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Plymouth, the Rivers and Anchorages

Getting away from the main centre of Plymouth there are many opportunities......

..... for the adventurous to seek out peace and quiet, and a shoal draft boat although useful is not necessary.

To the eastern side of Plymouth proper lies the Cattewater, which houses Plymouth Yacht Haven, as already described in the main Plymouth article. The Cattewater is not navigable too far before it is blocked by a low bridge, and therefore does not provide much of an opportunity for exploration.

The Western side of Plymouth proper feeds into an area known as the Hamoaze, which is home to the Navy dockyards, and also contains a couple of marinas and boatyards. This area has to be passed to reach St Germans or Lynher River which branches off to the West, and leads to the small town of St Germans. It doesn't look too promising on the chart, but even deep draft craft can find peaceful anchorages, and lay afloat as far as Dandy Hole, a deeper patch with over 5 m at LAT. Shoal draft craft that can take the ground can make it up to St Germans.

The River Tamar is a direct continuation of the Hamoaze, and winds inland 12 miles passing Saltash, Cargreen, and Calstock. The River offers several anchoring and mooring opportunities for deep draft craft, together with some facilities.

It would be wise to stock up well in Plymouth or Saltash if planning to spend some time exploring this area, as provisioning could be difficult. You will however be cheered to learn that anchoring in these areas will not result in some irritating little man arriving in his launch demanding money..... anchoring is free. As it always should be.

Quick link to adjacent coverage: Plymouth, Plymouth Sound, Anchorages and Central Marinas

Plymouth, the Rivers and Anchorages

  Approach    Berthing    Comments 13 

  Approach

To approach the Hamoaze, follow the instructions given in the Plymouth main.....

..... article as if you were going to the Mayflower Marina.

Beyond Mayflower Marina everything widens out into the Hamoaze, and you will see the Royal Naval Dockyards lining the eastern shore. Before you reach these on the western shore you will see Millbrook Creek and then Torpoint Yacht Haven, a small Marina surrounded by incredibly thick walls, formed within an area that used to be the Ballast Pound.

Moving further northwards you pass the dockyards, and several large navy mooring buoys on the Western side. Remember you are not allowed to pass closer than 50 m to any navy ship or shore establishment. This area is normally busy and the skipper will need his wits about him, and to make things more interesting there are chain ferries operating just north of Torpoint Yacht Haven. These ferries show an orange flashing light at their forward end, and have right of way... pass well astern.

St Germans or Lynher River branches off to the West shortly after the dockyards and before the bridges at Saltash. If planning to explore this River you can make your turn to port as soon as you pass the red can Lynher buoy (Q.R).

For the Tamar continue straight on past Saltash and underneath the two bridges which have adequate clearance for any yacht (see photo gallery). If planning to push on to the narrow upper reaches be aware that if the River is in spate the stream can attain rates of 5 kn on the ebb, complete with floating debris. In these cases the Lynher is probably a safer option.

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Waypoint

None Given

Charts

Admiralty 871, SC5602 SC5912

Rules & Regs

Keep at least 50m, from moored Navy Ships/ Property. 100m from Submarines. Give Way to Chain Ferries

Hazards

Busy Naval Dockyard Hamoaze

Tides

HW Dover-0540 MHWS 5.5m MHWN 4.4m MLWN 2.2m MLWS 0.8m

  Berthing

The visiting yachtsman or motorboater will find numerous opportunities.....

..... for mooring or anchoring in the area covered, from Hamoaze to Calstock. Southdown Marina, Torpoint Yacht Harbour, The Mulithull Centre, and assorted boatyards in the Tamar may offer pontoons and moorings. Various clubs & pubs have moorings for thirsty passers by !

All these are now covered together with some pilotage details...

Millbrook Creek.

On the western shore shortly after passing the Mayflower Marina one will see Mashfords shipyard at Cremyll, and then the drying Millbrook Creek.(See chart) There are slipways and buildings at Southdown Marina on the northern side of the Creek. The Marina has moorings and pontoon berths that dry to soft mud. It is possible that visitors could be accommodated at £20 per night but phone ahead on 01752 823084. Facilities ashore include toilets and showers, launderette, cafe, boat lift and dry storage facilities. Freshwater and diesel are obtainable. Southdown Marina is owned by the same local company that owns Torpoint Yacht Harbour a little further up the Tamar. Link to website below:

www.southdownmarina.com

A little further up this drying Creek is a long pontoon belonging to Multihull Centre Services Boatyard, which as the name implies specialises only in multihulls. Visiting catamarans can dry out here for two nights free of charge, after which there are charges. Facilities at this yard include showers and toilets, repairs, water, chandlery, and rigging. They can be contacted on 01752 823900, link to website below:

www.multihullcentre.co.uk

The village of Millbrook is walkable from either of these sites and provisions can be obtained. Fish and chips and three pubs that serve food complete the picture.


