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[Bav34]

As it was the talk of the shower blocks along the Brittany coast I thought you might like to see some photos and read a very rough pilot guide.

(The photos will be posted on Photobucket later as the wifi here is subject to the height of tide!)

First of all TOTALLY disregard any charts or pilot books that you have. Look at my chart plotter photo and compare our track to the marked waypoint taken from Wiley’s Online Almanac. Two of the rocks shown on the chart plotter are INSIDE the marina! The pointer shows a ninety degree starboard turn. The breakwater above the waypoint now extends to where we turned.

We arrived at the first port hand buoy with a tidal height of 7.7 metres. There was 9.5 metres of water so I guess the new channel is dredged 1.8 metres below C.D. giving 24 hour access. The depth didn’t seem to change right up to the entrance but you will see that I was dodging a moored dredger at the time. That is so close to the entrance I guess that it has nearly finished.












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[Tempus]

A french J 133 went aground an hour before a 0.8m low tide when we were there, so I think there is a "hump" near the entrance that needs redredging! - Otherwise great - ps the French yacht was over by the dredger

 

[rich]

Did you see the dredger this afternoon,it hit somthing very solid the whole thing was tipping, might be some more big bangs soon,

ps,I am on Hermees.

 

[mickywillis]

BAV34 has texted me to say he will post the rest of his message later when the wifi signal improves! It apparently keeps cutting out whilst he is trying to post, hence the cutoff midstream.
BAV34, apologies for late replying, been out on the Zara today gaining some sea time.

 

[Bav34]

Thanks Mike

post now here

http://www.ybw.com/forums/newthread.php?do=postthread&f=16