We had a cracking days racing last Saturday. 10 boats in 3 classes with stunning weather, choppy seas and a good breeze. It was a race around The Manacles and back, some 10 nautical miles. Two out of three of our own boats were working so Finn and I were the committee boat, equipped with…
If anyone is looking for a tender – inflatable or hard hull – then let me know as a number of people responded to the request by a member who was looking to buy a tender in the last newsletter.
Beautiful 16ft Clovelly Picarooner with loose fitted lug rig. Great day boat for up to 6 people.A fine example of a Clovelly Picarooner, Otter was built by Martin Heard of Tregatreath Yacht Yard, Mylor in 1994. She was completely rebuilt by boatbuilder Reece Jacobs in 2021. Includes new 2021 cover, trailer, oars, small inflatable tender and outboard….
As we enter our final three months at Port Navas we thought we should just send out an update of our opening times and exit plans. We are currently open every Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings from 6pm. As usual, if you wish to book a table for restaurant food, please book in advance. The…
It is with great sadness that we have to announce the death of David Lloyd a few weeks ago. He will be a huge loss to all those who were lucky enough to know him. He was a charming, enthusiastic, funny man who loved talking with people of any age. A great raconteur, Lloydy spent 6 years in The Welsh Guards…
2005 Laser Pico for sale. Excellent condition. Comes with launch trailer and jib sheet. Complete new rope set fitted plus new foot straps and centre straps. Trailer has been refurbished – no rust. £750. Can be delivered to PNYC pontoon from Helford.
As most of you know, Mike and Nigel are ending their tenancy of the Bar and Restaurant this December. Their last night will be Saturday 17th December. They will have been at the club for 5 years and Ant and I would like to thank them publicly for helping us to keep PNYC going and growing. We couldn’t…
The UG (Uncle Giles) has had a major make-over. Please can you make sure that when tying up the club tender you make sure that the bow can’t go under the pontoon! Within less than a week of doing our repairs on the tender, she was tied up in such a way that the bow got trapped…
We are sorry to announce the death of lovely Pat Cross a few weeks ago. Pat was 93 and came to the club for dinner just a week or so before suffering from a stroke from which she didn’t recover. She was a charming, graceful lady who was both interesting and interested. There is a lovely piece…
We are a bit down on previous years, partly because I think the Covid lock-down had an effect from which we haven’t quite recovered. It may also be partly my fault for not pursuing members! And while on the Admin Front, if you have paid and have not had your membership cards, please do let me…
On a personal note, I can report that our own fleet of boats have gone from three out of three not working to two out of three up and running. This has revolutionised our use of the water as a family. I can recommend regular servicing and turning the engine over at least once a week…
Member looking for 10ft tender.
The Regatta took place a few weeks ago and was a great success. Thanks to all those that came and to all those that helped to make it happen. There are photos and videos on the PN Website – portnavas.com/regatta/regatta-2022/ We also have pictures of all of the winners getting their cups so if you want a copy just…
The new Summer Season has arrived. Along with occasional flurries of snow and sleet! Many thanks to the Winter beach yachts who have all returned to their Summer moorings. Lovely to have you over the Winter. The beach is now empty and I have put out orange line to mark out the running lines….
Please come and join us! It’s £25 for the year with 10% off your alcoholic drinks and our huge thanks for your help in supporting The Club. If your details are the same as last year, just email admin@pnyc.co.uk and write SAME DETAILS and confirm that you have paid. Pay online – PNYC Ltd, Lloyds, 30-80-48, 51425568. If…
We are looking for volunteers to help repair, clean, sand and paint the 5 Sailing Trust Regatta Dinghies which we use for The Regatta. Would plan to spend one day just up the road at Henry Collin’s farm and to do a group “blitz”. We would pick a date in May that works for the…
We had a lovely afternoon and early evening watching Ireland vs Scotland and then France vs England on the final day of The 6 Nations. It started very badly when my laptop was not allowed to share the screen on our big TV thanks to a new bit of ITV software (when previously it worked…
Red Hot – Seawolf 26ft. Built 1983. Bilge Keel, Bermudan Rig, 8HP Yamaha IGM Diesel, 4 berths in two cabins. More details on application. £8,000 ONO. Contact admin@pnyc.co.uk
We have a member looking for a 5-6 hp outboard to be used as an auxiliary engine for a Plymouth Pilot.