Getting back to the Hamoaze, just to the north of Millbrook Creek lies the shallow St John's lake, and then continuing northwards you come to Torpoint Yacht Harbour, just south of the chain ferries. This establishment has 80 pontoon berths and full tidal access, with 2 m depth within. Visitors can sometimes be accommodated within this walled enclosure, but it is best to arrange ahead by phoning 01752 813658. They are charging (2022) £25.00 minimum per day for visitors. Facilities include water, electricity, toilets and showers, with WiFi available. There are also 100+ moorings here with a free water taxi, sailing club & restaurant, together with lift out and dry storage facilities. Link to website below:

www.torpointyachtharbour.co.uk

Provisioning can be dealt with at Torpoint, the town centre is not far, and right next to the Marina is the Torpoint Mosquito sailing Club, where visitors are welcome.

Torpoint Mosquito Sailing Club (tmsc.org.uk)

Lynher/St. German's River

Pushing on up the Hamoaze, past the chain ferries and dockyards comes the St Germans or Lynher River on your port side to the West. There are plenty of peaceful anchorages available here, but attention is needed to 2 areas where underwater electricity cables and gas pipes cross the River. These are highlighted in red on our chart. Obviously anchoring is not allowed in these areas. The only other problem apart from large drying areas is where an overhead power cable crosses that has 30 m clearance. This is also shown on the chart. Anchor in the deeper pools to suit draft anywhere clear of moorings. Even deep draft craft can lay afloat as far up as the Dandy Hole Anchorage, which carries over 3 m at LAT ! It makes sense to carry out your explorations on a rising tide and with the aid of Admiralty chart 871.

After Dandy Hole the River dries completely, and if at anchor here a dinghy mission can be mounted to reach St Germans, where you will find the Quay Sailing Club, which has a dinghy landing pontoon and a water tap by the club. The village of St Germans about a mile away has basic provisions, a post office and a pub.

This whole area is suitable for those seeking solitude in beautiful surroundings, which may be quite welcome after a few days in Plymouth.

River Tamar

From the Hamoaze heading north, once past the entrance to the St Germans/Lynher River, St Budeaux will be seen on the eastern shore and Saltash on the western shore, together with the Tamar Bridges. Before reaching the bridges you will see the trot moorings belonging to the Saltash Sailing Club, and their short stay pontoon. This has ample water on all but low Springs. The club may be able to arrange a temporary mooring for you, call them on 01752 845988. Visitors are welcome to use the club's facilities, and it is open most lunchtimes and evenings. Link to website below:

www.saltashsailingclub.co.uk

Ashore at Saltash, the main shopping area can cope with the usual provisioning requirements and has a Sommerfield and the Co-op. Major banks with cashpoints are represented.


On the opposite bank at St Budeaux, the Tamar River Sailing Club has its waterfront premises with a landing pontoon and moorings. Telephone 01752 362741, link to website below:

www.tamarriversailingclub.co.uk

Upstream of the bridges there is pontoon off Saltash Jubilee Green, and the outer end is available for boats up to 10 m for short stays free of charge, which could be handy for provisioning in Saltash. On the eastern shore opposite, the pier is MOD property, as are the heavy moorings laying upstream of this on both sides of the River. Heading northwards past the green buoys marking the eastern bank, you will see the entrance to the River Tavy, which is blocked by a railway bridge (7.6m clearance). The River virtually dries out, but dinghies and small motorcraft can explore upstream as far as Bere Ferrers. Beware of a drying patch in the middle of the River Tamar about level with the fourth green buoy (Neal Point) which you don't want to find in the traditional manner. Stick close by the buoyage. Anchorage is possible off Neal Point on the Western side of the River, with about 0.5 m at CD (plenty of water at neaps) out of the strongest tidal flow.

Proceeding northwards an overhead power line crosses the River at Weir Point with 21 m clearance, and from here on up the River efficient use needs to be made of the tide tables and a large scale chart. Below the power line the deepwater is marked on the eastern side by a yellow buoy (indicating a water ski area) and on the Western side by a post with a red square top mark. Aim to favour the post side if trying to find the best water.

The deepwater will be evident as you approach the village of Cargreen by the trots of local moorings, although there are shallow patches. Cargreen was once a major crossing point of the Tamar River, but is now not much more than one street village running down to the Quay, a post office and general store.

