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Just for kids Pages 22-23

Step right-footed past a black cat with a featherless wren in my pocket and a mute redhead on my arm

Seafaring superstitions Page 25

Best seat in the house for RYA awards Shelley Jory-Leigh Page 16

Full sail for Frisco The Clipper fleet at the start of race 7 from Qingdao to San Francisco.

CHINA gave the Clipper around the world race fleet a send off to match the welcome and stopover in Qingdao. Thousands lined the breakwater of the Olympic Sailing Centre to send them on their way for race seven of

the 35,000-mile global challenge to San Francisco. A 15-knot breeze from the north gave a gentle introduction to the 5,680-mile race across the Pacific to San Francisco, the longest leg in the

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history of the Clipper Race. Having taken line honours in the race into Qingdao from Singapore, Spirit of Australia crossed the start line in first place. Hot on their hees were the two North American entries,

Cape Breton Island and California with Uniquely Singapore, Hull & Humber, Edinburgh Inspiring Capital, Qingdao and Jamaica Lightning Bolt completing the order across the line. TURN TO PAGE 2

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CREW AND CONTENTS Consultant Editor Bob Satchwell

Sea talk.. ................................................ 2 News...................................................... 2 Kit...........................................................12 Sticky’s Tips.........................................14

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Company Focus................................15 Shelley Jory-Leigh............................16 RYA.. .......................................................19 The Green Blue................................. 21

Managing Director Sue Baggaley

Property pullout......................... I-VIII Seafaring superstitions.. ................25 In the drink........................................ 26

South Coast Rep. Bill Oakley

Book reviews.. ....................................29 Classifieds...........................................44 RNLI...................................................... 46 Tidal predictions.............................. 46

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The sea’s rich tapestry MARCH is a month of anticipation, rather than achievement. We are heading for spring and to boating folk there is nothing better to signal all those perfect days to come than sails on the horizon – or closer to home, especially when they are racing, on the Thames, for example. We are also pleased to report this month excitement further downstream where Tideway Sailability is stepping out in style. Then there are spanking new headquarters for Erith Yacht Club, this time firmly on dry land rather than in an historic ferry. Further west they have a new clubhouse at Totnes and there are also funds available to save Second World War motorboats for posterity. And talking of heritage, what a treat there will be at Portsmouth Navy Days in the summer. The Royal Navy’s latest warships will be on parade along archives that can help us trace old sailors’ service and even offer us a chance to find out if our ancestors fought alongside Nelson at Trafalgar. While the around the world Clipper racers settle down for the long slog across the Pacific from China to California we can look forward to our own circumnavigation – of the Isle of Wight – along with what could be a bumper crop of other entrants to the annual celebration of sail. While we are contemplating a summer of fair winds and fun we can also be inspired by the good deeds of those who will this month put a pleasant pastime to CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 As they rounded the first mark Hull & Humber had moved into the lead with Qingdao in second place, much to the delight of the home crowd. Hull & Humber was first up with their medium weight spinnaker and as the fleet headed out into the Yellow Sea the English entry had a clear lead on the rest of the teams. But before the start Clipper Chairman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston said: “To complete the Pacific in one long, five-week bite is a major challenge. “When the crews arrive in San Francisco they will have sailed for a longer distance than 99.9 percent of all boat.” Crew members from Cork are racing on board the other nine yachts following the grounding of their yacht during Race 5. Race 7 brings them a step closer to Panama where they will take delivery of their new yacht before aiming for a warm

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good use by raising cash for Sports Relief. And not that we need to be reminded, we can cheer the commendations for Coastguards who help to keep us safe and, without question, dash to our aid when we get ourselves into difficulties. They are heroes alongside the volunteers of the RNLI who are as ready to rescue pets as well as people, not least because if they don’t, pet owners might put themselves in danger. This month we also spotlight the opportunities to pick up a bargain at a boat jumble or contemplate a move to live by the water. Finally there are timely warnings from insurance experts about taking care before we relaunch our vessels, especially after such a trying winter. And with that in mind, we should heed Alex Smith’s valuable advice gleaned from his investigations into superstitions at sea. Can there be anyone more superstitious than a sailor? Is it not fascinating in itself that in what remains a relatively quiet time for most of the boating community that conserves its energy until the clocks go forward, there is such a rich tapestry of events and information to glean from the maritime world? But this newspaper is named, and is produced, for All at Sea!

