
Seaview is a seaside resort situated off the south coast of England and on the northeast most point of the Isle of Wight. The shore is shoal but the welcoming Sea View Yacht Club provide visitor moorings well offshore beyond which it is also possible to anchor.
Set so far out from the low lying shore this is an exposed and tiderode location that can only be made use of in settled conditions. Approaches require attentive navigation as, although an eastward approach is entirely open, the shoals to the east of the island and the very dangerous Ryde Sand have to be circumvented.
Keyfacts for Seaview
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August 24th 2018 Summary
An exposed location with attentive navigation required for access.Facilities
Nature
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Position and approaches
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Haven position
This is the Sea View Yacht Club mooring area.
What is the initial fix?
The following Seaview inital fix will set up a final approach:

What are the key points of the approach?
The entry and the run-up thorough The Solent and Southampton Water are covered in
The Solent and Isle of Wight
coastal description.
The Solent and Isle of Wight
- The primary hazard to be circumvented is Ryde Sand, which a leisure craft should approach with due caution.
- The moorings may be safely approached from eastward with a watchful eye to the sounder.
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Click the 'Next' and 'Previous' buttons to progress through neighbouring havens in a coastal 'clockwise' or 'anti-clockwise' sequence. Below are the ten nearest havens to Seaview for your convenience.
Ten nearest havens by straight line charted distance and bearing:
- Priory Bay - 0.9 nautical miles SSE
- St Helens Duver - 1.2 nautical miles SSE
- Bembridge Harbour - 1.8 nautical miles S
- Ryde Harbour - 2 nautical miles WNW
- Ryde Roads - 3.2 nautical miles WNW
- Whitecliff Bay - 3.3 nautical miles S
- Stokes Bay - 3.9 nautical miles NNW
- Haslar Marina - 4.1 nautical miles N
- Gunwharf Quays Marina - 4.2 nautical miles N
- Wootton Creek (Fishbourne) - 4.3 nautical miles W
These havens are ordered by straight line charted distance and bearing, and can be reordered by compass direction or coastal sequence:
- Priory Bay - 0.9 miles SSE
- St Helens Duver - 1.2 miles SSE
- Bembridge Harbour - 1.8 miles S
- Ryde Harbour - 2 miles WNW
- Ryde Roads - 3.2 miles WNW
- Whitecliff Bay - 3.3 miles S
- Stokes Bay - 3.9 miles NNW
- Haslar Marina - 4.1 miles N
- Gunwharf Quays Marina - 4.2 miles N
- Wootton Creek (Fishbourne) - 4.3 miles W
How to get in?

The coastal village of Seaview stands on Nettlestone Point located 2.5 miles northwest of Foreland and 2 miles southeast of Ryde. It is a small Edwardian resort which has somehow managed to remain something of a quiet retreat when compared to the island’s more active coastal locations.
Visiting Yachtsmen are welcome to use the Sea View Yacht Club moorings and ferry service; subject to payment of fees and signing in on the club visitor book when ashore. Boats up to 10 tonnes 12 metres (40 ft.) can be accepted, at the owner's risk, and there are a handful of 20 tonne moorings for larger craft. Sea View Yacht Club is manned every working day and available for general enquiries on P: +44 1983 613 268 | E: office@svyc.co.uk | W: www.svyc.org.uk. During weekends, when the office is closed, the club may be contacted by the bar number P: +44 1983 613 118. Although the club have plenty of moorings they do on occasion receive visiting clubs and rallies so it is advisable to call, or e-mail, 24 hours in advance to confirm availability.

No Man's Land Fort can be passed via the ¼ mile wide Small Boat Channel on the fort’s western or island side. It has a least charted depth of 2 metres between the fort and the red beacon that exhibits a light at night, Fl.R.12s. After passing No Man's Land Fort steer for St. Helen's Fort, just over two miles southward, preparing to turn to starboard at the initial fix located about ¾ of a mile southward.
Keep St. Helen's Fort at least 200 metres to port, and leave all the various spherical seasonal buoys to port to clear the rocks and shoals that lie along the shoreline between Nodes Point to Nettlestone Point.


The mooring area’s lines of multi-coloured keel boats will be clearly visible about a third of a mile westward from here. Steer towards the mooring area and the sands east of Nettlestone which although more irregular do shoal gently. A careful eye to the sounder whilst keeping outside the 2 metres contour sees a vessel clear of dangers. Those intending on anchoring should do so well outside the mooring area.