Cargreen Yacht Club a little further on has a useful slipway and a tap adjacent to the clubhouse. It is usually open on Wednesday and Friday evenings through the weekend and visitors are welcome to use the facilities including the showers and the bar. If you wish to stay overnight on a club mooring there contact their moorings officer by email [email protected](If possible 48 hours in advance) They are charging (2022) £7.00 a night to use a mooring but, unless you make prior arrangements, you will not be able to acces the club's toilets/showers etc.

Anchoring is not allowed in the vicinity of a submerged gas pipe, just north of the club and clearly marked on the charts, and slightly still further north powerlines cross the river with the clearance of 16 m.

Pushing further northwards we come to Weir Quay Boatyard, who maintain 120 moorings either side of the deeper water, and may be able to provide one for you, for around £20 a night (2022). Call them on 01822 840474. The yard has toilets, showers, diesel by Jerry can, and gas. A small provisions store and a chandlery complete the picture. Full boatyard services are available here including repairs and engineering, specialising in classic boats. Their website is:-

https://www.weir-quay.co.uk

Continuing up the River from here things get more tricky, as apart from a few deep water pools there is less than 1 m in the deepest parts of the channel at LAT. The River winds around on itself, and the deepest water is normally found on the outside of the bends. There are few if any markings. The intrepid explorer will almost certainly find tranquil deep water pools to anchor in, but may find things get less than tranquil when large tripper boats plying between Plymouth and Calstock attempt to pass this unexpected and unwelcome obstruction in "their" narrow channel.

For the determined Gunk-holer, it is possible to push right up to and beyond Calstock, passing Cothele Quay (where there is a small maritime Museum on the Quay), and it might be possible to find an Anchorage in a deep pool just south of the Quay, with over 4 m.

The boatyard at Calstock has a full range of services available - mooring, fresh water, showers, toilets, laundrette as well as diesel, repairs and full chandlery. Boats up to 2 metres draft can be berthed by arrangement (check the charts and the tides). They are close to Weir Quay, Cotehele, Morwellham and many other places of interest, and there are train and bus services to Plymouth and Tavistock, Dartmoor and beyond. On their website they also have advice on the navigation up to Calstock which they think is not as difficult as some people make out and have accessed the boatyard with a 2 metre darft boat on the tide with ease.

www.calstockboatyard.co.uk

Visitors also have free temporary membership of Calstock Social Club. Visitors charges are £10 per night. Telephone 01822 834559

Anchorage is possible after passing under the impressive viaduct, and beyond the moorings where a deepwater pool may be found, clear of the ferry jetties. The ferry operators don't seem to mind yachts dropping off crew on their pontoon, but this is not a place to take root.

Calstock itself can boast a newsagents and food store, a couple of restaurants and pubs, a petrol station, a post office and a Lloyds Bank. There is also a station with trains to Plymouth, apart from the ferries already mentioned.

  Facilities  

Marinas and Mooring

Cattewater Harbour Commission

 

2 The Barbican, Plymouth, Devon. PL1 2LR

Deputy QHM

 

Longroom, Plymouth, PL1

Sutton Harbourmaster

 

North Quay House, Sutton Harbour, Plymouth, PL1

Mayflower Marina

 

Ocean Quay, Richmond Walk, Plymouth, Plymouth, PL1 4LS

Sutton Harbour Marina

 

Sutton Harbour, Plymouth, Devon. PL4 0ES

Torpoint Yacht Harbour

 

Marine Drive, Torpoint, Cornwall. PL11 2EH

Plymouth Yacht Haven Ltd

 

Shaw Way, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon. PL9 9XH

  Facilities

Facilities available at the individual locations have been covered in the section above.

  What to Do  

Boatyards & Boatyard Services

Wessex Yacht Sales Ltd

 

Plymouth Yacht Haven, Shaw Way, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon. TR9 9XH

Yacht Haven Quay Ltd

 

Breakwater Works, Breakwater Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, Devon. PL9 7HJ

Huggins Bros Marine Services

 

Carbeile Wharf, Torpoint, Cornwall. PL11 2NW

Booth & Wilkinson

 

Eastern Hangar, Plymouth, Devon. PL9 9XH

Multihull Centre Services

 

Foss Quay, Mill Road, Millbrook, Torpoint, Cornwall. PL10 1EN

Southdown Marina

 

Southdown Marina, Southdown Quay, Millbrook, Cornwall. PL10 1HG

Weir Quay Boatyard

 

Weir Quay, Bere Alston, Yelverton, Devon. PL20 7BS

Calstock Boatyard

 

Lower Kelly, Calstock, Cornwall. PL18 9RY

SEASPACE Ltd

 

Unit 9 Ash Court, Eastway, Lee Mill Industrial Est, Ivybridge, Devon. PL21 9GE

Westport Marine

 

7 The Old Stables, Crown Hill Fort, Plymouth, Devon. PL6 5BX

Chandlers

Plymouth Harbour Sports Ltd

 