The Clipper fleet at the start of race 7 from Qingdao to San Francisco.

welcome when the fleet arrives in Kinsale at the start of an eight-day stopover in Cork, Ireland in July. Team Finland was delayed leaving Qingdao awaiting a replacement mast after losing her rig during the tough race from Singapore. The race started from the River Humber on 13 September last and will return there on 17 July. People from all walks of life can take on the challenge of a lifetime and race around the globe on stripped down 68-foot racing yachts. No previous sailing experience is needed. More than 40 nationalities and 230 professions are represented

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by crew competing in Clipper 09-10. Crew can sign up for the whole circumnavigation or one or more legs. The overall race is divided into individual races and points are accumulated according to each individual race position. The yacht with the highest total at the finish will win the race trophy. After Race 6 Spirit of Australia led with 60 points from Team Finland with 50. Hull & Humber was fifth with 37 points, Cork had 28 points and Edinburgh Inspiring Capital 19 points. www.clipperroundtheworld.com

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Hunt for history at Navy Days NAV Y Days in Portsmouth will provide an opportunity to delve into the past. The events have been taking place since 1927 and this year, visitors will have the chance to discover their own military history. The Naval Historical Branch, located opposite HMS Victory, will open its doors with a panel of experts ready and waiting to give advice on naval family history. The Historical Branch’s archive dates back to the point at which the Historical Section was founded by Winston Churchill in 1914 and consists of around 160,000 records, acting as the Navy and Ministry of Defence’s corporate memory. They also help advise the media, assisting in many documentaries and TV dramas such as the ITV series ‘Making Waves’.

There will also be an expert from the MOD’s medal office on hand to answer questions on Royal Navy medals and awards. Jock Gardner, one of the branch’s historians, said: “We will be able to point visitors in the right direction, advising on what historical documents they would need to answer particular queries. “If people bring along ancestors’ service certificates we can help explain information contained within them.” A variety of fascinating facts can also be found in The Ayshford Trafalgar Roll, on special display in the National Museum of the Royal Navy. Visitors can search the display ‘Who was at Trafalgar?’, which lists personal details on more than 18,000 men who served in the British fleet at Trafalgar, including nearly 3,000 Marines, and includes The Complete Navy List of the Napoleonic Wars with details on 11,000 officers who served in the Royal Navy between 1793 and 1815. This mine of information was compiled over the past 25 years by Pamela and Derek Ayshford, who set themselves the task of working through the relevant records – muster books, surgeons’ logs, prize money registers and pension records, to produce a definitive reference guide to the heroes of the Navy’s finest hour. Trivial Pursuit buffs can learn that there were nine ‘Nelsons’ at the battle, two of whom came from Denmark and, the roll will help anyone tracing

News in brief Isolated danger SAILORS have been asked to take extra care at Langstone in Chichester Harbour following work to remove an electric pylon. Work began on 1 March between Hayling Island road bridge and the remains of the old Hayling Billy bridge and was expected to take a week. When complete an unlit isolated danger mark will identify the concrete foundations which will stand proud of the seabed by 18 inches.

Boating bargains PETER Leonard Marine is holding a boat jumble at its yard in Newhaven on 28 March. Gates open at 9am. A donation will go its chosen charity, the Newhaven Youth Marching Band.

Racing green Britain’s latest ships of the line

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TEAMORIGIN, the British challenger for the America’s Cup headed by Sir Keith Mills, has appointed Dr Susie Tomson as the team’s environmental manager. Dr Tomson was the RYA’s environmental advisor for seven years and will be responsible for reducing the team’s carbon footprint and inspire positive action on climate change.

Historic catch A SECOND World War aeroplane’s propeller was lifted from the seabed in Calshot after being snagged by the RNLI lifeboat. The three-bladed propeller measuring 12 feet in diameter was from a Sunderland flying boat which sank off Calshot spit 50 years ago and the lifeboat’s mooring chain got snagged in the wreck on the seabed.