We have put up some new lighting in the car park – just in time for the Summer! But hopefully it will help in those dark Winter months. We have also almost finished painting the corrugated shed. Drekly this month we will start building the new outside “bar” space running along the side of the restaurant….
If you can keep out of the Easterly winds, it certainly is very spring like this week. You could even catch the last of the sun on the outside tables on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings. To make it more attractive, we will be resuming a bar snack menu for outside this week, so if…
We have a temporary tender (red hull, white inside) on Pontoon No.1 while we do some well-needed repair work on The UG (Uncle Giles).
If you are a returning member, just email admin@pnyc.co.uk saying JOIN – SAME DETAILS and we’ll register you. If you’d like to become a PNYC social member for 2022 you can download a membership form, fill it out and email a scan or photo of the form to admin@pnyc.co.uk Download membership form Membership costs £25 per adult for…
Mike and Nigel have decided to do one more year running the Bar and Restaurant and will be stopping in December 2022 at a date to be announced. They will have been with us for 5 years, including two challenging years of Covid lockdowns, limited openings, facemasks and sanitiser. We are extremely grateful to Mike…
Many thanks to all those boat members who have filled out and returned paperwork AND made payment. Much appreciated. Could I remind all those that haven’t done this, that both paperwork and payment should be with us no later than 1st March for your Summer Moorings which start on 1st April. We have a waiting list…
It has come to our notice that our lovely Race Captain, Rob Templeton (4th in from the left), hit the Falmouth Packet headlines with a dramatic helicopter sea rescue a few weeks ago. On 24th January, while out on a training flight, the RNAS Culdrose based Merlin heard a garbled radio distress message from a capsized kayaker in…
Local scallop fisherman, Tom Flatt, bought in some Manacles urchins recently and Mike immediately decided to serve some up. Unsurprisingly to many, it was not my cup of tea. There are, however, plans afoot to fix a date when Tom can come onto the pontoon with his boat and the Bar and Restaurant can serve some hand picked…
Cor blimey, Guvnor, where have the last three weeks gone! Time to gird the loins and get ready to re-open the bar and restaurant again from Thursday 20th January. Our thanks to Fran and Ant for bravely holding the fort with Frantic Fridays over the last two weeks. Mike and Debs will be back in…
I will be sending out mooring forms this week with the new prices that we announced last Autumn. We have had only one person leaving the pontoon this year and that empty place has been filled with someone from the waiting list. We are also fully subscribed for the beach and swing moorings and it…
This remains £25 for the year. I will email all our social members with a form and the bank details, which are the same – PNYC Ltd, Lloyds, 30-80-48, 51425568. I will add an option on the email where you just have to tick, same details as last year, and I will fill in your form for you and…
We are offering PNYC polo shirts for men and ladies in a large range of colours (£31 + postage) and thick weave sweatshirts (£35 + postage); and finally a baseball cap with embroidered logo (£25 + postage). See members page for more information. Or email admin@pnyc.co.uk
The ideal Christmas present while supporting the local community. There are 35 calendars left. They are £10 a copy plus 50p for an A3 envelope if you want to post it to a friend for Christmas. The profit all goes to the Village Hall. Please contact annfrost19@gmail.com
From Nigel: With Christmas coming up we thought it would be fun to offer a few of our favourite PNYC Wines of the Year at normal retail prices. Despite being out of the wine trade for nearly four years we still have useful contacts with some of our old key suppliers. Nigel has 8 wines on…
We have finished painting the dining room. Hopefully it’s a bit fresher than it was. What the painting has done is make the swirly carpet stand out even more! The carpet is going and will be replaced with a wooden floor – probably in the New Year. We are also adding a little more lighting to…
The Children’s Sailing Trust has 5 Regatta rowing dinghies. These are used by the trust for younger kids when the wind is too strong for their modern sailing dinghies. They are also used by Port Navas and Durgan Regattas each year and are a great help in providing a standard rowing boat that can be…
A collective thanks to everyone for a pretty smooth transition from Summer to Winter. And congrats to Andy Bennett for his beautiful beach mooring set-up…a hand made cradle… …and the commitment to dive around the boat to check everything was good. He is available for hire I believe!
