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Estuary ... Friday
Nick - 8-10-2008 at 09:05

Hi All,

I'm heading over to Aberdovey or Ynyslas on Friday for a long overdue windsurfing session. Day off booked and forecast looks reasonable... sunny and windy! Anyone else likely to be about?

Al ... looks like neap tides at the moment...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/coast/tides/tides.shtml?date=20081010&loc=0486 />
... do you reckon they'll be enough water to sail on the Ynyslas side at low tide around midday on friday?

Cheers,

Nick

shem - 8-10-2008 at 14:05

Hi, with SW winds forcasdt itll be horrible n gusty ynys las side of the estuary, best head to dyfi side or just sail off the sea front. Ill be sailing at some point on Friday at dyfi

Spooker - 8-10-2008 at 15:37

My last Friday off wasn't too hot - so I'm gonna have another go!

Will be sailing from main carpark in Aderdyfi from mid morning Friday until it gets dark or I sail off the end of the world....

Forcast has been consistantly good in recent days so fingers crossed

bucski - 8-10-2008 at 20:51

Spooks, hoping to go Friday eve after school given forecast for rest of weekend pants, however if it looks marginal might go to blackrock as more wind forecast there.
The gods of wind shall dictate.

Nick - 8-10-2008 at 21:26

Thanks for the advice all.

Spooker - I'll probably join you in sailing from the main car park ... I should get there around 10:30.

Cheers

Nick

justal - 9-10-2008 at 08:50

quote:
Originally posted by shem
Hi, with SW winds forcasdt itll be horrible n gusty ynys las side of the estuary, best head to dyfi side or just sail off the sea front. Ill be sailing at some point on Friday at dyfi


Yep... Looking quite good for the seafront tomorrow. I should be out if the wind is strong enough.

Then it looks like no wind for the weekend do time to head for the hills.

Al.

Encee - 9-10-2008 at 16:48

Also booked a day Friday - will head Dyfi side...........

See some of you there............

Spooker - 9-10-2008 at 17:49

All the forcasts still showing 15 to 20+ knots SSW so Dyfi it is

shem - 9-10-2008 at 18:40

Ill be there, may have to pop to Aber so will sail ynys las if I do, if not launch off the car park it is, be good to see some weekend faces during the week!!!

justal - 10-10-2008 at 06:36

See you there Shem.... Looking Good at Ynyslas at the mo.

Al.

shem - 10-10-2008 at 08:40

just waiting to hear if Im going to aber or not, will know in 20 mins.

bucski - 10-10-2008 at 21:14

Pants, totally missed it, got there just before 6 for a really late evening sesh, 11knts and rain, drove straight home! Think I passed Neil in welshpool about 645ish.

Spooker - 11-10-2008 at 15:19

It was pretty grey all day Tim, and rained in bits and pieces from lunchtime. It was puffing up to 20 knots or so earleir but gradually died. Encee and I finally left about 5:15 so you didn't miss us but much either.

bucski - 11-10-2008 at 15:57

Oh well, looked great from here, was sunny off and on most of the day, some you win.......

mNeil - 13-10-2008 at 11:34

got out for about 3 hours on my own as usual on saturday morning. some fantastic swell and with a cross shore wind great riding along the waves!
what a different day sunday; lovely sunshine but alas little wind.

Loxley - 13-10-2008 at 11:58

Well you all missed a brilliant wakeboarding session at Abersoch. Visibility in the fog and mist was only about 100 yards or so at one point, but the water was deadly calm and smooth and made for an epic 4hr nonstop boarding session.

mNeil - 13-10-2008 at 14:31

4hrs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THE WALLET

dunk - 13-10-2008 at 15:08

quote:
Originally posted by Loxley
Well you all missed a brilliant wakeboarding session at Abersoch. Visibility in the fog and mist was only about 100 yards or so at one point, but the water was deadly calm and smooth and made for an epic 4hr nonstop boarding session.


Sounds like an accident waiting to happen...

SECTION III - CONDUCT OF VESSELS IN RESTRICTED VISIBILITY

RULE 19 - Conduct of vessels in restricted visibility
This Rule applies to vessels not in sight of one another when navigating in or near an area of restricted visibility.
Every vessel shall proceed at a safe speed adapted to the prevailing circumstances and conditions of restricted visibility. A power-driven vessel shall have her engines ready for immediate manoeuvre.
Every vessel shall have due regard to the prevailing circumstances and conditions of restricted visibility when complying with the Rules of Section I of this Part.
A vessel which detects by radar alone the presence of another vessel shall determine if a close-quarters situation is developing and/or risk of collision exists. If so, she shall take avoiding action in ample time, provided that when such action consists of an alteration of course, so far as possible the following shall be avoided:
An alteration of course to port for a vessel forward of the beam, other than for a vessel being overtaken;
an alteration of course towards a vessel abeam or abaft the beam.
Except where it has been determined that a risk of collision does not exist, every vessel which hears apparently forward of her beam the fog signal of another vessel, or which cannot avoid a close-quarters situation with another vessel forward of her beam, shall reduce her speed to the minimum at which she can be kept on her course. She shall if necessary take all her way off and in any event navigate with extreme caution until danger of collision is over.


Loxley - 14-10-2008 at 12:22

Well thank you for the safety lesson, but it was too good an opportunity to miss after a poor summer.

Other than a 40 footer anchored off St Tudwals we were the only ones out and as it was visibility was enough for an 18-20 knot cruise in a straight line !

Any news of that Catamaran yet ?

col123 - 14-10-2008 at 19:19

restricted visibilty, that part of the code of conduct..

would probably mean all you lot who drink into the wee hours on a sat night flying again on a sunday fall into that catergory