Very cold April Showers!

Yesterday we had a freak hail storm in Salcombe - very bizarre - and the heavens suddenly opened. Whitestrand was covered - it really was a White strand....luckily the sun is shining again today.....and high pressure will hopefully come in for a sunny May bank holiday weekend.

GIFT VOUCHERS

Give someone the chance to explore the estuary....

Whitestrand Boat Hire now supplies gift vouchers for mackerel fishing trips and hire of motor boats, canoes and rowing boats. Please ask in the shop for more info.

Calypso trips running daily

Mackerel, Pollock, Whiting, Wrasse.....
You name it, Steve is your man. Steve Barker is our new skipper for Calypso and fishing trips are running every day of the season, weather permitting. We can cater for your needs - 2 hour mackerel fishing trips are ideal for families, and for the hardier fishermen Steve can take you out for longer deep sea fishing trips to the skerries.

And if fishing doesn't float your boat, why not book the boat out for a group estuary cruise and try your hand at spotting some of the local wildlife (these trips best around high tide).

Call 01548 843818 to find out more and to book.

Beach Clean a Success

Thanks to all 20 of our volunteers (including Will, above, who particularly liked the grabbers) who turned up on Saturday to help clean Scoble Beach. And thanks to the harbour officers for their help shuttling us across the estuary!

We collected 20 bin bags of rubbish - a lot of it was glass. This beach is part of the Marine Conservation Society adopt-a-Beach scheme, and we chose to survey this one in particular because this is where a lot of the flotsam and jetsam lands form out at sea as the swell and the tide comes in. All data collected will be collated and submitted to MCS to help lobby for marine bills. Next beach clean is in July - details will be posted here!

April Fools Day

We are now OPEN for the 2009 season! The season runs through until 31st October and we'll be open to hire boats every day weather permitting. Long may the sunshine continue...

Albert and the Slipper Limpets

Local author, Jacqui Kilpatrick, has just published her first children's book 'Albert and the Slipper Limpets'. Albert the seagull lives on a post on Victoria Quay in Salcombe and this book tells the story of his first adventure in the estuary. Books are available from Whitestrand Boat Hire at the price of £5.99 (signed copies in stock now!), and we also have a pair of slipper limpet shells for you to have a look at, before going to try and find some of your own. The story is aimed at kids aged 5-8, and we plan to organise a book reading with Jacqui Kilpatrick on the beach where the story was written. We'll keep you posted once we have a confirmed date for this event!