It’s been coming all year, but Sunday is the end of the Summer Season. Can all Summer Season boat owners remove their boats by Sunday as we are pretty full this Winter and we are going to need the space. We have 5 yachts wintering on the beach (two 32ft plus boats are coming in…
From The Children’s Sailing Trust: “We’re finalists in the Building Futures competition from Persimmon Homes to win £100,000. It’s an incredible amount of money and would ensure we can continue our life-affirming watersports opportunities for Cornwall’s young people, something that costs us over £160,000 per year to run. So whilst brushing your teeth. After feeding the dog. As the kettle is…
Thanks to our membership fees, we have been able to re-cover the seats and stools in the clubhouse with new blue leatherette. No-one has so far commented so we’ll take that as a positive that we haven’t drastically changed the character of the club!
Cornish Shrimper, Crevette. 19ft, 1980, Sail No.23. Re-varnished mast and boom 2020 and all new rigging. Some new stainless steel fixings. Currently on Pontoon No.26 so viewing available. £9,000 ONO.
It happened! After a seven year pause and inspite of dire weather warnings of Force 11 winds a couple of days before the race, our Black Rock challenge took place on Saturday. We had 12 hearty boat crews ranging from a classic gaffer to a 26ft racing catamaran to a 44ft modern Jeanneau. The plan was to start from…
The end of the Summer season is here at the end of this month. In the last newsletter I asked that you let me know if you want a Winter mooring and, if possible, if you want the same mooring for next summer. Many have let me know – thank you – but if you…
Over the next couple of weeks we will be re-decorating the inside of the club. New cushions have been ordered for all the benches and stools and we will be re-painting the restaurant area (as opposed to the bar area). We also plan to replace the old dining room carpet with a wooden floor but…
Autumn is nearly in full swing and, as happens at every summer’s end, there is a migration of staff away from their holiday jobs back to their places of study or even new places of work. So it is this week, and with some other stuff going on in the background, we are having to…
We have not changed the price of Summer and Winter pontoon, trot and swing moorings since 2017. We are therefore increasing the price of these moorings from this winter. In addition, the cost of beach moorings for 10ft or under and inflatable racks will increase from £200 to £250 (unless they are tenders for trot…
It was a total delight to see the Regatta again at PN after a year off. We estimate some 350 people attended with lots of kids and teenagers – we had 60+ people in the fun race all trying to collect a duck and get it back to the quay without oars. There is a…
If you see Mike Maguire floating around in the water, just leave him. He’s swimming. For the first time in many years. It was lovely to see Brian Roper and family heading out onto The Helford a little while ago – well done Brian.
The tender has been returned to her place on No.1 as indicated by the new sign on the landing pontoon. We had moved it to the outside of the pontoon so that we could get everyone back onto the pontoon as a couple of people wanted their moorings back after taking a season off for covid…
In very good condition. Repainted this year. New stainless keel strips. New custom fit cover. Raymarine Chartplotter and Fishfinder included. Marine VHF included. All fenders and other accessories including rear seats included. Regularly serviced by Robin Curnow. A perfect boat for The Helford. If sold to a member, the mooring on the pontoon at PNYC would be available….
