Afishionado Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 I read in the Echo that the free public slip next to the RNLI is to be stolen by the council and given to Ready Mix Concrete. It seems strange that all the slips in Southampton are accessable and free, Lymington, Keyhaven, Christchurch all have good well designed slips yet Poole the UK's most popular boating area has one shallow public slip leading into a shallow muddy bay. Mad Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Martin Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 I agree Mike For a town that promotes itself on the back of the harbour/beaches and water sports it is among the most (imo the most) poorly served when it comes to allowing ordinary folk access to the water with their toys. Fine if your loaded and can afford to keep your boat in a marina but we are not all that well endowed Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 Sorry to disappoint but even if you are loaded it's not good! Rockley has a good all tide slip but at the wrong end of the harbour, #15 a day and parking becoming a no no it's not perfect and thats before you consider how busy it's getting 'in season'. Still excellent winter launch though. Cobbs dry berthing has a list longer than Adam's conger, and Poole Boat Park is facing an uncertain future due to proposed bridges etc OK if you are seriously loaded, have a Sunseeker 37 or personal 105 you can pay 5k a year plus lifts etc for Salterns but at that money you can pesonally charter a boat for around 20 days a year! Overall there seems to be an underlying move to reposition Poole as upmarket....as I think was raised in an earlier post. Personally I believe this to be a disaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam F Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 Thats why I use Christchurch!!! On a more serious note..I agree, but once again, a loosing battle? What can we do? I suppose, at least we can launch / moor (just about) as opposed to the poor chaps elsewhere who have to use the beach...thats a thought?..how would the council take to me launching BW off Bmth beach on a hot sunny Sat in Aug?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newboy Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 Almost all of the slipways (20+ if you include those in Gosport) in Soton are free (you pay for parking only), however, some are mud/gravel slips. The best slip is probably Hythe, concrete and not too steep slip, the only down side is it's a fare way out to open sea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shytalk Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 sunseekers are trying to get the public access to ferry road next to RMCs yard in newquay road recinded so they can take over the whole quay when RMC move out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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