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their family tree discover if they had an ancestor at Trafalgar. Navy Days in Portsmouth runs for three days from July 30. Already confirmed among the star attractions are new Type 45 destroyers HMS

Daring and Dauntless, plus the aviation training and casualty receiving ship RFA Argus. Further information, including ticket details, is available at www.navydaysuk.co.uk

HOLIDAYMAKERS and waters sports fans can discover some of the 25 sports on offer in Bournemouth and Poole by logging into a new website and one-stop watersports shop w w w.coast wit ht hemost .com. Prices start at £10 for four hour’s surf board hire.

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News in brief Nice little urner

Ribsters line up for rally

NELSON - related memorabilia, including a rare George III mourning ring, a collection of Baltic service dinner plates, and a silver urn given by Lady Emma Hamilton to her chemist, is being sold as part of The Marine Sale at Bonhams on 24 March. The George lll gold and enamel mourning ring, estimated to sell for £12,000 - £15,000, is one of 58 rings, distributed by the executors of Nelson’s will. www.bonhams.com/marine

Charity brew TEA lovers can make a brew to support the lifeboats with the launch of a new Lifeboat Tea range. Seven pence from every pack goes to the RNLI and with 165 million cups of tea taken daily in the UK this could mean £231,000 could be raised for the RNLI every day if everyone drank Lifeboat Tea. www.lifeboattea.co.uk.

Gunboats saved THE last remaining fully operational high-speed World War II motor boats have been saved for the nation with the help of a £580,000 grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund. The money will enable Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust to purchase the boats.

Chris Strickland’s record-breaking Seahound V , a Scorpion Sting, will be taking part.

THERE are 20 confirmed entries for the Great British RIB Rally between 12-23 June. The fleet will muster in Portland and set off on Saturday 12 June. For what is billed as the cruising adventure of a lifetime. Unusually the route will be around the Atlantic coast of Ireland and the top of Scotland, rather than the Caledonian Canal. The RIBs range in length from a 12m - Steve and Stuart Munro with ROOSTER – down to the minimum eligible length of 7.5m – Chris Looney on RAVEN. Entrants are encouraged to raise money for the Hospice movement. The GBRR 2010 was conceived by a group of enthusiasts headed by Patrick Byrne, MD at Scorpion RIBs. www.greatbritishribrally.co.uk

Chief Coastguard praises rescuers SIX Coastguards are to be recognised by the award of the Chief Coastguard’s Commendations for their work last year. Ian Grant of South Queensferry Coastguard Rescue Team rescued two girls from the River Almond. When the team arrived they found the girls clinging to the bank. Ian forded the river and secured the girls to wait for rescue by helicopter. Richard Morris and Douglas Tapp of Littlehampton Coastguard

Rescue Team saved the life of a man who had jumped into the River Arun in May 2009. He was pulled lifeless from the water and was tended to by Richard and paramedics for over an hour before he was stable enough to be transferred to hospital. Darren Keal of Newquay Coastguard Rescue Team rescued a man trapped at the foot of 80 metre high cliffs, in storm conditions in November 2009. In failing light and awful conditions he was lowered down to the casualty and after some

35 minutes the man was recovered to safety. Andy Roberts Sector Manager, East Kent is commended for services to the Coastguard Rescue Service and to the community. His leadership and influence has done much to promote the aims and image of HM Coastguard in the south east of England, and he is a role model for sector managers everywhere. Brett Cunningham Coastal Safety Manager, South West Scotland and

Work starts on harbour WORK has finally begun on the long-delayed £335 million regeneration of Plymouth’s inner Millbay Harbour as contractors start to dredge the dock and repair the crumbling quays. After five years of snags and hold-ups, the city council has finally got the green light to start work on infrastructure for a massive facelift for the near-derelict dock which will include 1,200 waterside homes, shops, showpiece hotels, a new marina and a cruiseliner terminal, all linked by Continentalstyle boulevards. Project director Robert Poole said that plans for a rising cill or lock gates for the new marina have been dropped because of cost but the harbour will be dredged to give at least a metre of depth during the lowest tides. Parts of the harbour would be dredged to three metres allowing the largest yachts to stay afloat.

