Sailing in Company since 1928
Unfortunately the Club launch is currently out of service due to technical issues. We are hoping to have it repaired on Thursday but will post another update when we know more.
The Club apologises for any inconvenience this may be causing.
NWCC Committee.
All mariners are hereby advised that scheduled dredging activities will be taking place at the Conwy Harbour access jetty (opposite the Liverpool Arms) for the next two to three weeks. The work boat ‘Jac y Do’ will be restricted in her ability during dredging operations and mariners are requested to keep 25m clearance.
Should jetty access be required during operations then the vessel should be contacted on VHF channel 14. A further notice will be issued when dredging operations are complete.
Matthew Forbes
MSc LLB (hons) BSc MNI
Conwy Harbour Master
We are delighted to announce the release of AnchorBuddy – an app for mobile devices to assist when calculating the depth to anchor and scope to use.
It has been developed by two Club members – Stephen Gorst and Austin Goudge – and is completely free to use. It doesn’t require an Internet connection once it’s downloaded and is available for both iOS and Android (phone and tablet).
The Club even gets a mention in the credits!
Download it from the following links:
The Puffin Island trip was scheduled to take place on Saturday the 31st of March but as the forecast was poor we rescheduled it for Sunday the 1st of April. In contrast to the Saturday the weather on Sunday was dry with light easterly winds but spectacularly cold. I believe there was actually a frost in the marina early in the morning. 2 boats braved the cold leaving Conwy to go on the trip – Myself Lorraine and Austin on Free Will and Trevor and Sue Wilson on Annica. Meanwhile Steve and Yvonne Wade and their family left Caernarfon to rejoin us in Conwy after a winter in Victoria Dock. On Free Will we took it as an opportunity to try out all the equipment. The autohelm initially took us in circles but when we moved the electric dinghy pump out of the bulkhead locker to a locker further away from the autohelms’ compass, order was restored. We then took advantage of the easterly winds and raised the Spinnaker in full view of the CYC boats who were having a race around the bay. Although a bit rusty in our setting up we raised it the right way up and spared our blushes. We then had a good sail all the way to Puffin Island where we met the Bay of Colwyn boats returning to Rhos after a weekend in Menai Bridge.
All in all it was a good trip out and we returned to the mooring closely followed by Steve and Yvonne Wade on Split Decision.
The winning boat with some splendid seal pictures was Split Decision and I’d like to welcome them back to Conwy.
It was a bit disappointing not to see more club boats out but given that it was a very early Easter and many club boats were still ashore it was understandable. Hopefully there will be a bigger turnout for the next event.
Steve Gorst, Sailing Captain
All mariners are advised that moorings have been laid in the following positions
As we have had to cancel a couple of Club social events earlier this year, we are delighted to announce a new one!
You are invited to a Royal Celebration Dinner, to celebrate the Queen’s Birthday on Saturday 21st April at 19:30 for 20:00
The event will be held in the Chart Room at the Club, the dress code is jacket & tie and the cost per person is £15. The menu is as follows:
Sign-ups are limited to 26 places and the closing date is Sunday 15 April. You can sign up either on the club noticeboard, by emailing [email protected] or by filling in the form on this page.
Please specify your food choices when signing up.
We are delighted to announce that the 2018 90th Anniversary yearbook has now been published to the website and is available for everyone to view from here: 2018 NWCC Yearbook.
The printers are currently producing the printed version, so this should be available in the clubhouse within the next few weeks.
We are delighted to announce that The Conwy River Festival (CRF) is going ahead again in 2018. The Festival is taking place over two weekends with the LA-LA Rally being organised by the NWCC.:
The CRF website has been re-designed and relaunched and contains the full programme of events. It will be updated regularly with all the latest information. You can also sign up for the CRF newsletter on the site, to keep up with the latest news: conwyriverfestival.org
Please put the CRF in your diary – if it is supported by the local club members, it will continue to be a key event in the Conwy Calendar.
All mariners are hereby advised of the following message relating to Conwy Marina issued by the Marina Manager:
Please be advised that the marina Gate has now been fixed
The previous Local Notice to Mariners 01/2018 has now be cancelled
Matthew Forbes
MSc LLB (hons) BSc MNI
Conwy Harbour Master
All mariners are hereby advised that scheduled dredging activities will be taking place at the Conwy Harbour access jetty (opposite the Liverpool Arms) for the next two to three weeks.
The work boat ‘Jac y Do’ will be restricted in her ability during dredging operations and mariners are requested to keep 25m clearance. Should jetty access be required during operations then the vessel should be contacted on VHF channel 14. A further notice will be issued when dredging operations are complete.