NWVYCNWVYC - North West Venturers Yacht Club Sailing

Sailing in Company with the North West Venturers 

Corrections to Sixth Edition (Second reprint)

Beaumaris Pier: Insert water tap on pier  
Caernarfon Hr Caernarfon Bar buoys are now (23 May 2001) in positions:  
 
C1 (Fl.G.5s)
53°06'.68N 004°24'.24W
 
C2 (Fl.R.10s)
53°06'.82N 004°24'.45W
 
C3 (QG)
53°07'.18N 004°23'.94W
 
C4 (QR)
53°07'.25N 004°22'.96W
 
C5
53°07'.16N 004°22'.95W
 
C6 (Fl.R.5s)
53°07'.08N 004°22'.04W
NOTE that these positions are based on WGS84 datum.
Move 0'.01S 0'.08W for plotting on Chart 1464 (OSGB)
34/01 South Stack light (53°18'.4N 004°41'.9W) Amend range to 24M
892/01 River Mersey.  
  Shoaling occurring at Pluckington Bank South & into Garston Channel.
Dries 0.3 m in position 53°22'.9N 002°59'.1W.
  Later NM indicate further shoaling over an extended area into Garston Channel.  
Holyhead Marina Marina is now OPEN (April 2001)  
3352/01 Developments in Mostyn Docks for the P&O ferry to Ireland.  
2460/01 South Hoyle light buoy. Move to 53°21'.34N 003°24'.20W
  Talacre buoy. Move to 53°21'.73N 003°21'.60W
  Dee lightbuoy. Move to 53°21'.97N 003°18'.60W
  HE2. Move to 53°25'.11N 003°12'.88W
  HE3. Move to 53°24'.65N 003°12'.80W
NOTE that all future positions issued by UKHO are based on WGS84 datum.
All positions in the pilot must be moved 0'.01N 0'.08W to correspond.

NOTE that in the waters covered by the pilot, many positions were last surveyed in the 1880's and the precision offered by GPS (and the new chart datum) is spurious.

4967/01

River Dee: Insert:
porthand can FlR2.5s South Hoyle Outer
starboard hand con. QG Prestatyn
porthand can FlR5s Inner Passage
starboard hand con. FlG5s Rhyl Flats
porthand can QR Middle Patch Spit


53°21'.48N 003°27'.47W
53°21'.51N 003°28'.51W
53°21'.94N 003°31'.90W
53°22'.05N 003°32'.434W
53°22'.27N 003°32'.65W
  Delete the following buoys:
Earwig, South Hoyle, Chester Flat, former Middle Patch Spit
5066/01 Perch Beacon, Puffin Island.
Insert light Fl.R.5s
5067/01 Coal Rock S. cardinal buoy. Insert light Q(6)+L.Fl.15s
  Ethel Rock N. cardinal buoy. Insert light VQ
  Victoria Bank N. cardinal buoy. Insert light VQ
  Harry Furlong buoy. Insert light Fl.G.2.5s
 

Bolivar buoy.

Insert light Fl.G.2.5s
Caernarfon Hr
3/5/2002 .

The Caernarfon Bar buoys

C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C5
The wreck of the Grampian Castle lies in position :

are in the following positions:

53°06’.74N 004°24’.26W
53°06’.88N 004°24’.33W
53°07’.25N 004°24’.02W
53°07’.25N 004°22’.96W
53°07’.16N 004°22’.95W
53°07’.08N 004°22’.04W

53°07’.30N 004°22’.97W.

  Beware of tidal set between C1/C2 and C3
The datum used for these positions is WGS84. Positions should be moved 0’.01S 0’.08E for plotting on Chart 1464 (OSBG36).
NOTE: As at 3/5/2002,
1. C3 is off station
2. C2 has drifted off station.
33/02 Mid Hoyle buoy
HE3
Insert light FlR5s
Insert light QG
155/02 River Mersey - Alpha Lt. Float Amend to QR
550/02 Mostyn Docks Insert Dir.Iso.WRG2s16m7M 53°19'.30N 003°16'.05W
656/02 River Mersey - Pluckington Bank southwards Insert circular drying patch centred on 53°22'.76N 002°59'.17W
1532/02 Mostyn Deep
Insert: porthand can Fl(3)R10s Salisbury Middle

53°21'.30N 003°16'.35W
2266/02 River Dee: starboardhand Air Insert light FlG5s
2387/02 Mostyn Deep. Amend the following light buoys
 
  M10
M2
M1
Oc.R3s
QR
QG
3223/02 River Mersey - Pluckington Bank southwards NOTE; significant shoaling to 3m in several places. Be sure to use updated charts.
3337/02 Block showing amendments to depths and coastline in Conwy Bay Conwy Channel now shown as drying (1m) in the region of the Scabs.
3431P/02 River Mersey: Twelve Quays Ro-Ro terminal now fully operational. 3FG 53°24'.15N 003°00'.67W
2FG(vert) 53°24'.05N 003°00'.60W
2FG(vert) 53°24'.01N 003°00'.58W
3FG 53°23'.90N 003°00'.57W
F.RW
53°24'.10N 003°00'.78W (R 183° to 198° (15°))
Caernarfon Hr
3/6/2003

The Caernarfon Bar buoys
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6

are in the following positions:
53°06’.76N 004°24’.28W
53°06’.92N 004°24’.37W
53°07’.37N 004°24’.02W
53°07’.25N 004°22’.96W
53°07’.16N 004°22’.95W
53°07’.08N 004°22’.04W

  The wreck of the Grampian Castle lies in position : 53°07’.30N 004°22’.97W.