A bit miffed with Alderney

GHA said:
Only been a few times but never actually had a problem digging in secure there, google maps satellite makes finding the sand easy.

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Watched an Ovni park in the sandy gap to your south south west - in the narrow gap / spot. Which I thought was brave, but they obviously looked at google like you!

Nice tip.
 
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The one thing that did worry me was going into the chandeliers and asking for a Tidal Stream Atlas. The young man behind the counter had not heard of them!
 
gregcope said:
Watched an Ovni park in the sandy gap to your south south west - in the narrow gap / spot. Which I thought was brave, but they obviously looked at google like you!

Nice tip.
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At high water in that spot the sand goes from 7m to 11m so we normally drop the hook into the ledge and give it a tug. That puts us drifting around on top of the sand bank in less than 2m of water at LW but that is fine for us with twin keels.

Pete
 
colhel said:
Called earlier in the day to be told they'd have room for us, called back again at around 17.45 when we were about 30 mins away, no answer. No answer on VHF either. Entered the harbour and found no bouys free, still no response on phone or radio. As we were unsure on the rafting rules and not wanting to leave the boat anchor, made our way to guernsey arriving at midnight, a bit tired. Reason for my miffedness is, they could have left an answer phone message to say they were full, or better still manned the phone or radio till 20.00 as it says in the Almanac meaning we could have diverted to somewhere else sooner.
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With what's in the offing you may well be better off in Guernsey.
 
Sandy said:
We just normally rock up and either pick up a buoy or drop the anchor never been a problem, but I spend quite a lot of time at anchor.
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+ a few. Anchoring is delightful and free. Once ours is dug in, I'll happily leave the boat all day while we go ashore for a walk etc. I think the anchorage in Braye Harbour is nicer than the visitors buoys...
 
Channel Sailor said:
Helpful harbour master greeted us and took our bow line to thread it through the mooring bouy for use, because the rings are low in the water. There was space to anchor as well.
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Im sure that when I visited it was a pick up buoy with chain?

GHA said:
Only been a few times but never actually had a problem digging in secure there, google maps satellite makes finding the sand easy.
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Top tip :encouragement:
 
john_morris_uk said:
+ a few. Anchoring is delightful and free. Once ours is dug in, I'll happily leave the boat all day while we go ashore for a walk etc. I think the anchorage in Braye Harbour is nicer than the visitors buoys...
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Not free unfortunately, well was last time I was there in April, but that was because shower block was shut for repairs.

http://www.alderney.gov.gg/article/4155/Harbour


Mooring fees are £15 per day and £5 per day for anchorage.
 
GHA said:
Not free unfortunately, well was last time I was there in April, but that was because shower block was shut for repairs.

http://www.alderney.gov.gg/article/4155/Harbour


Mooring fees are £15 per day and £5 per day for anchorage.
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Haven't been there for a while so thanks for the update. South UK is one of the only areas in the world where some places charge you for anchoring! (But that's another discussion.)
 
john_morris_uk said:
Haven't been there for a while so thanks for the update. South UK is one of the only areas in the world where some places charge you for anchoring! (But that's another discussion.)
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Indeed but, to be fair, a fiver does not sound so bad for the use of the facilities there.

I was in Falmouth yesterday they now charge £1.40 per metre in the anchorage. They must collect it with a mask and flintlock.
 
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