Plymouth Sound Full Day Sail in Mount Batten

Give yourself a full day aboard Bounty exploring Plymouth Sound National Marine Park. You'll take in forts, islands and the Tamar, with a lunch stop ashore at Cawsand, Mount Edgcumbe or Royal William Yard.

📌 Key Details

• Duration: A full day
• Group size: Up to 7 guests
• Food: Lunch stop ashore at Royal William Yard, or bring a packed lunch
• Children: Under-16s must be accompanied by a parent or guardian; children's lifejackets suit ages 8-16 and we can't accommodate infants
• Weather: Alternative date or full refund if we cancel for bad weather
• Optional extras: Packed lunch service; Stand-up paddleboard hire; Photography package

🌊 What to Expect

This is the complete Plymouth Sound voyage: every fort, island and landmark we can reasonably reach in a day. From Mount Batten we head for the Mayflower Steps and Drake's Island, then north up the Tamar past the Royal Naval Dockyard and Brunel Bridge. After that we turn south to Cawsand Bay, with a lunch stop ashore at Royal William Yard, or you can bring a packed lunch if you prefer. Conrad Humphreys skippers Bounty, the replica launch from Channel 4's Mutiny, with a small group of up to seven guests.

On the way home we explore Breakwater Fort and Bovisand Fort, so the afternoon still has plenty of water left after lunch. A refreshment stop at Cawsand Bay is included when conditions allow. You can take the helm and trim the sails, or sit back while the crew looks after the boat. Spinlock lifejackets and a safety briefing come before we leave the pontoon, and packed lunch service or paddleboard hire can be added if you want them.

📍 Location

The full-day voyage starts at the Mount Batten Centre, Plymouth, with free parking beside the pontoon. Exact directions and a what3words location are sent ahead of your trip. Please arrive in good time for your safety briefing and lifejacket fitting. Look for the grey container on the south-west coast path by the northern slipway, about 50m from Mount Batten Watersports Centre, and register your vehicle on arrival.

The full-day route circles Drake's Island, runs the Tamar past Devonport Dockyard and Brunel Bridge, stops at Cawsand and Royal William Yard, and returns past the forts inside Plymouth Sound National Marine Park. You see the Sound from more than one angle in a single day: open water, river, village shore and historic waterfront. Lunch ashore is part of the rhythm of the voyage, not a rushed pit stop.

✅ Prerequisites

A full day on Bounty does not require sailing experience. Conrad or a crew member skippers while you take the helm when you fancy it, or settle in for the longer miles. Safety briefing and lifejacket fitting come first, so you step aboard ready rather than catching up underway.

Younger guests on the full-day voyage need a parent or guardian with them. We carry children's lifejackets for ages 8-16 and cannot accommodate infants. If we have to cancel for unsafe weather, you get another date or a full refund.

⭐ Why Choose Us

This is the complete Sound voyage in one outing: forts, islands, the Tamar and a proper lunch stop. Conrad Humphreys, who skippered Channel 4's Mutiny, leads Bounty with no more than seven guests, so a long day still feels like your own trip. Take the helm on the open stretches, or leave the sailing to the crew between landmarks.

Lunch at Royal William Yard and a Cawsand refreshment stop when conditions allow are built into the day, not squeezed in. Bounty is MCA Category 4 licensed. Spinlock Deckvests, trusted on the Vendee Globe and Ocean Race, are fitted before we leave Mount Batten.