Category: Sailing

On Saturday the 27th and Sunday the 28th of July Caernarfon Harbour is hosting the annual 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.

Timings are subject to change at short notice

Description	Timings 1	Timings 2
Jet Ski Races 1 & 3 – 25min + Lap	12:30 – 13:00	13:30 – 14:00
OCR Races 1 & 3 – 25min + Lap	13:30 – 14:00	14:30 – 15:00
OCR Races 2 & 4 – 25min + Lap	14:15 – 14:45	15:30 – 16:00
Jet Ski Races 2 & 4 – 25min + Lap	15:15 – 17:00	16:15 – 17:00
Prizegiving		19:00
Marina Gate Opens	12:41	13:35
Marina Gate Closes	18:08	19:08

Seabed moorings near Conwy

Bangor University have deployed six seabed moorings north of Conwy at the positions below. The moorings rise approximately 1 m from the seabed and have no surface buoys. We request that marine users carrying out activities that interact with the seabed avoid these positions for safety. We intend to remove all equipment by 31 st August 2024.

Latitude (WGS84)	Longitude (WGS84)
53.34527	-3.84037
53.34537	-3.83612
53.34793	-3.8406
53.3481	-3.83622
53.3481	-3.83175
53.34555	-3.83208

Contact:
Tim Jackson-Bué
[email protected]
01248 38 3967

NORTH COAST OF WALES 

SKERRIES LIGHTHOUSE (ALL Vol.A5168)

Latitude 53° 25.274’N., Longitude 004° 36.502’W. 

Amendment: 

On or about the 29^th August 2024 until the end of October 2024, the main light will have a reduced range of 18nm and exhibit a revised composition of: fl 1s, ec 1s, fl 1s, ec 12s.

Further notice will be given once the maintenance works have been completed.

By Order,

Commander N. Hare
Director of Navigational Requirements
Trinity House,
Tower Hill,
London,
EC3N 4DH

Cancellation of Local Notice to Mariners number 14/2024. All mariners are advised that the vessel has now been recovered.

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

All mariners are advised that a vessel has sunk on its mooring in the Benarth area of the Conwy River (upriver of Conwy Bridge) marked with 3 orange buoys. A further cancellation notice to mariners will be issued once it’s recovered.

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

All mariners are advised that the Conwy Fairway Buoy is now lit.

Cancellation of Local Notice to Mariners 10/2024.

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