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The above photo was taken under particularly favourable conditions; the entrance can be narrower

Approaching from seaward

Approach - The approach should be made only in daylight and in settled conditions. The entrance can be dangerous in anything more than a moderate onshore wind without local knowledge. Due to the strength of the tidal streams in the entrance, entry should be made within half an hour either side of local high water , so as to gain slack water. The entrance is located beneath Haven Cliff at the eastern extremity of Seaton Bay. There are no offshore dangers in the approach other than the shingle bar. At low water the old pier head rocks uncover approximately 20 metres to the west of the entrance and the River Ledge rocks uncover 30 metres to the east. It is advised that prior inspection of the approaches is made at low water to confirm the position of the bar and navigability of the entrance channel.

Tides - Local tidal predictions (heights) are based on Exmouth Dock. HW Axmouth Harbour occurs 5 minutes after Exmouth Dock. Tides for Exmouth Dock, South West England - BBC Weather

Tidal streams off the entrance and the adjacent coastline are rectilinear and generally weak, attaining 1.5 knots during springs and one knot during neaps. The east going stream starts approximately four hours before HW Exmouth Dock, until two hours after, at which time it eases and turns to the west until two hours after local LW. Conversely the tidal streams in the entrance run strongly, requiring great caution.

• Tidal streams in the entrance are usually stronger during the ebb, attaining six knots during springs, and increase considerably more after heavy rain, which can also greatly affect the strength of the neap ebb tide.
• The flood tide can attain speeds of 5 knots. For this reason, it is necessary to enter as near to local high water as possible.
• The ebb flow from the harbour entrance sets up overfalls on the bar and immediately seaward of it; this occurs from approximately one hour after HW through to LW.

Anchorage - In settled conditions it is possible to anchor due south of the AYC club house (white building with grey slate roof & white mast) in approximately 5m of water, with a sand bottom and reasonably good holding. Avoid the old pier head rocks between the anchorage and the entrance. A more sheltered anchorage can be found off the village of Beer, although remains open to the South and East. Due to poor holding and limited room, there is no anchorage within the harbour.

Approach & Entrance Channel - The entrance channel usually runs from the pier head in a SW'ly direction (but as stated is liable to change) with shingle drying each side extending approximately 75m. (LAT) seaward. The approximate line of approach is when the 'pillbox', situated beneath the cliff, is in transit with the pier head, providing a NE'ly heading. On making the approach due allowance should be made for the east going coastal tidal stream, setting a vessel to starboard at the time of local high water.

In the close approach to the pier head beacon avoid being set onto the wall, aim to keep mid channel between the wall and shingle spit.

Once inside the entrance there is a sharp turn to the west, following the line of the harbour wall. The AYC mooring basin with pontoons is situated just below the fixed bridge to port. Fishing vessels berth to starboard against the quay. The AYC landing pontoon is located to port immediately south of the bridge where a temporary berth can be found; but take care to avoid being swept onto the bridge. All berths in the harbour dry out.

Depths - MHWS depths within the entrance channel are 3.3m decreasing to 2.5m within the harbour and 2.8m to 1.6m MHWN respectively. The shingle bar and entrance dry to 0.5m, shallowing further within the harbour. The mooring basin dries 1.5m, although there is approximately 0.3m impounded in the mooring basin at low water.

Lights - A green beacon with a cone top mark and light is situated at the seaward end of the pier. The beacon displays a flashing green light every four seconds, at a height of eight metres with a range of two miles - (Fl.G.4s.8m.2M) - 50°42.13'N 003°03.29'W

Accommodation and Facilities - The Axe Yacht Club provides 102 pontoon berths, with a limit of 9.6m LOA. The Axe Yacht Club provides 102 pontoon berths, with a limit of 9.6m LOA. All vessels must be capable of drying out. Any vessels over 1m draught will find that access will be extremely limited. . Visitor's berths are available upon application to the AYC Bosun. The mooring basin is generally well sheltered, there being little swell entering the harbour; except on occasions with heavy weather around the HW period.