7 The Parade, Barbican, Plymouth, Devon. PL1 2JL

Performance Yachting Chandlery & Store

 

Mayflower Marina, Ocean Quay, Richmond Walk, Plymouth, PL1 4LS

Marine & Leisure Europe Ltd

 

Sutton Jetty, Sutton Harbour, Plymouth, Plymouth, PL4 0DW

Mount Batten Boathouse Ltd

 

Shaw Way, Turnchapel, Plymouth, Devon. PL9 9XH

Saltash Boat & Mooring Services

 

Brook Close, The Waterside, Saltash, Plymouth, PL9

Yacht Parts Plymouth

 

Queen Annes Battery Marina, Plymouth, PL4 0LP

  What to Do

These quiet rivers and isolated anchorages are not exactly thriving with nightlife, which is perhaps the whole object of seeking out these areas. It is possible to eat out and get a pint in many of these places if one is prepared to dinghy ashore, and the facilities available at each individual spot have been covered in the berthing, mooring, and anchoring section.

  History  

Yacht Clubs and Associations

Royal Western Yacht Club

 

Queen Annes Battery, Plymouth, Devon. PL4 0TW

Royal Plymouth Corinthian Yacht Club

 

Madeira Road, The Hoe, Plymouth, Devon. PL1 2NY

History

Cattewater

The city of Plymouth, Devon, England is bounded by Dartmoor to the north, the river Tamar to the west. The open expanse of water called Plymouth Sound to the south and the river Plym to the east.

The Cattewater is that stretch of water where the mouth of the river Plym merges with Plymouth Sound, just to the east of Sutton Pool. It is around this Pool that the manor of Sutton started which grew to form the present day city. On the northern shore of this confluence of waters there was a rock outcrop, which it was claimed, had the appearance of a cat. This gave its name to this stretch of water and eventually the name of Cattedown to the adjoining wharves and commercial area. Apart from an occasional small oil tanker the area is now used mostly by fishing trawlers yachts and smaller pleasure craft. There is a water taxi across it from the Mayflower Steps on Plymouth Barbican to MountBatten and also Oreston both on the southern bank.

The spelling 'Cattewater' is by not old or consistent. Local sources and texts together with early maps and drawings refer to the opning of the estuary variously as Catwater, Cat Water and Catt Water.


Saltash

Saltash (Cornish: Essa) is a town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It has a population of about 17,000. It lies in the extreme southeast of Cornwall, facing Plymouth over the River Tamar. It is in the Caradon district and is known as "the gateway to Devon". Saltash means ash tree by the salt mill.


Saltash is the location of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge, opened by HRH Prince Albert on May 2, 1859. It takes the railway line across the River Tamar. Alongside it is the Tamar Bridge, a toll bridge carrying the A38 trunk road, which in 2001 became the first suspension bridge to be widened whilst remaining open to traffic.

Saltash railway station is close to the town centre. It was hoped that the empty buildings could be restored as a visitor centre for the bridge, but they have instead been purchased by a property developer.

The cottage of Mary Newman, Sir Francis Drake's wife, can be found in Saltash on Culver Road downhill from Saltash railway station.

There have been both real and fictitious Royal Navy ships named HMS Saltash.

Nearby are the castles at Trematon and Ince, as well as the nature reserve at Churchtown Farm.

The town expanded in the 1990s with the addition of the large new estate Latchbrook, and is currently growing further with the recent building of another housing area, Pilmere.

Saltash hosts a number of annual festivals: Saltash Mayfair takes place in and around Fore Street during early May, and Saltash Town Regatta brings music and entertainment to the Waterside area in the summer. On the water there are intense Gig races with the best teams taking part, along with Flashboat rowing and dinghy racing, and the now infamous 'England and back' race between local organisations. For 2008 a new 5 towns challenge has been added to the list of events, pitting Saltash against Liskeard, Callington, Looe and Torpoint. Ashore you will find many stalls, music and marquees.

History
There is no doubt that the history of Saltash is linked to the passage, or ferrying place across the Tamar. The original ferry became established by fisherman for those passing to and from the monastery at St. Germans and to Trematon Castle.

After the Norman Conquest, Robert, Count of Mortain, who held the castle and manor at Trematon, took the market from the canons at St. Germans and established it at Saltash. The Count granted Trematon and other manors to the de Vallerots, who had then to provide for the ferry boat. In the twelfth century a borough was founded (1190), and Saltash became the only franchised seaport between Dartmouth and Fowey. This fact has given rise to the Saltash saying, Saltash was a borough town, when Plymouth was a fuzzy down, as the City of Plymouth, and its seaport did not exist in 1190.

