Over the harbour wall

Boats getting ready to go over the wall

 
  "The cranes are here and they throw all the boats back in over the harbour wall,” one boat owner, who was fixing the wheel of her boat, told Boat Stories. It doesn’t happen quite like that of course, but it does sound interesting..  Boat Stories was amused to note that over winter the pier car park, at Ilfracombe, has become a boat park, full of pleasure motor boats and yachts, sitting in dry dock, watched over by Verity. This week their owners have been hurriedly painting and doing last minute repairs. “You wouldn’t want your boat out on the water in the winter,” another owner told me as he discussed the merits of different epoxy resins with his neighbour. On Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th April cranes are due to lift the boats back over the wall into the harbour to make room for the Easter holiday tourist traffic. Rob Lawson, Ilfracombe harbour master, told Boat Stories he was happy for people to watch the spectacle “as long as they stay clear and keep children and pushchairs well away from the lifting equipment.” Boat Stories can’t make it – but why not send us a picture if you’re there. Meanwhile for those of you who saw or heard that Verity was clad in striped leg-warmers on April fool’s day, we can confirm they have been removed.. 

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Ilfracombe boat park