Recommend me a mooring on the Bristol Channel

[Graham_Wright]

As referenced elsewhere, I need a mooring I can use when I wish and not restricted time wise.
Burry Port is about as far as I wish to go down channel and looked attractive on the website.
A visit yesterday confirmed it is a non-starter!

 

[[70521]]

Do you have any specific requirements? I make the comment after reading your thread about Cardiff.

 

[Graham_Wright]

Yes!
I pay for one years membership of CYC but am only allowed on my boat for 28 days! A rip-off.
CBYC has the same restriction.

Firstly then - unlimited or reasonable access to the boat when afloat. Sailing and "messing about" are both important to me.
Non tidal would be good. Pontoon access highly desirable. Newport looks like dinghy access.
Pontoon electricity not necessary but would be a bonus. 33' overall, 11'8" beam and 1.7m draught. Bilge keels.
Not too far from home - Forest of Dean. CYC is 60 miles.
Shore facilities not essential but friendly members would be a boon.

We have enquired at Pennarth (which is a possibility but a bit claustrophobic).
Swansea which has 1 waiting list of 57!
In the dim and distant with a smaller boat, we belonged to Chepstow and District Yacht Club. They regretfully declined due to length constraints. (Not devastated as we are older now!)
We spent a year in Lydney which is better now the lock is sorted out but have not enquired.
The English offers seem to be unreasonable expensive according to the reviews and generally not very good.
At a stretch, Tenby is a possibility although it is very distant from home.

 

[rafiki_]

Penarth is a lovely little marina. Sheltered and safe.

 

[Graham_Wright]

Penarth is a lovely little marina. Sheltered and safe.

Penarth does have some restrictions but is certainly a possibility.
We have enquired there and it looks likely.
I have requested clarification fromCardiff County Hall about the restrictions and will wait for a response.

 

[Phil_boat]

Yes!
I pay for one years membership of CYC but am only allowed on my boat for 28 days! A rip-off.
CBYC has the same restriction.

I can't help but curious about this. What's the thinking of this restriction from a Yacht Club?

You don't mean 28 nights that you can sleep on it on the mooring do you? If so I guess that a planning permission thing.

 

[Alex_Blackwood]

I can't help but curious about this. What's the thinking of this restriction from a Yacht Club?

You don't mean 28 nights that you can sleep on it on the mooring do you? If so I guess that a planning permission thing.

Think that could be more than likely. Do you have to log in and out ? if so whose counting?

 

[[70521]]

Have you considered Devon and Cornwall as a suitable base? A lot less tide than the Bristol Channel.

 

[Graham_Wright]

I can't help but curious about this. What's the thinking of this restriction from a Yacht Club?

You don't mean 28 nights that you can sleep on it on the mooring do you? If so I guess that a planning permission thing.

I am curious too and have lodged an enquiry with the town council.
What does 28 days mean? is it 24 hours times 28 hours i.e. 672 hours per annum. Thus almost two hours a day for the whole year.
Does it really mean 28 nights?
why no more than 5 consecutive days?
What is the reason?
Is it to reduce congestion within the Bay? If so, how does time alongside and static count.
Can the allowance be shared amongst members?
Most boats at CYC never move.
What harm is caused by members aboard and "messing about"?
I accept (and approve) the ban on liveaboards - that's different.

 

[oldmanofthehills]

You might be better to bite the bullet and go to Milford Sound. Nothing really suitable on the English side, much as I love Uphill, and I would have suggested Swansea until I read comments that it was restricted.

Milford has various moorings, a station thus train accessable via Severn Tunnel Junction, and marinas at Milford itself and a nicer one at Neyland with a very freindly YC also at Neyland

 

[Graham_Wright]

You might be better to bite the bullet and go to Milford Sound. Nothing really suitable on the English side, much as I love Uphill, and I would have suggested Swansea until I read comments that it was restricted.

Milford has various moorings, a station thus train accessable via Severn Tunnel Junction, and marinas at Milford itself and a nicer one at Neyland with a very freindly YC also at Neyland

140 miles is a bit too much.

 

[oldmanofthehills]

140 miles is a bit too much.

We based our boat at Neyland for 3 summers despite having mooring at Uphill. Unless one only wnts to day sail round the bay, better a 3 hour journey to a good cruising ground - non tidal at that - than a one hour journey to a place one can only get out of near high tide. We now do 2 1/4 hour 120 miles to Plymouth Sound and have never looked back. As a separated/single man, Uphill suited, as a married man with wife into cruising different considerations apply

The thing you seek may simply not be available within the main body of the Bristol Channel