Salcombe to River Dart

Hi everyone,

On Tuesday (18th) we departed Salcombe for Dartmouth.  We ended up sharing a mooring upriver at Dittisham, rafted alongside sv Cygnet from Langstone.

Greenway opposite Dittisham - home of the Raleighs and Agatha Christie

Here are the track and graphs...

Zen Again Track

Zen Again Track Detail

Zen Again Graphs

We had a very nice sail.  The winds were light but sufficient to keep us moving nicely.  We also had assistance from the tide.

Departing Salcombe

Entering the Dart

One of the fortifications guarding the Dart River mouth

Kingwear on the E side of the Dart

Noss on Dart Premier Marina

Rafted up on a visitor's mooring alongside the lovely Frers yacht 'Cygnet'

We stayed put aboard Zen Again on Wednesday as bad weather came through.  We collected 50 litres of rain water on Tuesday night.

Collecting from the raincatcher

On Thursday we rowed ashore and walked the Dart Valley Trail into Dartmouth.  Some of the hills are pretty steep, but with views making the climb worthwhile.

Dittisham jetty at low tide

View downhill towards the Dittisham jetty

On the Dart Valley Trail into Dartmouth

Another part of the Dart Valley Trail

In Dartmouth we had a good walk around the town's centre before deciding to lunch at the Royal Castle Hotel.  Very nice lunch indeed.

Dartmouth town square

Dartmouth 'Boat Float', where they don't at low water, with Royal Castle Hotel in background

Excellent lunch at the Royal Castle Hotel

After lunch we took the ferry back to Dittisham.  Twas very nice exploring Dartmouth, as we did 20 years ago with my Uncle Ian.

Dittisham FBI (Ferry Boat Inn) - pretty in pink

Thursday night was very windy with heavy gusts.  Cygnet and Zen Again were spinning on our mooring in tidal eddies and wind gusts blasting up the river.  On Friday afternoon we had lunch ashore at the FBI, a very nice pub adjacent to the town jetty.

On Saturday we had an excellent lunch at the Anchorstone restaurant in Dittisham.

If you're visiting Dartmouth by yacht we'd highly recommend going up river to Dittisham!