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Allan

Allan

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First thing, great to be back and thanks to Dan and the others for all their recent work. Also great to see Brendan back.
Now, my boat Chausey is in Plymouth after out adventures in the Channel Isles and France. Details at http://cardiffyachtclub.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=cruisingchat&action=display&thread=266 We have three weekends in Plymouth, this weekend we are hoping to go to Newton Ferris. What other destinations would anyone suggest for the other weekends?
Allan
 
Hi,
We are off to Plymouth tomorrow and our plan is to sail to the Yealm on Saturday, leaving PYH around noon. Weather forecast looks ok for noon onwards. Light Westerlys prevailing over the week-end at least.
Might be a bit crowded there so I plan to phone the h.m. to check for space as we are not small.
It is also regatta week, so a nice atmosphere if you can get in there.
Other destinations? Fowey, Salcombe, Dartmouth - all recommended, or even up the Tamar.


We will look out for you, and we need photos of our yacht sailing - we have enough "internal" ones.

Cheers,

Michael (formerly known as mamma_mia)
 
Head up the Hamoaze and then on to Dandy Hole...with some good weather it's a beautiful spot....

Video pilotage with Tom Cunliffe is on Yachting TV
 
A couple of ideas for you

Allan,

You could do no worse that spending one weekend up the Tamar, you can get as far as Calstock without great difficulty but you are probably better just staying a little downstream of there. There are a number of moorings at Cothele, the National Trust house or a pool suitable to anchor in.

You could also look at the Lynher which joins the Tamar just below the Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash. Depending on your draft you can get as far as St Germans on the tide. Everyone raves about the Dandy Hole; yes, nice but rarely secluded particularly at the weekend.

Your other weekend should be to Fowey rather than Salcombe, we avoid Salcome like the plague nowadays. Plenty of moorings to choose from at Fowey, if wind is at all southerly watchout for the uncomfortable swell that can come in and consider mooring further upstream.

Hope this gives you some ideas, let me know if you need any more info. If we see you about I shall give you a call.

Tony (formerly known as Sanderling)
 
Agree Salcombe is taking the **** with the amount they charge. Dartmouth is not much further along that way and you should be able to get on the town quay after 1700 when the ferries stop.
Fowey is absolutley great , but why no go a tad further to Falmouth - in my view one of the most beautiful West country estuaries to explore.
 
Thanks

Many thanks for the suggestions, I had not thought of Polperro but it is now on my list. The Yealm and possibly the Fal are also in my plans.
Allan
 
Fowey is absolutley great .[/QUOTE said:
Yes it is, but the water taxis are money grubbing, ignorant, inconsiderate gits! We missed the last taxi by 2 mins and they more or less said "f%$k you"! What a bunch of word removedword removedword removedword removeds they were.

Won't go back there in a hurry!
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HoratioHB said:
Agree Salcombe is taking the **** with the amount they charge.
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I know Salcombe has been heavily criticised in the past, and I would agree with a fair amount of it. However, we were there during Whit week this year, and later in the week went to the Yealm, and Salcombe was (albeit marginally) cheaper per night than the Yealm. I think we paid £11.50 per night for a 29 footer which is pretty reasonable compared with other places in the West Country.

Agree with whoever it was that said Dandy Hole was great but rarely secluded, plenty of other pools to anchor in up the Tamar if seclusion is what you want, just look at the chart and your sounder (unlike the Royal Yacht Squadron chap firmly planted on the mud just bellow Pentille a couple of weeks ago [/redface]).

Cawsand is a good spot, as is Barn Pool which can be truely magical in the evening when you have the whole of the Mount Edgecumbe estate to yourself.
 
chrishelen said:
Not much room in Pollpero, why not try Looe? visitor moorings alongside the wall.
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Polperro:-

If wind is not south of west you can pick up buoys off entrance, make sure you tie up between a pair not just to one and leave your fenders out for the local small fishing and trip boats which have to wait there for the tide. Don't moor inside harbour unless absolutely necessary and check with HM first.

Looe:-

I suggest for a first visit entering at slack high water, once in the friendly local fishermen will explain the best way to approach the wall when the tide is running fast for future visits. The bay is usually quite a sheltered anchorage provided the wind isn't east of south.
 
TamarMike said:
Was that the one dressed overall? I was surprised a RYS yacht would break with ettiquette by being underway with all that bunting up!
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I didn't notice if he was dressed overall, but it probably was the same one, you very rarely see a white ensign above Saltash!
 
emandvee44 said:
Hi,
We are off to Plymouth tomorrow and our plan is to sail to the Yealm on Saturday, leaving PYH around noon.
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With the current forcast I would stay away from the Yealm on Saturday. The entrance will not be good.
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[QUOTEWith the current forcast I would stay away from the Yealm on Saturday. The entrance will not be good.[/QUOTE]

Do you mean dangerous or just uncomfortable? Is there a "safer" side of the approach to stick to if it is lumpy? I sailed passed the entrance last weekend and it looks like most of the approach would be protected by the large rock/island from the predicted west winds.
Allan
 
Allan, you get confused seas so yes uncomfortable and the bar bouys can be hard to pick up. Last Sunday there were waves breaking over the bar. In a SW 6 or above I would go elsewhere. I don't think I will be venturing out, a day to work on the boat on it's mooring.
 
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