The Axe Yacht Club HQ lies within the harbour compound and serves both yachts and dinghies. It is open at weekends, and most weekdays in the season, providing showers and usual facilities. Slipping (hoist) and drying-out can be arranged on the Club's main slipway adjacent to the landing pontoon.

Store, Fuel, Repairs - Water can be obtained from the Yacht Club. Fuel & stores can be obtained from the local super market in Seaton (half a mile distant). Local chandlery is available in Beer. Two local hostelries exist in the village of Axmouth and a mixture of facilities in Seaton. Repairs can be carried out by the local boat builder, H.J.Mears; situated just above the bridge (clearance l.5m MHW). The estuary can be navigated some two miles inland by shallow draught vessels at HW.

Updated January 2022

Axe Yacht Club

Phone Number: 01297 20043

Website: https://www.axeyachtclub.co.uk/ '> https://www.axeyachtclub.co.uk/

Address: The Harbour, Axmouth, Seaton, EX12 4AA

About Seaton, Devon

Seaton is the only gateway town to the Jurassic coast where rocks from all three geological periods can be viewed in their natural environment: fossil bearing Jurassic rocks to the east, the vibrant Triassic cliffs just before Seaton harbour and the striking white outcrop of Cretaceous chalk cliffs of Beer.

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Axe One Design

Axe One Design Sailing Dinghy

Introduction

Invariably each summer the boats return to Cornwall to sail on the Fowey, Fal and Helford Rivers and attend Fowey Classics. The small fleet of  dinghies invariably attract attention, the sight of varnished dinghies cannot help but draw inquiring and admiring comments.

By coincidence, rather than any specific ruling each of the boats has adopted the same colour scheme – varnished topsides with cream coloured paint below the waterline. This now makes telling them apart somewhat difficult when drawn up on the beach together! Although Swallow was the odd one out, having had a painted interior. She has now joined the rest of the fleet following her 2019/20 winter refit, all traces of paint removed.

The original sails were white cotton, however the class has now adopted cream coloured (champagne) sails throughout, with the panels cut to half width, reflecting the narrower panels of the old original sails.

In todays world of modern performance dinghies we are fortunate to retain our indigenous one design class. So many others have disappeared, had Whimbrel not survived then a similar fate would have faced the AODs. The resurgence of the class came with the building of Shearwater in 2000; some 35 years after the last AOD to be built in the 1960s. Her building inspired other local sailors to take that step and with the restoration of two other original boats, the class re-established itself. The AODCA is aware of only three original  boats –  No.s 1,6 & 8, (all sailing at Axmouth), should there be any other survivors unknown to us then we would dearly like to hear of them.

Since 2005 the A.Y.C. has organised a separate class series for the A.O.D.s within the summer River Races. Appropriately the Axe Ones now race for the Jack Drew Cup  donated by Jack in 1960. We are indebted to him for his enthusiasm and attention to detail in designing and establishing such an incredibly pretty and pleasurable boat to sail.

In 2023 we celebrated the AODs 70th, a very successful jubilee regatta. To mark the occasion, Rene Drew presented a new trophy – the 70th Anniversary Cup – (see news section for details) . Construction of a new AOD continues steadily (No.25), she will be the 10th boat to join the fleet. Launching is anticipated early in the coming 2024 season.

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Anything more than moderate southerly conditions, and particularly southeasterly, will make the river unapproachable. Tidal streams in the river mouth can be surprisingly strong with a spring ebb attaining rates of up to 6 knots at full flow.