Northern Ireland, is commended for services to Search and Rescue in Ireland. He has spent much of his service in Northern Ireland and has worked fostered and maintained close working arrangements with the Irish Coast Guard. Rod Johnson, Chief Coastguard said: “In commending these officers I’d also like to take the opportunity to recognise the outstanding work done by all of our officers every day and often in the face of adversity. Well done, and thank you.”

Wind farm threat to fishing PROTESTERS claim a £4.5 Billion wind farm given the go-ahead for the Bristol Channel off the North Devon coast will wreck the area for commercial fishing and pleasure-boating, The Atlantic Array wind farm – the world’s largest - which will contain 350 turbines sited 14km off the North Devon coast, in the mouth of the Bristol Channel north of Lundy Island, will generate enough electricity to power over a million homes. Construction is due to start in 2014 but fishermen’s organisations in Appledore, Bideford, Barnstaple and Ilfracombe claim that they will lose their best fishing grounds and boats will be forced to move or tie up for good. Fishermen’s spokesman Dick Talbot of Appledore said: “We are very concerned that we will have a huge closed area which is invaluable for catching most of our prime fish.”

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Merlins bring sign of spring to the Thames

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Divers find wreck after 3,000 years

ONE of the world’s oldest shipwrecks has been discovered off the South Devon coast at Salcombe after lying undisturbed on the sea-bed for more than 3,000 years. Experts believe the 40-foot long Bronze Age trading vessel was bringing copper and tin to the UK from Europe when it was wrecked while attempting to land.

Divers from the South West Marine Archaeological Group who found the wreck have already recovered 84kg of copper and tin – which would have been used for making a bronze sword and three gold bracelets. “We anticipate there is a lot more down there,” said spokesman Mick Palmer. “It’s an incredibly exciting

ALONG with the nights drawing out, the first Silver Tiller of the season, hosted by Ranelagh Sailing Club, on the blustery river Thames was a first sign of spring. The Thames Barrier had been shut on the last day of February allowing 22 enthusiastic boats representing nine clubs a competitive sail in the comparatively slack tidal stream. After a brief postponement to allow rowing eights to clear the race track, officer of the day – Margaret Stokes – got the fleet away first time. Matt Biggs and Ben Hollis in ‘Two Pints of Lager’ raced to a comfortable victory. There was tactical duelling for the places. Duncan Salmon and Ian Garwood sailing ‘Salmon en Croute’ were second the and Alex Jackson and Chris Downham in ‘Monkey Business’ finished third. The meeting was rounded off with beef stew and chocolate brownies.

find. This was a cargo-trading vessel on a big scale.” The craft, powered by 15 oarsmen, was found in ten metres of water 300 metres from shore in an area called Wash Gully. The finds, which have been reported to the Receiver of Wrecks, have been handed to the British Museum and will eventually go on show.

News in brief Swanning around SWAN yachts are set to meet up for the ClubSwan Caribbean Rendezvous at the Bitter End Yacht Club in the British Virgin Islands from 15 – 20 March and the 20 yachts will sail around the islands. racing-office@nautorswan.com.

Weekend on water A GET-AFLOAT weekend giving visitors the chance to step aboard a range of sail and powerboats is being held at Brixham Marina on 29 and 30 May. The event is free.

Lookout facelift THE Coastwatch lookout station at Prawle Point near Salcombe is being fitted with a state-of-the-art weather station and radar as part of a new information centre for sailors and coastal walkers. The £17,000 Heritage Lottery Fund upgrade includes telescopes to view shipping and wildlife from the coastline.

New clubhouse MORE than 100 members watched Mayor Jean Harrop cut the ribbon to open the new Totnes Boating Association clubhouse. The club has 250 fully paid up members and the club has a full calendar of events. w w w.homepages.r ya- online. net/totnes-boating-association/

Search for silver hoard A MASSIVE salvage operation to find silver ingots worth £70 million in a steamer lying in 6,000 feet of water off the Cornish coast for 70 years will start within the next three months. The 15,000-ton SS Gairsoppa, bringing silver and pig-iron from India, was sunk by a German submarine in February 1940, 100 miles from land. Five survivors reached Cornwall in a

lifeboat but four drowned as they tried to land on the Lizard and are buried in nearby St Wynswallow graveyard. The salvage contract has been won by the American firm Odyssey Marine Exploration which will start a 90-day search in June. If the salvage attempt is successful, the silver, now valued at 70 million, will be split between Odyssey and the UK Department of Transport.

