strakeryrius
Well-Known Member
We did it out of Cobb's last year -
First hop was across Lyme Bay and had a couple of nice days in Torquay as mentioned further up the thread. Its about 70 NM and takes about 3 - 4 hours at a reasonable cruising speed.
Then onto QAB at Plymouth - also MDL so free berthing - and again had a pleasant stay - although as another poster has pointed out it can get a little uncomfy if the swell is coming from the SW as it comes in the entrance and washes right around the marina. Loads to do in easy walking distance. That was slightly over 40 NM if memory serves and just a couple of hours.
Next hop was down to Falmouth - we stayed in Mylor - lovely spot, quiet and with fantastic views. Its a water taxi ride into Falmouth itself, but there are good facilities at the marina. Again about another 40 NM and a couple of hours cruising.
On all three hops there are plenty of available diversions, especially the Dart etc, so its very easy to break up the trip into manageable chunks if you have kids or non-sailors aboard.
I just got the ToughCharts for the areas that I didn't already have and got the rest of the info I needed from Reed's.
First hop was across Lyme Bay and had a couple of nice days in Torquay as mentioned further up the thread. Its about 70 NM and takes about 3 - 4 hours at a reasonable cruising speed.
Then onto QAB at Plymouth - also MDL so free berthing - and again had a pleasant stay - although as another poster has pointed out it can get a little uncomfy if the swell is coming from the SW as it comes in the entrance and washes right around the marina. Loads to do in easy walking distance. That was slightly over 40 NM if memory serves and just a couple of hours.
Next hop was down to Falmouth - we stayed in Mylor - lovely spot, quiet and with fantastic views. Its a water taxi ride into Falmouth itself, but there are good facilities at the marina. Again about another 40 NM and a couple of hours cruising.
On all three hops there are plenty of available diversions, especially the Dart etc, so its very easy to break up the trip into manageable chunks if you have kids or non-sailors aboard.
I just got the ToughCharts for the areas that I didn't already have and got the rest of the info I needed from Reed's.