Comentarii la: Navigați în Alderney

De: Bill Giles

Bill Giles — Sat, 01 Oct 2022 11:13:26 +0000

Did you not experience any customs/immigration issues? Both French and British.

De: Brian D Bird

Brian D Bird — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 11:07:44 +0000

Great work. I did that passage this summer and was met with 25ish kts SW at Pt Hague – sailing is never dull. One point of interest is that the breakwater was built by the UK ostensibly to make Alderney a "Port of Refuge". In fact it was aimed at keeping an eye on the French, as the building of Cherbourg had spooked the politicians. It was never finished, as the will and the money ran out, it mirrors the similar unfinished work at St Catherine's Jersey. I always enjoy the videos, thanks.

De: Andrew Kenny

Andrew Kenny — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 22:26:15 +0000

I am surprised that you don't ware a life jacket and safety harness and a personal Eperb I do a lot of single handed sailing and always ware them enjoy your posts

De: Lighthouse

Lighthouse — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 11:57:31 +0000

I watched your Cows and Yarmouth and now this, it all brings back such good memories, thank you.

De: Derek Ness

Derek Ness — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 06:22:01 +0000

Good video Michael. I bought one of those boat hooks for a trip to Alderney this summer (before I saw the video) handy tool -you need all the help you can get. One point about the first time entering Braye you can get a strong current W to E which then flips round as you get closer and into a counter current-can confuse things a bit when you are lining up. The yellow line on the chart plotter is a godsend for keeping you pointed at the harbour entrance

De: Hattie Tyrone

Hattie Tyrone — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 21:37:02 +0000

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De: James L

James L — Sun, 07 Aug 2022 06:27:46 +0000

Have you had a chance to find out where you went wrong with the passage plan from Cherbourg to Alderney? Those tides are quite something!

De: Richard Houghton

Richard Houghton — Sun, 07 Aug 2022 02:26:46 +0000

I really like your videos

De: Peter Öström

Peter Öström — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 15:24:14 +0000

Thank you for yet another great video.

De: thesalvationairforce

thesalvationairforce — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 20:57:38 +0000

Your advice is as erudite as it is priceless. On the basis of your overall observations, I came in from Guernsey on Monday, taking a wide route around the Casquests as the tides were adverse in both the Race and the Swinge. The overfalls around here are absolute haystacks, complete with "holes in the sea" (i.e negative waves)

Little Crabby Harbour is tidal and very, very tight. Even at £1.65 per litre, there's no way I am going to take my 33 footer in there!

The moorings and anchorages over on the east side of the bay are very Roly Poly and few boats stay put after the first night. Closer in to the wall it's far more pleasant, but buoys are like hen's teeth and the HM doesn't take kindly to people mooring up on the orange "Locals" moorings. The water taxi is reliable, inexpensive and extremely friendly; although nominally on Channel 73, they clearly monitor the Alderney Coastguard / HM traffic on Ch74, which in practice is all you really need to use whilst here.

I'm very glad I came, but I won't be back - £20 a night for a rocky horror show mooring on a buoy is surely a bit steep, and although it's certainly quaint, I don't think there is quite enough about Alderney to warrant staying more than a couple of days en route to somewhere more cosmopolitan.