Sorry to raise this in August…. but if you already know that you would like a Winter mooring with us can you let me know. The pontoon is charged at £28.50 per foot (with no minimum size) and we have had boats up to 30ft wintering on the pontoon and taking advantage of being able to…
We have been approached by a relatively new member, Rob Templeton, to stage a fun sailing race at PNYC and we would love to do it if there is enough interest. The idea would be a handicapped race to Black Rock and back from a start line just off Durgan (tbc) on Saturday 2nd October with a…
It is with great delight that we can report that the missing oars have been found and therefore no theft has taken place. Another member was borrowing a tender for the season and thought that the missing oars belonged to the boat they were borrowing. The much loved oars have now been reunited with Kyla. Please…
The August Rock gig crew, with Ottie and JC, popped in a for pint earlier this week. It is so lovely to see these gigs coming into PN. I can report that it was almost pitch black when they headed home!
It’s been a fabulous week of warm weather and blue skies. Perhaps not enough wind for the sailing types but brilliant for trips out to the local beaches.
We have finally put the red marker buoy back in place so we have a very clearly marked entry and exit channel. The shackle pin worked loose and fell out. I was convinced I would be able to find the chain and stone since I knew where it was but after 30 minutes staggering around…
Geoff Dandy is looking to sell his dory. Price is £3750 ono. The boat is on the pontoon – see pictures below. Suzuki 90 hp engine.
A member is looking for a 9-11 foot tender in reasonable but not necessarily immaculate condition – and therefore a reasonable price rather than top end. Engine not required. Anyone have anything – perhaps an Anarth or something similar?
Black Dog has won the RORC IRC National Championships – again. So that’s two national wins for this PNYC registered boat – 2019 and 2021. The team has been racing for 11 years and this year Stuart Sawyer’s team was joined by double Olympic Silver Medallist, Nick Rogers. “We are delighted” said Stuart. “We…
3.4m 5 person inflatable TakaCat. 4 years old, very stable and with a “ramp bow” to make beach and water embarkation very easy. It also a has reinforced airdeck floor which is very tough. The boat will reach 10 kts+ with 2 adults with a Yamaha 6 . Total weight 42Kg but packs into 2 bags. Detachable…
A pair of hand made oars have gone missing 4 weeks ago from the storeroom. These are much loved. They are a distinctive shape with leather collars. Has anyone taken these oars in error? We have never had anything go missing and stay missing.
Two new sailors have taken to the water in the last couple of weeks. 10 week old Emmy Jones (first grandchild of Peter and Cate Jones) and Hugo aged 3 (David King’s grandson). Future Black Dog Crew?
It’s been absolutely beautiful over the last few weeks.
Friday 28th was the first time the bar was open outside. And we had some 60 people enjoying the beautiful late afternoon sun. PN looked at it’s best with the tide in, the spring flowers in bloom and the lovely buzz of lots of people enjoying a drink and a bite to eat. Really great to…
Steve and a very small team have now removed 18 out of 28 identified wrecks at Anna Maria Creek. They have recently been granted a 3 year licence to remove as many wrecks as they can from The Helford River. To give you some idea of the scale of the job, The Duchy estimate that…
Just to clarify the situation with regards to who should and shouldn’t be boat members: As an adult, if you have or you use a boat at PNYC, then you should be a member of the club. It is not one membership per boat. So if a number of people share the use of the boat, everyone should…
Two doves – Megan and Harry – have taken up rather permanent residence of the dovecot. Permanent because they are made out of resin.
We just wanted to let everyone know that after a valiant fight with Motor Neurone disease, John Ford died on 17th April. He is buried in Constantine Church. Our thoughts are with his wife Teresa, their three lovely children Hannah, Ed and Ellie and the whole Ford family. John loved The Helford and was looking forward…
I was joined by a Robin yesterday. The new season is almost upon us. Let’s hope that we have a much better one than last year. People are welcome to put their boats on their Summer moorings from Thursday 1st April but please just remember your social distancing. Seawide Services are coming back to finish the…
We have restored power to the beach wall. There are now two caravan sockets (large three pin sockets) and two standard 3 pin sockets. A light is coming.
