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we are not allowed to sail in Salcombe Harbour but this is the best bit:

"Owners of Powerboats who may be lacking in experience are encouraged to gain appropriate qualifications e.g. RYA National Powerboat Certificate or Advanced Powerboat Course. Please contact the Harbour Office for further advice."

Heads down chaps


Ian
 
Well at least they appear to be making the assumption - not wholly unjustified according the recent stats - that those of us with sailing boats are more likely to be adequately trained and experienced.

Peter
 
Re: Power/sail: appearances matter?

Of course, there are idots with either sail or power.

But...I do feel that sailboats have to be driven very badly indeed before they are "obviously being driven badly", as they seem so graceful, solid in the water, like a swan in the water... and so on. The same can't be said of a powerboat, as one seems to measure its movements against ones own ability to move a car around a car park, a somewhat tougher yardstick?
 
Yes!!! What about all those noisy stinkies & smokies with fume-filled 2-stroke motors racing up and down, frightening the locals, making a wash and attempting James Bond style waterski landings on the jetty outside the pub....

Oops!...I am one..D'OH!

Better get off this post :)

At the end of the game, the King and the Pawn go back in the same box.
 
Re: agreed

I fully agree. All the sailboats have silent engines as they motor up the river, all of them have holding tanks and none of them are made using any valuable petroleum products, especially the ones made rfrom dugout canoes with banana leaf sails.

I myself am considering a fairly massive and attractive sailboat, which will be very beautiful indeed. The hull will be made of composite plastics, the inside and some of the deck will be made of not-very-renewable hardwood, the nearly-silent engine will actually be around 300hp and be lagged by lots of petroleum- derived foam. You'll love it!
 
Re: not yet!

Jongerts are not better! They are magnificent!! So are most of the other big dutch boats, wonderful beasts, custom built most of them, or rather you have a lot of say in their build! When you want to go and look in Holland let me know I speak Dutch! Any excuse!!
 
I always looked at that notice in the very pleasant visitors book. The other way. If you cant motor safely about with a 15hp lawnmower engine, They would have given up trying to train you anyway. But gliding along gracefully at 20/30 knots. Slaloming through the raggies. Requires great skill and concentration.......... Course they wont let you sail into Salcolmbe. You'd frighten the poor buggers to death /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

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Haydn
 
Re: Am I missing something?

Sorry if I appear dim but who says you can't sail in Salcombe, they do it all the time. Three years ago I spent several very blowy days on a visitors mooring watching the Merlin Rocket Nationals. They were gybing, capsising, bouncing off my boat and generally having a great time, no-one offered to pay for my broken stern light though!

When I arrived I didn't notice the sign saying "No Sailing"???
 
Re: Am I missing something?

http://www.salcombe.force9.co.uk/sailing_directions.htm

Cruising yachts are prohibited from sailing inside the harbour during the months of July and August.

During the months of July and August windsurfing is prohibited between the Marine Hotel and the Fuel Barge.

Water skiing is prohibited in the harbour.

Swimming across the harbour fairways is prohibited.

P.W.C.'s are requested to proceed at DEAD SLOW speed until clear of harbour limits.

Owners of Powerboats who may be lacking in experience are encouraged to gain appropriate qualifications e.g. RYA National Powerboat Certificate or Advanced Powerboat Course. Please contact the Harbour Office for further advice.
 
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