Windy Conwy

[Danfarry]

Currently at conwy marina and the marina have just recorded a gust of 85mph at the office!
If anyone wants me to check their boat, let me know your berth number and boat name.

Dan

 

[Seastoke]

Currently at conwy marina and the marina have just recorded a gust of 85mph at the office!
If anyone wants me to check their boat, let me know your berth number and boat name.

Dan

d3 dan pls roy

 

[bigwow]

Am I still there? I hope so as I'll be there about 12pm and if not I'll have nowhere to sleep!:encouragement:

 

[BruceK]

Spent the night aboard out on the river and just got off now. Amazing to watch the yachts bare masted heel over to 20 degrees in the wind. Seems we slept through the worst of it having a lazy Sunday lie while the kids busied themselves watching CBeeBies the free nanny.
Listened on 16 a while. Some poor lass, second time at sea, lost control of her boat with engines stuck on full power. Her inexperience plainly obvious over the radio. Full marks for Holyhead CG though, they talked her through it. Quite a bit of drama. Once she was safe we allowed ourselves a chuckle as RNLI reported her very ill. When CG queried she was seasick. Dont blame her for that though. The sea was rougher than a bears ass.

 

[Danfarry]

Checked yours Roy. The marina staff were out checking too. They retied the boat opposite you.

The wind was mental for a few hours, a lot of yachts were really heeling over and fenders become useless then.

Forgot to say, the hypothetical boat next to me was fine!

Bigwow, you were still there too, guess you're onboard and probably know!

 

[BruceK]

Frightening - look at the state of the yacht. My commiserations for the crew who must have had a terrible ordeal and a big thumbs up for the RNLI. God forbid I ever get caught in that situation.

http://llandudnolifeboat.weebly.com/recent-callouts/both-boats-launch-to-yacht-in-distress

 

[HenryEDM]

The woman looks well dressed for the occasion too

 

[Searush]

Nasty wind over tide coming out of Conway, I was watching someone battering thro it on Saturday afternoon & I have been there myself in the past. Add in the overfalls off the Gt Orme & what looks like a jammed RR jib on the yacht I can understand the issues. I hope it hasn't put them off sailing, but maybe they will give the weather a bit more respect next time.

 

[AndieMac]

Frightening - look at the state of the yacht. My commiserations for the crew who must have had a terrible ordeal and a big thumbs up for the RNLI. God forbid I ever get caught in that situation.

http://llandudnolifeboat.weebly.com/recent-callouts/both-boats-launch-to-yacht-in-distress

What a well organised rescue effort, great work to all involved.

 

[harstonwood]

Heroic work by the RNLI
Frankly though, with the forecast as was for Sunday until 1500, it was a bizarre decision to depart Conwy, when a an evening departure would have been very pleasant.