The Charter of Incorporation refers to the place as 'Essa' (Latin for 'Ash'). However, the spelling of the town has changed over the years. For example, in Edward the Confessor's time it was called and spelt 'Aysche'. In the 1584 Charter it is stated that Essa is now commonly called Saltash. A family called Essa lived in the twelfth century at their property near Ashtor Rock, where the Manor Courts were once held. The 'Salt' part of the name was added to distinguish it from other places called Ash.

Roger de Vallertort (Reginald De Valle Torta) sold out in 1270 to Richard, Earl of Cornwall and King of the Romans while Edward, the Black Prince, became the first Duke of Cornwall, and a visitor to Trematon Castle.

in 1549 there was a Cornish insurrection against the introduction of the Protestant liturgy, and the rebels under Humphrey Arundell, for which he was beheaded at Tyburn, gained possession of Trematon Castle by treachery, capturing Sir Richard Grenville, the elder, in the process. They then carried out acts of barbarity on their surprised visitors.

St Germans

St Germans (Cornish: Lannales) is a village in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It stands on the St Germans River or Lynher River, part of the Tamar Estuary. It takes its name from the St. German's Priory Church of St Germanus. This magnificent and ancient Norman church is adjacent to the Port Eliot estate of the present Earl of St Germans.

It was originally a busy fishing village in the 19th century. The St Germans Quay was busy in the last century with cargoes of timber, coal and limestone. Until the last war the trade in roadstone continued. Now St Germans Quay is home to the village sailing club; the Quay Sailing Club (QSC). The sailing club is now well established and plays a part in the life of the village.


The village was one of the rotten boroughs, electing two members to the unreformed House of Commons until the Reform Act 1832. As in many of the Cornish rotten boroughs, the franchise in St Germans was restricted to a tiny number of "freemen", rather than to all residents, but even they were not numerous - by the time of the reform bill, the male population of the borough was only 247. However, the previous census had shown that the whole parish (of which the borough made up only a fraction) had a population of 2,404, and the initial proposal was that St Germans should lose only one of its two MPs; but the Whig government subsequently decided that the availability of sufficient population in a surrounding parish should not save a borough from disfranchisement unless a substantial part of that population was already within the borough boundaries, amending the bill's schedules so as to extinguish both of the St Germans MPs. The Tory opposition attacked the decision as politically motivated (St Germans was a Tory borough), and the vote in the Commons was one of the narrowest in the entire reform bill debates.

St Germans was originally the seat of the Bishop of Cornwall before the see was combined with Exeter in 1261. Today the Bishop of Truro's deputy is known as the Bishop of St. Germans in acknowledgement of this, although he has no specific links with the village.

St Germans railway station was opened on 4 May 1859 at the west end of St Germans viaduct, 106 feet above the quay. It is notable for having the best preserved Cornwall Railway station buildings.


Calstock

Calstock is a village and parish in south east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, on the border with Devon. The village is situated on the River Tamar six miles south west of Tavistock and ten miles (16 km) north of Plymouth. The parish has a population of 6,095. The village is part of the Tamar Valley AONB, lies on the scenic Tamar Valley railway, and is overlooked by Cotehele house and gardens. The parish consists of 5,760 acres (23 km²) of land, 70 acres (280,000 m2) of water, and 44 acres (180,000 m2) of the tidal Tamar.

Calstock railway station opened on 2 March 1908.

The hamlets of Albaston, Chilsworthy, Gunnislake, Harrowbarrow, Latchley and Metherell are also part of the parish.

History
There is evidence of human settlement in Calstock from Roman, or pre-Roman times, settlers attracted by the rich source of minerals, such as tin, in the area. In Saxon times Calstock was in the kingdom of Dumnonia, which resisted the spread of Wessex from the east. In 838 CE Wessex had spread as far as the Tamar, and the last battle for independence was fought near Calstock. Following the Norman Conquest Calstock manor was recorded in the Domesday Book. The Saxon manor was taken over, and in the 14th century became part of the Duchy of Cornwall.

Mining was certainly important in Calstock from Mediaeval times, with the Duchy mining silver. The industry was booming in the late 19th century and the discovery of copper, and coupled with nearby granite quarrying made Calstock a busy port. The rapid population boom due to the growth of industry led, in 1849, to an outbreak of cholera. The industry declined in the early 20th century due to foreign competition, and now only the ruined pump houses that dot the landscape remain.

The Tamar is navigable to boats past Calstock some 3 miles (4.8 km) upstream to Morwellham Quay with some 10 or even 20 feet (6.1 m) of water at extreme spring tides. Calstock Quay was once important for transporting goods, and in the Victorian Era when steamers brought tourists to the village, Calstock was visited by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1846. The importance of the river as a transport route declined with the construction of the 14-mile (23 km) Tamar Valley railway at the start of the 20th century. The village is still dominated by the railway's viaduct, which was first crossed by truck on 8th August 1907 and first used by passengers on 2nd March 1908.

