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Solar Boat

9. Itchenor Reach

Itchenor Reach is the first part of Chichester Harbour that you will see on your tour. You will notice that there are many moored boats and probably moving boats that the Skipper of Solar Heritage must negotiate.

Low tide moorings at Dell Quay

Harbour Moorings

A map of the mooring areas can be seen in the Conservancy Harbour Office.

Moorings are allocated to individuals, boatyards, marinas, the Manor of Bosham and the Conservancy.

The advantage of mooring a boat at Itchenor is that it is accessible at both low and high tide. Some moorings within the harbour dry out at the bottom at low tide.

Boats may also anchor temporarily off East Head, Pilsey Island and in the Fairway (west of Itchenor).

Fairway buoy

Channel Markers

In order to guide boats safely through the Habour, different channel markers are used to give particular messages.

You can find out more about these by clicking here.

Activities Centre at Cobnor

Water-based activities

Chichester Harbour is popular for its water-based activities. It has about 17 miles of navigable channels and at present there are more than 12,000 boats registered at the Harbour Conservancy Office.

Within the Harbour there are 14 sailing clubs, 6 marinas, 3 activity centres, 3 sailing schools and approximately 600 people employed in water recreation.

Harbour Patrol

Many types of boats.

You will see many types of boats using the Harbour. Some are for recreation and some are working boats.

The Chichester Harbour Conservancy patrol boat keeps an eye on water-based activities within the Harbour. They collect harbour dues from visiting boats as well as giving a helping hand to those in difficulty.

You can find out more about the activities of the Harbour Patrol Team by clicking on to the Patrol Diary