council tried the same policy with Salcombe harbour dues one year, people voted with their feet (or spinnakers) very quickly and it took several years I believe before the same numbers of visiting boats called in again. This is all many years ago of course, but as you can see it had a profound effect on those of us who did the West Country Run for our hols back then. I have been back since, several times in fact BUT I still remember to shop & stock in Dartmouth or Fowey or Plymouth first, and I have a number of friends who also still do the same.

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The Solent ? - - Yes - particularly Beaulieu.
2 seasons ago I took my 26ft. up and asked for a space on the pontoon at Buckler's hard. They put me on the end, which was the only vacant space and then charged me maximum price as I was "taking up the space of a 40ft.". Soon they moored another short boat ahead of me. I found out next morning that they had charged him the same.
When on holiday I don't like to argue and put it down to experience.
Now sail the Bristol channel where prices are still very good and the water is able to help you on your way, boats are far fewer and there are no "radio check" muppets.
Ken

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Don't know what the shop is called but I have been in there once, never again! As you say, think of a price and double it. Also stock up elsewhere but find the buoys at Salcombe now expensive, almost as much as being in a marina but with no facilities. It's a real shame, cos it's a beautiful place but they do seem determined to price themselves out of the market.

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I think it is South Hams Council, but high prices for nothing much is unfortunately par for the South Coast course. This is one reason why we scuttle south on hols where for around the price of being rafted up on a buoy we can have a marina berth with free electrics, anchoring is always free and many places even provide FREE visitor buoys because visitors spend money ashore.

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