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Scoping out some overnight dinghy cruising spots along the river Tamar
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- čas přidán 18. 08. 2024
- In this video I quickly tour some parts of the river Tamar to find some new sailing grounds and overnight dinghy cruising stop offs. I visit Millbrook Lake, Polbathic Lake, Cotehele quay, Morwellham quay and finally Bere Ferrers quay on the river Tavy.
You can find out more about Cotehele at www.nationaltr... and the quayside warden would appreciate you phoning or emailing the estate office to check whether an overnight dinghy berth is available. Likewise at Morwellham quay www.morwellham... - they too need you to phone or email them before turning up as they cannot always guarantee a space. Their music festival is this weekend - it promises to be a great event - www.morwellham...
If you want to see more of the river Tamar and its tributaries why not download my playlist of me and Arwen sailing this amazing riverine area.
You have done a real service for those of us wishing to further explore the Tamar valley, many thanks.
Most welcome. My series on sailing the Tamar shows some other sites as well if interested
Thanks for showing us these lovely places.
Most welcome. Will do some more at some stage
Very nice video survey that I'm sure will be helpful to many cruisers in the area. Reminds me of my soaring days when we used to do an annual survey of the known land-out spots up the Owen's Valley of California
Thank you. More to follow hopefully
I had several favorite spots in the Tamar but never bothered with trying to get alongside as I much preferred the peace and quiet of the river. For simple anchorages there's a great deep water spot against the high ground under Pentille , several spots in the stretch below Cotehele quay and some great, isolated ones, in the section above Calstock.
I think you and I need to hit the pub with some maps and charts and then do a vlog or two about small boat sailing the Tamar and it's tributaries. We could put it on CZcams....now there's a thought .....😂😂😂 Seriously, I need to pick your brains....
Thanks Steve. I hope this can start setting a trend of folk scoping out locations and sharing the knowledge for everyone to benefit from.
I hope the weather settles soon for you and I'm really looking forward to your new videos and spotting the STSB burgee flying proudly at the top of Arwen's mast.
The burgee will fly proudly with the Welsh ensign 😆
Thank you so much Steve.
Used to live in Gunnislake, and was a member of Cargreen.
Most welcome. Hope to sail this area again soon, one of my favourite voyages
Hi,
As you mentioned the Steam Boat rally does go to morwelham. We usually use the first Dock that you come to. We ( 2ft draught) can get in and out 1 hour either side of high water, when dried out it is several feet above low water. If you go up, I would recommend trying to get to the weir at Gunnislake and can only be done at high water ( it is the nicest bit of the river) when going past the island keep to the Devon side as debris has gathered on the outside of the bend. When taking the left hand bend just past calstock, they have just built a wetland when the tide is on its way out. The water from the wetland can create a rapid effect after heavy rain.
Hope that helps.
Safe travels
Dan that is so helpful and really appreciated thanks for letting us all know. Deeply appreciated. All the steam boats must be an extraordinary sight. If you can ever remember I'd love to come up and take some photos if that's allowed
@plymouthwelshboy last time we did it there was 13 of us. There is a couple of local boat's that have a mooring so will be out most of the summer. I don't think there will be another big outing as launching has become difficult.
If we do it again I will let you know.
Thanks. My father in law was a traction engine steam enthusiast and builder of scale traction engines. He always wanted to build a steam boat engine and was hoping I'd build the boat but sadly he died before we really planned anything .
Thanks for this, Steve. Such an interesting tour of possibilities, and excited to see Arwen's cruises this year. In fact, I am equally intrigued by the names of the rivers and towns--they don't sound like the usual "British" names I'm used to hearing. I wonder about the linguistic sources... Must pursue some research (alas, a retired professor never retires...)
Some of the linguistics will be Cornish, Celtic, Viking I suspect
A shame you can't moor at the marina. "Cracking latte..." Haha! An excellent example of humanistic geography. (Sad to have just discovered hero Yi-fu Tuan passed away last year... : (
I'm sure that if I ring they might allow it. I like mooring at old boatyards and wandering through them to see what's going on. There are plenty of beaches in the areas as well so I'll find somewhere I'm sure
Thanks for this, looking forward to seeing your future videos exploring these spots. I’m glad I’m not the only one that does this, I was stood at the exact spot in Millbrook in my recent visit. PS this appeared as a post on DCA FB page and then vanished ??
Ah no idea why it appeared in dinghy cruising association Facebook page.....I didn't put it up there.....but thanks for letting me known
I just drop the hook wherever I fancy, sounding out the bottom before settling on it. , St Germans is nice.
I like st Germans as well....just on the beach by the slipway
Does anyone know if the quay at Bere Ferris stays with water for 3.7 draft?
Are you taking feet or metres?