Salcombe

After a couple of days in Newton Ferrers we decided to progress eastwards to Salcombe. It is only about 20 miles away so we waited until the tide was heading in that direction and for sufficient water to be over the bar at Salcombe to make entrance easy even if there were some waves at the entrance. We followed a fishing boat in and admired the splendid view of the hillside as we made our way into the harbour. Unfortunately, as usual, all of the mooring buoys (there are no marinas) were occupied and we were directed to one of the larger ones in the middle of the bay. This was already occupied by a Broom 42 which sadly decided to run their generator for several hours that evening.
Mooring against other boats is always a bit of an adventure. We have sometimes made new friends but only very occasionally have we had any problems. To be fair, they did switch their generator off when we complained.

Introduction

Six years ago my wife Ann and I bought our first boat - a 20 year old Fairline Corniche called 'Moonlight Lady'. Two and a half years later we swapped her (boats are always female) for 'Take Five' a 12 year old Broom 36. Finally, she was exchanged last year for 'Jomima' (we believe that the previous owner had children called John, Michael & Marion) a six year old Broom 38.