Ventnor - Advice

Steve_B · 30 April 2009, 19:22

The problem is as follows;

Friends down for the long weekend and would very much like to go to the Spyglass for lunch. Weather looks good to get round, but the tides are rubbish.

Lows of 1.5m over lunch time every day. I know the harbour can dry, but can you still get in to the entrance to where the Rib will beach and then walk? Is the bottom sand or mud??

I have told them we could go to Yarmouth and get a bus over, but did not go down to well.

Have looked for some info in my Almanac, but it gives no detail of Ventnor other than it's a minor harbour.

Thanks
Steve

Nos4r2 · 30 April 2009, 19:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by 250kts

The problem is as follows;

Friends down for the long weekend and would very much like to go to the Spyglass for lunch. Weather looks good to get round, but the tides are rubbish.

Lows of 1.5m over lunch time every day. I know the harbour can dry, but can you still get in to the entrance to where the Rib will beach and then walk? Is the bottom sand or mud??

I have told them we could go to Yarmouth and get a bus over, but did not go down to well.

Have looked for some info in my Almanac, but it gives no detail of Ventnor other than it's a minor harbour.

Thanks
Steve

The bottom is sand and there's a slight bar at the entrance to the harbour. Sorry I can't be more help, but it's 2 years since I went in there at low tide.

Hightower · 30 April 2009, 20:47

The only advice I can give is that there were some mooring bouys that you could tie up to outside the harbour and always in water. Phone the harbour master/taxi and he'll come out and pick you up in his SIB. You might well get wet feet and bums. Sorry I can't help you with a phone number however.

Neil Harvey · 30 April 2009, 22:33

Give them a call and ask...

info@ventnorhaven.co.uk

Cheetah Marine LLP are contracted by the Isle of Wight Council to manage Ventnor Haven.

Ventnor Haven Harbour Master: Sean Strevens
Ventnor Haven Supervisor: Damieon Phillips
Mobile: 07976 009 260 Email: info@cheetahmarine.co.uk
Cheetah Marine: 01983 852398

Downhilldai · 01 May 2009, 00:37

I don't know if Sean Stevens was harbourmaster at the time, but the guy in charge when I visited Ventnor in 2006 couldn't have been more helpful. Top bloke

Andy Moore · 01 May 2009, 05:49

If in doubt, stay in Yarmouth. The Spyglass isn't that good, IMO.

Any

bedajim · 01 May 2009, 09:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by 250kts

The problem is as follows;

Friends down for the long weekend and would very much like to go to the Spyglass for lunch. Weather looks good to get round, but the tides are rubbish.

Lows of 1.5m over lunch time every day. I know the harbour can dry, but can you still get in to the entrance to where the Rib will beach and then walk? Is the bottom sand or mud??

I have told them we could go to Yarmouth and get a bus over, but did not go down to well.

Have looked for some info in my Almanac, but it gives no detail of Ventnor other than it's a minor harbour.

Thanks
Steve

No problem you can moor to one of the visitor buoys and the harbour master will pick you up

It can make the day real fun

Maximus · 01 May 2009, 09:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Downhilldai

I don't know if Sean Stevens was harbourmaster at the time, but the guy in charge when I visited Ventnor in 2006 couldn't have been more helpful. Top bloke

Would back up Dai and Jim,visited last season and the Harbour master was 1'st class!and could not be more helpfulll not always the case,as Chris, Matt h, and I found at Dartmouth...he seemed to want an out of season dip![found out later he was part timer,...some people and authority]

Pete7 · 01 May 2009, 11:05

Ventnor is starting to look very shallow, is it filling up with sand?

Pete

Andre · 01 May 2009, 11:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maximus

Would back up Dai and Jim,visited last season and the Harbour master was 1'st class!and could not be more helpfulll not always the case,as Chris, Matt h, and I found at Dartmouth...he seemed to want an out of season dip![found out later he was part timer,...some people and authority]

I agree as well. providing you get the tides right Ventnor is a great place to visit and lunch at the Spyglass on the terrace on a sunning day beats any place in the Solent

the alternative to that is to have your lunch delivered

. Of couse one at least on board should be wearing a dry suit

as it happens I was not the one

Steve_B · 01 May 2009, 12:29

Thanks for all the replies. I knew you would not let me down.

Looks like it's game on, one way or the other. As guests, they will not have the dry suit ....

Have a great weekend all

Steve

Steve_B · 03 May 2009, 14:12

Well I took them out as promised, only we got to the Needles and on to the South side of the Island and I did not like the look of the water and the forcast increase in wind.
Not wanting to frighten them later in the day, we went up to the Folly instead. Good food and excellent service.
However, when we got back to Hurst and Christchurch Bay, it were a bit lumpy! The Rib handled it well, dont know about the rest on board tho! Saw a lovely Redbay 8.3(?) also fighting its way back.
Will wait for better tides for the Ventnor trip
Steve

PeterM · 03 May 2009, 14:30

Hi Steve was also out in the bay & gave up halfway to Hurst on the reasoning that if I was airbourne & trying to avoid the breaking waves coming out of the harbour channel at the run - it would be no fun at all on the way back !