Practical Boat Owner – May 2018

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RAISING THE ROOF

AT GLANDORE

Glandore Harbour Yacht

Club near Cork is looking

to raise j10,000 towards

the cost of re-roofi ng its

clubhouse and creating a

full courtyard canopy for

the start of this season.

Sark Lighthouse was originally

built by Trinity House in 1913

From now until 4 June

2018, Hayling Island

Sailing Club is waiving its

joining fee of £350 in a bid

to recruit more members.

An open day will also be

held at the 96-year-old

club on 28 May, with

activities, food and music.

Canal & River Trust

SARK LIGHTHOUSE

Sark Lighthouse in the

Channel Islands will be

reliable for another 20 years

following re-engineering work,

according to Trinity House.

Two LED lanterns with a range

of 18 nautical miles replaced

the two-tonne rotating optic.

SOUTH COAST AND CHANNEL ISLANDS

PLYMOUTH’S DRY

STACK MARINA

Marine fi rms based at

Plymouth’s Yacht Haven Quay

are expanding following an

upturn in trade.

Inboard and outboard

marine engine sales and

service company, Lewis

Marine, has just taken on

another full-time engineer due

to an increase in orders. It has

also become an offi cial Suzuki

Outboard dealer.

Similarly, Nathan Bone

Yacht Repairs & Refi ts has

expanded, moving into a new

boat shed and workshop on

the site, allowing the four-man

team to work on vessels up to

50ft (15m).

Plans to redevelop the Town
Quay mooring area at
Lymington have been
modifi ed.
Following demand in the
market, the Lymington
Harbour Commissioners
(LHC) has decided to increase
the number of walk ashore
visitor berths from 19 to 46.
Other improvements
include widening the
navigation fairway, enlarging
the turning space opposite the
commercial quay, and

relocating 17 commercial

fi shing boat berths upstream.

The southern end of the

walk ashore pontoon will also

be modifi ed to allow a larger

space for vessels using the

Berthon boatyard, and 43

resident small boat leisure

berths are to be relocated to a

new fi nger pontoon or fore

and aft moorings.

Subject to permission being

granted, work will start in

November 2019 and be

completed by Easter 2020.

WEST COAST, WALES AND IRELAND

Wave Hub Limited (WHL) is
looking to include a fl oating
wind farm in its
Pembrokeshire Wave Project.
The fi rm has just submitted an
environmental scoping report
to Natural Resources Wales
and the Marine Management
Organisation.
The 90km^2 site is located
approximately 15km off the
South Pembrokeshire
coastline. WHL believes that
by having both wave energy
and fl oating wind technology
on the site, it will be able to
generate 100MW of electricity,
as well as access more
fi nance for the project. WHL
said the fi rst electricity could
be generated by 2024.

TRANSFORMING CHESHIRE’S PEAK FOREST CANAL

Around £2.5 million is being spent on improving the Peak Forest

Canal in Cheshire. The Canal & River Trust is repairing three locks

on the Marple Lock Flight and installing a bespoke parapet railing

on the Grade I listed Marple Aqueduct. The canal is expected to

reopen by April 2018.

MORE WALK ASHORE VISITOR

BERTHS FOR LYMINGTON

Work on the project

is expected to fi nish

by Easter 2020

FLOATING WIND

FARM

The 450-berth Burry Port

Marina in South Wales

has been bought by

Marine & Property Group

Ltd, which owns marinas

in Cardiff, Aberystwyth

and Port Dinorwic.

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