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Seafair Haven 2022 REGISTER HERE
Trailer-sailors and cruisers join a gentle week-long programme of sailing and social events in the Milford Haven waterway welcomed by local volunteers and supported by the Tall Ships (Wales) Trust. Spend time in the varied and exciting tidal waterway, from the beautiful National Park upper reaches to the industrial working waters of Pembroke and Milford Haven in convivial company.
In 2022 the main base is Llanion Cove Activity Centre, Cleddau Reach, Pembroke Dock, with free slipway and accommodation options on offer. Please see below for details and how to make arrangements for accommodation direct with Steve Roblin at Llanion Cove. There will not be a pontoon at Llanion Cove but for overnighting, anchoring, slipway and moorings are options locally.
Details on options for mooring will be updated but at this stage, if you prefer a mooring, we advise that you contact Neyland Yacht Haven, Rudders Boatyard or Pembroke Yacht Haven Club (for moorings at Hobbs Point). We are not based at Lawrenny this year and there is no pontoon at Llanion Cove.
Dates: Saturday 18th June to Saturday 25th June
You are welcome to arrive earlier or depart later, just make arrangements with the location you’re staying/ mooring.
We will have a morning briefing at Llanion Cove and we will have a water taxi service to collect and return those who wish to join from Neyland, Rudders and Hobbs Point.
Payment by participants for the week of Seafair help to cover the costs of our volunteers safety boats, water taxi and admin overheads at £100 per registered vessel.
Please register and pay here: Seafair Haven 2022
Provisional Programme for 2022 (subject to change)
| Location | Tide Time | HW level (High Water) | Daytime Activity | Evening Activity | |||
| Friday 17th June | Pembroke Dock | Arrival Johanna Lucretia arrives in Milford Haven Docks Seafair Participants welcome to arrive | TBC | ||||
| Saturday 18th June | Llanion Cove/ Hobbs Point/ Lawrenny | 0959 | HW 6.67 | Arrival & Registration – register your arrival & collect handbook, burgee etc from volunteers Johanna Lucretia arrives at Hobbs Point, Pembroke Dock Swallows and Amazons EARLY START! Weekend themed explore by water up one of the creeks. Come for either / both days. Contact Paul: paul-midtars@gmx.co.uk / 07563962496 to express interest and get updates. | Pembroke Haven Yacht Club at Hobbs Point/ Llanion Cove | ||
| Sunday 19th June | Cleddau Bridge start | 1051 | HW 6.36m | Parade of Sail All vessels gather under Cleddau Bridge for fleet sail to Neyland Point, Hobbs Point return, 1pm | Vantage point for specators from Pembroke Haven Yacht Club at Hobbs Point | ||
| Monday 20th June | Assemble Crow Pool | 1145 | HW 6.04m | Pembroke Pool with pilot n.b. max draught 1.5m | Pembroke Haven Yacht Club at Hobbs Point | ||
| Tuesday 21st June | 1242 | HW 5.77m | Free sail day – fleet decide where they wish to go today | TBC | |||
| Wednesday 22nd June | 1346 | HW 5.61m | Upper Reaches | Lawrenny Arms | |||
| Thursday 23rd June | 1451 | 5.59 | Upper Reaches 11am Old Gaffers Talk at Llanion Cove onshore | PHYC/ Llanion Cove | |||
| Friday 24th June | 15.54 | 5.7 | Cresswell Quay | Lawrenny Arms | |||
| Saturday 25th June | Depart | Depart | |||||
Llanion Cove facilities contact info@llanioncove.com
All the bunkhouse accommodation at Llanion Cove has now been booked by other centre users so alternative places for overnights will be needed. Camping at Llanion Cove is limited due to need to take down tents during the day.
Meals (breakfast, packed lunches and dinner) are available to be booked at times to suit at the centre and the main room (cafe/bar/restaurant) is available for briefings, free WIFI, socials, etc. There are other rooms available for admin/organiser purposes. There are also storage facilities available on our site.
Campervan and Caravan pitches are bookable at Hungerford Farm which is 20 minute drive from Pembroke Dock.
The Campsite at Cresswell Barn Farm close to Cresswell Quay is also an option.
Llanion Cove Location info:
We are located just outside Pembroke Dock, near the Cleddau Bridge, on the Cleddau River, at the start of the upriver section of the Milford Haven Estuary. Road links are good and very straightforward.
Our full address is: Llanion Cove – Pembrokeshire Activity Centre, Cleddau Reach, Pembroke Dock SA72 6UJ
Our location here provides:
- Free slipway launching and retrieval at all states of the tide
- Free car parking
- Trailer storage on site if required
- Accommodation on site in various properties (prices from £25pppn)
- Weather and tide briefings and local information for the river
- Event hosting/point of contact with the DCA at location or destinations
- Welcome meeting in our cafe/bar/restaurant
- Other social get togethers as required
- Other watercraft available to try/use on site eg canoes, kayaks, SUPs
- Indoor Climbing Wall on site with instructors present
Possible destinations to visit include:
Upriver: Cosheston shores, Benton Castle, Lawrenny, Llangwm, Landshipping. Further up are Haverfordwest, Slebech, Blackpool Mill, Cresswell Quay and Carew Castle.
Downriver: Pembroke Dock (Hobbs Point and Pembroke Haven Yacht Club), Neyland (Marina and Yacht Club), Hazelbech, Pembroke River and Castle, Blackbridge, Milford Haven and Gelliswick, Dale, Angle and the mouth of the Estuary with Islands offshore.