Winter home for Centaur 2 on the Fal - local knowledge sought

[skyflyer]

Tregatreath/cockwells/Mylor Creek Boatyard (same place)
Yes you can walk to the boat but it is mud, but wellies will do the job - not so soft that you sink to your armpits, I was told tonight
For clarity the shore facilities are basic to point of almost non existence. It's no MYH but at 1/3rd the price do you care?
Admittedly I only use it for winter on the hard but a friendlier happier bunch of folk you'll be hard put to find. Very much attuned to the DIY boater rather than those with bottomless pockets!

 

[doug748]

That is a shame - however, KTL is a moment in time - these places are the way they are as I arrive and see them. By the time I get back to Brightlingsea it will be a different place - one of the sandbarge companies I filmed on the Trent has now folded. The Thames Estuary is now covered in wind farms - when I came through in the slug there were hardly any there.

Here is a good day out.

Get yourself up to Truro and you can park right outside Radio Cornwall at Pheonix Wharf and give them a talking to.

Its a bit of a rat hole though

 

[dylanwinter]

Here is a good day out.

Get yourself up to Truro and you can park right outside Radio Cornwall at Pheonix Wharf and give them a talking to.

Its a bit of a rat hole though

I had heard there were pontoons with lekkie up there

be that true?

 

[doug748]

Dunno,

last time I was there it was all gas.

 

[dylanwinter]

Thanks to some judicious lobbying of local marina managers by local Fal areas boat owners and forumites in favour of me making some films about the place they sail we are starting to make some progress

I have spoken to Barry, Jerry, Tristan and Mark.

more details here

http://www.keepturningleft.co.uk/blogs/falmouth-pontoons/

 

[skyflyer]

I realise you may have made other plans but for anyone else following thread this is a panorama of Mylor Creek yard, taken at just about lowest tide of the year!

 

[dylanwinter]

I realise you may have made other plans but for anyone else following thread this is a panorama of Mylor Creek yard, taken at just about lowest tide of the year!

magnificent

I was very happy in Chichester Harbour - the Fal should be even better

I will get a shot of Lily M on that beach - it all looks very walkable

 

[longjohnsilver]

I had heard there were pontoons with lekkie up there

be that true?

Certainly didnt see any a few months back when we were there.

 

[dylanwinter]

Certainly didnt see any a few months back when we were there.

thanks for that

it is odd doing all this from google earth and several hundred miles away. people tell you things and it is sometimes hard to track down the truth.

Access to power is pretty important in order to make winter sailing enjoyable for two 60 year old avid sailors five hours from home. We are both pretty tough for our ages but it helps to be warm in the evening. Four candles is all very well - but you can't beat a short blast of fan heater first thing in the morning. Three minutes worth is all it takes to warm the boat and dry out the night of condensation.

I think there are four possible places around the Fal where you can be pontoon based for winter sailing

http://www.falmouthyachtbrokers.co.uk/

a biggish, top notch repair yard with pontoons - so it should be really interesting in the spring as the river comes to life

https://www.premiermarinas.com/UK-Marina-locations/Falmouth-Marina

part of a much loved chain - loos and pontoons are immaculate - as you expect from Premier. Ideal for Feb/March

https://www.mylor.com/

an independent marina - there are few in the UK that can match it for beauty of location - great birds, gentle tides, lots of places to explore by bike, boat and on foot. A great place to watch the autumn colours arrive

http://www.falmouthhaven.co.uk/

a local council operation that is trying to raise its game - I understand that Falmouth new year is an amazing thing to witness

they all have good stories to tell

It will be a much more interesting series of films if I can move around a bit. Visiting a place for a couple of nights allows you to see what a place is a like, staying for a week allows you to get the feel of it , but it is not until you are sailing out of a place as a base that you begin to understand a location. There is nothing like waking up in the morning and leaving as the sun rises undecided which way you are going to turn.

