Cowes Port Handbook 2014-2015 April 2014 | Page 47

COWES PORT HANDBOOK 2014 - 2015

The harbour entrance can become very congested at peak times and
great caution is to be taken when entering or leaving the harbour. Vessels
must adhere to the speed limits, 4 knots maximum within the inner
harbour and 6 knots maximum from the breakwater to a line between
the pier head and Black Rock buoy. Berthing Masters on the water can
offer advice and help the inexperienced on and off berths. Please call
‘Yarmouth Harbour’ on VHF Ch 68. More navigational information can
be found at www.yarmouth-harbour.co.uk.
The Yarmouth Pier is a Grade II listed structure, reputedly the longest
wooden pier in the UK, and a great place to take in views of the Solent.
Yarmouth is also an excellent base from which to explore the West Wight,
on foot, bicycle or the bus. The town hosts the popular, annual Old Gaffers
Festival, taking place in 2014 from 30 May to 1 June.
Located between Beaulieu and Keyhaven on the mainland, at the western
end of the Solent, scenic Lymington Harbour is shared by yachtsmen,
fishermen, and the Isle of Wight ferry (from