Local Business

  Brokers/New Boat Sales

Liberty Yachts Ltd

 

Queen Anne's Battery, Plymouth, Devon. PL4 0LP

Ancasta International Boat Sales

 

Queen Annes Battery, Coxside, Plymouth, Devon. PL4 0LP

Cloads Marine Services Ltd

 

Richmond Walk, Plymouth, Devon. PL14LN

Barbican Yacht Agency

 

Sutton Harbour Marina, Plymouth, Devon. PL4 0DW

Bridgend Boat Co.

 

Western Hangar, Lawrence Road, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon. PL1

  Boat Charters

Webber Marine Services

 

Mount Batten Diving, 50 Dean Park Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, Devon. PL9 7NZ

South West Rib Charter

 

Plymouth Powerboat School Ltd, Queen Annes Battery Marina, Plymouth, Devon. PL4 0LP

  Divers/Diving and related services

T.H. Diving Services

 

20 Westfield Avenue, Plymouth, Devon. PL9 9PF

Plymouth Diving Centre

 

Queen Annes Battery Marina, Tamar Building, Plymouth, Devon. PL4 0LP

In Deep Dive Centre

 

Mount Batten Centre, 70 Lawrence Road, Mount Batten, Plymouth. PL9 9SJ

Aquanauts Diving Centre

 

88 Vauxhall St, The Barbican, Plymouth, Devon. PL4 0EY

Scylla Reef Dive Charter

 

Mount Batten Guest House, 7 Westway, Plymouth, Devon. PL9 9RL

Diving & Sailing Centre

 

University Of Plymouth, Artillery Place, Coxside, Plymouth, Devon. PL4 8AA

U.M.C. International

 

Unit A, Stowford Business Park, Ivybridge, Devon. PL21 0BE

Unbox Blue Apnea Academy

 

Diving Centre, Fort Bovisand, Under Water Centre, Plymouth, Devon. PL9 0AB

Interdive (TM) Services Ltd

 

Stoke Damerel Business Park, 3a Church St,, Stoke, Plymouth, Devon. PL3 4DT

Dive Connections Ltd

 

16 Bakers Place, Plymouth, Devon. PL1 4LX

Western Diving & Marine

 

36 Onslow Road, Plymouth, Devon. PL2 3QG

Military Diving Advisory Services Ltd

 

14 Barton Meadow, Pillaton, Saltash, Cornwall. PL12 6SE

  Marine Engineering

West Country Yacht

 

Mayflower Marina, Ocean Quay, Plymouth, Devon. PL14LN

Western Marine Power Ltd

 

1 Eastern Hangar, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon. PL9 9XH

Marine Wise Uk Ltd

 

Yacht Haven Quay, Breakwater Works, Breakwater Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, Devon. PL9 7HJ

Espar Ltd

 

Breakwater Works, Breakwater Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, Devon. PL9 7HJ

Mashford Bros Ltd

 

Cremyll Shipyard, Cremyll, Torpoint, Plymouth, PL10 1HY

Dex Tamar Marine Ltd

 

Eastern Hangar, Shaw Way, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon. PL9 9XH

Blagdons Boatyard

 

Richmond Walk, Plymouth, Devon. PL1 4LN

The Multihull Centre

 

Foss Quay, Millbrook, Torpoint, Devon. PL10 1EN

Tony Hole Marine

 

Plymouth Marine Centre, Pomphlett Quay, Billacombe Road, Plymouth, Devon. PL9 7HP

Lamerton Engineering Services

 

52 Clarence Place, Plymouth, Devon. PL2 1SF

Martin Strutt

 

Unit 5, East St, Stonehouse, Plymouth, Devon. PL1

Pro Marine

 

Queen Annes Battery, Plymouth Devon, PL4 0LP

Marine Engineering Looe

 

Queen Anne's Battery Marina, Plymouth, Devon. PL4 0LP

M & G Marine Services

 

Mayflower Marina, Ocean Quay, Richmond Walk, Plymouth, Devon. PL1 4LS

  Marine Electrics/Electronics

Atlantis Marine Power Ltd

 

Western Wood Way, Langage Science Park, Plymouth, Devon. PL7 5BG

Marine Systems

 

Waypoint 1 Marine Electronics, Plymouth, Devon. PL4 0LP

Murray Marine Ltd

 

17 Marine Drive, Torpoint, Devon. PL10

Ultra Marine Systems

 

Mayflower Marina, Ocean Quay, Richmond Walk, Plymouth, Devon. PL1 4LN

SM Group (Europe) Ltd

 

