Approximation by Sea / Situatión
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SITUATION OF THE PORT:.............................. |
l 43º 25' N - L 08º 15' W |
DAYTIME
APPROACH:
The wide mouth (3.2 M) of the Ares and Betanzos estuary
is located between Punta Coitelada and Punta Seixo Branco, facing
the seas and winds from the fourth quadrant. This estuary is divided
into two branches: one to the S-SE (Betanzos estuary) and another
to the E (Ares estuary). The latter leads to the entrance to the
port of Ares.
Once in sight of land:
Located one mile to true S from Cabo Prioriño
Chico, set a course of 130º until you no longer see the Tower
of Hercules. Then, turn gradually 40º to port until you see
the end of the breakwater that shelters the port, or the read
light on top of it, and set a course for it.
The approach is not difficult, as long as you are aware of A Miranda
shoal and reefs, located 0.68 M to the S-SW of Punta Miranda,
and Catarroso shoal, 0.1 M S-SE of Punta Cruz. To avoid them,
simply keep a distance from the coast of just under one mile for
the former and half a mile or less for the latter.
NIGHT-TIME
APPROACH:
Proceed in the same way, taking into account the buoy markers:
Coming from the N, sail based on the light from Cabo Prioriño
Chico lighthouse (Fl W 5s 36m 23M, visible between 225º and
129.5º), keeping the light on Cabo Prior (Gp Fl(1+2)W 15s
107m 22M) to port as a point of reference. Located one mile to
true S of Cabo Prioriño Chico, set a course of 130º
until you see the light from the Tower of Hercules lighthouse
(Gp Fl(4)W 20s 106m 23M), the oldest active lighthouse in the
world. Then, turn gradually 40º to port until you see the
light at the end of the breakwater at the port of Ares (Gp Fl(3)R
9s 12m 5M).
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