The club visitor moorings are laid out, at the height of the season, in two trots of 20 and 18 outside the mermaids. They all have a ‘V’ on them and are ideally targeted at 12 metres (40 ft.) circa 10 tons boats. There are a couple of larger moorings capable of handling vessels of around 20 tons, and the club boatman, available on VHF Ch. M2 (P4) call sign [Sea View Boatmen], will be delighted to assist with any questions. All the moorings have depths of around 2 metres at Mean Low Water Springs. The club charges £10.00 for a stay during daylight hours and £22.00 for an overnight stay. Their ferry service is available in the season from 08:30 to 16:30. Those landing independently by tender on the club landing stage and slipway should be equipped with a stalwart outboard motor as tidal currents run very strong here.
Why visit here?
Seaview is a small off the beaten path Victorian and Edwardian resort located on Nettlestone Point. The appropriately named coastal village commands views over The Solent and Portsmouth Harbour and the open sea from the relatively low lying north-eastern corner of the Isle of Wight.


Despite the existence of the fort Seaview remained a landscape of dispersed settlements as late as the 18th century. A saltern, created by reclaiming a coastal marsh, formed the nucleus for the current village. The salt-boiling house was built to the north of where the present High Street is situated with a saltern’s slipway on the shore. The salt pan worker’s cottages that sprung up around the boiling house, along with a scattering of early coastal houses near the original fort most likely owned by sea captains as they overlook the naval anchorage of Spithead, formed the origins from which the village of Seaview began to grow.
Like other Isle of Wight coastal towns, such as Ryde, Cowes, Bembridge and Gurnard, Seaview then got swept up by the Victorian penchant for coastal holidays. Many of the houses along the Esplanade, Circular Road and West Street go back to the 19th century including Seaview House. From about the 1850’s the coming of a railway connection dramatically increased the popularity of Seaview and its development. This is reflected in the enlargements to houses, and the numerous sea-side accommodations, including the Hotel. The construction of a very elegant suspension pier in 1880, that was one of only three suspension or chain piers built in the British Isles, further fueled its visitor popularity.

During this period it was noted as 'a pleasant retreat for those who are fond of a quiet seaside nook away from the bustle and gaiety of Ryde' and was recommended for its fine bathing and good sands. The Sea View Yacht Club was founded in 1893 and its stated aim is 'to encourage amateur sailing and boat racing' and this went on to further the village’s popularity with the upper and middle classes. The village’s popularity went on into the 20th century as ‘Ward Locks Red Guide’, from the 1930’s, noted ‘’The constant procession of warships, liners and craft of all kinds is a source of never-failing interest. The fine firm sands of the two bays, the bordering woodland, reaching down to the very water, and the leafy lanes in the vicinity lend the place a rare charm. Both on and near the front are many attractive houses, but accommodation is in such demand during the season that the would-be visitor has generally to make arrangements months in advance. The speciality of Seaview, and the principal attraction to the families who regularly, year after year, resort to it, is the sea-bathing. Very pleasing the many bathing tents look from the water, with their crowd of merry children on the sand in front and their dark green setting of foliage behind and eastward.

Today the Sea View Yacht Club is well known for two designs of boat: the Mermaid, which is a keel boat and the Sea View One-Design (SVOD), also known as the Seaview Dinghy. The Mermaids are a fleet of 13 identical, if very colourful, keelboats owned by the Club that are moored off Seaview from April through to October. Designed in 1907 to supersede Seaview Yacht Club’s fleet of six-year-old 4.6m Ark class gaffers, the Seaview Mermaids have gone through many changes but retain their elegant profile and pretty sheerline. The current fleet of GRP boats which were built around the 2000 millennium are often chartered out for corporate entertainment.
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Set amongst a picturesque, gently undulating landscape on the edge of the Solent, overlooking the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour, Seaview is a very pretty seaside village by any standard and it only gets better ashore. Here a visitor is greeted by a core of small narrow brightly coloured streets that exude an old-world Victorian tradition, punctuated by decorative customary shops. The promenade and beach are hallmarked by bunting, brightly painted boats, beachside café’s and deep sailing associations. All of this make it extremely popular with its visitors and cherished by its close-knit denizens. Seaview may not be the most comfortable Isle of Wight mooring ground but the beautiful village, its relaxed atmosphere, excellent pubs, cafes & restaurants, and above all its friendly people make it a very worthwhile visit should an auspicious weather window present itself.

What facilities are available?
Sea View Yacht Club has showers, toilets, and a bar and restaurant that is open every day for lunch where they appreciate visitors patronage.Seaview’s High Street, running perpendicular to the shore, has a post office, and a small grocery store. Being a seaside village it has a host of small shops, and several excellent pubs and restaurants. Ryde, the island's largest town is situated an hours’ walk around the beaches, and has an abundance of pubs, shops and restaurants.
An hourly summer bus service runs between Seaview, to Bembridge, Ryde, Sandown and Newport. Newport is the central hub for the island’s bus service from where connections to all other parts of the island can be obtained.
Any security concerns?
Never an issue known to have happened to a vessel off Seaview.With thanks to:
Michelle Reader Membership Secretary, Sea View Yacht Club. Photography Michael Harpur, Garry Knight and Christina Matthews.