Funds for luggers PRINCE Charles and sailing legend Pete Goss are backing a fund-raising campaign to create a new fleet of small Cornish sailing luggers for fishing and pleasure sailing. Jumbos – smaller versions of the familiar luggers – were once common in West Country harbours but disappeared in the 1920s. Now the newly formed St Ives Jumbo Association has built the first new Jumbo for 100 years and is appealing for funds to finish the second in time for this year’s racing season. The association has received support from Prince Charles via his Duke of Cornwall’s Benevolent Fund, and Pete Goss, who sailed his Cornish lugger Spirit of Mystery to Australia last year, will give a talk to raise

funds at St Ives on April 9. Association secretary Jonny Nance said: “We hope their support will encourage anyone interested to help us raise the remaining £11,500 we need to finish the second boat. “The Jumbos are part of a revival which could see small inshore and engineless fishing fleets springing up around our shores over the next decade.” www.stivesjumbo.com

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News in brief Yankee weightlifter A NEW 50 - tonne crane, imported from the USA, is being put in place at Blagdons Boatyard in Plymouth. It will increase the yard’s lifting capacity and provide lifting services to larger boats and multi- hulls.

Sporting shortlist THE Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy is in the running for the Sport Venue of the Year Award against the likes of Twickenham and Wembley Stadiums as well as the O2 and the Brit Oval.

Secret sailing SECRET Millionaire star Liz Jackson is stepping in to help Tideway Sailability make sailing more accessible to people in London and even producing an Olympic sailor for 2012. Hilary Lister, the first disabled woman to sail solo around Britain will launch a fundraising campaign along with Liz Jackson on 10 March at its Surrey Quays premises. commodore@ tidewaysailability.org

Green Blue partners HENRI Lloyd announced a new partnership with The Green Blue, the environment initiative of the RYA and the British Marine Federation. Green Blue will train Henri Lloyd staff in sustainable boating and energy saving.

Sailors join Sports Relief challenge SAILORS are joining the campaign to raise funds for Sports Relief. While Christine Bleakley who hosts BBC TV’s The One Show is pushing herself to the limit to water-skiing across the Channel for the charity, young sailors are being challenged to complete a Tri-Mile and others are being invited to bid for places to sail with yachting superstars. At SailLaser’s OnBoard and Race sailing Clubs at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy children aged 7-15 who attend the regular sailing club, will be taking part in the ‘SailLaser Tri-Mile’. The Tri-Mile is a multi-disciplined event, involving a run, swim and a sail. The event will take place on Saturday 13 March from the SailLaser site at Portland. SailLaser Scotland will also be hosting a Tri-Mile starting at 10.00

am on Strathclyde Loch The Scotland Tri-Mile involves a run, pedalo race and a sail in a Pico. Young sailors can invite friends and family to either take part or volunteer to help run the event. It is free to enter, but each child is encouraged to aim for a sponsorship target of £20.00. Go to www.sail-laser.com/ weymouth or info-scotland@saillaser.com or www.mysportrelief. com/saillasertrimile. Also on March 13 Sunsail will take their fleet of Sunfast 37s to Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth to get anyone and everyone sailing a mile for Sport Relief. Sunsail’s sister company Thomson Sport is a national sponsor for one of Sport Relief’s celebrity challenges. For those who have never sailed before Sunsail Skippers are

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volunteering their time to make it possible. There will also be a chance sail with Dee Caffari and Mike Golding. There are four spaces on each of their boats to be auctioned for the charity. For details go to www. sunsail.co.uk/sport-relief/auction “Sport Relief helps out a lot of disadvantaged people both here in the UK and overseas, and I can’t think of a better way to raise money for them than spending a couple of hours out on the water,” said Dee. Over the following weekend of Friday 19 to Sunday 21 March., the whole of the UK will get active to raise cash and change lives. Sports Relief has a unique history of dedicated people doing extraordinary things to make a difference — from David Walliams’ swim across the English Channel, to Eddie Izzard’s amazing marathon

a day around the UK and the thousands running the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile. All the money raised is spent by Comic Relief to help transform the lives of poor and vulnerable people, both at home and across the world’s poorest countries.

