graham
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Reged: 16/05/2001
Posts: 6253
Loc: South Wales
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To balance out all the Tropical Paradises mentioned in the Favourite Places thread this question is aimed at pointing out some of the places not to be.
Question is :Name 10 places in the B.C. that should be avoided in fresh wind against tide situations due to the likelihood of overfalls ,breaking waves etc. I dont know them all so the winner may have to be decided by everyone else.
I'll kick it off with one ,Coming up Channel I once came around the end of Brean Down a few hours into the ebb tide with a strong Westerly. pushing against the tide made it slow progress and it was horrendous with lots of breaking waves ,wash boards in etc. We could have slipped across to Barry but our friends were at Uphill in another boat ,we just got into the River with barely enough water.  Never again.
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sarabande
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Reged: 06/05/2005
Posts: 5648
Loc: up on the moors.
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Trinity House have a useful list
http://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/review/
My local favourite is Hartland Point.
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mrbloto
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Reged: 31/12/2007
Posts: 223
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wranny is not a nice place to be,st govans, helwick pass. the bitches, any of the sounds ramsey ,jack.nash passag
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Sneds
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Reged: 26/02/2007
Posts: 2500
Loc: Bristol Channel
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Don't wanna be off Watchet with no engine on an ebbing tide blowing F6!
http://www.mineheadlifeboat.org.uk/shouts.htm
scrol down to the 28-08-06
Sat 3rd May at 1500 sees the naming of the new lifeboat, will try to get along, weather depending!
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Alcyone
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Reged: 09/04/2008
Posts: 541
Loc: Bridgend, Wales, UK
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Mixon. Been scared there a few times.
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NJMcK
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Reged: 05/02/2006
Posts: 108
Loc: Warwickshire
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Jack Sound, Pembrokeshire, espescially the southern end. Rather scary overfalls, pushing up triangular standing waves 10 feet high and more. Not the best place to be in a 20' motor boat, as we were once last year.
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tangomoon
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Reged: 18/10/2004
Posts: 1764
Loc: SW
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Stanley Bank North East of Lundy and to the East/South east where the giant wave appears
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seedog
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Reged: 18/07/2006
Posts: 383
Loc: Bristol
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Sarabande thanks for the link, a really useful reference point but it took me a little while to work out where to look.
However this thread has made me distinctly nervous as BC seems to have more than it's fair share of hazards. Will spend lots of time passage planning and thinking about options.
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Alcyone
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Reged: 09/04/2008
Posts: 541
Loc: Bridgend, Wales, UK
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On a related point, Louise and I have, over the years, dived all over the UK, South coast, Cornwall, Scotland, Red Sea, Sudan, Caribbean and way out in the Pacific. Every where we go we get told to watch out for strong currents which will wash us away to oblivion. I've never yet felt anything like the currents I regularly endure on the Gower and West Wales.
I've always found it comforting. If you can hack it here, it's really good experience when you go somewhere else.
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Damo
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Reged: 22/02/2005
Posts: 2904
Loc: k keeper,Portishead
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Where is the "giant wave" you mention? Is it in the southern Race?
A yacht from here was knocked down about 3 miles off Hartland last summer by a big'un.
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