Practicalities
A Coastal Weather Day Needs a Plan That Is Not the Beach
Small coastal places have very few indoor options and most of them are seasonal, so the wet day is the one that has to be thought…
Practicalities
Ferries, timings, costs and the logistics of a trip that ends at the water.
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Practicalities
Slipways, Permissions and Taking Your Own Boat to the Coast
Launching is the easy part. Permission, the state of the tide, the surface of the slip and the plan for getting back are the parts…
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Fuel, Charging and Range on a Road That Runs Out of Land
Coastal routes are long, indirect and thinly served, and a peninsula is the one place where the next fuel stop may be an hour back…
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Steps, Sand and Slipways: Reaching the Water With Limited Mobility
Coastal access is frequently decided by a flight of steps, a soft surface or a gangway whose angle changes with the tide, and the…
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Who Owns the Beach, and Where You Are Allowed to Walk
Coastal access law differs profoundly between countries, and the assumption that a shoreline is automatically public is wrong in a…
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Sleeping Beside the Water: Vans, Camping and Rules That Change at the Border
Overnight parking, wild camping and formal campsites are three different legal categories, and coastal car parks are where the…
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Water Taxis and Small Passenger Launches: The Last Mile by Boat
Between the ferry network and your own boat there is a layer of small licensed craft that run on demand, on the tide, and on…
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Knowing Who to Contact on a Coast Before You Need To
Rescue coordination, lifeguards and harbour authorities are separate services with separate numbers, and the arrangements are…