Studland Bay - beach landing

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Sea-Fever

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Just a quick question....
Checked the national trust site for SB (albeit on my phone) and it appears silent on whether or not you can land on the beach from a yacht. Was thinking of either rowing or outboard on the flubber.....head in for some beach time with the kids. I assume this is OK???
 
RichardS said:
I can't imagine why it would be a problem unless there is a cordoned-off area of swimming floats. You can't use an outboard inside the float cordon, of course.

Richard
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They mention a swim area but not whether it is cordoned. I would probably look to avoid chopping up a swimmer in my path.
 
There is a line of yellow buoys that mark the no water ski or PWC area, but it is well away from the beach. AFAIK there have never been any restrictions landing on the beach nor using the outboard, although commonsense suggests you shut it down if there are lots of people there. It is shallow a fair way out depending on the tide so you would want to do that anyway.
 
Tranona said:
There is a line of yellow buoys that mark the no water ski or PWC area, but it is well away from the beach. AFAIK there have never been any restrictions landing on the beach nor using the outboard, although commonsense suggests you shut it down if there are lots of people there. It is shallow a fair way out depending on the tide so you would want to do that anyway.
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Thanks that's great. I'm looking forward to a first visit. I'm going to scour the underwater environment for seahorses and take pictures. Might also take a permanent marker to number them as well. I bet I find some.
 
There's a group of red buoys provided by the Banks Arms which are just up the hill a way. I imagine they would be a bit frustrated if people using them were not allowed to land....... Personally we anchor just inside them and walk ashore!

By the way if it's your first visit make sure you're sighted on the position of the drying rock that's about 100m north of where the Banks Arms buoys are, it's claimed quite a few whilst it's covered!
 
Sea-Fever said:
Thanks that's great. I'm looking forward to a first visit. I'm going to scour the underwater environment for seahorses and take pictures. Might also take a permanent marker to number them as well. I bet I find some.
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Good luck. If you find them you will be doing better than the so called Sea Horse experts! The colony that never was....
 
I've rowed ashore at Studland loads of times; the walk up between the trees to the little road and the Bankes arms is wonderful.

Once while anchored there in a serious gale - there was a line of white water to leeward by the main channel - we saw a chap in a dinghy frantically trying to start his outboard, obviously couldn't and just sat there rather fatalistically drifting downwind - my boat's engine is not the most powerful for this sort of thing but we had to act, my then wife was beginning to raise our anchor when we were relieved to see a big mobo had spotted and grabbed him - so care should be taken in a dinghy in any significant westerly breeze, it's a long rough trip to the IOW in a yot tender !
 
Seajet said:
I've rowed ashore at Studland loads of times; the walk up between the trees to the little road and the Bankes arms is wonderful.

Once while anchored there in a serious gale - there was a line of white water to leeward by the main channel - we saw a chap in a dinghy frantically trying to start his outboard, obviously couldn't and just sat there rather fatalistically drifting downwind - my boat's engine is not the most powerful for this sort of thing but we had to act, my then wife was beginning to raise our anchor when we were relieved to see a big mobo had spotted and grabbed him - so care should be taken in a dinghy in any significant westerly breeze, it's a long rough trip to the IOW in a yot tender !
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A useful story seajet, thanks. I will visit the pub for sure. Might even take the family.
 
Seajet said:
Sea-Fever,

it's well worth it; and the Bankes Arms has a lovely garden overlooking the bay and much more with great views.
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... which has left me disappointed this year as they've cancelled the planned (and long running) beer festival next weekend :disgust: I should think, weather permitting, I'll go to the pub anyway :encouragement:
 
If you walk up the path and turn left following the road up the hill after quarter of a mile you come across a great little corner shop selling home made cakes etc, but don't tell everyone.

Pete
 
Triassic said:
There's a group of red buoys provided by the Banks Arms which are just up the hill a way. I imagine they would be a bit frustrated if people using them were not allowed to land....... Personally we anchor just inside them and walk ashore!

By the way if it's your first visit make sure you're sighted on the position of the drying rock that's about 100m north of where the Banks Arms buoys are, it's claimed quite a few whilst it's covered!
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Red buoys "which are just up the hill a way"?
Must make mooring a tad difficult.
 
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