Plymouth to Treguier - any tips?

[Will]

Here's one to while away the afternoon. Planning this passage for Friday or Saturday; not been up the river at Treguier since I was in a pushchair (which, incidentally, did happen to be on a boat at the time). Anyone done it recently? Plan is to avoid fog and sharp lumpy bits of granite, anything else in particular to look out for? Most importantly, where should I eat when (if) I get there?



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[Clive_Rigden]

Peter Cumberlidge did a good pull-out guide in the Feb. 2001 (I think) issue of Yachting monthly - you might be able to access it through this site.
Good luck!

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[tome]

We went there in July. Definitely wouldn't recommend a night entry as there are several unlit buoys in the approach and the river is long and twisty. We almost ran aground as one of the marks was missing.

Locals depart/arrive within an hour of slack water and would recommend you try to do this as the tide runs fast through (and across) the pontoons. If not possible, choose an uptide pontoon with plenty of space and try to judge the sideways pull during the approach.

Showers are good (jeton from HM or the bar next door if he's not there) and there's a fabulous chandlery just across the bridge.

Lots of good restaurants - we ate in several and they were all good. Up the hill into the main square by the cathedral for the best selection.

Lovely place - enjoy!

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[rwoofer]

Agree about the unlit buoys. There is a sort of bar across the entrance that has a small unlit starboard marker. We almost ran over it at 5 o'clock in the morning when we were leaving.

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[cnh]

May I point you to:

http://www.channelpilot.info/treguier.php

for some pictures?

Nicholas Hill

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[clyst]

As already posted , definately not a night time arrival ! did it once scary to say the least ! With careful pilotage during daylight no problem.
Go for it !

Cheers
Terry

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[hlb]

Went about three years ago. Definatly a daytime job and a good GPS as fogs can come down anytime and mistakes are not recomended. Think it was the Grand Canal that we went down. Might have been some where else. Cant remember. Be carefull when passing buoys, it's easy to follow the wrong chanel as I remember. It's all very well buoyed, but like I said, not the place to make mistakes.

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Haydn

 

[tome]

Yes, we came in at night this time and resolved that we wouldn't do it again.

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[billmacfarlane]

With a trip of that length I'd consider doing it overnight. The main advantage being that if you have any sort of problem on the way across you're pushing it to arrive in daylight and like everyone else I'd prefer not to enter it in the dark, especially for my first time. Try to time it so you enter on the flood. If you arrive too early you can always anchor at the last bend before the marina then enter the marina at HW slack or thereabouts, thus avoiding extra stress both on you and your gel coat.

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[david]

I was there in August, came out in the dark I never noticed any lights missing. I used Shell Channel Pilot it was spot on. I think Bill Macfarlane summed it up pretty good. I was told where to moor on the pontoons owing to my draught if you go on a spring tide and you moor to the outer pontoons heading back down the river make sure you are really tied up well because the fingers are pretty short and the ebbing tide crosses diagonally through the pontoons. It caused grief on an English flagged westerly that tried to leave mid ebb, if he was turned the other way he would have had no problems.

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[roger]

Went there in 2002 so not up to date.
Recommendations :-
1. Get GPS route set up from Basse Crublante to the town in case of Fog - which happened to me once soon after dawn.
2. Do be careful in the marina. I once saw 4 boats damaged in a 24 hour period.
3. Overnight is the obvious strategy - but its best to leave early enough to get through the main shipping channels before dark.
4. Depending on boat size its just possible to get back to UK (Dartmouth) in daylight in summer. For success you should overnight down river, leave before the shipping f/c and be prepared to return if it's dreadful. Probably you will have all the modern kit and the advice assumes old technology. Even now in the autumn a bigger boat could do the same.
I would not attempt a night entry either to the river or the marina.
5. I think the market is on Friday and its well worth visiting.
6. If you take the nearer street up to the town (past the bakers) you should get to a small square before the main cathedral square. Here there is a fish shop with sea food restaurant above. If you like seafood then this is a good place to go.


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