Local Notice: to Mariners 18/26
Number: 18/26. Date: 26h May 2026
Exe Safe Water Mark Updated Position
Notice is hereby given that the updated position for the Exe Safe Water Mark is as follows:
50°35.902’N
003°23.385’W
Grahame Forshaw MBE MNI
Harbour Master
Exeter Port Authority.
Exeter City Council
Local Notice to Mariners 17/26
Number: 17/26. Date: 20th May 2026
New light added to port lateral mark number 14
Notice is hereby given that with permission from Trinity House a light has been added to
port lateral mark number 14 (location: N50 37 085 – W003 26 369) .
The light sequence for this buoy is now Q.F.R.
Grahame Forshaw MBE MNI
Harbour Master
Exeter Port Authority.
Exeter City Council
Local Notice to Mariners 15/26
Number: 15/26. Date: 17th April 2026
Work to be carried out on Old Lifeboat Slipway 20/04/26 – 25/04/26
Please be advised that Teignmouth Marine Services will be carrying out remedial works to the Old Lifeboat Slipway, Queens Drive, Exmouth on behalf of East Devon District Council between 20th April 2026 and 25th April 2026.
There will be some minor disruption and reduced access to users during these times.
It is anticipated that the work will be completed prior to the Rowing Club Regatta which starts on 25th April. TMS are liaising directly with the Rowing Club over this matter.
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Grahame Forshaw MBE MNI
Harbour Master
Exeter Port Authority.
Exeter City Council
Local Notice to Mariners 14/26
Number: 14/26. Date: 14th April 2026
Exmouth Rowing Club Regatta, The Langstone Approach
Notice is hereby given that Exmouth Rowing Club Regatta will be running ‘The Langstone Approach Regatta’ on the 25th April 2026.
Type of craft taking part: Coastal Rowing Boats (quads, doubles and singles) and accompany RIBs and light vessels acting as safety boats (x3).
Start times: First race starts at 10:00hrs and final race is expected the finish at approximately 16:30hrs. Race start times are as follows;
Race 1 – 10:00hrs, Race 2 -11:15hrs, Race 3 – 12:30hrs Race 4 – 14:15hrs, Race 5 – 15:30hrs. All races are expected to take approximately 45mins.
Numbers taking part: In each race they anticipate between 10-20 boats involving a mixture of quads, doubles and singles. Each race will be assisted by 3 RIBs and light vessels acting as safety boats.
Course: 3 courses; a 2-3K course, 4K course and 6K course. All courses will start from an orange marker buoy a short distance south of Exe Red Buoy 10 and use the deep-water channel. The 2-3K course will turn at Exe Green Buoy 3 and return up the channel to the start/finish line. The 4K course will turn at the Exe SWB/Fairway Buoy and return up the channel to the start/finish line. The 6K course will turn at Exe Red Buoy 2, to an Orange Marker Buoy at 50° 35.89’N, 03° 24.40’W (in the direction of Langstone Rock, Dawlish), then a short distance to a Yellow Marker Buoy at 50° 35.84’N, 03° 24.30’W, then to the Exe SWB/Fairway Buoy and return up the channel to the start/finish line.
Contact details on the day – VHF channel or telephone number: We will be operating all day on VHF channel 77 (competitors) and VHF channel 08 (race officials/safety), and my contact number is 07790 424846.
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Grahame Forshaw MBE MNI
Harbour Master
Exeter Port Authority.
Exeter City Council
Local Notice to Mariners: 13/26
Number: 13/26. Date: 2nd April 2026
No 15, Starboard Lateral Marker has been repositioned.
Notice is hereby given that No 15, Starboard Lateral Marker has been repositioned. The
new position is:
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50°36.822’N
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003°26.218’W
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Grahame Forshaw MBE MNI
Harbour Master
Exeter Port Authority.
Exeter City Council
Local Notice to Mariners 12/26
Number: 12/26. Date: 25th March 2026
Starboard Post Close to Mamhead Slipway – Reinstated
Notice is hereby given that the starboard post at the position below has been reinstated.
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50°36.980’N
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003°25.252’W
