Plas Menai

[Whiterose]

Recently attended RYA theory Course )Residential at Plas Menai in North Wales . I must say the standard of tuition was excellent and the quality of accommodation and food was great. Thoroughly recommend , Caroline tutor very good in drawing out the right answer from you. I have done this course before years ago at night school twice. However a six day hands on course really made you learn it.

 

[tarik]

Hi


Is that the shore establishment for the HMS Conway? I was there in 1959/61


David

 

[Danbury]

Recently attended RYA theory Course )Residential at Plas Menai in North Wales . I must say the standard of tuition was excellent and the quality of accommodation and food was great. Thoroughly recommend , Caroline tutor very good in drawing out the right answer from you. I have done this course before years ago at night school twice. However a six day hands on course really made you learn it.

6 Days 'hands on' with Caroline... No wonder you're recommending it...

 

[vyv_cox]

If you do the practical course there be prepared to go out pretty much no matter the weather. We often see Menai I and Menai II up and down the Straits in some very unpleasant conditions. Even the relatively sheltered Straits can be quite unpleasant in fresh winds from the wrong direction.

 

[onesea]

Hi


Is that the shore establishment for the HMS Conway? I was there in 1959/61


David

Sadly not Plas Meni is on the southside of the straights betweem Port Dinorwic (or what they call it now) and Canarvon.

in the early 90s there was a school at the cold conway shore establishment for Cheshire schools. z
I believe it closed years ago.

 

[NorthRising]

Port Dinorwic (or what they call it now) and Canarvon.

Y Felinheli is the name of the village in which Port Dinorwic is located & Caernarfon is the other place you refer to; Plas Menai is a superb training facility.

 

[Searush]

Sadly not Plas Meni is on the southside of the straights betweem Port Dinorwic (or what they call it now) and Canarvon.

in the early 90s there was a school at the cold conway shore establishment for Cheshire schools. z
I believe it closed years ago.

There are two school bases on the Straits. One is adjacent to Plas Newydd in a small dock with a couple of keel boats & a fleet of canoes, I think it is associated with a school somewhere. The other is just south of the Britannia bridge, (near Nelson's Monument) again on the Anglesey shore & is called HMS Indefatiguable, I think it is a Sea Scout troop, they have some good parties & also seem to do most of their activities ashore.

There is a Rowing & Sculling club opposite Menai Bridge on the mainland side, but I don't think I have ever seen them out in their boats.

 

[Llew]

HMS Indefatiguable is the Military adventure training centre where all mountaineering and canoeing courses are administered from and accommodation for all the Snowdonia based courses.
And yes the parties are awesome.

 

[duncan99210]

We used to keep Rampage at Indie and had our farewell bash at the Club House. The setup at Plas Newydd is called the Conway Centre and runs activities for school groups: not sure if it's council run or a commercial activity. Plas Menai is the national water sports centre for Wales.

 

[OceanSprint]

I went to school in cheshire, and did a lot of sailing on the lake in tatton park. We did all the RYA certificates up to and including instructor, and always went to plas newydd for our tidal endorsements. We had great weeks there doing residential courses. That was the late 1970s.