Category: Notices to Mariners

Aid to navigation Llanddwyn Island “North East Rock” South Cardinal, Y.B is now on its appropriate station.

53° 08.04′ N 004° 24.47′ W

David John O’Neill
Harbwr Feistr Caernarfon Harbour Master

Aid to navigation Fairway Buoy L FL10s is not on station.

53° 06’.95 N 004° 25’.14 W

The Aid to navigation has been temporarily discontinued for the winter.

David John O’Neill
Harbwr Feistr Caernarfon Harbour Master

Aid to navigation Llanddwyn Island “South East Rock” South Cardinal, Y.B is not on its appropriate station.

53°08.04′ N 004°24.46′ W

Mariners are advised to exercise extreme caution in this area.

David John O’Neill
Harbwr Feistr Caernarfon Harbour Master
Ymddiriedolaeth Harbwr Caernarfon Harbour Trust

Aid to navigation Starboard No C1 is now lit.

53° 07’.06 N 004° 24’.67 W

David John O’Neill
Harbwr Feistr Caernarfon Harbour Master

Aid to navigation Starboard No C1 is unlit

53° 07’.06 N 004° 24’.67 W

Mariners are advised to navigate with caution in this area.

David John O’Neill
Harbwr Feistr Caernarfon Harbour Master

On Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th of August Caernarfon Harbour is hosting the OCRDA Powerboat racing.

Mariners are advised that there will be Powerboat and Jest ski racing in the area outside the River Seiont and Victoria Dock There will be potential delays in being able to navigate inbound and outbound of both the River Seiont and the Victoria Dock. Please be patient and follow the official’s requests.

Navigation inside the BLUE area is strictly prohibited during the racing times.

Please contact the Dock Master on VHF ch80 for further info on the race days.

Timetable (approximate)

Activity	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Race Admin (When not Racing)	15:00 – 17:00	09:00 – 17:00	09:00 – 15:30
Scrutineering (Majority to be done on Friday)	15:00 – 17:00	08:00 – 08:30	08:00 – 08:30
OCR / Jet Ski / Safety Briefing		09:00 – 09:30	TBA – If Req
Launching OCR / Jet Ski		09:30 – 11:00	10:00 – 12:00
Jet Ski Races 1 & 3 – 25 min + Lap		11:00 – 11:30	12:00 – 12:30
OCR Races 1 & 3 – 25 min + Lap		11:45 – 12:15	12:45 – 13:15
OCR Races 2 & 4 – 25 min + Lap		12:30 – 13:00	12:45 – 13:15
Jet Ski Races 2 & 4 – 25 min + Lap		15:00 – 15:30	14:20 – 14:50
Prizegiving			16:00 – TBC
Marina Gate Closes	High	(09:50) 12:32	(11:00) 13:04
	Low	19:15	19:46

David John O’Neill
Harbwr Feistr Caernarfon Harbour Master

Mariners are advised that Local Notice to Mariners 10/2023 is hereby cancelled. Please see attached new notice.

Matthew Forbes
MSc LLB (hons) BSc AFNI
Conwy Harbour Master

Mariners are advised that two spat collectors, a type of aquaculture equipment, will be deployed at the following locations on Thursday 17th August 2023. Both collectors will be buoyed and the equipment will be recovered in November / December. Please see attached a map attached illustrating these locations on the nautical chart.

Spat collector	Latitude	Longitude
A	53° 18.601973	-3° 53.085061
B	18.616743	-3° 52.849268

Matthew Forbes
MSc LLB (hons) BSc AFNI
Conwy Harbour Master

Mariners are advised that the Tidal Gate in Dock Victoria will not be operated on Thursday morning 07:00-08:42 10/08/2023 to allow necessary work to be carried out. The gate will only be closed for the morning tide. The gate will be operational as normal on the evening tide 15:22-21:13 10/08/2023

For all vessels movement relating to the Dock please contact the Dock master on [email protected]

This Notice to mariners will expire 15:22 on the 10/08/2023

Iwan Rees-Jones
Doc Feistr Caernarfon Dock Master