Take special care before getting back on board INSURERS have issued a timely reminder to boat owners to carry out simple checks before they get back on the water. Navigators & General says it experiences an increase in claims in March and April as boats are launched or when owners return to find their boats have suffered damage during the winter. The insurer says the economic climate coupled with sub zero temperatures are likely to have added to the risk. Carrying out a number of simple prelaunch checks, and ensuring there is good communication with the yard or launching company can significantly reduce the risk of accidents and breakdowns or sinking. The checks are particularly important after a harsh winter where skin fittings, pipes, engines and heaters may have been damaged or dislodged by ice. The company advises the owner to be present when the boat is launched to monitor the vessel

for any unusual water ingress for at least a couple of hours . Simple checks on machinery fluid levels, all through hull fittings, companionway stairs and floorboards, as well as split pins, rigging and spreader attachment points can prevent major accidents and injury to you or your crew. When refitting your boat it is important to check that safety equipment is in date and adequate for your boat. Fire extinguishers in particular need to be kept in proper working order, to comply with some policy conditions. James Roberts Head of Navigators & General said: “Conducting maintenance checks before re-launching will reduce the risk of damage and possible injuries. The onus is on the boat owner to maintain their vessel to a seaworthy condition and ensure ongoing maintenance is completed. “Insurance cannot compensate for lack of maintenance and will not cover damage caused as a result of wear and tear.”

America wins back cup AFTER nine court cases and 250,000 man-hours building two of the most technically advanced racing yachts in history, it took little more than four and a half hours of sailing for the BMW Oracle crew to win the 159 year old America’s Cup from the Swiss Alinghi crew with a 2-0 victory.

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Matchless GBR trio THE GBR Match Race Girls have proven themselves one of the teams to beat in the newest Olympic sailing class. Britain’s Lucy Macgregor, Annie Lush and Ally Martin stormed into the number one spot in the ISAF women’s match racing world rankings, overtaking the long-standing leader Claire Leroy of France. The Skandia Team GBR trio have deposed the French skipper after proving a potent force on the women’s match racing circuit in its inaugural year as an Olympic class event. They won the ISAF Sailing World Cup series in 2009 and claimed silver at the first World Cup event of 2010 – the Rolex Miami Olympic Classes Regatta – where they went into the final unbeaten from 18 races in the Elliot 6m class selected to replace the Yngling for 2012. Photo: OnEdition

Success leads to limit Three jobs save four dogs THE success of what has become the world’s biggest free maritime music festival has forced organisers to put a limit on the number of groups performing this year. More than 400 singers from the UK and abroad will take part in the sixth Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival — and that’s the limit,

according to organiser John Warren. “We don’t want it to become too big for Falmouth or risk things getting out of control,” he said. Last year, concerts attracted over 10,000 people and more are expected this year. Organised by Falmouth Shout in aid of the RNLI. This year’s festival is from June 18-20.

LITTLEHAMPTON lifeboat had a hairy February not so much saving lives at sea but saving pets in the river. In just one week crewmen Andy Harris, Gavin Simmons and Lee Harrison launched to rescue ’Fletcher’ who was stranded on the shingle bank. Ivan Greer and Tom White rescued ‘Amber’ and ‘Searling’ struggling in

the river. Then Rob Devo, Josh Gruber and Tom White rescued ‘Moffy’ from the shingle bank. Nick White, launching authority at the lifeboat station said: “Our main concern is that the owners don’t put their own lives at risk by jumping in to rescue their pets”. www.littlehamptonlifeboat.co.uk

News in brief Prep regatta A NEW sailing regatta aimed at children nationwide is planned for Thursday May 13 at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy. It is being delivered in partnership with Sail Laser and IAPS (Independent Association of Prep Schools. There will Under 11 and Under 13 races. ljr@iaps.org.uk

Marking the way WAYPOINTS files for Solent racing marks for 2010 are now available for download. The download provides a zipped folder of useful files with formats including files for Garmin, Magellan, and Raymarine instruments along with the universal GPX format, .csv and .txt files.

