Homes Perfect for the Keen Sailor and Watersports Enthusiast
For sailors, watersports enthusiasts and wild swimmers, discover 15 exceptional Cornish homes where the harbour, creek, beach and open water become part of everyday life.
For the keen sailor, watersports enthusiast or wild swimmer, the perfect coastal home is about more than a sea view. It is about having the water as part of everyday life. For some, the ultimate prize is a true frontline home where the garden meets the water, with no road or public footpath in between. For others, it is being able to walk to the harbour, beach or sailing club in minutes.
Imagine waking up to see your yacht on its mooring, checking the wind and tide over breakfast and, before long, sailing into Carrick Roads, paddleboarding along a sheltered creek or swimming from the shore.
The Roseland Peninsula borders Carrick Roads, regarded as one of the finest sailing waters in the world and forming part of one of the world’s deepest natural harbours. From St Mawes Harbour and the Percuil River to St Just Creek, the Fal Estuary and Falmouth Bay, this is an exceptional place to enjoy life on the water.
Here are just some of our coastal and waterside homes currently available.
To explore each exceptional property further, simply click on the individual photographs.
1. Penolva, St Mawes
A landmark frontline residence with slipway and world class views, offering an exceptional setting for sailing, swimming and life on the water.
2. Morlenwel
A wonderful waterside home with boathouse, where changing tides, sailing activity and the movement of boats become part of the everyday view.
3. Herons Reach Plot
An exciting opportunity to create a bespoke coastal home designed around its maritime setting and a lifestyle centred on the water.
4. Green Waters, St Mawes
A substantial St Mawes home enjoying an ever-changing outlook over sailing boats, tides and the surrounding waterways.
5. Gwel Dowr, St Mawes
A contemporary family residence overlooking the Percuil River, with yachts on their moorings and the river, slipway and boatyard all close at hand.
6. The Old Rectory, St Just in Roseland
A magical setting in St Just Creek, just moments from your yacht amongst the moorings with the Carrick Roads beyond.
7. Long Summers, St Mawes
Just 150 yards from St Mawes harbourside, combining spectacular sea and harbour views with the village waterfront moments away.
8. Curlews, St Mawes
A true waterside home on Castle Drive with its own private beach and foreshore, ideal for swimming, kayaking and paddleboarding from home.
9. Seaglass House, St Mawes
Grandstand sea and harbour views combined with contemporary coastal living and St Mawes waterfront just a short walk away.
10. Jasmine Cottage, St Mawes
A beautifully renovated village home with panoramic river and bay views and the sailing activity of St Mawes providing a constantly changing backdrop.
11. Thimble Cottage, St Mawes
A charming fisherman's cottage just off the waterfront, perfectly placed for the harbour, Summers Beach and life in the heart of St Mawes.
Across the Water with Fine & Country Mid West Cornwall
Beyond the Roseland, our Fine & Country Mid West Cornwall portfolio offers exceptional waterside homes around Carrick Roads, the Fal Estuary and Helford River. Click on the individual photographs to view each property further.
12. Weston, Flushing
A superb waterfront residence of outstanding quality, with extensive private foreshore and direct shoreline access, planning permission for a two story boathouse, overlooking Falmouth Harbour.
13. The Foreshore, Port Navas
Set directly on the Helford River with its own private slipway and direct water access, an outstanding home for sailing, kayaking and paddleboarding.
14. Bodelvan, Restronguet Point
Gardens leading directly to Restronguet Creek, with private pontoon steps, slipway and two moorings providing an enviable base for the keen sailor.
15. Cliff Cottage, Malpas
A beautifully positioned riverside home with sweeping views across the Truro River and the changing life of the estuary.
More Than a Home by the Sea
There is a difference between owning a coastal property and owning a home that truly complements life on the water. Seeing your yacht from the breakfast table. Walking to the harbour. Launching a kayak or paddleboard from the garden. Taking an early morning swim. Or simply checking the wind and deciding it is too good a day not to get out on the water.
These 15 properties represent only a small selection of the coastal and waterside homes currently available through H Tiddy and Fine & Country Mid West Cornwall.
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