Mercator House, Brest Road, Plymouth International, Plymouth, Devon. PL6 5XP

  Sea Schools

Sound Cruising Ltd

 

PO Box 296, Plymouth, Devon. PL9 9WX

Aztec Sailing

 

Sutton Harbour Marina, North Quay, Plymouth, Devon. PL4 0RA

University of Plymouth Diving & Marine Centre

 

Diving & Marine Centre, Artillery Place, Coxside, Plymouth, PL4 0LU

Devon Schools Sailing Association

 

17 Boathouse Commercial Wharf, Madeira Road, The Barbican, Plymouth, PL1 2NX

Plymouth Youth Sailing Club

 

c/o The Mount Batten Centre, 70 Lawrence Road, Mount Batten, Plymouth, PL9 9SJ

Horizons (Plymouth)

 

5 Richmond Walk, Devon Port, Plymouth, PL1 4LL

Devon Powerboating

 

Yacht Haven Quay, Breakwater Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, Devon. PL9 7HJ

Plymouth Powerboat School Ltd

 

Queen Annes Battery Marina, Plymouth, Devon. PL4 0LP

Plymouth Sailing School

 

Yacht Haven Quay, Breakwater Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, Devon. PL9 7HJ

Performance Yachting Ltd

 

Mayflower Marina, Ocean Quay, Richmond Walk, Plymouth, Devon. PL1 4LS

Plym Yacht Club

 

Langs House, The Quay, Oreston, Plymouth, PL9 7NE

Surfing Life Ltd

 

92 Cornwall St, Plymouth Devon, PL1 1NF

Just Add Water

 

71 New George Street, Plymouth, Devon. PL1 1RF

Saltash Sailing Club

 

Tamar St, Saltash, Cornwall. PL12 4EL

Tamar River Sailing Club

 

833 Wolseley Road, St Budeaux, Plymouth, PL

Hightide Sailing and Racing

 

5 Hollong Park, Antony, Torpoint, Cornwall. PL11 3AE

Maritime Training (Plymouth)

 

Marine Skills centre, Cumberland Road, Plymouth, PL1 4HX

Nonsuch Centre

 

15 Maple Grove, Mutley, Plymouth, devon. PL4 6PZ

Cremyll Sailing

 

Cremyll House, Cremyll, Torpoint, Cornwall. PL10 1HX

The Yacht Department Ltd

 

Mayflower Marina, Richmond Walk, Plymouth, Devon. PL1 4LS

  Sailmakers, Repair & Covers

Ullman Sails Ltd (2)

 

3A Richmond Walk, Plymouth, Devon. PL1 4LL

Ocean Canvas

 

Unit B, 3 Richmond Walk, Plymouth, Devon. PL1 4LL

Slit Cut Sails

 

11 Slade Close, Battisborough, Plymouth, Devon. PL9 9UQ

Inshore Sails & Covers

 

Queen Annes Battery, Plymouth, Devon. PL4 0LP

Osen Sails Ltd

 

28 Commercial Road, Plymouth, Devon. PL4 0LE

Paul Green Sails Ltd

 

22 Ashford Close, Plymouth, Devon. PL3 5AG

Andrew Hooper

 

The Sail Loft, Battisborough Cross, Holberton, Plymouth, Devon. PL8 1JQ

Underwood Sails

 

Queen Annes Battery, Plymouth, Devon. PL4 0LP

  Yacht Survey and Designs

Richard Ayers Ltd

 

Cumery House, Galpin St, Modbury, Devon. PL21 0QB

Brian Buglehole

 

39 Pounds Park, Saltash, Cornwall. PL12 6BT

Sam West

 

Richard Ayers Ltd, Cumery House, Galpin St, Modbury, Devon. PL21 0QB

Official

Maritime & Coastguard Agency

 

Brixham & Paignton, Devon. TQ5 8AN

Other-Businesses

Universal Maritime Ltd

 

106 Molesworth Road, Plymouth, Devon. PL3 4AQ

Bartons

 

Island Street, Salcombe, Devon. TQ8 8DP

DPPS Ltd T/A Gas Plus

 

2 Dean Park Road, Plymouth, Devon. PL9 7NZ

Allspars Yacht Riggers

 

Tamar Building, Queen Anne's Battery, Plymouth, Devon. PL4 0LP

Yacht Rigging Services

 

21 Commercial Road, Coxside, Plymouth, Devon. PL4 0LE

Davies Johnson & Company

 

The Old Harbour Office, Guy's Quay, Sutton Harbour, Plymouth, Devon. PL4 0ES

Nash & Co Solicitors LLP

 

Beaumont House, Beaumont Park, Plymouth, Devon. PL4 9BD

Pantaenius UK Ltd

 

