TIDES: Neaps Saturday 14th July --> Springs Monday 23rd. The Cruising Association's short summer cruise will take place this year from 14-22 July. This is a chance to meet other cruising crews outside your own club in a friendly "cruise-in-company" atmosphere without taking too long out of your main cruising plans. Why not get a couple of boats from your club/cruising group and join us ?
May 14th 2012
Dear Cruising Member
If you did not manage to get to the NYC on Saturday last it was a great evening and good value at 20 euro per head. About 15 boats turned up on the pontoons and almost 90 diners enjoyed a first class meal in the clubhouse. It was also our AGM which we kept mercifully short but nevertheless there was business to be done.
Saturday.... great weather. Light westerly breezes.
Here is the chart for noon Sunday
It shows SW force 5 Temp 13. Ideal for northbound boats
Not ideal for southbound although the wind is offshore so flat seas prevail if you stay in close to shore.
Gale 8 overnight with rain
Monday (see chart) gale gone through with moderate NW winds – ideal for southbound boats.
Note: The information below is not a forecast - just an interpretation (in consultation with John Leahy), a summary of forecasts freely available on the web (as of Thursday evening). Please do you own checking on the forecast, and let us know if we've read it wrong below !
I visited the event on Friday and it is well worth the journey to Belfast. It is a journey through the industrial development of Belfast that led in turn to the ability to build the finest ships in the world.
It is a moving and sometimes emotional journey. The event is massive - much bigger than you think it will be and with lots of excellent areas with different themes.
The Cruising Association is a non-profit organisation affiliated to the Irish Sailing Association, with the aims of promoting cruising and the interests of cruising sailors. Membership is open to all sailors and costs €30 annually.