Thanks to all those who have renewed their membership. We couldn’t improve the club without your kind help. If you’re reading this and haven’t signed up for another year you can download a membership form here pnyc.co.uk/members/ , scan or photo it and email it back to PNYC. Or for ease, you can just email me, admin@pync.co.uk, and…
I am colour blind. It’s not that bad. Blues and purples; reds and browns; and it doesn’t hurt. But occassionaly there are some dodgy clothing decisions. I have ordered some new signs for the club and on arrival PNYC navy blue appears to be purple and PNYC red has gone brown. Not worried about the brown…
I am sorry to say that Pete Witham, the owner of the lovely fishing boat, Faith, on the pontoon, died on Monday after a fight with cancer. You might remember him working on his boat with a woolly hat on, a cigarette and a smile. He was a lovely character with a mischievous sense of humour and our thoughts…
Work is well underway to improve the outside areas at the front of the club. It’s been beautifully rendered by Lawrence Kay (I would recommend him) and once dry will be painted white. Meanwhile I have followed Peter Goad’s design and added more posts over the outside eating area so that we can put a…
This will be opening for outside service in the week of 12th April subject to Government restrictions and the inside service should be opening up in the week of 17th May all being well. Nigel and Mike will be in touch nearer the time to confirm the details. But the Thursday Takeaway continues – see https://pnyc.co.uk/restaurant-and-bar/
We are delighted to announce that on behalf of all the members of PNYC, we have become a patron to Clean Ocean Sailing for the next three years. COS (Clean Ocean Sailing) is a small organisation based on board a 1908 Danish sailing ship, Annette, which is moored at Gweek – see above. Run by Steve and Monika (Steve on the left of…
I sent an email round to chase some outstanding mooring payments AND/OR mooring paperwork and thank you to those who have responded. We need both. Apologies for any confusion caused when I said that members could renew by just letting me know the details were the same. This was just for membership, not for moorings as well….
Thanks to the membership, we have committed to tidying up the front of the clubhouse and the outside eating area – see above. The plaster work on this side of the building is in a pretty poor state, as is the combined granite, concrete, tarmac and mud medley on the ground by the entrance. To that…
Julia Bradbury was in the creek and on The Helford as part of her ITV Series – Julia Bradbury; Cornwall & Devon Walks which you can find here https://www.itv.com/hub/cornwall-and-devon-walks-with-julia-bradbury/10a0852 Julia spent most of her paddle board time doing circles around Brian Spargo’s boat and just so you know, if and when he comes to sell her, that fact…
As many of you may know, last year John Ford was diagnosed with motor neurone disease after a period of ill health. Fran, Pie, Finn and Euan are raising money for charity. Fran writes: My 57 year old brother was diagnosed in March last year with this cruel disease. Since then he has lost weight,…
With Seawide Services we are replacing all the trots and swing moorings this year. While the timing might be better, this investment has been on the cards for a couple of years as the lifespan of the existing stones was coming to an end. We managed to remove all but four stones whose eyebolts…
Thanks to all those who have so kindly joined for 2021. Your kind support is much appreciated. If you haven’t yet joined but would like to, you can download a membership form here: https://pnyc.co.uk/members/ If you were a member last year you can just email admin@pnyc.co.uk saying you want to join and that your details are the…
We have two members looking for small tenders. One is looking specifically for an Anarth or Regatta. There is another new member who is looking for a 20-22 ft fishing boat.And finally, does anyone have a small inflatable they want to sell to a third member?
