North Wales Cruising Club

Quote of the Day We need to learn to set our course by the stars, not by the light of every passing ship. Bradley, Omar Nelson		News 2008 ROAMER CUP This year the 2008 Roamer Cup for the best log book was won by Brian Farmer for a very interesting account of his cruises both around the Dodecanese Island and North Wales. If you would like to read his accounts you can do so by clicking on this link. 2009 LAUNCH SERVICE The programme for this years launch service has now been uploaded to the website and can be viewed by clicking this link this years summer service will be a 7 day service starting from the 24th of April. All prices for members and visiting yacht crews will be as last year but there will be no need for tokens. more... FATHER CHRISTMAS DAY Father Christmas will be visiting the North Wales Cruising Club on the 13th of December at 1:00. There will be a Grotto and stalls with books, cakes and other goods on sale. All donations will go to Ty Gobaith Childrens Hospice. If you can't make it on the day you can still donate by clicking on the donate button on our appeal page. COMMODORES CUP The Commodores Cup is proving to be a great success this year. There are now over 30 boats taking part and the lead is being closely contested. Just 10 points separate the top 4 boats. The current leader is Good Mood on 50 points folowed by Eira on 48 points, Viva on 46 and Dragonfly 40 points. A full three page listing of the table can be downloaded here.
The Club The North Wales Cruising Club was founded in 1928 for yachtsmen who enjoyed the pleasures of cruising, as opposed to racing, and is one of the most active Clubs in the North Wales Region with a full sailing programme around Conwy, Anglesey and the Irish Sea. ...more>>	Sailing Programme 2009 2/3/4 May Round Anglesey 16th May Visit by Bridgewater MBC 23/24/25 MAY The NWCC Regatta Weekend 6/7 June "Moelfre For Me" Weekend 12th July Up river BBQ 20/21 June The "I used to be a big one" weekend 4/5/6 July The Isle of Man or Bust l 18 July Club Summer Barbecue 1/2 August Porth Dinllaen or Pilots Cove 8th to 16th August Conwy River Festival 17 to 23 August The "Wither The Wind Blows" Cruise 29/30/31 August The Summer Bank Holiday Cruise Rally 19/20 September The Equinox Cruise ...details and results >>
Directions Conwy harbour offers good shelter from all directions; except in strong winds from North to North West when there can be some swell in the river. The Marina is located at the river entrance and there are numerous swinging moorings available ...more>>	The Harbour The Conwy harbour office is manned from 09:00 to 17:00 (16:30 Fri), every day from Easter to the end of September and Mon - Fri only over the winter months. ...more>>
Shore Based Courses The club has been granted RYA shore based training status and is now offering the following courses DSC Radio Day Skipper Yacht Master First Aid Engine Maintenance ...more>>	The Launch The NWCC operates a regular launch service to get you to and from your boat. Costs are for trips to any part of the river. ...more>>
CONWY READY RECKONER I have developed a Conwy Bay Ready Reckoner for my own use. If anyone else is interested in using it they can download it by clicking on the above image. It gives you the safe times for passing over all the local danger spots such as Tonys' Bank and the Swatch. You can personalise it by entering your own boats' draught. It is an excel spreadsheet so you will need to have excel installed to use it. Due to the restrictions of the server have uploaded it as a Zip file so you will need to unzip it	TRY OUT OUR INTERACTIVE SALING GAME Best time to date for the web cup course 1:09