River Dart to Brixham

Hi everyone,

Last Sunday we sailed from the River Dart to Brixham, or more accurately Fishcombe Cove.  On Monday we moved into Brixham Marina.

Entering Brixham Marina

Here are the track and graphs...

Zen Again Track

Zen  Again Graphs

The trip was only 4nm 'as the crow flies' but it was 11nm by sail.  We had a great sail in a 8-15 knot W wind.  The reach north to Berry Head was godd and the short beat to Fishcombe Cove was even better.  Zen Again loved the real sailing breeze after so many light airs passages.

Departing the Dart

Sailing towards Berry Head

Passing Brixham Harbour breakwater

Fishcombe Cove is just outside the Brixham Harbour boundary and anchoring there is free.  However it is open to the west which didn't suit the incoming bad weather.  We stayed there Sunday night and it's a nice anchorage while there's south in the wind.

At anchor off Fishcombe Cove

View into Fishcombe Cove

On Monday we moved into the marina to escape incoming bad weather, to do our laundry, and to have our first showers for a month!  We were glad to be inside the harbour as the bad weather came through.

From the marina we walked to Berry Head which has marvellous views along the coast.  From there we walked into Brixham which is a pretty town while also being a working fishing port.  The latter prevents it feeling like a tourist town despite there being plenty of them!  We had a good pub meal at an 'eat out to help out' price (that's a UK government program to encourage people out following Covid-19 shutdown).

In the afternoon we did the laundry - several weeks worth.  While attending to that we chatted with the crew of sv Cygnet who had also sailed around from Dittisham.  We also met the crew of sv Cadoha.  They're a young couple (and Hank their dog) who have bought a boat and are embarking on cruising adventures.  Good on 'em!  They have an impressive YouTube channel 'Sailing Cadoha'.

Brixham Marina

On Tuesday we explored Brixham a little more before having a long, lazy, very tasty and discounted lunch at Rockfish restaurant.  Rockfish is located above the new fish markets and overlooks the fishing boat harbour.  Very nice spot.