We shall see - I have been offered a pontoon space at two of them at prices I can justify to myself and my budget - but only for a the whole six months at the moment.

Mylor have given me until early next week to book the whole six months - and maybe that will be the simplest option.

 

[ghostlymoron]

We saw these whilst on holiday near Falmouth last year. They looked most incongruous.

No it's very deep.. They often lay up large ships opposite the cottage. At present the stunning Donna Amelia is there.
http://pendennis.com/yachts/dona-amelia/

You come up the Fal past the King Harry Ferry and just before you round the bend at Tolverne you may see something like this..

The cottage is on the right..

 

[dylanwinter]

filming them being brought up river would be a thing to see

 

[Sticky Fingers]

When we were there in late July there was a gorgeous old motor yacht Dona Amelia moored up there. Now for sale at £16m

http://www.edmiston.com/luxury-yachts-for-sale/dona-amelia-3203/

Stock photo, I don't know where this was shot. She looked stunning though, despite the rented industrial genny in a container on the aft deck.

 

[dylanwinter]

When we were there in late July there was a gorgeous old motor yacht Dona Amelia moored up there.

http://www.edmiston.com/luxury-yachts-for-sale/dona-amelia-3203/

stick the Centaur alongside - and use their lekkie, showers and staff dining room

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Was occupied, might be worth an ask.. nothing to lose.

 

[longjohnsilver]

Have you enquired with Pendennis marina? We spent a week there in July and really liked the people running it, they are proper boaty folk. And the position is great. No idea of costs for winter months, but would be top of my list if I were looking to be in the Fal on a fully serviced pontoon.

 

[dylanwinter]

Have you enquired with Pendennis marina? We spent a week there in July and really liked the people running it, they are proper boaty folk. And the position is great. No idea of costs for winter months, but would be top of my list if I were looking to be in the Fal on a fully serviced pontoon.

confused now....

http://www.portpendennis.com/index.html

it did not come up on any of my searches

their web manager needs to sharpen his act up a bit

I saw it in the flesh - but just the outer bit and all the boats there were monsters

I now see that there is an inner harbour where smaller yachts can dwell

http://www.keepturningleft.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/pendennis.jpg

published winter rates are £200 a month for a Centaur

I will investigate further

Dylan

 

[FalMince]

We moved our boat this morning to one of Port Pendennis' finger pontoons for winter (outside the sill). We go most years when our summer mooring in Mylor has to be vacated and as mentioned it offers a great location and helpful staff. There is a dedicated car park next to the dockyard entrance and decent showers/wifi etc. It's also nicely sheltered compared to say the Haven which can still suffer in certain wind directions.

 

[dylanwinter]

We moved our boat this morning to one of Port Pendennis' finger pontoons for winter (outside the sill). We go most years when our summer mooring in Mylor has to be vacated and as mentioned it offers a great location and helpful staff. There is a dedicated car park next to the dockyard entrance and decent showers/wifi etc. It's also nicely sheltered compared to say the Haven which can still suffer in certain wind directions.

That is great information

how rough does the Haven get in a blow - is it ever untenable?

 

[FalMince]

That is great information

how rough does the Haven get in a blow - is it ever untenable?

In strong easterlies it can certainly get lively (like most of Falmouth / Penryn). They have re-arranged the pontoons since I last visited so it might be improved but being that little bit closer to the docks definitely gives Pendennis an advantage - windy still but flat water. It's even better when a cruise ship comes in acting as a windbreak...

 

[dylanwinter]

In strong easterlies it can certainly get lively (like most of Falmouth / Penryn). They have re-arranged the pontoons since I last visited so it might be improved but being that little bit closer to the docks definitely gives Pendennis an advantage - windy still but flat water. It's even better when a cruise ship comes in acting as a windbreak...

so should I give up on the idea of spending December and January in the Haven?

I am not that keen on driving five hours to shove in a few extra fenders