Welcome
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.
We have 34 Pontoon berths, 12 Trot moorings, 7 Swing moorings, 27 beach moorings and racks for small dinghies. For more information on moorings, including prices, see MOORINGS section. Parking is, we’re afraid, limited. Two spaces are reserved for people staying in Upper and Lower Deck flats and the rest is reserved for pontoon members (but limited to just one car) and people eating at the club bar and restaurant.
Please park in the village up on the left hand side of the road just below the small chapel as you head towards Constantine. The parking is free and it is 3 minute walk back to the club. Thank you.
Visiting boats can use the pontoon and loos – see VISITORS section. All boat owners are members and we have a very loyal section of Social Members who, at £25 a year, help us to run the Club – see MEMBERS section.
The Port Navas Yacht Club is managed by Tom and Antonia (Ant) Ellemann.
- Moorings, Membership and Admin call Tom on 01326 340525 or email admin@pnyc.co.uk
The PNYC Bar & Restaurant is run by Melissa Morrow (Front of House) and Sarah Conway (Chef). It is open every Thursday to Friday for drinks and food throughout the year and then opens additional days as the Spring and Summer arrive. We will always post the changing opening times on the website and on instagram. We have been getting some really lovely reviews and are very proud of both the food and the welcome that our guests receive from Melissa, Sarah and their fabulous staff.
- Bar and Restaurant Bookings leave a message on 01326 340065 or email Melissa at book@pnyc.co.uk
Tripadvisor:
Cosy ambience, utterly yummy food and wine.. really lovely staff. Cannot recommend enough! This is a total gem of a place! Mar 2024This place is fantastic, we had dinner on the Saturday night, all we can say is wow! The food and service was outstanding. Mar 2024
The service is second to none, although a popular spot with locals and sailors, so a good idea to pre book. The food is fantastic, a little fusion and different dishes depending on the season. Jun 2024
Lovely restaurant by the beautiful Helford river we had freshly made pizza that were delicious, would definitely come back. Service was excellent. Lovely relaxed atmosphere. Jul 2024
Google Review:
Honestly one of the wonders of Cornwall. Fantastic food and amazing hospitality! We loved our dinner overlooking the water, enjoying the company of the locals who come in and out! The menu was incredible and changed across the two nights we ate. Superb. A great way to honeymoon! Jun 24
PNYC is proud to be Patron of Clean Ocean Sailing.
Bar and Restaurant
now open Thursday to Saturday
– 4 pm for drinks and bar food –
the dinner menu kicks off at 6 pm.
Please note that we offer the Local’s Supper on a Thursday night with Sarah cooking a delicious ‘One Pot’ offering – £20 which includes a pint/ glass of house wine. Vegetarian option always available!
PLEASE EMAIL US ON BOOK@PNYC.CO.UK FOR ALL RESERVATION REQUESTS AND GENERAL ENQUIRIES, THANK YOU!
2026
BAR & RESTAURANT
The Bar & Restaurant will be closed for the whole of February as Melissa and Sarah take a well earned break after 3 years at PNYC!
They will reopen on Thursday 5th, Friday 6th and Saturday 7th March and every Thursday, Friday and Saturday thereafter. There is also a Sunday Lunch on 15th March.
2026
HAPPY NEW YEAR – 2026!
Following Storm Goretti, the decimation of trees has been the worst we have personally seen during the 17 years we have been down here. Whole swathes were down all around the club with places like Trebah, Budock Vean Golf Course, Trewince Lane and Penwarne Lane being really badly hit. The effort of locals and teams from National Grid and BT have done amazing work but there is still so much more to do in clearing up and repairing the damage. The Village Hall once again came into its own allowing people without power for several days to charge phones and heat food. And the village WhatsApp chat was really useful. Thanks so much to all concerned.
There was no damage to any of the boats in PNYC, including the larger boats on the beach. Luckily our only incident was one section of the roof over the picnic benches being blown off. The new extension is all good so thanks Johnny Vyvyan!
However we very sadly leant of the death of James Southey who was killed by a tree falling onto his caravan during the storm. Over the years James did a number of the local gardens and was a charming, kind, quiet gentleman. Our condolences and best wishes go to his family and friends.
2026
NEW MOORING FEES – INFLATION & SUPPORTING THE WRECK FEE FUND
After no increases for two years, we are going to increase next year’s fees by between 4-5% from 1st April 2026. The new fees will now be posted on the website. Please note that we will still be the cheapest available moorings on The Helford. Unless you own your own!
Summer Mooring Fees
Pontoon Moorings £69.50 per foot
Trot & Swing Moorings £42.75 per foot
Beach Moorings
10ft and Under £350 for 7 months
11ft and Over £33.50 per foot
Kayaks & Inflatables will not increase
Everyone with Summer Moorings last year will receive an email this weekend about Summer Moorings for this year. If you know NOW that you DON’T want a mooring for this Summer, I would be most grateful if you could let me know asap as we have waiting lists for everything.
