Check the Notices to mariners on the Bristol City Council website for changes to these dates
Water-skiing sessions 2010
Restriction to Navigation – Floating Harbour
During the following times water skiing organised by the Bristol Water-ski Club,
will take place in the Floating Harbour between Junction Lock and the Albion Dry
Dock. Restrictions to navigation apply during these times. These
times have been programmed so as to minimise inconvenience to vessels engaged in
tidal transits.
|
Date |
Start
|
Finish
|
GMT/BST
|
| Saturday 16th January |
0900 |
1300 |
GMT |
| # Saturday 30th January |
0900 |
1300 |
GMT |
| Saturday 13th February |
0900 |
1300 |
GMT |
| Saturday 27th February |
0900 |
1300 |
GMT |
| Saturday 13th March |
0900 |
1300 |
GMT |
| Saturday 27th March |
0900 |
1300 |
GMT |
| Saturday 10th April |
0830 |
1300 |
BST |
| Saturday 24th April |
0830 |
1230 |
BST |
| # Saturday 15th May |
0830 |
1230 |
BST |
| # Saturday 29th May |
0830 |
1230 |
BST |
| # Saturday 19th June |
0830 |
1230 |
BST |
| Saturday 26th June |
0830 |
1230 |
BST |
| Saturday 10th July |
0830 |
1230 |
BST |
| # Saturday 14th August |
0830 |
1230 |
BST |
| Saturday 21st August |
0830 |
1230 |
BST |
| Saturday 4th September |
0830 |
1230 |
BST |
| # Saturday 25th September |
0830 |
1230 |
BST |
| # Saturday 9th October |
0830 |
1230 |
BST |
| # Saturday 23rd October |
0830 |
1230 |
BST |
| # Saturday 6th November |
0900 |
1300 |
GMT |
| Saturday 20th November |
0900 |
1300 |
GMT |
| Saturday 4th December |
0900 |
1300 |
GMT |
| Saturday 18th December |
0900 |
1300 |
GMT |
# = Tidal Activity. Either stop gates removal or craft
arriving/departing. Craft wishing to navigate to or from Junction Lock will be
allowed through and water skiing stopped to allow safe passage. Call 'Ski
Control' on VHF Channel 73.
Note: Stop Gate Tides - Water sking
will be stopped to permit vessels to leave Cumberland Basin when the stop gates
are removed.
Yellow buoys will be positioned in the vicinity of SS. Great Britain, Albion
Dockyard, Pooles Dock and Old Junction Lock to indicate that water skiing is in
progress.
Mariners must not proceed beyond these buoys without clearance from the Harbour
Master.
If required, there may be a ten-minute suspension of water skiing, to allow
vessels to pass through the Waterski area. These will be, on the half hour, when
the finishing times are 12.30 hrs and on the hour, when the finish time is 13.00
hrs.
Vessels that have urgent need to navigate through this
area outside of these times, should first contact the Harbour Master’s Office on
VHF Radio Channel 73 or by telephone 0117 9031484 to seek a suspension to water
skiing. Alternatively, they should make contact with the Harbour Master's
vessel that will be stationed at the eastern end of the course. Vessels
wishing to leave Bristol Marina can make contact with these officers through the
Bristol Marina Office.
Fishing is prohibited in this area whilst water skiing is taking place.
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