Dangerous Navigation - The Swellies, North Wales

The Swellies have a dangerous reputation that requires careful navigation between rocky shoals and timing of the tidal races. We feel like a veritable pinball as we avoid the hazards. With the aid of our guide books and the very informative videos by YouTube channels “Sailing yacht Salty Lass” (episode 55) which shows navigation from the northern approach and “Sailing coz I love it “ which covers navigation from the southern approach (that I link at the end of this video) we felt confident that passage was possible with carefully selected tide times. John has been through the Swellies with the Irish naval reserve but this is our first time in Wave Dancer. Our original plan was to do it in 2008 but our youngest (aged 3 years) ended up in Bangor hospital whilst the family remained in Holyhead marina ( before it was wiped out by Ophelia) If you enjoyed this video please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE and/or COMMENT as your interaction helps our channel. Please join us on social media at any of the following links. Thank you. Yvonne & John SOCIAL LINKS Email [email protected] Facebook fb.me/sy.wavedancer32 Twitter/ X SY.WavedancerWesterlyFulmar @Syfulmar MUSIC CREDIT Snowman by Beltone Site: https://icon8.com/music/ Created by InShot https://inshotapp.page.link/YTShare