Liverpool Marina

[andythefiddler]

Hi,

About to head to Liverpool, half way between springs and neaps.

Looking for detail relating to ‘big’ ships and channel to follow etc.

There does not appear to be any small ship channel and tides look a bit crazy.

Any sage words of wisdom on here?

Couldn’t find a previous thread.

BTW - coming from Conwy.

Andy

 

[NickRobinson]

I went there three weeks ago. Despite some old poor reviews, the marina staff were very efficient welcoming and helpful.
The lock arrangements are a little confusing, re. fees and night time access, make sure you have booked with ?Craig.
Visit My Harbour mentions the Rock Channel as locals only for those coming from the West, I used the Queen's, as entering from the North.
There seems to be no requirement but I made myself known to VTS on ch.12 in and out and monitored the channel.
There are some options to anchor if waiting essential.
Liverpool June 2023

 

[dankilb]

VTS are typically helpful and clear. Call them up, let them know it’s your first visit and ask for any traffic info. All they can ever really request is for smaller vessels to remain tight to the (Queens) markers when it’s busy. No real viable waiting options so time the lock carefully.

 

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My experience of Mersey Radio is that they will harangue you, possibly through boredom, throughout your passage regardless of what course you take. I don't contact them. Stay within 50m to port of the green buoy line. Beware Fastcat and Stena ferries moving at speed through the Queens channel and generating large wakes. Enter the Queens at Q5 North cardinal rather than at the Bar lightship. The Rock channel is perfectly doable after HW-3 steering 100D T to Brazil buoy. It is marked in summer by Wallasey Yacht Club using blue 50 gallon barrels. You can raft on fishing boats adjacent to Tranmere crane jetty, 53D22.5'N 002D59.8'W to wait for the lock or overnight but leaving Conwy at local HW+2 makes this unnecessary.