A concern to boaters for many years and it has been on the RYA’s agenda for just as long.
This is a big problem in the South West. We’ve all been there and seen a badly marked pot, missed it by a foot and thought thank god for that. Some however haven…
Category: RNSA
Mar 17
Fishing gear Entanglements and how to report them.
Mar 11
Dartmoor winter walk
Last winter walk before the sailing season. 24th Mar 2019 – Dartmoor – Fernworthy Reservoir – meet at the Main Car Park(one with Toilet block) 1000 packed lunch required. FREE Pint in the Warren House Inn on the returning route to Plymouth.
So I’m not …
Mar 07
Captain Sir Robin Knox-Johnston CBE, RD, RNR
As a RNSA Life Rear Commodore Sir Robin’s eightieth year is being celebrated by a number of events including a series of video vignettes on utube sponsored by MSAmlin. Dee Caffari (Honorary Cdr RN) interviews Sir Robin about his connection with the se…
Mar 04
Lady Mine
Yacht Lady Mine, which was illegally secured to No 1 mooring buoy on the RNSA trots nearest to the slip remains submerged. As a result the No 1 mooring buoy and two adjacent buoys (Nos 2 and 3) are unable to be used until further notice. Members enter…
Mar 02
GPS Roll Over
Alert issued for a second GPS Roll Over due to limitations in the 10 digit binary number store. The United Kingdom Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) and the United States Homeland Security have issued alerts for operators using Global Positioning Syste…
Mar 01
RNSA Annual General Meeting
2019 Royal Naval Sailing Association ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
HMS NELSON WARDROOM TRAFALGAR ROOM
Saturday 23 March 2019 at 1800
AGENDA
1. Opening remarks by the Commodore including loyal greetings.
2. Minutes of the February 2018 Meeting (found on pa…
Mar 01
NL75. 75th Anniversary of Normandy Landings 6th June 1944
Confirmation required for NL75 by 30 April 2019. NORMANDY Landings NL75, DDAY75 2019 – Confirmation of Interest
Expressions of interest totalled 46 boats and 117 people have been received. Payment time usually leads to a sharper focus as a few drop out…
Feb 20
Coastal Winter Walk
Winter walk II Dear all,
Just a short email too remind you of the next winter walk. I’d hate for anyone to miss out!
24th Feb 2019 – Coastal walk- Meet outside the Mount Batten sailing Center 0945 with a set off time for 1000.
This walk is one of my…
Feb 06
Winter Dinner on the East Coast
Thoughts turned to the season ahead over mulled wine in Jacqui-B, followed by a splendid supper at the Last Anchor, Ipswich
Feb 05
Portland Harbour Master’s 1st Newsletter
This is the first newsletter that the Port have produced, emanating from a suggestion at a recent meeting of yacht club Mooring Officers. Mark Rowles at Portland Port has published this first newsletter, and it appears to make interesting reading to a …