Every mooring has been spoken for. Thanks to those members that have returned forms and an even bigger thanks to those that have paid ! Please can I ask that all forms and payment for the Summer are in by 1st March at the latest to secure your mooring for another season. We have a…
Our thoughts are with Will Beattie, Jo and his family. Will has been seriously ill (not covid) prior to Christmas. We wish him a full recovery.
Dear all, we hope that you have had a lovely Christmas given the circumstances and we wish you all health, happiness and company for 2021. Roll on the vaccines and getting back to normal for one and all ! I can report that The Helford was beautiful on Christmas Day with the sun shining (see picture above) after…
It’s been an interesting year for PNYC and especially challenging for Nigel and Mike. Ant and I would like to thank them on all our behalves for keeping the bar and restaurant open during these challenging times and we hope that next year will be easier. As of yesterday they have had to cancel their New Year’s Eve feast…
We will be in touch with boat owners early January about Summer 2021. We were completely full this Summer and have a waiting list for pontoon spaces and a small waiting list for beach moorings for the coming season. If you know you don’t want your mooring again, I would be grateful if you could let me know (admin@pnyc.co.uk) so…
The membership for next year is £25 per adult. You can download an application form from the website. For ease, you can fill it out and take a picture/scan of the form and just email the picture to admin@pnyc.co.uk. We will then print out the form and send you membership cards. If you are paying online the details are:…
We are now pretty much set for the Winter with Summer boats out and Winter boats in. We are delighted to welcome two lovely wooden yachts onto the beach – Wanderer II which was built in 1901 and Mystery which was built by the current owner’s dad. If you are at a loss for…
This week a local groundworks company installed a new drain across the entrance to the club in the hope that we can stop the continual flow of water and soil into the car park. I cannot recommend them more highly so if you have any need for groundworks contact Edd Jeffery – info@greenstonecornwall.co.uk. They also sorted…
15ft Boston Whaler Dauntless with 50 cc Yamaha Outboard – 1998A cracking boat for the Helford. Includes a trailer. The boat is currently on the pontoon. Contact admin@pnyc.co.uk for more details. £7,850.
For those of you who love Julia Bradbury, I can report that you missed her last Sunday wearing a wetsuit and paddle boarding in the creek! She was recording a short segment on paddle boarding for her next series of Best Walks With A View for ITV.
Along with the approach to winter, we will be having a clear out of the engine store in November. Can you make sure that everything you have in there is named? Anything un-named will be photographed and shown in the next newsletter and, if unclaimed, will be disposed of.
As per the last newsletter, membership for next year will be £25. Many thanks to those few members who have commented about this and said it is fine. Gawd bless ye. Equally we have luckily had no gasps of horror to the announcement and it’s too late for those now! We are sourcing recycled, cardboard membership cards for 2021…
For the first time since we took over, we have a waiting list for the pontoons, the beach and the trots for next summer. If you know you want the same mooring next year, or you know that you don’t, then I would really appreciate an email. The same moorings are yours again if you want them. The…
With 3 weeks left of the Summer Season, just a gentle reminder to all boat owners that moorings need to be cleared by 31st October. However, if you want to extend your stay, we can offer the cheapest Winter moorings on The Helford! We have some pontoon spaces for the Winter and have done away with the minimum…
We have decided to change the membership fee for next year, increasing it to £25 for the year. This reflects the fact that, at £15, it costs almost £2 a year in postage just to send out application forms and then membership cards to each member. I hope that this is acceptable. Mooring prices will not change…
Sadly we have learnt that a number of outboards have been stolen from the Ferryboat beach this morning (September 9th). They were cut off with bolt cutters. It was apparently done very early in the morning. All we can do it just keep our eyes out for any suspicious activity. Very sad.
Mike and John, staying in The Lower Deck, have honed their skills as mullet fishermen and have landed lots before putting them back in the water. The heaviest was 4lbs. The trick, apparently, is to have some bread bags hanging off the pontoon and then once they arrive, to use a small pellet of bread on…
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