VILAINE RIVER practica' handboo. 2017 EDITORIAL VOILIERS ET BATEAUX À MOTEUR LOCATION tt GESTION tt VENTE User% of th+ Vilain+ River e guide Since 2001 this practical guide Chas been an indispensable tool for This guide provides tide times and boating on the Vilaine River. It is a wealth of schedules for the Arzal lock. The information for regular or occasional users. latter may vary. We have created a complementary tool accessible on the The Institute for the Development of the net and smartphone : Vilaine, the Ports of Arzal-Camoël, Roche- www.lavilaine.com Bernard, Foleux and Redon, the nautical rest area in Rieux and the nautical stopover We invite you to consult it. Cran bridge along with all their advertising partners are pleased to present their 2017 Good navigation on the Vilaine. edition of this handbook. LOKAVOILE 3RUWGHSODLVDQFH ARZAL Tél : 02 97 45 65 51 COURTAGE DE L’ESTUAIRE FRQWDFW#ORNDYRLOHIUZZZORNDYRLOHIU [email protected] 3 INDEX LOCKAGE INSTRUCTIONS Lockage instructions ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 à 7 Passing through a lock safely ...................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Lockage instructions and few advises .......................................................................................................................... 10 - 11 Yo; ar+ abou= t> navigat+ o@ th+ Vilain+. Workings of the Cran Bridge ........................................................................................................................................................................ 13 Bi% river whicD i% par= of th+ publiF flHiaI systeK The Primary objectives of The Institute for the Development of the Vilaine ............... 15 à 21 i% manage5 i@ accordanc+ witD th+ maritim+ navigatio@ Visits : Dams ans fish thoroughfares ............................................................................................................................... 22 - 23 cod+ a% far a% REDON por=. 3d+ an5 loc7 timetabl+ January to June ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 24 à 35 nless indicated otherwise (flood Lock operation during freshet period : ARZAL-CAMOËL port ................................................................................................................................................................................... 36 à 38 Uwarning, work, accident) the lock boats cannot pass through locks except LA ROCHE BERNARD port ....................................................................................................................................................................... 40 à 42 works at the times indicated in this when the floodgates are closed (high FOLEUX port ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 46 à 48 handbook. Caution must be applied during tide). CRAN port rest area ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 51 peak times, passing through a lock can RIEUX MARINA STOP .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 52 take up to 40 minutes (in the evenings, Only safety locks are permitted. REDON port ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 54 à 56 Sundays and bank holidays). Warning : When the floodgates of 3d+ an5 loc7 timetabl+ During freshet period, navigation may be July to December ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 58 à 69 entirely prohibited between REDON and the dam are opened strong cur- REDON tourist office .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 70 - 71 the ARZAL dam (information available rents occur upstream of the lock Arc Tourism South Brittany ........................................................................................................................................................................ 73 à 74 through the public notices). (3 m/s during important freshet pe- riod) It may be dangerous to dock at an « emergency » pontoon whose access is Director for Publication : UsePI phon+ number% In the event that the floodgates of the M. le Directeur de l’I.A.V. dam be fully opened to release flood reserved exclusively for the employees of EMERGENCE/SEA RESCUE .............................................................................................................. 196 waters (mainly from November to May) the dam or emergency services. CROSSA ETEL .................................................................................. 02 97 55 35 35 – VHF 16 Printing : it is strongly inadvisable to moor along AMBULANCE SERVICE ............................................................................................................................. 15 Imprimerie Armoricaine the banks of the Vilaine (risk of running FIREBRIGADE .................................................................................................................................................... 18 aground). GENDARMERY ..................................................................................................................................................... 17 Photos : CUSTOMS (NANTES) ............................................................................................... 09 70 27 51 90 - Maison du Tourisme Our weQit+ dedicate5 t> DEPARTMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE VILAINE ................ 02 99 90 88 44 du Pays de REDON INTERACTIVE VOICE SERVER FOR TIMETABLES navigatio@ : - Arc Sud Bretagne www.lavilaine.com + MARITIME INFORMATION ............................................................................... 09 69 32 22 97 Faceboo7 Lin7 : - Compagnie Ports du WEATHER .......................................................................................................................... 08 92 68 32 50 https://www.facebook.com/eptbvilaine/ Morbihan Interactiv+ voic+ server REDON TOURIST OFFICE .................................................................................... 02 99 71 06 04 - I.A.V. 24/24 : ARC TOURISM BRITTANY-ROCHE BERNARD OFFICE ............... 02 99 90 67 98 09 69 32 22 97 4 5 LOCKAGE INSTRUCTIONS Chanel 9 : Contact with the Morbihan Company of ports. Chanel 10 : Communication channel for The Vilaine. Chanel 11 : Channel for the instructions of the workings of the ARZAL lock. NavigationaI spee5 limit% SPEED LIMIT 5,5 - Free flowing section of the Vilaine 1'6 - To the right of ports and other structures, when 3 passing a vessel of an 1'6 inferior size or when mooring essels waiting to pass through locks Lock opening times may be Vmust indicate their intentions clearly modified (check with har- - Approaching navigational 2 before passage. Except in the case of a bor master’s office, I.A.V. and website infrastructures 1'6 predetermined order, boats entering into www.lavilaine.com ONLY and interactive the chamber enter according to order of voice server 24/24 : 09 69 32 22 97). - Water skiing prohibited arrival at the lock landing. Passage at the - Jet skiing prohibited 6., lock begins with boats going upstream In port check you have the requisite wa- and those leaving the lock always have ter level to leave your mooring. right of way. Lights system : All the boats present at a lock at the time s'UDXJKWLQ7KH9LODLQH .5 by In case of heavy traffic, boats which ar- of the last passage will be systematically the index 2.10 rive first have priority. Boatmen on en- pass lockage. s$LU'UDXJKWLQ7KH9LODLQH tering the lock must, without exception, 27 m by the index 2.10 respect the instructions of the lock-kee- s)LVKLQJLVSURKLELWHGLQWKHVHSRUWV per or docking pilot ; 3DVVDJH Lock under 3DVVDJH ),6+,1*,6352+,%,'(' prohibited repairs permitted ,132576 6 7 PASSING THROUGH A LOCK SAFELY Creation of a pedagogic film to facilitate the passage of the lock of the Arzal dam, RQ<RXWXEHKWWSV\RXWXEH*T0SX=D$QJ Below yo; ca@ fin5 th+ principaI through the lock based on a first securit[ measure% t> tak+ durin] come first served basis. However, lockag+ froK th+ beginnin] of it may happen that for reasons of logistics or security we give priority Ma[ t> th+ en5 of September : to certain vessels. - Moor your vessel at a lock landing Be attentive to the instructions of the (this area is strictly reserved for this docking pilots. purpose). - On approaching and inside the lock, <28$5(81'(57+(5(63216,%,/,7< reduce speed in order to cut out any 2)7+('2&.,1*3,/27625/2&. wake. .((3(56%(&2857(286$7$//7,0(6 - Tell your