Port Edgar tyre barrier

[wallacebob]

Recent bad weather has damaged the tyre barrier at entrance to Port Edgar Marina. Currently large piles of tyres on the slip, and still a few bundles afloat about the pontoons. 25% seems still in place, but it may confuse the unwary on approach! Marina Guys have been busy towing old wrecked pontoons that used to be nest sites off the west side onto the hard too.
All seems safe, but the swell has got to be worse than usual, if that was possible. I would guess it isn't a quick fix job either. Maybe we will get the sunken concrete barge option after all?

 

[dylanwinter]

I spent a month there this spring - lovely people, interesting place, excellent sailing

but bloody nora - it is a bit of a ruff one

D

 

[roblpm]

I spent a month there this spring - lovely people, interesting place, excellent sailing

but bloody nora - it is a bit of a ruff one

D

My boat is berthed in PE. The only place I have ever been sea sick on it is in the marina when down below!

 

[Halo]

It's the only place I have seen yacht mast heads bashing together as a result of wake from ships going past.
Great sailing grounds though

 

[maxi77]

My boat is berthed in PE. The only place I have ever been sea sick on it is in the marina when down below!

Some people have been sea sick on the pontoons. During the last tyre barrier episode the crosd pontoon used to really move.

 

[Thistle]

And just about everyone nearer the tyre barrier than my boat has gone ashore for the winter. They'll miss some great winter sailing ... and I'll miss the protection they gave me.

 

[awol]

Great sailing grounds though

Wetherby must be really crap if you think that!

 

[Thistle]

Wetherby must be really crap if you think that!

I'm with Halo on this. I still find the bridges a spectacular backdrop for sailing. The Edinburgh skyline has a lot going for it too, as do the islands further down the Forth with their birdlife and the channel buoys with their seals. Grangemouth, I admit, lets the side down somewhat.

 

[dunedin]

Yes, it is a shame that the very limited protection for boats in Port Edgar may be further reduced by the temporary loss of the tyre barrier.

Coincidentally, I had been wondering already - are there ANY really well sheltered deep water marina berths on the East coast of Scotland south of Peterhead?
(I mean with the swell and wind protection of places like Largs, Kip, Craobh on the West, suitable for a winter afloat)

 

[Rowana]

Yes, it is a shame that the very limited protection for boats in Port Edgar may be further reduced by the temporary loss of the tyre barrier.

Coincidentally, I had been wondering already - are there ANY really well sheltered deep water marina berths on the East coast of Scotland south of Peterhead?
(I mean with the swell and wind protection of places like Largs, Kip, Craobh on the West, suitable for a winter afloat)

There's Arbroath. The inner harbour has a gate to keep the water in when the tide goes out. The only down side is that access is only 3 hours (I think) either side of HW. The up side is that there is chip shop/pub very close by, and Morrisons is only a short walk away. Railway station on the main Aberdeen- Edinburgh/Glasgow line is about 10 mins walk

 

[dunedin]

There's Arbroath. The inner harbour has a gate to keep the water in when the tide goes out. The only down side is that access is only 3 hours (I think) either side of HW. The up side is that there is chip shop/pub very close by, and Morrisons is only a short walk away. Railway station on the main Aberdeen- Edinburgh/Glasgow line is about 10 mins walk

Interesting thanks - although looking at the chart I suspect it could also be an "interesting" lee shore approach in a south easterly.
So, continuing the question, any really secure and sheltered marinas on Scottish East coast south of ........ Arbroath (rather than Peterhead)?

 

[Halo]

Wetherby must be really crap if you think that!

No logic there at all. Living in Wetherby has no effect on the quality of sailing in the Forth.
I lived in Edinburgh but moved out when I failed to find anyone who believed in life before death.

 

[Daydream believer]

Coincidentally, I had been wondering already - are there ANY really well sheltered deep water marina berths on the East coast of Scotland south of Peterhead?
(I mean with the swell and wind protection of places like Largs, Kip, Craobh on the West, suitable for a winter afloat)

How about Eyemouth?.

 

[maxi77]

How about Eyemouth?.

Certainly sheltered when inside but is it a marina, equally Dunbar is sheltered when inside but certainly does not class as a marina. Eyemouth is not too bad inside the inner harbour and there used to be a few deep water berths there.

 

[wallacebob]

Update: it's got so serious that icebergs are now entering the marina.


If anyone sees Tom Farmer, ask him if he needs any stock? Whole barrier now removed pending "planned maintenance". Marina looks very empty at this time of year. It is definitely more lumpy, at least the weather was so good as to encourage a few of us to go sailing (not much wind)