Gathering at Mount Batten in Devon

Latest information (Friday 27 Sep) :We have a table booked at The Bridge and plan to sail on Plymouth sound during Saturday but those that I know are coming are not planning to launch boats at Mount Batten and we are not planing to sail on Sunday.  If you do wish to join us please make contact – 07484668904 .

We plan to hold an AYRS gathering at Mount Batten near Plymouth UK on Saturday 28 September.  Sorry this was announced at short notice – we wanted to squeeze in an event in the west country before the end of the summer.

The idea is to sail together on the Saturday afternoon then meet for the evening at ‘The Bridge” which is the restaurant attached to the Plymouth Yacht Haven, a marina about 200 m south east from the Mount Batten slipway. Then if any of us are around the following day (Sunday) we can go sailing again. Come along with or without a boat, either for the whole event or just to meet on Saturday evening.

If you do bring a boat it can be any size of boat within reason since Mount Batten has a good free of charge concrete slipway for road trailed boats and there are both visitors swinging moorings and visitors marina berths for larger boats. Contact Cattedown Harbour Authority to book an overnight swinging mooring or Plymouth Yacht Haven for a marina berth – an internet search will find them. I would say that I have never seen the swinging moorings fully taken up so you would probably be OK to just take one on arrival and pay by the phone number marked on the bouy. Mountbatten also has free parking for cars and boat trailers. The public car park is on the left (south) side of the road with the Mount Batten sailing center and the slipway access road on the right as you drive in from Plymstock.

If you are coming it would help if you could let me know if you are bringing a boat and if you would like me to include you in a table booking for 7:30 pm Saturday evening. 7:30pm. Phone number is 07484668904 or email chairman@ayrs.org. I have added details to the ‘Events’ page at ayrs.org and will use that page to notify any changes to the plan.

We arranged a similar AYRS event at Mount Batten in 2022 and that worked out well – not only did we have several AYRS members and guests present but also Jasper was able to promote the gathering to marine course students at Plymouth Univerity. Due to the short notice I am not expecting a big crowd this time but there are at present four of planing to come and Josephine and I intend to bring our 32foot trimaran so we can take people on the water if the weather is at all reasonable.