Newtownards - Venue Notes
1/9/2008

Admiralty Chart 2156 Strangford Lough
Local high water is 2:15 after HW Belfast
Clubhouse location: 54.5599N 05.6284W

Strangfort Lough is a tidal sea lough, 14 miles long by 3 miles wide.
The North end of the lough is shallow and a significant area dries at L.W.
Water depths in the race area are approximately 2 to 3M at L.A.T.
The tidal range at Neaps is approximately 3.2M, therefore the depth would be 5 to 7m at H.W.
Width of slip : 7M, length: 70M plus.
Warning: the water depth off the side of slip at HW is 1.5M+.
							
Local weather station http://www.ulsterflyingclub.com/wx/

Accommodation
Self catering:
                   Cunningburn Cottages
				   12a Cunningburn Road, Newtownards, BT22 2AN
				   Phone: (028) 91812828, (028) 9181 5133
				   Web: www.cunningburncottages.com
				   One & two bedroom, 4 star courtyard cottages, weekend lets available
				   
B&B:
				Drumcree House
				18a Ballyblack Road East Newtownards
				(028) 91862198 , (078) 76624940
				www.drumcreehouse.co.uk

				Pinecroft, approximately 5 Miles from the club, is not the nearest or cheapest
				but probably would be available. phone: (028) 9186 1410 , mob: (07791) 742170
				
Camping:
				Green space  beside Clubhouse.