There are lots of good reasons to end up in Aberystwith by tonight.
- Its a nicely protected marina.
- There's storms a coming
- There's a reasonable size town
- Good connections for travel
So that where we're going today,
Cardigan Bay is a daunting place to sail with long (12miles) ridges of rocks extenting out from land. lots of shallows , big swells, and a predominately lee shore. Inviting names of areas like devils tail and devils ridge dot the map. So well worth studying the map to find out where you definitely don't want to be before setting out.
HW Aberystwith 1740
Wx Wind SW F3 increasing to F5/6 by evening
We will leave at 1100 hrs. After clearing the exit channel we head 146 deg past the shoals then South and west the best we can against the wind.. We are aiming to get around the end of St Patrick's Ridge which sticks out for 12 miles from the coast. Waypoint B. If we cannot get far enough west we may motor for a while. Once we reach the West Cardinal(Causeway), We can turn to 166° to the next West Cardinal (Patches) at which point we turn east again and start looking for Pendinas with Wellingtons monument on top. It's about an hour before we are close enough to pick up the leading lights on a course of 133d and follow those into the harbour entrance.
We will be entering at high tide but the photo above clearly shows we should err to the port side as we enter.
The Official Aberystwyth Harbourmaster (as opposed to the Marina) works on channel VHF channel 14, with initial contact on channel 16. He can be phoned on 01970 611433 and the Marina can be phoned on 01970 611422 or Ch 80. It's advisable to book a berth.
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