Marine Building, Victoria Wharf, Plymouth, Devon. PL4 0RF

Wizzard Interior Supplies Ltd

 

Unit 1 Breakwater Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, Devon. PL9 7HJ

Sound Marine Services Ltd

 

Marine House, Commercial Road, Plymouth, Devon. PL4 0LE

The Sea Chest

 

Queen Annes Battery Marina, Plymouth, PL4 0LP

Boatcoat Ltd

 

3 Garden Close, Langage Business Park, Plymouth, Devon. PL7 5EU

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Moorings at Calstock for visiting yacht folk. 2025 Updated.
13 Feb 2025 by Captain Craze
Calstock Boatyard offer short, medium and long term moorings for visitors. There is a direct train to Plymouth from here. Moorings are a mix of swinging and fore and afts in a deepish pool. Please call or email Calstock Boatyard for availability and depth advice on 01822 834559 [email protected]. £15 per night. Showers and repair facilities in the boatyard.Slipway and hoist for 36' <3.4m beam. Choice of 2 pubs in the village, Gelato ice cream parlour, excellent woodland walking and rich mining history. Not to mention the Pirate Ship Playground. Aye!
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Update April 2022
22 Apr 2022 by Don Thomson 3
These notes were reviewed in April 2022 and no changes were made - except to one unfortunate hyperlink.
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UPDATE SPRING 2021
13 Apr 2021 by Don Thomson 3
I reviewed these notes in April 2021. All the prices have been changed, some quite markedly - I have tried to rationalise them into some all inclusive price per metre per night but I fear there may be some errors in my 'rithmatick. STRONG SUGGESTION DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH FOR YOUR OWN BOAT!! On the whole the place is very much the same as it was before Covid - it caters to most tastes - or should I say every taste - so everyone is there.
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UPDATE SPRING 2021
08 Apr 2021 by Don Thomson 3
I reviewed these notes in April 2021. I've added some extra websites on the facilities and updated prices where possible.
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Calstock and Morwellham
15 Mar 2021 by Tyro Sailor
If you fancy a longish motor up river, the viaduct at Calstock is spectacular. Once through (masses of clearance) there are (or were in 2018) four mooring buoys in the middle of the river. Beware of strong tidal streams, even this far up. There's also a rickety wooden jetty, fine for dinghies but it doesn't look terribly secure for a yacht. Ashore, there's a friendly social club and a pub with good beer and friendly barmaid. No showers though, that I could find. A few miles further up the Tamar is Morwellham Quay where copper, arsenic and other valuable minerals were loaded for transport and export in former times. It's now one of those 'living museums' with a variety of industrial attractions. I was permitted to moor for nothing on the (now grass-covered) quay itself but long lines are required, since the only mooring posts are several yards back. Good café/pub with excellent carrot cake.
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UPDATE SPRING 2018
01 May 2018 by Don Thomson
I've updated some of the prices and removed the reference to the "Crooked Spaniard"
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Spaniard's Inn, Cargreen
09 Sep 2016 by Lilliburlero
I understood that the Spaniards had closed some years ago, and therefore no moorings will be available there. And no beer! Ed Note: this is, in fact, true - closed quite a while ago
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Update Spring 2016
10 May 2016 by Don Thomson
These notes were reviewed by Don in May 2016. I have not made any changes. The information re the landing of dinghies at the Mayflower Sailing Club's slip has been added to the notes on Plymouth Sound
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No Dinghy Park
08 Dec 2015 by Percy
You can land your Dinghy for free opposite Queen Anne's Battery on the Slipway by Mayflower Sailing Club.
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No Dinghy Park
01 Aug 2015 by dslittle
Having spent a couple of nice days on a Royal Western Ycht Club buoy just North of Mount Batten, the only unfortunate thing to say is that there is no dinghy dock anywhere on the North shore. RWYC suggested using QAB to land. QAB wanted £8.50 for four hours to moor the dinghy. A real shame as we wanted to visit ashore and then revictual the boat. How can the City be so shortsighted???
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Update March 2014
20 Mar 2014 by Don Thomson
No changes, the text has been altered to include Lavantian's notes below.
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Cargreen Yacht Club
08 Dec 2013 by Lavantian
The Bar is open on Wednesday and Friday from about 19.00 to 21.30. If you would like to stay over night on a club mooring (no charge) contact the Len Baddeley the moorings officer on 07980451735 or 01822833814 for advice all moorings are swinging. New club members are alway welcome and we do not have a waiting list for moorings. visit www.cargreenyc.org for more information.
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Update 2013
01 Feb 2013 by Don Thomson
These notes were updated by Don T on the 1st January 2013. There were no significant changes.