Salcombe :- Creek Boat park?

[tinker]

Salcombe :- Creek Boat park. Thinking about booking a space to store and launch my RIB for a week in June. I will need to store overnight and have some concerns regarding security. Anyone any information or opinion on this park?
thx mark

[Nick Hearne]

Have left my boat by the slip for a few days with out any problems!
Things do get very booked up down there though, I always book ca mooring for the week!

[The Edges]

Originally Posted by tinker

Salcombe :- Creek Boat park. Thinking about booking a space to store and launch my RIB for a week in June. I will need to store overnight and have some concerns regarding security. Anyone any information or opinion on this park?
thx mark

Stored the boat there whilst on hols last year. 3 weeks in total,
Gets hellish busy and the boat trailer was nudged a couple of times. Nothing serious. More chance of damage from boat movements than theft I would say. Boat park and slipway attendants are very helpful.
Get it booked early

[Cookee]

There are cctv cameras and theft is rare now - we had a spate of chavs from Plymouth coming round to take stuff home, but I believe the cameras put paid to that.

The Edges is quite correct - book early to avoid disapointment!

By the way I can see fish quay from my office at home!!

Don't forget to say hi if you're around - have a tour of the factory as well if you want - it's in Churchstow.

[Michael S]

Nick,

Where can you book moorings in Salcombe and what sort are they?

Mike

[Nick Hearne]

Salcombe Harbour
Harbour Office
Whitestrand, Salcombe
Devon TQ8 8BU
Tel: 01548 843791 Fax no: 01548 842033
Email: salcombe.harbour@southhams.gov.uk

Or

Reddish Marine Services
1 Island Street
Salcombe
TQ8 8DP
Tel: 01548 844094

Or

blue water marine
Island Street
Salcombe
UK
TQ8 8DP
Tel: +00 44 (0) 1548 843383
Fax: 01548 843734
Email: bluewatermarinesalcombe@yahoo.co.uk

Or

Yeoward & Dowie Ltd
Tel: 01548 844 261 FAX: 01548 844 474
14 Island Street, , Salcombe , TQ8 8DP ,

[tinker]

Sold, cheques in the post. Thanks

[Rich L]

Note that most of the moorings in the creek are semi drying - the deep water moorings are generally reserved for bigger boats. This can obviously be very limiting so I would have thought that unless the tides are very kind, you would be better to launch daily if you can (slip is all tides as I recall).

Do you know a secret deepwater mooring location Nick?

[Nick Hearne]

Originally Posted by tinker

Sold, cheques in the post. Thanks

Out of interest who did you get it from?

[Nick Hearne]

Originally Posted by Rich L

Note that most of the moorings in the creek are semi drying - the deep water moorings are generally reserved for bigger boats. This can obviously be very limiting so I would have thought that unless the tides are very kind, you would be better to launch daily if you can (slip is all tides as I recall).

Do you know a secret deepwater mooring location Nick?

No, but I would still prefer to have the boat on a mooring, the worst I have had is about a 2 hour window that I can not get the boat off or on!
What I have done is anchor up off one of the beaches when I can not us the mooring.

[tinker]

A helpful Vanessa Tabb is the one to contact, (Vanessa.Tabb@southhams.gov.uk)
Details I have been given are :-foreshore moorings £55, park and launch £49. Also asked about deep water moorings, but they are only for sea going craft, 7m +. Size does matter, at least in Salcombe.
mark

[Michael S]

Thanks for the info guys.

The only way I could see to get a deep water mooring was to stay on one of the Salcombe Houseboat Holiday boats. Did this a couple of years ago and can recommend it.