About Seaview
Seaview is a small off the beaten path Victorian and Edwardian resort located on Nettlestone Point. The appropriately named coastal village commands views over The Solent and Portsmouth Harbour and the open sea from the relatively low lying north-eastern corner of the Isle of Wight.



Despite the existence of the fort Seaview remained a landscape of dispersed settlements as late as the 18th century. A saltern, created by reclaiming a coastal marsh, formed the nucleus for the current village. The salt-boiling house was built to the north of where the present High Street is situated with a saltern’s slipway on the shore. The salt pan worker’s cottages that sprung up around the boiling house, along with a scattering of early coastal houses near the original fort most likely owned by sea captains as they overlook the naval anchorage of Spithead, formed the origins from which the village of Seaview began to grow.
Like other Isle of Wight coastal towns, such as Ryde, Cowes, Bembridge and Gurnard, Seaview then got swept up by the Victorian penchant for coastal holidays. Many of the houses along the Esplanade, Circular Road and West Street go back to the 19th century including Seaview House. From about the 1850’s the coming of a railway connection dramatically increased the popularity of Seaview and its development. This is reflected in the enlargements to houses, and the numerous sea-side accommodations, including the Hotel. The construction of a very elegant suspension pier in 1880, that was one of only three suspension or chain piers built in the British Isles, further fueled its visitor popularity.

During this period it was noted as 'a pleasant retreat for those who are fond of a quiet seaside nook away from the bustle and gaiety of Ryde' and was recommended for its fine bathing and good sands. The Sea View Yacht Club was founded in 1893 and its stated aim is 'to encourage amateur sailing and boat racing' and this went on to further the village’s popularity with the upper and middle classes. The village’s popularity went on into the 20th century as ‘Ward Locks Red Guide’, from the 1930’s, noted ‘’The constant procession of warships, liners and craft of all kinds is a source of never-failing interest. The fine firm sands of the two bays, the bordering woodland, reaching down to the very water, and the leafy lanes in the vicinity lend the place a rare charm. Both on and near the front are many attractive houses, but accommodation is in such demand during the season that the would-be visitor has generally to make arrangements months in advance. The speciality of Seaview, and the principal attraction to the families who regularly, year after year, resort to it, is the sea-bathing. Very pleasing the many bathing tents look from the water, with their crowd of merry children on the sand in front and their dark green setting of foliage behind and eastward.

Today the Sea View Yacht Club is well known for two designs of boat: the Mermaid, which is a keel boat and the Sea View One-Design (SVOD), also known as the Seaview Dinghy. The Mermaids are a fleet of 13 identical, if very colourful, keelboats owned by the Club that are moored off Seaview from April through to October. Designed in 1907 to supersede Seaview Yacht Club’s fleet of six-year-old 4.6m Ark class gaffers, the Seaview Mermaids have gone through many changes but retain their elegant profile and pretty sheerline. The current fleet of GRP boats which were built around the 2000 millennium are often chartered out for corporate entertainment.
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Set amongst a picturesque, gently undulating landscape on the edge of the Solent, overlooking the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour, Seaview is a very pretty seaside village by any standard and it only gets better ashore. Here a visitor is greeted by a core of small narrow brightly coloured streets that exude an old-world Victorian tradition, punctuated by decorative customary shops. The promenade and beach are hallmarked by bunting, brightly painted boats, beachside café’s and deep sailing associations. All of this make it extremely popular with its visitors and cherished by its close-knit denizens. Seaview may not be the most comfortable Isle of Wight mooring ground but the beautiful village, its relaxed atmosphere, excellent pubs, cafes & restaurants, and above all its friendly people make it a very worthwhile visit should an auspicious weather window present itself.

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Click the 'Next' and 'Previous' buttons to progress through neighbouring havens in a coastal 'clockwise' or 'anti-clockwise' sequence. Alternatively here are the ten nearest havens available in picture view:
Coastal clockwise:
Priory Bay - 0.6 miles SSESt Helens Duver - 0.8 miles SSE
Bembridge Harbour - 1.1 miles S
Whitecliff Bay - 2 miles S
Sandown Bay - 3.1 miles SSW
Coastal anti-clockwise:
Ryde Harbour - 1.3 miles WNWRyde Roads - 2 miles WNW
Wootton Creek (Fishbourne) - 2.6 miles W
Osborne Bay - 3.8 miles WNW
East Cowes Marina - 4.6 miles WNW
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