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• Beer - 1.3 nautical miles WSW
• Lyme Regis - 4.8 nautical miles ENE
• West Bay (Bridport) - 11.2 nautical miles E
• Exmouth - 14.9 nautical miles WSW
• The Bight - 15.2 nautical miles WSW
• Starcross Yacht Club - 15.2 nautical miles WSW
• Starcross - 15.3 nautical miles WSW
• Topsham - 15.5 nautical miles W
• Turf Lock (Exeter Canal) - 15.7 nautical miles W
• Teignmouth - 19.5 nautical miles WSW
• Beer - 1.3 miles WSW
• Lyme Regis - 4.8 miles ENE
• West Bay (Bridport) - 11.2 miles E
• Exmouth - 14.9 miles WSW
• The Bight - 15.2 miles WSW
• Starcross Yacht Club - 15.2 miles WSW
• Starcross - 15.3 miles WSW
• Topsham - 15.5 miles W
• Turf Lock (Exeter Canal) - 15.7 miles W
• Teignmouth - 19.5 miles WSW
• Lyme Regis - 3 miles ENE
• West Bay (Bridport) - 7 miles E
• Church Ope Cove - 16.2 miles ESE
• Portland Marina - 15.1 miles ESE
• Small Mouth - 14.8 miles ESE
• Beer - 0.8 miles WSW
• Exmouth - 9.2 miles WSW
• The Bight - 9.4 miles WSW
• Topsham - 9.6 miles W
• Turf Lock (Exeter Canal) - 9.7 miles W

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• • Axmouth Quay: Contact the Harbour Master VHF Ch. 06 M: +44 7939044109, P: +44 1297 22180
• • Axe Yacht Club: Contact the club P: +44 129720043, e: [email protected]

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Visit Axmouth

Axmouth is a village and harbour a little way north-east of Seaton in south-east Devon where it forms part of the extensive Jurassic Coast . the village itself is at the upper end of the estuary, about half a mile from the sea.

It was once one of the most important harbours on the coast of south-west England, a role that it lost in the 14th century when a part of the cliff fell into the harbour, and it is now only used by small boats and people using the Axmouth Harbour Yacht Club.

The village is small, centred around an attractive church (the Church of Saint Michael) and pleasant to explore with a pub or two to divert you along the way.

Axmouth village is often visited as part of a walk along the coast from Seaton.

You can find more local travel ideas in the East Devon guide and the Devon guide .

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B right flashes lit up the night sky in southern Moscow in the early hours of Thursday morning, new footage appears to show, following reports of an explosion at an electrical substation on the outskirts of the city.

Video snippets circulating on Russian-language Telegram channels show a series of flashes on the horizon of a cloudy night sky, momentarily turning the sky a number of different colors. In a clip shared by Russian outlet MSK1.ru, smoke can be seen rising from a building during the flashes lighting up the scene.

Newsweek was unable to independently verify the details of the video clips, including when and where it was filmed. The Russian Ministry of Emergency situations has been contacted via email.

Several Russian Telegram accounts said early on Thursday that residents of southern Moscow reported an explosion and a fire breaking out at an electrical substation in the Leninsky district, southeast of central Moscow.

Local authorities in the Leninsky district told Russian outlet RBC that the explosion had happened in the village of Molokovo. "All vital facilities are operating as normal," Leninsky district officials told the outlet.

The incident at the substation in Molokovo took place just before 2 a.m. local time, MSK1.ru reported.

Messages published by the ASTRA Telegram account, run by independent Russian journalists, appear to show residents close to the substation panicking as they question the bright flashes in the sky. One local resident describes seeing the bright light before losing access to electricity, with another calling the incident a "nightmare."

More than 10 villages and towns in the southeast of Moscow lost access to electricity, the ASTRA Telegram account also reported. The town of Lytkarino to the southeast of Moscow, lost electricity, wrote the eastern European-based independent outlet, Meduza.

Outages were reported in the southern Domodedovo area of the city, according to another Russian outlet, as well as power failures in western Moscow. Electricity was then restored to the areas, the Strana.ua outlet reported.

The cause of the reported explosion is not known. A Telegram account aggregating news for the Lytkarino area described the incident as "an ordinary accident at a substation."

The MSK1.ru outlet quoted a local resident who speculated that a drone may have been responsible for the explosion, but no other Russian source reported this as a possible cause.

Ukraine has repeatedly targeted Moscow with long-range aerial drones in recent months, including a dramatic wave of strikes in late May.

On Sunday, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said the region's air defense systems had intercepted an aerial drone over the city of Elektrostal, to the east of Moscow. No damage or casualties were reported, he said.

The previous day, Russian air defenses detected and shot down another drone flying over the Bogorodsky district, northeast of central Moscow, Sobyanin said.

There is currently no evidence that an aerial drone was responsible for the reported overnight explosion at the electrical substation in southern Moscow.

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