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This year the Members of our club have constructed a New Horizontal Jetty alongside the sloping jetty erected some time ago. This has made life a lot easier when launching and recovering boats down the slipway, into and from the river Lune estuary. We can now keep our feet dry even in a 9.6 metre tide.

As part of the construction we used reclaimed Australian hardwood which came from one of Blackpool's piers, reputed to have been walked upon by northern show people including such famous performers as George Fromby, Frank Randell and Gracie Fields.

A few pictures of the new jetty this spring (1999) (sorry it was a dull Spring day):

Low water springs. As well as the new jetty this shows the large apron which has been a boon to members, especially those with sailing dinghies and day boats.

A more dramatic view. The slip is 5 meters wide. Many members have their own launching trailers. Boats over 40 feet have been successfully launched and recovered. There is a lobby trying to get the slip widened by a couple of metres. This facility makes the club the ideal place to winter your boat. We have plenty of space for boats on the hard.

Low water springs. A view from up stream. You can just make out the old sloping jetty.

Low water springs. A similar view but the old jetty is clearer.

The top of the slip showing the 'boat washing' water hose pipe and the outboard fresh water 'running to clear the salt water' facility. Two barrels to run your outboard in. The small one allows us to put the Rescue boat motor in without removing it from the boat. There is a drinking water supply tap on the new jetty. No fuel yet, the diesel tank is round the back of the club.

Low water springs. Moving down the slipway. Access to the jetty is from the side of the clubhouse lounge, top right.

High water springs. The jetty is still accessable.

High water springs. Looking down stream. Bazil Point is on the right, Sunderland Point in the distance. Turn to port for the lighthouse and the open sea.

High water springs. View from the picmic tables in front of the clubhouse louge. This is what the member in the previous picture can see.

We can sail between High Water minus 1 hour to High Water plus 2 hours, more sometimes. The flood is approximately 3 hours and the ebb approximately 9 1/2 hours, sadly we lose most of the water. Liverpool times are approximately right. In the background you can see the first boats out on the moorings for this season. There are more moorings to the right beyond the dock.