Achillesheel
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Mark Fishwick's West Country Cruising Guide describes Mevagissey in a less than encouraging way;
"two visitors moorings, or lie alongside South Pier, raft up to the fishing boats but don't leave the boat unattended in case you have to move it"
"Bollards & ladders on the seaward side of the wall but....good sized fenders necessary as the base of the pier projects a metre from the main wall MLWS level.."
We were wondering about heading for Mevagissey next weekend, but have been put off; with only two of us on board, going in to the town in turns doesn't appeal.
We have a fin keel Achilles 24, draught 1.2m
Any advice welcome!
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Kermudjon
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I've not been in there for a couple of years but I think you'll find the HM helpful and it might be worth phoning him. You will need to adjust your lines with the tide when on the wall, so going ashore may have to be in shifts. We funked it last year & took the ferry from Fowey.
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jhr
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Not sure if he ever reads Scuttlebutt, but Haydn ("hlb") from the Mobochat forum has regularly visited Mevagissey. He is currently moving his fine craft from Plymouth to North Wales, the wet way  but may pick up a PM if you send him one. His responses tend to be of the "Eeh by gum, just do it"! variety but he's a mine of information on the South west.
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Malaprop
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Notes in the pilot book are quite correct and the only berth for your draft is against the wall in the Outer Harbour- but not at LW Springs. Do you really want tripper boats alongside and grockles climbing all over you?
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Login_name
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We've been there a few times and had no problems, though there isn't a lot of space for visiting boats. As others have said the HM is helpful, but can be hard to get hold of.
So long as you are able to park up in adequate depth you needn't worry about leaving the boat unattended. Last year we took the bus to the so called Lost Gardens of Heliden (sp?) and were away all day without any problem at all.
I think the Fishwick comment about not leaving the boat unattended refers to tying alongside the fishing boats; but we've never had to do that anyway.
IIRC Fishwick mentions the difficulty of Easterly winds. He's right. It just gets bumpy and unpleasant. We gave up at 4.00am one year and headed for Fowey!
We've never had a problem with tourists in high season, so I doubt if it would be a problem at this time of year.
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hlb
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Umm. I like Megavissy, cant spell it, but there you go. Stayed on the harbour wall a few times, but never all night. Mainly cos we're fast enough to stop of at Charles town and Megavisy on the way round to Falmouth. Dunno about the Wall projecting a meter at low water. Maybe never been ther then?? If so, you would need some bloody big fenders. Cant remember the tides on the umpteen times I've been there. But never found depth any sort of issue.
Yes, there is'nt much room, the harbour wall has a bit of a kink in it, making some of it unusable. Then theres the place for the ferry at one end and the trip boat at the other. It's pot luck whether you find a place along the wall, but it's a long ladder job and some long ropes. Perfectly do able with the right crew, who do not mind climbing up high harbour walls. Never noticed any visitors moorings there. If we dont tie to the wall, we anchor outside and visit in the dinghy, which is a dam sight easier. Dunno how to advise.WE go, have a look, then piss off if it looks difficult. Had some nice times there though.
There all a friendly lot. Just sort the job out with your neighbours. Mind, if he's gone home and back at 4am, not easy. Would think things easier at night though, most stuff is moving in the day time. Go for it, we've had no problems leaving the boat for a couple of hours.
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Edited by hlb (17/05/2008 23:08)
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snowleopard
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There is one alongside visitor's berth with room for a little'un closer to the entrance. As long as the wind has no East in it it's OK to raft up. We (40' x 23') found ourselves outside a 30' Westerly with another 35 footer outside us but it wasn't a problem.
There is no question of rafting with an Emmet boat, they'll chase you off before you get a line out of the locker.
Best advice is to arrive early, ideally just as the overnighters are leaving.
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Piers
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The inside pier is fine to lie against provided you have long lines to cope with the tidal range. If you can't get alongside the pier ladder, you may need a ladder yourself! The HM can usually be found in the car park hut (he runs the car park). On the small pier head there's sometimeas a caravan manned by the local fishermen selling their catch.
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Cornishman
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Quote:
grockles climbing all over you?
What's a grockle, then? We only have emmets visiting us in Cornwall.
emmet = an ant
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Cornishmen do it drekly
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Malaprop
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"What's a grockle, then? We only have emmets visiting us in Cornwall."
'grockle' is a derogatory term coined by us regulars of Brixham's Blue Anchor in the early Sixties which became widely adopted after The System (1964) starring Oliver Reed. The film was shot in Torbay with screenplay written by Peter Draper, another local.
T'other side of the Tamar m'dear.
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