Marinas

As boating enthusiasts in Guernsey and Jersey, we have been collecting web sites of marinas to visit from the Channel Islands. This is not a portal, but a collection of links to pages for each marina which I hope will save you time and enhance your trip. Digimap is providing this site free of charge to help the boating community.

We hope the links will be useful and if you know of any others - please let me know. Also information and photos would be much appreciated. If anyone could write a paragraph or two on your favourite marina - please send them to info@digimap.gg

Please click on the map and select the link to the marina for further information.

Weather forecasts - courtesy of www.movingweather.com
Displayed in approx geographic locations

Weather Forecast for the area

http://www.thisisjersey.com/lifestyle/weather-shipping/

New Solas V Regulations for boaters

To comply with the latest regulations, all Pleasure Craft need to consult the latest weather forecast before setting out.

Please use the Jersey Met website http://www.jerseymet.gov.je for the latest forecasts or telephone 0900 669 0022 for a recorded shipping forecast.

When out of Jersey, you can use the "Weather to Go" service on 01534 448787, charged at £6 for the latest forecast. Extra detail and route forecasts are available if required, please call at any time of the day or night. Discounted advanced bulk purchases are available.

C.I.s Shipping Forecast From CI and UK 0900 669 0022, From France 0044 1534 448787
Outlook for Jersey days 2 to 6 From CI and UK 0900 669 6666, From France 0044 1534 448787
0900 669 numbers are charged at 60p per minute at all times

Marine Radio (Ch25) 06.45, 07.45, 08.45 local and 12.45, 18.45, 22.45 UTC

The weather is transmitted on VHF Channel 18 on a regular basis from Jersey

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/marine/weather?09&LANG=en&WIND=g012&KUST=...

http://france.meteofrance.com/france/mer

Wave information

Wind and Waves Buoy information west of Brest
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=62052

Wind and Waves Buoy information Channel Lightship
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=62103

RSS feeds for your mobile phone
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/data/latest_obs/62052.rss
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/data/latest_obs/62103.rss

Restaurants and places to stay and eat

When ordering steaks, they are normally less cooked than in the UK. Below are the translations.
Rare = Bleu - very hot grill for 1 minute on each side
Medium rare = saignant - very rare, but cooked slightly longer on the second side than a bleu steak
Medium = à point or rosé - rare by english standards but cooked longer than a saignant one
Medium well = cuit
Well done = bien cuit - ‘well cooked’. This level will still often have some pinkness in the middle of the meat. A ‘bien cuit steak’ is cooked until the juices run brown on the surface of the steak.
Very well done = Très bien cuit - should get you a steak that is totally cooked through but could be a bit burnt

Books

I was asked if I could suggest any books. I have listed the ones I could find and will add feedback from users.

North Brittany and the Channel Islands: Cherbourg to Ouessant and the Channel Islands (Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation)
- I have this one and it seems to be very good

Reeds Nautical Almanac 2009
- The yachtsman's bible

The Channel Cruising Companion by Neville Featherstone
- Edward says it is very good. I think however that the last edition was 2004 - so that makes it quite old now - although many things will not have changed

North Brittany and Channel Islands Cruising Companion by Peter Cumberlidge

Secret Anchorages of Brittany (Imray) by Peter Cumberlidge

"Yachting Monthly's" Channel Havens: The Secret Inlets and Secluded Anchorages of the Channel by K.F. Endean

Useful Sites

Notice to Mariners
Translated into English
http://209.85.229.132/translate_c?hl=en-GB&u=http://www.premar-atlantiqu...

On line Chart
http://www.harbourguides.com/harbours.php/Saint_Malo/pilot-notes

Flags
http://www.flags.net/

Knots
http://www.animatedknots.com/indexboating.php

http://www.tollesburysc.co.uk/Knots/Knots_gallery.htm

Tides
http://easytide.ukho.gov.uk/EASYTIDE/EasyTide/SelectPort.aspx
http://tide.frbateaux.net/
Calvados Tides - http://www.calvados-nautisme.com/Tides

Calvados Tourism brochure - http://www.calvados-nautisme.com/medias/File/escales-ports-14-bd.pdf

http://www.bretagne-info-nautisme.fr/spip.php?page=sommaire&lang=en

Travel Guide

When listening to the marine radio the name Jobourg comes up very often
- this the control centre for the French marine rescue centre called Cross Jobourg situated not far from Cap de la Hague

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Interesting recent Forum - http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=204990