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FISHGUARD, WALES

he only harbour with safe, all-tide access in Cardigan Bay is Fishguard, as I discovered while cruising down the Irish Sea and becoming trapped for several days at Aberystwyth in strong southwesterlies. The bay was one long lee shore and making any progress towards the south

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