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secluded anchorages is brought up short
by the reality of a rather uninspiring
stretch of water. The Newtown River in
the Solent is just as magical and the New
Inn a lovely destination. Errol Flynn has
long gone, and the yacht club seems a
little unfriendly, not helped by the fact
that they lock the bins so you can’t put
your rubbish ashore.

We spent the week revisiting all the
harbours I’d been to a couple of weeks
before, smug with my recently gained
local knowledge but minus one winch. I
must say that I’m still not in love with St Mawes on the other hand has all the
Frenchman’s and the Helford River as welcoming charm of a nineteen fifties
much as I thought I would be. I think the seaside resort and despite bumping into
expectation of secret quays and magical
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