Perros Guirec marina, lock doors left open

[Boathook]

Totally different place but as to narrow passage with strong current, this can be scary

This was less lucky

A place to avoid except at slack water imho

 

[mjcoon]

A place to avoid except at slack water imho

Where is that exactly? I could not find a likely location under that name.

 

[Roberto]

Where is that exactly? I could not find a likely location under that name.

It's in Mali Losinj island, northern Croatia, a tiny channel to go "across" the island.

If this works..
Mali Losinj · Croatia

 

[mjcoon]

It's in Mali Losinj island, northern Croatia, a tiny channel to go "across" the island.

If this works..
Mali Losinj · Croatia

Thanks very much; I thought it looked familiar. But I have been on trips based on Pula for N Croatia but also Zadar/Sukosan which is nearer to where searching for "Privlaka" took me; very confusing!

I'm sure we hung around with a mass of other yachts waiting our turn to go through. But I cannot remember if that was for the one way system to switch round or for the flow to abate; or both!

 

[[3889]]

We've visited PG maybe half a dozen times in the last 10 years and on two of the occassions the gate (not a lock) was closed during published opening hours. No response from the Tel. No. in Reeds either. Seemed a bit of haphazard outfit on the whole.

 

[PilotWolf]

Our boat was 12' 9" and I don't remember it being close - I read that the gates are 19' wide. The gates I do remember as interesting were at St Katharine's Dock, but it was the cross tide that was the scary bit.

I seem to recall the one at South Dock being similar to that!

W.

 

[Frogmogman]

We've visited PG maybe half a dozen times in the last 10 years and on two of the occassions the gate (not a lock) was closed during published opening hours. No response from the Tel. No. in Reeds either. Seemed a bit of haphazard outfit on the whole.

Thanks for the PG tips…..

 

[PilotWolf]

Thanks for the PG tips…..

Milk and sugar?

W.

 

[doris]

From memory doesn't St Vaast have a cill which stops the the marina emptying completely?

The gate at St Vaast closes with about 2.2 meters of water above the sill ( don't ask how I know) so should it not close the level in the marina would drop by that amount. I have no idea how much water there is to spare under the pontoon berths but it might surprise some of the fishing boats against the wall!

 

[rwoofer]

Our boat was 12' 9" and I don't remember it being close - I read that the gates are 19' wide. The gates I do remember as interesting were at St Katharine's Dock, but it was the cross tide that was the scary bit.

Agree. I went through in our Moody 44 at 4.17 metres beam (13ft 8 in) about 20 odd years ago. Never even noticed it was tight, possibly because I was more worried by depth under the keel (draft 2.01m) over the sill!

 

[madabouttheboat]

It’s certainly something else for me to think about in my decision on where to keep my boat; Le Havre (all tide) or Port Deauville (locked in - accessible about 16hrs/24). TBH, I’d already pretty much made my mind up to go with Le Havre for a variety of reasons…..

My boat grounded on a mooring in Le Havre a few years ago during lws. Not sure if it’s been dredged since but something to be aware of.

 

[Alanij]

Just found this article online - might be of interest.

Shut that door!

 

[snowbird30ds]

"woke up in the night and noticed the problem. "
Don't they mean "rolled out of bed with a large thud and shouted WTF?" ?

 

[Laminar Flow]

Agree. I went through in our Moody 44 at 4.17 metres beam (13ft 8 in) about 20 odd years ago. Never even noticed it was tight, possibly because I was more worried by depth under the keel (draft 2.01m) over the sill!

I should think that the colourful scrapes on, not to mention the deep gouges, in the the concrete gate walls tell another story.

If there is any current in the gate and you are not dead centre, the hydrodynamic effect will invariably suck you against the wall.

It might also explain why at slack water there are not many standing by the gate watching, whereas when the tide's in a bit of a spate, you may notice, if you dare to look while passing, quite the lively audience in caps and Gauloises looking down on you.

 

[Frogmogman]

My boat grounded on a mooring in Le Havre a few years ago during lws. Not sure if it’s been dredged since but something to be aware of.

Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Bran]

The nice thing about Le Havre is you can visit Deauville.

Woke up in Deauville marina to find a sunken delivery truck alongside us many years ago. No damage to us. Very entertaining to watch the recovery.

 

[Povremeni pomorac]

Totally different place but as to narrow passage with strong current, this can be scary

This was less lucky

Mali Losinj. Know it well, though from the land.

 

[mjcoon]

Woke up in Deauville marina to find a sunken delivery truck alongside us many years ago. No damage to us. Very entertaining to watch the recovery.

{I think that was really your message.} I wonder what the salvage rules are for the cargo...

 

[Laminar Flow]

{I think that was really your message.} I wonder what the salvage rules are for the cargo...

You can have all the waterlogged 82" flat screens you want.

 

[st599]

The gate at St Vaast closes with about 2.2 meters of water above the sill ( don't ask how I know) so should it not close the level in the marina would drop by that amount. I have no idea how much water there is to spare under the pontoon berths but it might surprise some of the fishing boats against the wall!

Having been in there in a 2.1m draft boat on springs when the fishing boats wanted to leave 30 mins early, the gates opened with only 2m above the cill. We went hard aground.