Championship venue YALTA in the Ukraine replaces Croatia as the venue for the first event in May for the 2010 Powerboat P1 World Championship. London-based rights holder, Powerboat P1 Management Ltd, has been forced to change the schedule after funding to stage the event was not delivered by the deadline.

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News in brief Extreme Sicily TRAPANI, on the west coast of Sicily will be one of the new venues for the 2010 Extreme Sailing Series Europe. The Extreme 40 event will take place in the heart of the port metres from the shops, bars and restaurants of the town. It will be the penultimate event in the 2010 circuit over 23-26 September ahead of the final event that will be hosted in Almeria, Spain, over 9-12 October. www.extremesailingserieseurope.com

Special skills A TEAM of canoeists with learning disabilities have used a boatbuilding course at Southampton City College’s Marine Skills Centre to extend their skills ahead of a national competition. Four members of the Southampton Canoe Club spent a week at the Marine Regional Resources Centre, building their own canoes to add a different element to their training.

Cranfield regatta THE 19th annual Cranfield Regatta, organised by MBA students at Cranfield School of Management, is inviting companies to register crews for the two-day event on 9 – 11 July in the Solent on board a fleet of Sunsail Sunfast 37 yachts.

The art of barter at the humble jumble BOAT jumbles have at least one obvious and distinct advantage over their counterpart the car boot sale. You can be assured that at a boat jumble almost all of the items on display will be of some interest to you, if not this time then perhaps as inspiration for the future. Alan J. Burton goes bargain hunting. IN these austere times, and especially in the world of boating, it pays to shop around. With an awful lot of items that are required for general on-board comforts and budget permitting, luxury nik-naks, there is often an alternative that does not require a second mortgage. Nice as it is to wander around your local chandlery, as thousands of boaters have discovered there is another mode of shopping that can be cheaper, fun and a good excuse to get out of the house for a few hours on a Sunday morning. What better way to supplement your boat’s inventory, replace old and worn out parts or buy new items at bargain prices, than to visit your local boat jumble? In fact, we don’t even wait for the jumble to come to us, we now see a trip on a Sunday morning as a bit of an adventure and if it happens to be 30 or 40 miles away, so what? Make a day of it. When we first purchased our boat, we made the mistake of first-timers of making a list of all of the things that we wanted on board that were not included in the sale. These included life jackets that were small enough for our grandchildren and one for yours truly, who having all of the natural buoyancy of your average house-brick, wanted one that would keep an elephant afloat in a bath tub. We needed a Sat-Nav system and a modern radio that did not look like a relic from Z Cars. All of these were duly purchased from the chandlery prior to our becoming aware of the bargains that were available from boat jumbles. Of course, there are obvious caveats and safety should never be compromised for the sake of saving a few pounds but if it is possible to buy a similar item at a boat jumble, then why not? We were aware that we needed an automatic fire extinguisher for the engine bay, not only for safety but in order to comply with the small print on the insurance policy. So on our first visit to the boat jumble staged by Southern Boat Jumbles at Fort Purbrook on the outskirts of Portsmouth we were specifically on the look out. On that occasion there was a professional stallholder, as opposed to your car-booter style amateur, who specialised in fire extinguishers. He was very helpful and provided us with all sorts of literature relevant to the size of extinguisher that would be required, which we learnt from his literature, was gauged in direct proportion not only to the size of your engine but also to the size of your engine compartment.

Having been provided with all of this information we were less than enamoured to discover that a suitably sized one would cost us in excess of four hundred pounds from his stock list. As our boat was laid-up awaiting the installation of a new fuel tank we decided to hang on and see if there were any second-hand ones available. At the next jumble at Netley Park in Southampton, also organised by Southern Boat Jumbles, we spotted a new automatic fire extinguisher still in its original wrapping, together with the fitting instructions. Whilst trying to appear nonchalantly disinterested and simply browsing, I read all of the manufacturer’s recommendations on the back of the extinguisher. It appeared to satisfy all the requirements so the only thing left unknown was the price. Some ‘Jumblers’ tend to stick price labels on their items and some, probably the battlehardened, leave the price “To be agreed”. It is at this stage that the ability to haggle comes in useful. The art of bartering is not traditionally an integral part of British shopping but after years of wandering around Spanish markets or Turkish Bazaars this is slowly beginning to change. I have found that it pays to leave the question of price somewhat vague as it allows for the possibility of further haggling. So rather than asking a simple “How much is that Guv?” It leaves you with much better scope for negotiation if you ask: “What sort of price would this be mate?” Back to the fire extinguisher, I asked this very question. The stallholder replied: “Well it’s still new, as you can see, would 20 quid be OK?’ I responded: “How about 15?” and we did the age-old thing and met in the middle. Job done, we were both happy. Well actually, I was ecstatic, £17.50 for something that I fully expected to cost me hundreds. Happy days!

