"Goofball_star_dot_etal" wrote in message
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On Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:06:09 +0100, "Edgar"
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"Bart" wrote in message
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What about Salcombe, Newton Ferrers, Fowey, Falmouth Harbour and the
Helford
river?
Lots of lovely harbours on the south coast apart from the Solent.

Why don't you fill us in on these places, post links, pictures,
Etc. I can't report on places I haven't been, I liked
Chichester harbor too and saw Tom Cunliff and even got
a wave back from him. By the way, I like his Celestial
Navigation book.

Ok then try:-
http://www.dartmouth.org.uk
http://www.salcombeinformation.co.uk
http://www.newtonnoss.co.uk
http://www.cornwall-online.co.uk/restormel/fowey.htm
http://www.cornwall-online.co.uk/carrick/falmouth
helfordriver.net

It is hard to beat the Westcountry for cruising destinations in UK.


Any favourite 'character building' places?

Dartmouth, Fowey, Helford and Falmouth present no particular problems for
anyone who can navigate a bit.
Newton Ferrers has a more complicated entrance but Ok if you know where to
look for the leading marks.
Salcombe is my birthplace and I know it very well, and in a strong southerly
wind, especially near low tide the bar can be a mass of breakers and however
much you may want to go into harbour you would be well advised in such
conditions to make for Dartmouth or Plymouth if in any doubt at all.
Nowadays with GPS it is easy to find in fog, but many years ago I was
sailing from the Solent towards Salcombe and was caught in thick fog in the
middle of Lyme Bay. There were no external navigation aids then available
then except the fog signal from Start Point lighthouse and my own
interpretation of tidal streams and some distant radio beacons across in
France. No beacon in Salcombe itself, I did not have radar or decca, and
Salcombe harbour entrance is marked by cliffs hundreds of feet high with
rocky shores. It had become dark as well but it was quite calm so I turned
towards the shore when I deemed myself to be opposite the harbour and from
the charts determined that if I kept in at least 20' of water I would be
clear of all rocks. Went in to 20' depth and could hear breakers but still
saw no land. Knew I was out of all shipping lanes at that depth so anchored
till morning and found myself right by the harbour entrance. That was
interesting.