Painting the oars with some yacht enamel I picked up for 50p from a boat jumble. Must be at least 10 years old. Very 70s colour.
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Sunday, January 15, 2012
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Spot the Seawych #1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-u6JWaRPgE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
An occasional game. This YouTube video from Mr Keep Turning Left, Dylan Winter, features a Seawych 19 somewhere in the footage. Can you spot it?
Dylan Winter is travelling the coast of Britain in a 19 foot sailing boat. (Sadly, the wrong 19 foot sailing boat, a Mirror Offshore). As a former BBC cameraman he is making short videos along the way and these are excellent. Look for keepturningleft.co.uk on the web.
An occasional game. This YouTube video from Mr Keep Turning Left, Dylan Winter, features a Seawych 19 somewhere in the footage. Can you spot it?
Dylan Winter is travelling the coast of Britain in a 19 foot sailing boat. (Sadly, the wrong 19 foot sailing boat, a Mirror Offshore). As a former BBC cameraman he is making short videos along the way and these are excellent. Look for keepturningleft.co.uk on the web.
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Windy Wendy says 54kt gusts.
Just went into the garden with the dog and got blown all over the place. St Helier pierheads is saying 33kts gusting to 54kts (62mph / F10). I think this is the highest I can remember hearing in the last few years. Anyone heard a higher value from Windy Wendy in the past?
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Harbours Response to the Muddy Protest
Further to the Muddy Protest by Roy Deeming at the weekend in relation to the mud build up in St Aubin's Harbour, Myra Shacklady, the Commercial Operations Director at Jersey Ports, was interviewed on Radio Jersey this morning.
CLICK HERE to listen to her comments. (about 5 minutes long)
Apologies for the poor sound quality at times.
Prior to that Roger read out an email from Bob Thompson praising the work harbours have done in association with SOBOA.
Listen to that HERE (50s long).
If anyone reads this blog, please feel free to add your views to the comments below.
CLICK HERE to listen to her comments. (about 5 minutes long)
Apologies for the poor sound quality at times.
Prior to that Roger read out an email from Bob Thompson praising the work harbours have done in association with SOBOA.
Listen to that HERE (50s long).
If anyone reads this blog, please feel free to add your views to the comments below.
Monday, January 2, 2012
A Muddy Protest
Looking at the minutes from previous SABAO (St Aubins Boat Owners Association) AGM's and monthly meetings of SABOA committee with Harbours (see below), you have to say say Roy Deeming has a point about dredging. While blocking vessels entering a dried out harbour is unlikely to raise many hackles it did get the issue aired in all the local news outlets. Thanks Roy.
In the interests of fairness I would add my own view that, aside from this one issue, harbours are doing a good job generally in St Aubins.
BBC Radio Jersey Interview with Roy: Click Here
JEP Article: http://www.thisisjersey.com/news/2011/12/30/boat-owner-plans-new-year-st-aubins-harbour-protest/
Channel TV Article Online: http://www.channelonline.tv/channelonline_jerseynews/displayarticle.asp?id=497652
Extracts from minutes regarding Dredging....
Feb 2009:
"• The Harbours Office was looking to purchase a small barge for the purpose of dredging. None has
yet been found and therefore it was likely that contractors would be used in 2010 for this operation"
March 2010:
"Dredging - The exact method that the Harbour’s Office intends to use, has not yet been decided. SABOA has no reason to believe that it will not happen some time around summer this year"
Feb 2011:
"Dredging – Jersey Harbours were already preparing for the dredging of the harbour by applying
for permission to dump all the spoil three miles out to sea. Although unconfirmed, it was expected
to take place towards the end of the summer once all other works had been completed. Jersey
Harbours had said that any vessels that were expected to move, would go to La Colette Marina
which itself was due to be heavily reconfigured at some point this year. Again, the timing of this
is not confirmed yet. It will get done, it was just a question of when"
Sept 2011:
"Dredging-PLN confirmed that dredging will go ahead this winter, probably around Christmas time andthe letters asking for tenders are going out around now. More detailed information on how it
is being done and when & where boats have to be moved to will be given once the tender has
been accepted. The sand may be dumped above the ground-chain near the Bulwarks to make
a firmer base for the boats along the wall.
Ways of altering the flow of water through and round the harbour are being actively looked
into by experts from Arups, who are in favour of moving the groyne to the end of the North
Quay instead."
Present:
Jersey Harbours are now saying September 2012.
In the interests of fairness I would add my own view that, aside from this one issue, harbours are doing a good job generally in St Aubins.
BBC Radio Jersey Interview with Roy: Click Here
JEP Article: http://www.thisisjersey.com/news/2011/12/30/boat-owner-plans-new-year-st-aubins-harbour-protest/
Channel TV Article Online: http://www.channelonline.tv/channelonline_jerseynews/displayarticle.asp?id=497652
Extracts from minutes regarding Dredging....
Feb 2009:
"• The Harbours Office was looking to purchase a small barge for the purpose of dredging. None has
yet been found and therefore it was likely that contractors would be used in 2010 for this operation"
March 2010:
"Dredging - The exact method that the Harbour’s Office intends to use, has not yet been decided. SABOA has no reason to believe that it will not happen some time around summer this year"
Feb 2011:
"Dredging – Jersey Harbours were already preparing for the dredging of the harbour by applying
for permission to dump all the spoil three miles out to sea. Although unconfirmed, it was expected
to take place towards the end of the summer once all other works had been completed. Jersey
Harbours had said that any vessels that were expected to move, would go to La Colette Marina
which itself was due to be heavily reconfigured at some point this year. Again, the timing of this
is not confirmed yet. It will get done, it was just a question of when"
Sept 2011:
"Dredging-PLN confirmed that dredging will go ahead this winter, probably around Christmas time andthe letters asking for tenders are going out around now. More detailed information on how it
is being done and when & where boats have to be moved to will be given once the tender has
been accepted. The sand may be dumped above the ground-chain near the Bulwarks to make
a firmer base for the boats along the wall.
Ways of altering the flow of water through and round the harbour are being actively looked
into by experts from Arups, who are in favour of moving the groyne to the end of the North
Quay instead."
Present:
Jersey Harbours are now saying September 2012.
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