A suitable anchorage can let you rest and await a fair tide: Here’s our pick of some useful passage anchorages for cruising this year
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New Milford Haven visitor buoys to protect seagrass
The new mooring buoys 'have been positioned in such a way so as to discourage other boat users from anchoring to the west of them where seagrass is present'.
Armed guards on Ionian Island Skorpios
Boaters in the Ionian Sea have reported aggressive guards patrolling the private island of Skorpios, warns the Cruising Association
RYA response to Defra’s latest Marine Conservation Zone consultation
The RYA believes that in most cases MCZs can be achieved without any adverse effect on either the public right or the safety of navigation for recreational boating.
Deadline looms for Marine Conservation Zone consultation
The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) is urging sailors to participate in the Government’s public consultation on the second tranche of MCZs ahead of the closing date of Friday, 24 April
Lysblink Seaways to be towed to sheltered bay
The stricken cargo ship Lysblink Seaways is going to be towed to the safe anchorage of Scallastle Bay ahead of forecast bad weather.
Air exclusion zone for stricken Höegh Osaka ship
Salvors will be using a commercial helicopter rather than sea transport to access the Höegh Osaka cargo ship during rough weather.
PBO ‘Free Anchorages’ playing cards launched
A mini anchorage guide to 54 free overnight stays around the UK, Channel Islands and France