Boating Perranporth ?

arkamelis · 07 January 2014, 23:27

Hi to all
Thinking of a holiday in perranporth this year, was recommended to me by someone who said its very nice there, told this person i have boat and would like to take it and launch there. thing is, i have googled many pictures of the lovely beeches there and i didnt see any boats in any of the pictures. So does anyone know these beeches and could you go boating around perranporth ?

kerny · 07 January 2014, 23:29

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Originally Posted by arkamelis

Hi to all
Thinking of a holiday in perranporth this year, was recommended to me by someone who said its very nice there, told this person i have boat and would like to take it and launch there. thing is, i have googled many pictures of the lovely beeches there and i didnt see any boats in any of the pictures. So does anyone know these beeches and could you go boating around perranporth ?

you would be better off launching a surfboard mate

Ribandmotorhome · 07 January 2014, 23:29

crantock is nice between perranporth and newquay

kerny · 07 January 2014, 23:37

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Originally Posted by Ribandmotorhome

crantock is nice between perranporth and newquay

Where's he gonna launch... river gannel ...

Ribandmotorhome · 07 January 2014, 23:41

I launched my 4.25m rib off the gravel in penpool creek on the gannel, all depends how big the boat is I guess.

Obviously boating is much more user friendly if you make the small trip across to south cornwall coast to use the boat.

arkamelis · 08 January 2014, 00:19

i did see from the pictures i found on google it appears to be more surfer friendly. will look into crantock and penpool creek

arkamelis · 08 January 2014, 00:29

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Originally Posted by Ribandmotorhome

I launched my 4.25m rib off the gravel in penpool creek on the gannel, all depends how big the boat is I guess.

Obviously boating is much more user friendly if you make the small trip across to south cornwall coast to use the boat.

Hi R&M
just googled the place you mentioned, and looks like a holiday park not to far away, whats the channel like for boating ? and was there a slipway around, i do have a 4x4 and my boat is 17'

Deekus · 08 January 2014, 08:05

Hi Arkamelis

I took my 380 Aerotec down there last year and came across a lot of stubborn opposition from lifeguards for launching from beaches. It wasnt because of the fee or who was responsible for accepting it, but more of a safety issue. The lifeguards frown upon motored craft simply because of the management of huge numbers of bathers/swimmers in the water, which is totally understandable.
An isolated laned off area for boats where practicable works elsewhere as we all know. In the end i launched from official harbour's such as Padstow and Newquay and paid the relevant fee with the harbour master. Having said that however, this did not stop me from cruising around to the same beaches and landing!!.........which kind of defeats the object.

Good luck

Mollers · 08 January 2014, 08:17

Launch out of Portreath for Perranporth.
Launching from surf beaches is stupid.
You may launch in benign conditions and then not be able to recover in 6ft breaking surf. Forget it.

Those Lifeguards aren't stupid and they'd be the ones sorting out your mess.

Deekus · 08 January 2014, 09:23

Agree.......
wouldnt attempt launching from big open surf beaches, but smaller secluded beaches should be no problem if managed properly

Maximus · 08 January 2014, 09:25

The Family had a Holiday home at Perronporth when I was Lad...and like Mollers said,a definite NoNo!...it's the Classic Cornish Surf Beach,very exposed and always some breaking Waves.

Ribandmotorhome · 08 January 2014, 10:31

Hi all.

No slipway just gravel into very tidal shallow creek.
mind you this was a few years back.
There were locals doing the same.

I agree about the surf. I would personally go to south Cornwall with the boat for days out.
it's not very wide down there!

arkamelis · 08 January 2014, 21:29

Hi
Think i will give it a mis taking the boat to this part of cornwall, like everone says its very risky due to the type of holiday beeches,swimmers and surfers, beside i dont think i could live with myself if something went wrong, or not being able to recover the boat. big thanks for all the replies and advice :o) will now look into some places south of cornwall.
cheers Ark

Ribandmotorhome · 08 January 2014, 21:44

it's only 30 mins to the south coast where it's much more boating friendly.
have you booked and are you camping ark?

Mollers · 08 January 2014, 21:52

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Originally Posted by arkamelis

Hi
will now look into some places south of cornwall.

Gawd!

The north coast is very nice.

You and Ribandpikeyvan could camp here for a few days Welcome to Malcolm Drew Ltd Products
It's very handy for P/porth and a bit nicer than he's used to.

Ribandmotorhome · 08 January 2014, 22:06

pentewan sands if your camping and rich ark!!

treerat · 09 January 2014, 10:28

If you drift North there is good beach launching at Port Issac and Port Gaverne.

Boscastle is great with a good slipway but only 2 hours either side, same for Bude.

Padstow and Rock both have slipways as does St Ives - I think.

arkamelis · 09 January 2014, 21:13

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Originally Posted by Ribandmotorhome

it's only 30 mins to the south coast where it's much more boating friendly.
have you booked and are you camping ark?

hi R&M
no haven't booked anywhere yet, do prefer statics to camping tho. i dont have to take the boat but good if i can, trying to get into fishing at the mo. anyway i would consider other places i have a 2 year old son so more for him than myself. just looked at some of the later posts and looked into some of the places mentioned, they all look good

Ribandmotorhome · 09 January 2014, 21:22

Hi.
look at www.pentewansands.com
between st austell and mevagissy
the site has its own private beach, swimming pool, club house etc.
Tourers, statics and I think log cabins.

They launch the boat off the beach with a tractor £20 a time, but if you dont need the tractor it's free.
It's not a bad place at all

arkamelis · 09 January 2014, 21:32

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Originally Posted by Ribandmotorhome

Hi.
look at www.pentewansands.com
between st austell and mevagissy
the site has its own private beach, swimming pool, club house etc.
Tourers, statics and I think log cabins.

They launch the boat off the beach with a tractor £20 a time, but if you dont need the tractor it's free.
It's not a bad place at all

hi
yes looks just the place, i goggled it and yes boats

looks very nice and has the facilities for the little one aswell, i will run it by the boss when she gets home. is this somewhere you have stayed in the past R&M