May 22

Lobster pots

Campaign relaunched The Cruising Association and Yachting Monthly have relaunched a petition asking the Government to tackle the problem of poorly-marked fishing gear. The previous petition was halted pending the general election. The petition is running along side an RYA initiative to gather evidence of fishing gear entanglements to demonstrate the scale and severity of the issue.

May 22

Coastguard appoints first female boss

Julie-Anne Wood Julie-Anne Wood began her career as a watch assistant with the Coastguard Service in 1999 at Milford Haven. She progressed through the ranks to Rescue Coordinator Centre Manager in 2008, and head of technical training and standards in 2013. Her appointment as Head of the National Maritime Operations Centre in Fareham, and the ten Coastguard Operations Centre around the country is one of the most senior positions within Her Majesty's Coastguard, and heretofore has been headed by a man.

May 21

Ladies Cruiser Race 2017

Overall

Sailed: 1, Discards: 0, To count: 1, Rating system: PY, Entries: 2, Scoring system: Appendix A
Rank Boat Class Boat ID HelmName Handicap R1 Total Nett
1st Nondikass Parker 31 636 Nicola Flinn 1055 1.0 1.0 1.0
2nd Ipanema Moody 27 521 Nina Coxwell 1133 2.0 2.0 2.0

R1

Start: Start 1, Finishes: Place
Rank Boat Class Boat ID HelmName Handicap Elapsed Corrected Points
1 Nondikass Parker 31 636 Nicola Flinn 1055 2:50:15 2:41:22 1.0
2 Ipanema Moody 27 521 Nina Coxwell 1133 3:07:30 2:45:29 2.0

May 20

Plymouth to St Peter Port – Late May Bank Holiday weekend

Race or cruise to St Peter Port for the Bank Holiday weekend, see events for full details RNSA (Plymouth) will again this year be running the ever popular Plymouth to St Peter Port race over late may bank holiday. Carrying on from the positive feedback from last year we will again be starting at 0600 on the Saturday morning.

May 19

ThunderCat Powerboat Racing Series returns to Bournemouth

Third and fourth rounds of the RYA P750 National Championship

May 19

Still Time to Push the Boat Out and Try Sailing in the East

Opportunities to try sailing in the East this weekend.

May 19

Tidal Diamond 574 – Spring Cruise Correction

Tidal Diamond No. 574

Correction

Please note the correction in the Spring Cruise details below, the date is the 27th May. For some reason the 2 managed to miss the boat when it came to sending the last Tidal Diamond out.

Paul Tansom
Tidal Diamond Editor
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Spring Cruise
27th May – Spring Cruise including
3rd June – Fareham Sailing and Motor Boat Club

The Spring Cruise will head for Newport on the Saturday. HW is 13:09 4.9m and you need to get to Newport no later than 2 hours after HW. Due to other commitments (a band gig) I will join the cruise on the Sunday. The plan is then as follows:

  • Monday optional bus trip and BBQ in the evening.
  • Tuesday afternoon, sail to Beaulieu, moor at either Bucklers Hard Marina or on the cheaper mid-river pontoons according to individual preference.
  • Wednesday optional walk to Beaulieu village.
  • Thursday sail to Newtown Creek and moor on the National Trust moorings (or anchor if you want the cheaper option).
  • Friday sail to Fareham Creek and the Fareham Sailing and Motor Boat Club and moor on their visitor’s pontoon.
  • Saturday optional walk.
  • Sunday sail back to Langstone Harbour.

The Cruise is structured so that you can miss out the final weekend at Fareham or omit the weeks cruise and just come to Fareham on the Friday or Saturday.

Although no booking is required, it would be helpful if you could let me know if you are coming on the cruise and especially if you are coming to Fareham S.M.B.C. on the last weekend.

I will be at the club this Friday evening (19th May) from about 21:00 to talk to any members who want to discuss the cruise.

I hope to see you there,

Richard Gunn
Cruiser Captain
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Diary Dates

Social Events Sailing Events
Thai Curry / Friendly Friday May 19th Gales Series 2 / Sunset Series 2 May 19th
Real Ale Night / Friendly Friday May 26th Forts and Fairways Series 1 (Ian Silk Trophy) / Trafalgar Pursuit May 20th
Friendly Friday June 2nd Spring Series 4 / Sophie Ludford May 21st

Dinghy, Sailing, Cruiser

May 18

Visit the RYA at the Poole Harbour Boat Show 2017

Stand ER18 - Quayside

May 17

Marlow Ropes renews as British Sailing Team Official Supplier

Leading rope supplier on board until 2021

May 17

Hundreds take to the water for Push the Boat Out in Northern Ireland

There is still time to try sailing and windsurfing for free this week, after hundreds of people across Northern Ireland got out on the water at the weekend, many for the first time, as RYA Push the Boat Out kicked off this weekend (13-14 May).