A Timeless Cornish Gem set on the Helford River
Port Navas Yacht Club is a friendly members club that welcomes visitors.
Founded in 1958, the Club is part of the picturesque village of Port Navas, set on the beautiful Helford River. From the Club you have access onto The Helford river and out into Falmouth Bay. Or you can go inland down the river to Gweek passing ancient oak forests on the way – but make sure you get the tides right.
The Club welcomes visitors – by boat, by foot and by car.
We have 26 Pontoon berths, 18 creek moorings, 32 beach moorings and racks for small dinghies. Parking is, we are afraid, limited. Where possible, or when the car park is full, please could you park in the village and walk along the charming river front – it’s a three minute walk and good for you!
Visiting boats can use the pontoon, The Club, the shower and the loos.
Our small and quirky Club house serves great value food and drink.
PNYC is managed by Tom and Antonia (Ant) Ellemann.
- Moorings, Membership and Admin call Tom on 01326 340525 or email admin@pnyc.co.uk
- Download 2019 membership form.
- Restaurant Bookings call 01326 340065
CURRENT OPENING TIMES
Saturday 27th July 12:30pm
2019 PORT NAVAS REGATTA
The Regatta this year is on Saturday 27th July from 12.30. So please do put that in your diary. It’s such a great family and community event.
May
Now is the month of Maying…….
When merry lads are playing………so goes the old folk song. It is almost tempting to draw parallels with the comings and goings in Westminster…….but no, the month of May is more important in the culinary calendar as we now have the asparagus season in full bloom, new potatoes are arriving and crab and other shellfish start to appear again.
So, shrugging off a few of the more wintry menu items, I have made a few menu changes this week. Asparagus from Splattenridden Farm in Lelant – you couldn’t make up that name if you tried! – is served with a toasted slice of Da Bara focaccia and wild garlic mayonnaise.
Crab from Kernowsashimi, on the other side of the Helford river is served in a classic and simple dish of garlic and chilli in olive oil. I believe this dish originated in the Hotel Cipriani in Venice, home of the famous Harry’s Bar. You can enjoy this as a starter or a main course.
A recent article in the Times featured recipes from Jeremy King’s Wolesley restaurant in Piccadilly in London, and I was particularly taken by the baked vanilla cheesecake, so you can now sample that in the slightly less elegant PNYC yacht club! If you are feeling even more indulgent, then you will have to go for my triple chocolate (gluten free) brownie served with salted caramel icecream from Moomaid of Zennor, dressed with a little salted caramel sauce.
Diary note: we will be open for dinner on the last two Wednesdays of this month, 22nd and 29th May, as well as normal openings between Thursday and Saturday.
There are no big events planned for this month, but I am looking to run another of our famous brunches around the time of mid-summer. More details to follow shortly.
Hope to see you all soon
Mike & Nigel and the team.
Apr
THE OLD KILN
Building work on the Old Kiln should be finished within the next 6-7 weeks. It will be available for week long lets from July. The house has two big double bedrooms, one smaller twin bedroom, three bathrooms and a massive open plan living room/dinning room/kitchen room plus a lovely garden that gets the afternoon and evening sun. Details are available on Airbnb but we can offer a 10% discount through direct booking with Tom and Antonia: 01326 340525.
Apr
Moorings
We now have High tides in the afternoon, wonderful weather and Easter. A perfect time for boats to get in the water. This week has seen many old friends returning to their moorings for the Summer. Lovely to see the likes of Tom Thumb, Aquila, Jenny M, Dolly, Bubbly and Mivvy all back in their places.
The Beach Moorings are all ready. Five moorings have been removed giving everyone more space and new numbers (including the PNYC backwards “4”) have been painted on the wall.
The six pontoon sections with new floats are all in place, as are the four new fingers at the Clubhouse end of the pontoon. I will finish decking the new fingers this weekend and will carry on re-decking the pontoons at the slipway end over the next week. We will also be putting in more cleats on the pontoons to help with mooring. Apologies for any inconvenience caused by the works which were a little more extended than planned.
The pontoons, trots, swings and beach are all ready for your boats. If you have any problems with mooring, including finding that someone else’s boat is on your mooring, do let me know and we will help sort things out – admin@pnyc.co.uk
Feb
FIVE MILLION TIDES: A BIOGRAPHY OF THE HELFORD RIVER
A new book on the colourful history of the Helford has been penned by one of PNYC’s very own members, Christian Boulton. Due to be published in May, Five Million Tides is described by Sir Tim Rice in his forward as having been written with “skill, panache, enthusiasm and authenticity”.
Very different in tone to the wonderful History of Port Navas by Peggy Shepherd, the book will no doubt appeal to resident and visitor alike – especially as the author believes that the Helford was one of the most important waterways in Britain during prehistory. There is also a chapter dedicated to the river’s association with “villainous seafarers” and another to early Christianity. Unsurprisingly, Port Navas and its various settlements get plenty of mentions too.
Five Million Tides: A Biography fo the Helford River is now available to pre-order online and PNYC will have a few copies available for sale once released.
Feb
ENGINE FOR SALE
“Decibel” Lucas has a mint condition 5 HP, Tohatsu four stroke engine for sale. It has only done one outing for one hour. She is asking for £750 for this essentially “new” engine. If you are interested email us at admin@pnyc.co.ukand well put you in touch with her.