SAILINGAREAS
EDITED BY RODGER WITT
NORTH WEST Geoff Meggitt
northwest@sailingtoday.co.uk
NORTHWEST CRUISING CONFERENCE
Over 100 sailors attended the avoid collisions, change sails, smaller scale forecasts are navigation. He used some
Regional Cruising Conference navigate and heave to off your always going to be challenges, incidents that resulted in
organised by RYA Northwest chosen Caribbean destination but communications have jamming or loss of signal
region at Birchwood near until you were ready to fly out improved dramatically. With from satellites to illustrate
Warrington on Saturday, 14 to meet her. So, Tom asked, a modest investment you the vulnerability of GPS to
March. The conference, on are we sleepwalking into a can now have fairly reliable accidental and malicious
the theme of the future of world where adventure and and detailed forecasts almost interference.
offshore and coastal cruising, risk have been excised? Not anywhere at any time. It was a problem that
was sponsored by foam and quite; they are still there. You Professor David Last had would not be solved by
upholstery specialists Sherlock just have to choose them. been called away to the USA, more satellites – although
Foams, chandlers Mailspeed Frank Singleton told but had prepared a video of the European Galileo system
Marine, boatbuilders delegates about changes his presentation on satellite should improve reliability.
Honnor Marine and insurers that had taken place in
CraftInsure. forecasting. Forecasts are built
MORE BERTHS AT PEEL HARBOUR
Tom Cunliffe opened with a on computer prediction and
specially prepared talk on how computers have increased in One hundred
cruising has evolved since power by an astonishing 10
and twenty new
he first sailed a boat on the million times since the 1980s.
pontoon berths
Norfolk Broads. On his first Forecasting ability hasn’t
have been made
Transatlantic the lifejackets kept up for two reasons: we
available in Peel
belonged beneath the seats of have a limited amount of
Harbour. The plan,
which should be
a Boeing 707 and there was data on current weather to
complete by the
no liferaft, no radio and no use as the basis for a forecast
end of June, is
engine. Now, an unmanned and the atmosphere is a
to provide about 86 berths for locals with the remainder for visitors.
yacht could be programmed complicated, even chaotic, Access will be by controlled by Switch card from the car and boat
to sail out of the Solent, affair. Longer term and park (on the right of the photograph). Details 01624 842338.
IRELAND Betty Armstrong
ireland@sailingtoday.co.uk
GET RID OF OLD FLARES
NEW ORIEL
MOORING
The disposal of out of date 6782000) operates a different Rathcoole, Dublin 1, Co
The new visitor mooring at
flares is always a problem. scheme for these Time Expired Dublin. +353 (0)1 2820323
Port Oriel near Clogherhead
Bangor Marina used to have Pyrotechnics (TEPs). They can Western Marine, Bulloch
in County Lough will provide
a facility for depositing them be brought to the following Harbour, Dalkey, Co Dublin. a good stopover for boats
in a locked box, but recent chandlers then transported to +353 (0)1 2800321 making leisurely passages in
legislation has stopped that and the army: Flares can be very dangerous
the Irish Sea. It’s about 70km
now it’s necessary to contact Co Clare – Derg Marine, and it’s a criminal offence to
north of Dublin and 12km
Belfast Coastguard and make Killaloe, Co Clare. +353 (0)61 dispose of them inappropriately
from Drogheda.
an appointment, after which 376364 or to leave them unattended at
The mooring is positioned
west of the pier at 53º27’.907N
a trained officer will consider Co Cork – CH Marine, any Coastguard property.
006º13’.519W in a depth of
your request for disposal. Glandore, Unit 4, Frankfield Incredibly, Belfast MCA has
3m and has a 60ft riser chain
There is no collection service Ind Est, Frankfield Road Co found out of date flares left at
to a yellow buoy.
and flares will only be Cork. +353 (0)28 33257 unmanned shore stations.
accepted at HQ in Bangor, Midleton Marine,
by pre-arranged appointment, Union Chandlery, Marine
during normal office hours. Centre, Andersons Quay,
NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE
(+44 (0)28 9146 3933). Carrigtwohill, Cork. +353
The flares must be in good (0)214 883637
Gerry Dunne (on the right) has has held managing director and
condition and undamaged Co Donegal – Atlantic
been appointed Chief Executive board positions in Ireland and
and HM Coastguard has no Marine Supplies, Donegal
of Dun Laoghaire Harbour the UK. The Harbour Company
legal responsibility to accept Road, Killybegs, Co Donegal
Company. He succeeds Michael is the statutory commercial
Hanahoe who retires after 11 body charged with developing
them and does so at its own +353 (0)73 31440
years at the helm. Mr Dunne the facility as a marine tourism
discretion. This policy applies Co Dublin – O’Sullivan
gateway, maintaining and
only to Northern Ireland. (Marine) Solas Marine
enhancing its recreational
In the Republic, the Services, Black Church and amenity value and also
Department of the Marine and Business Park, Drydocks, promoting investment and
Natural Resources (+353 (0)1 Naas Road, Alexandria Road,
commercial development.
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