Scilly anchorage in westerly

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Any suggestions pls.


Dont have bandwidth to search old posts. Sorry.

 

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Wind, not boat make

 

[SimbaDog]

St Helen's Pool ?

 

[Tanqueray]

If not certain, then Falmouth (sorry).

 

[WoodyP]

New Grimsby Sound. Not so good in anything approaching North, as we found our for 5 days a couple of years ago.

 

[oldbilbo]

St. Helen's Pool is good, as is Old Grimsby Harbour. One needs really good ground tackle and the 'knowhow' to go with it. Then there's St Martin's Bay.

Local wisdom suggests that - in a real blow - one moves around as the wind shifts dictate. That's sometimes easier said than done.

 

[sailor211]

Windmill cove? N E st Mary' still a short walk to pub

 

[jimi]

My choice would be in Tresco Channel

 

[snooks]

If it's a true westerly rather than any thing with south/north in it, I'd be heading for:

New / Old Grimsby
Tean Sound
Between St Agnes and Gugh - North is closer to the pub!

Obviously the Scilly game is to get to the sheltered anchorages before the wind comes from that direction, and before everyone else gets there!! Westerlies give you a few options, with a northerly everyone heads for Porth Cressa

 

[Scillypete]

Windmill cove? N E st Mary' still a short walk to pub

Watermill cove

that would have helped the OP to avoid the rolling last evening on the moorings in the harbour, however the pubs are a calling and it seems there is not to much suffering once sufficient antidote has been administered

 

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Thanks all. Indeed staying put and a few beers with pete did solve it