Though the Swellies

Since are Maiden Voyage the weather has been horrendous. June saw heavy winds and torrential downpoors. I managed to get a few days of sailing in, albeit up to Port Dinorwic and not much beyond.
The weekend of July 8th saw nice weather so we used the opportunity to tackle the infamous Swellies. All the salty sea dogs tell you of horror stories in this stretch of water which wasn't helping my confidence.

The Swellies have a tidal gate meaning we could only transit them at a certain time. Luckily this time is 2 hours before HW Liverpool so my maths wasn't challenged.
As we rounded the last meander in the Menai Straits we saw the Britanna bridge marking the begining of the Swellies. This array of ironwork and stone pillars almost symbolises a gate, which is quite ironic in the fact the tides will only let you though at certain times.

To be honest it was alot easier then everyone makes out, aslong as you get the times right and don't stray off the beaten track. Once though we stopped over night in Menai Bridge to get a well earn't rest before awaking at 5:30am to get back though The Swellies.