Holyhead has also taken a beating

Truly awful! Really feel for those affected - we all love our boats and can’t imagine what it is like to experience this kind of thing.
 
that is awful and spotted on the images a fishing charter boat called Bad Boyz III that worked out of Liverpool( I think) this winter washed up into the shore.Theres me moaning about electricity outage at my marina!
 
In 1973 I put my first Power Boat on a swinging mooring in Holyhead Harbour. (where the marina is now) the Boatman who laid the mooring for me said "Dont leave your boat in the water over the winter as we can get a serious blow in here"
Anyway even in those days there was a shortage of parking on the "hard" for the winter, I imagine that it is even worse now.
And there was a rumour that when the breakwater was constructed, it was the wrong way round. it should have Gone Out then In, instead it Goes in then Out. Which dosent help.
 
You’re not wrong, it was nasty in the Irish Sea yesterday

Some big sets came in that’s for sure

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That is really sad to see , so many pride and joys smashed . An amazing amount of wave power with only three miles of fetch through the harbour mouth to the opposite shore . I promise not to moan about the movement in cowes yacht haven ever again !.
 
Jim@sea said:
In 1973 I put my first Power Boat on a swinging mooring in Holyhead Harbour. (where the marina is now) the Boatman who laid the mooring for me said "Dont leave your boat in the water over the winter as we can get a serious blow in here"
Anyway even in those days there was a shortage of parking on the "hard" for the winter, I imagine that it is even worse now.
And there was a rumour that when the breakwater was constructed, it was the wrong way round. it should have Gone Out then In, instead it Goes in then Out. Which dosent help.
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I have been following this on social media and shocked at the level of decimation. I really feel for those who had boats there and there does appear to have been some strange decisions in the construction. My initial thoughts was the lack of piling and any kind of wave screen in what appeared to be a pretty open expanse of water. Looking again at the overhead plan, it does unfortunately look as though the breakwater has created a funnel effect which can only have made matters worse. I guess hindsight is a wonderful thing however and perhaps the probability of such a strong NE storm never factored? Very, very sad however and I suspect a number of berth-holders will rethink location as and when insurance is resolved - I know I would unless major changes were made. :(
 
rbcoomer said:
I have been following this on social media and shocked at the level of decimation. I really feel for those who had boats there and there does appear to have been some strange decisions in the construction. My initial thoughts was the lack of piling and any kind of wave screen in what appeared to be a pretty open expanse of water. Looking again at the overhead plan, it does unfortunately look as though the breakwater has created a funnel effect which can only have made matters worse. I guess hindsight is a wonderful thing however and perhaps the probability of such a strong NE storm never factored? Very, very sad however and I suspect a number of berth-holders will rethink location as and when insurance is resolved - I know I would unless major changes were made. :(
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The forecast was expected 50 knots. Nothing new for the Marinas 18years experience of all round year operation. They actually had force 12 for a couple of hours in the night which we felt at home a few miles away. Never forecast and caused the Stenna ferry to leave it's berth and circle passenger less to ride it out. Not an option for the wind farm boats as by then the concrete pontoons were covered in ice. AWLB was only accessed and extracted from breaking up Marina by using Inshore boat. There are plans for a new Marina of 500 boats and a new mole with residential high rise buildings that would offer protection from the storm direction. Planning and development is now underway and construction may happen soon.
 
nicho said:
That is a truly incredible amount of carnage - the sort of damage you see after a Carribbean hurricane, not in the UK. Hope the newly planned marina will have better protection. Heart goes out to the boat owners affected.
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it is terrible, nothing on Holyhead marinas website about it at all... (well yesterday when I checked anyway)
 
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