We have also decided, as a private yacht club, to support the proposed Wreck Free Fund for cleaning up The Fal and Helford Rivers. They are looking to set up a fund that can manage the ”free” scrappage of wrecks on our two local rivers from 2026/27. In the absence of any form of national scheme, the aim is to secure £165,000 per years from a collection of estuary stakeholders supplemented with grants to create The Wreck Fee-Fund which will run as a ground breaking pilot scheme for 3 years. They will then clear some of the 160 already mapped wrecks (see Wreck Free Fal and Helford – https://wreckfree.org/ ) in year one and two and then move on to disposing of end-of-life boats BEFORE they are abandoned which is a much cheaper way of doing it. (France has a national licencing system for all craft and with that they provide free scrappage of all boats at 8 sites.) We have committed to adding a 5% surcharge to all our moorings and this money will go to the Wreck Free Fund. This won’t start until such time as enough stakeholders on The Helford and The Fal have committed to the plan but we would like to be one of first to make that commitment. I can forward a document recently put together entitled Cleaning Up The Fal and Helford – The Wreck Free Fund for anyone who wants more information. We have already experienced boats being abandoned in Port Navas creek and you only have to drive past Ana Maria Creek to see the problem, which is only going to get worse as thousands of fibre glass boats from the 70’s and 80’s reach end of life.
See how Clean Ocean Sailing disposed of the abandoned yacht at Port Navas and just what is involved.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf60vQSy6r4
2026
IMPROVEMENTS
We have replaced the plastic front door of the clubhouse with a wooden door and a new, and hopefully much stronger door frame. We just need to paint the internal architrave. And again, using the membership money, we have bought six new Danish design inspired chairs – although I have to admit that we have gone for the much more competitively priced Chinese “homage”. Finally our handyman Paul has boxed in the outside verandah at both ends to reduce the wind and make it a bit more usable in the Winter, especially for you smokers! A perspex window at the slip end of the verandah is on its way shortly to finish the job. It does make quite a difference.
2026
PORT NAVAS REGATTA COMMITTEE
We are looking for a new Chair for the Regatta Committee. Melissa Cooke has stood down after three years of fab work. So if you fancy taking on this role for 2026 please let us know. We have a great committee, balanced books and a good set up. Melissa has kindly offered to be on hand to help where needed during any hand-over period. Nikki Jones has also stepped down as Treasurer and her role has kindly been taken by Phil Tushingham. A HUGE thanks to Melissa and Nikki for their time, effort and enthusiasm in carrying on this amazing community event, pretty much continuous since 1914 with the odd war and Covid interupting things. Please contact me at admin@pnyc.co.uk if you are interested in hearing more.
Port Navas Regatta will take place on Saturday 25th July. Start time to be confirmed but around mid morning to midday as high tide is 14.57
2026
MARTHA AND FINN LANDED SAFELY IN THE PN MUD
Martha and Finn finally returned from Greece on 10th September, completing their home leg from the island of Paxos (just below Corfu) to Port Navas. On the way back they raised money for Alzheimers Research UK and Surfer’s Against Sewage. Some 15 “crew/friends” joined them on their way home on their trusty 29ft Westerly, Coral Corona. Trusty until a seal on the engine gave way and the bilges were flooded with oil while they were travelling up the Canal Du Midi towards Bordeaux. This challenge was then followed by a European Visa issue as they had stayed longer than 90 days. However once Martha explained, in French, what they were doing, the local French authorities were amazing and got it sorted for them after a ten day hold up. They then faced some pretty big weather coming around Britany dressed in plastic cagouls (rather than state-of-the-art sea wear) before making the dash across The Channel with our friend Tim Hunt, arriving in The Helford as the tide was going out. They got to within about 12 metres of the landing pontoon at PNYC before running aground in the mud – a fittingly funny end to their 5,400. nautical mile round trip. You can see Coral stuck in the mud behind their right shoulders in the picture below as they unload their stuff !
They have raised over £7,000 for Alzheimers and Surfers Against Sewage and the just giving page is still open should you feel the urge…..
https://gvwhl.com/C1R4I
2026
FOR SALE 1980 29ft Westerly Konsort Bilge Keel – £13,500!
Yes she is for sale. She took our three kids trustingly from PNYC to Paxos in 2024 and back to PNYC in 2025, with 8 months out of the water in a Greek boat yard getting dry in between. A classic British-built cruising yacht renowned for its sturdy construction and comfortable live-aboard potential.
Our 2024 Survey is available and she had an upgrade of safety equipment in 2024 before her 5,400 nm adventure. The electrical system was modified and maintained by the previous owner who was a trained electrician and who took great pride in the boat for the 23 years he had her. A new engine fitted 2008 – a Danish Bukh 24hp 2 cylinder directly cooled engine. Copper hull coating. Structurally sound, “she would be considered for her age a satisfactory sound and serviceable example of her type” (from our Survey 2024). Many more details and photos available on request.