Cardiff Yacht Club Open Day

[Graham_Wright]

Fun day, try a sail = dinghies and sailing cruisers.
RNLI life jacket clinic and display.
BBQ. Band.
Guaranteed sunshine.
SATURDAY 10 AUGUST 2024.
CARDIFF YACHT CLUB, WINDSOR ESPLANADE, CF10 5BG

 

[trapper guy]

Fun day, try a sail = dinghies and sailing cruisers.
RNLI life jacket clinic and display.
BBQ. Band.
Guaranteed sunshine.
SATURDAY 10 AUGUST 2024.
CARDIFF YACHT CLUB, WINDSOR ESPLANADE, CF10 5BG

is cardiff yacht club open to visiting boats?
im currently in ilfracombe considering various destinations before heading back to weston bay yacht club

 

[Graham_Wright]

Yes - sure. Very well appointed clubhouse, showers and bar.

 

[trapper guy]

well that was a more open earnest response than i got from barry yacht club, who reluctantly invited me 'to stay for a tide'.
is there a charge applied?, not that im unwilling to pay, jut so that i know.
i have heard you have electric hookup available too, though not sure if that is an unfounded rumour.
im having issues with my leisure batts at present.

 

[Graham_Wright]

Try their website.
An extract;- Visitors : Cardiff Yacht Club
Avoid Barry - wheeling a trolley over the mud is not recommended!

 

[Graham_Wright]

well that was a more open earnest response than i got from barry yacht club, who reluctantly invited me 'to stay for a tide'.
is there a charge applied?, not that im unwilling to pay, jut so that i know.
i have heard you have electric hookup available too, though not sure if that is an unfounded rumour.
im having issues with my leisure batts at present.

Did you go and were you welcomed?
Great stopping point for tides, bar and showers!

 

[trapper guy]

Did you go and were you welcomed?
Great stopping point for tides, bar and showers!

no i didnt as it happens, tides dictated limited daylight hours so resorted to watchet first then home port, couldnt make it to cardiff before sun went down, and im not brave enough to night ail solo yet.
but i will at some stage for sure, visit cardiff that is.

 

[Graham_Wright]

no i didnt as it happens, tides dictated limited daylight hours so resorted to watchet first then home port, couldnt make it to cardiff before sun went down, and im not brave enough to night ail solo yet.
but i will at some stage for sure, visit cardiff that is.

The entrance to the barrage is tricky first time. Best tearn the approach in daylight.

 

[trapper guy]

The entrance to the barrage is tricky first time. Best tearn the approach in daylight.

yeah that formed part of my thinking.
where i dont doubt the barrage is well lit at night, there is a lot to consider including tidal rips and things.
i have enough to do coping with daylight sailing at present

 

[Graham_Wright]

yeah that formed part of my thinking.
where i dont doubt the barrage is well lit at night, there is a lot to consider including tidal rips and things.
i have enough to do coping with daylight sailing at present

It's not! Well the barrage is (for the walkers and gawpers) but the lock entrance is not!

 

[trapper guy]

It's not! Well the barrage is (for the walkers and gawpers) but the lock entrance is not!

thats my assumptions corrected then. looks like i made the right call!

 

[38mess]

Good call. Sailed into the locks many times including at night and it can be very confusing with all the background lights on the actual barrage, I used the leading lights for the main wrach channel but you have to turn to port half way along and enter the barrage channel. This can be confusing as sometimes the leading lights to the barrage are off. But in daylight it's straight forward.

 

[trapper guy]

Good call. Sailed into the locks many times including at night and it can be very confusing with all the background lights on the actual barrage, I used the leading lights for the main wrach channel but you have to turn to port half way along and enter the barrage channel. This can be confusing as sometimes the leading lights to the barrage are off. But in daylight it's straight forward.

are you saying the lights work during the day?
;P

 

[38mess]

are you saying the lights work during the day?
;P

Leading lights are on 24-7.

 

[Graham_Wright]

Keeping close inshore (with one eye on the sounder) works well.

 

[Snoopy463]

There’s many a soul who has ended up high and dry about a metre off the dredged channel when trying to make the locks. As Graham says, flirt with the port hand buoys on the way in.