Nearly Empty

Nearly every boat is gone. Only a few weeks until dredging work begins.

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Summer Trip 2012 Stage 1

Well this year's summer trip looks like it will be in stages.

Here is stage one, Belcroute to Gorey:

Wind was ENE F3, and we sailed the whole way apart from through the Brett passage. Only one tack, just past Canger Rock buoy. Sun shone, boat and crew happy, 100% success on passage plan!

We caught 9 mackerel just north of the Brett beacon.

Stage 2 is very exciting...

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.

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.

Christmas Sail

Just a quick run out today to check the engine after its service last week. All running sweetly. Stuck the jib out for 10 minutes as well but wind picking up, gusty and quite a swell running so not much fun. The dinghy being towed was all over the place. Hopefully lots more to come in 2012.
J

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