graham
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Reged: 16/05/2001
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Loc: South Wales
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Some timings for anyone thinking of going. All in BST
sat 17th Watchet Gate opens 1539 Closes 2022
sun 18th Watchet Gate closes 0849 Opens 1613
Remember that the exact gate times depend on the tide on the day which may be affected by weather etc so it pays to get in with 30 minutes to spare if you can.
If you just miss the last gate time you can lie in the mud next to the steps/ladders in the outer harbour.A fender board is needed to keep you off the buttresses.
We are thinking of locking out of Cardiff about 0930 on Saturday then going down to Blue anchor on the ebb ,anchor then to wait for the afternoon gate opening. All dependant on weather of course.
Watchet Marina
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csail
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Reged: 24/08/2005
Posts: 3615
Loc: Rhoose/Cardiff Bay,UK
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Not been there for ages so will ask swmbo when she gets up.
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Elza_Skip
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Reged: 04/10/2004
Posts: 342
Loc: Bristol, England
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Looks like we will be getting there early- About 1 week!
We are going over tomorrow for the night as wife is away the following week. Also the weather looks great this week-end
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LizzyD
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Reged: 17/05/2006
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Loc: Bridgend
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Checked the diary and for once, I'm not on call. Boat not ready though. I could pull my finger out on Friday evening though and put that right. Need to check with Bev, but we might actually make it on a trip this year! I wonder whether we'll have decent weather?
Lizzy D
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Elza_Skip
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Reged: 04/10/2004
Posts: 342
Loc: Bristol, England
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If I can find somewhere to fly the burgee you may be able to spot me there!
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seedog
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Reged: 18/07/2006
Posts: 379
Loc: Bristol
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Stepped mast today and everything looks ready for going into the briny this week. Will hopefully get in Wednesday/Thursday and hopefully be ready to go saturday AM. Slight problem is I have to drop SWMBO at Bristol airport so won't get out of portishead till an hour after HW. Does that leave me enough ebb to get down to Watchet?
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Damo
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Reged: 22/02/2005
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Loc: k keeper,Portishead
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Doubt it, unless you can maintain about 15kn SOG! It is nearly 30 miles, and the gate closes at Watchet about 2hrs after HW Avonmouth IIRC. It is hard enough to do in a sail boat, even if you leave before HW to punch the tide down to Clevedon. There is a good anchorage at Blue Anchor Bay, only a couple of miles away, to wait until the next opening time. The advice is to approach Watchet just before HW
Check out their website:http://www.watchet-harbour-marina.com/index.htm
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graham
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Reged: 16/05/2001
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Loc: South Wales
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An hour after HW would be a good time to leave. As Damo said you wont get down in time to go straight in but that would be virtually impossible to do at small yacht speeds no matter when you leave.
If weather is suitable you could anchor in Blue anchor bay a mile or so West of Watchet. Another possibillity is to drop down to Barry first.Kill an hour or so in the harbour then head across .The tide will then be more or less on your beam from Barry to Watchet.
No need to wait until nearly HW to go in It pays not to go in immediately the flap opens.Leave it ten or fifteen minutes when the currents die down.Go through the marina entrance fairly quickly to minimize the effect of the cross tide on the entrance.Rig lines and fenders in Watchet outer harbour which you can enter about 20 minutes earlier than the Marina opens.
We will probably use one of the same options coming down from Cardiff. We can do it on one tide but prefer to take our time and enjoy the sail rather than be constantly looking at the clock to make sure we get there on time.
Fingers crossed for suitable weather look forward to seeing you there. Cheers Graham
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seedog
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Reged: 18/07/2006
Posts: 379
Loc: Bristol
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Cheers Damo,
Will sit sit down and do the passage plan this week. I did a quick back of fag packet calc. last week and think if there is a breeze it is doable but without a breeze it is not going to happen. If you are abou this week will pick your brains.
Cheers
SD
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graham
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Reged: 16/05/2001
Posts: 6065
Loc: South Wales
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Its looking as if Bristol is a more convenient destination for the people who may be going this weekend so the Watchet meet is now renamed the Bristol meet.
We will lock out from Cardiff about 1100 on Saturday for an afternoon sail up channel to Bristol hopefully meeting a few other forumites on the way. Could be a good mutual photo opportunity somewhere hint hint.
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