South coast is full !!!

[andy59]

So we have a few days on the boat from tomorrow , tried to book some of the usual suspects, i.e., bembridge , cowes, island harbour, weymouth, yarmouth, chichester etc and all rammed !. What puzzles me is where have all these boats left, is the Hamble empty?. BTW anyone got any ideas for a couple of chilled out days ? .

 

[burgundyben]

Try River Yar boatyard in Yarmouth.

 

[andy59]

Thanks Ben, do they just control the berths south of the bridge ?.

 

[PDF]

Swanage Sailing club do overnight stays on a bouy for £10 a night. Not so good on easterlies though.

 

[Firefly625]

Quite a bit of space in Yarmouth really... taxi moored on a free finger berth beside us... another free finger opposite us where residents boat out of the water... they would get you in a spot if you came over Andy.

 

[andy59]

Thanks James, came over to Yarmouth on the off chance and got lucky, here till Friday then Beaulieu then cowes ?

 

[Just_sayin']

Which Cowes, east or west?

 

[CLB]

So we have a few days on the boat from tomorrow , tried to book some of the usual suspects, i.e., bembridge , cowes, island harbour, weymouth, yarmouth, chichester etc and all rammed !. What puzzles me is where have all these boats left, is the Hamble empty?. BTW anyone got any ideas for a couple of chilled out days ? .

Many of these places insist you book, so with the hottest weather of the year coming up, they are fully booked. Unfortunately, you don't have to tell your marina you are leaving an empty berth until you are actually departing, if at all, hence many marinas don't yet know if they will have any space.

Personally, I would look for somewhere nice to anchor.

 

[colhel]

We'll be at East Cowes from Friday afternoon. (if anyone gives a **** ?) ??

 

[andy59]

Will be there if you can find me a place to park Colin ?

 

[Lightwave395]

I was in the CYH office earlier, they were fully booked for the weekend...

 

[Greg2]

Many of these places insist you book, so with the hottest weather of the year coming up, they are fully booked. Unfortunately, you don't have to tell your marina you are leaving an empty berth until you are actually departing, if at all, hence many marinas don't yet know if they will have any space.

Personally, I would look for somewhere nice to anchor.

We are keeping our new (to us) boat on the south coast for a month to do a bit of exploring. Looking online and having spoken with a couple of places on the IOW it seems that they only take bookings for a small number of boats and it is then first come, first served on the day. Have I got this right?

 

[girlofwight]

We'll be at East Cowes from Friday afternoon. (if anyone gives a **** ?) ??

Be down there as usual... but strict isolation instructions from hospital in advance of surgery next week. Allowed to go out but not meet anyone

 

[girlofwight]

We are keeping our new (to us) boat on the south coast for a month to do a bit of exploring. Looking online and having spoken with a couple of places on the IOW it seems that they only take bookings for a small number of boats and it is then first come, first served on the day. Have I got this right?

Probably, but everyone is feeling their way. No one wants to turn people away, but equally management have to juggle residents, visitors, staff, reputation. Etc. Keep trying the phones you may be lucky.

 

[superheat6k]

I tried to book Island Harbour last week (Tuesday) for last weekend, and was advised to book no later than the Wednesday of the week before, so I booked for this Saturday and got a space. Cowes YH are operating mostly on a first come first served. Yarmouth only have a few bookable berths with most (~200) first come first served. A friend of mine reckons it is because those using their boats for a holiday are massively increased and no one is going foreign. He wanted to go to the west country and found no room anywhere. Even his MDL freedom berthing was being refused at Brixham. He ended up with a couple of days in Brighton (plenty of room) and then day running from his home berth.

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Last week we booked for E Cowes two nights, and then successfully also got berthed at Yarmouth for a couple of days. All very good. But talking to other people it’s very clear that demand is higher than you might have expected. Rafted at Yarmouth but not E Cowes.

 

[ashtead]

Few uk boats in France might be keeping Solent demand high?

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Few uk boats in France might be keeping Solent demand high?

True. But maybe counterbalanced by the reverse...? We saw only one non-UK flagged boat, a dutch yacht.

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Probably, but everyone is feeling their way. No one wants to turn people away, but equally management have to juggle residents, visitors, staff, reputation. Etc. Keep trying the phones you may be lucky.

I thought our stay in Yarmouth was well managed given the circumstances, we were med-style stern-to rafted on the seaward end of the Red pontoon. People all very sensible, WCs and showers quiet. But harbour was busy, there was maybe a few spaces available by the end of the evening. Almost full.

 

[girlofwight]

I thought our stay in Yarmouth was well managed given the circumstances, we were med-style stern-to rafted on the seward end of the Red pontoon. People all very sensible, WCs and showers quiet. But it was busy, there was maybe a few spaces available by the end of the evening. Almost full.

I’ll pass that on at next Yarmouth board, thanks.