Today's challenge is the menai straights. Reading the advise and cstudying the charts tells us a passage from north to South should start before the last of the ebb tide at Puffin island. and to gently peg the tide through the channel, This should happen today at 12. 00 or so at Puffin Island,
Weather is settled. Wind W F2/3
HW Liverpool. 17 15 Neaps.
We leave Molfre at 10.00 to get to Puffin Island a little after 1100The passage information is long and detailed but not particularly difficult.. The main emphasis is to get the timing right.
We arrive at Victoria Dock about an hour before Local Hw.
The notes for passage is available on.
http://www.caernarfonharbour.org.uk/passage-through-the-swellies/
For now we need to find a berth.
After contacting the HM we plumbed for a swinging mooning off Port Dinorwic. The reasoning behind this is mainly to do with the weather and the dangers of Caernarfon Bar. Caernarfon Bar is rendered impassable. at Low tide, if there is a large swell. If the are onshore winds, Wind over tide....... not sure why anyone bothers!!!
So light winds,slight swell,HW (three out of fours not bad) all occur on Mar23 at 0453. Thats up and away at half past sparrow fart in the morning, so early night tonight.
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