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Show of dreams for RIB riders THE 2010 Sportsboat & RIB Show in May will give readers of our sister magazine Sportsboat & RIB the chance to get their hands on the boats of their dreams The event over the Bank Holiday weekend of May 22 and 23 at Ocean Village Marina, Southampton, will run together with the Ocean Village New and Used Boat Show, giving visitors access to a great selection of sports boats and RIBs from leading marine companies as well as a vast number of pre-owned sail and power boats, all in one location. The show will include offshore cruisers from Hunton Powerboats as well as a selection of sports boats from Scandinavian boat builder, Windy. Hockley Marine, UK dealership for the Capelli range of boats will also be there, as will the British Powerboat Racing Club with ‘Cinzano’, the 40-foot aluminium classic racing powerboat designed by Britain’s Don Shead. Now owned and raced by Marcus Hendricks, the spectacular powerboat celebrated its third Cowes victory at the 2009 Cowes-TorquayCowes race, having previously competed in the 1980s, driven by Italian champion, Renato Della Valle. The line-up will also include a selection of

exhibits for RIB enthusiasts. Dealer, MRL will be offering two lucky visitors the chance to take a ride to Cowes in one of its high-performance Stingher demonstrator boats. EP Barrus will also have a presence, along with boat partners, Revenger RIBs, Ring Powercraft, Cobra RIBs, Renegade RIBs, Scorpion RIBs and Orkney Boats. Those looking for a custom-built RIB can visit J-craft at the event and for those considering shared boat ownership, RIB Shack Marine will be bringing Ribeye boats and Ribtec cabin cruisers to the party. Other big names confirmed include Barnet Marine, distributor of XS RIBs, Avon Inflatables, Bombard Inflatables and Zodiac RIBs, BVD Marine, Merlin Marine Sales, Poole Marine Services, R.I.B.S. Marine, Rib-X, Southwater Marine and Tribal Watersports. www.mdlmarinas.co.uk www.sportsboat.co.uk

Better soundings LEISURE and commercial boaters could benefit from more accurate depth information, from a research and development project awarded to a European consortium. The TeamSurv consortium offers the opportunity to join a community that collects and shares depth information recorded by vessels’ existing depth sounder equipment. At the end of a voyage, the logged data

is uploaded to a website. Members of the TeamSurv community who contribute data are eligible to view data graphically, along with the soundings collected by other boats in the area. The service will launche in April and will focus on three trials areas in the UK, France and Lithuania for the 2010 and 2011 seasons. There is no charge to take part in the trial. www.teamsurv.eu

News in brief BVI discounts SUNSAIL is offering five per cent discounts to RYA or class association members who book a flotilla or charter holidays to the British Virgin Islands before the end of March. They are also offering special packages ‘stay and sail’ packages with the BVI’s Bitter End Tacht Club. www. sunsail.co.uk or www.beyc.com

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High winds fail to defeat move of historic club HQ

Olympic support A NEW website to encourage support for Skandia Team GBR Olympic sailors was launched at the RYA Volvo Dinghy Show at Alexandra Palace, London, by double Olympic gold medallist Sarah Ayton and Tokyo games silver medallist Keith Musto. Skandia Team GBR Support Crew will allow members to gain exclusive behind the scenes access to the world of Team GBR. w w w. s k a n d i a t e a m g b r. c o m / supportcrew

More at sea THE number of people taking part in water based leisure activities has increased according to a new report In 2009 up to 3.7 million UK adults participated in at least one of 12 boating activities, representing 7.2 per cent adult population. By Mick Kemp GALE force onshore winds failed to prevent the planned move of an historic ferry to make way for construction work on a new shorebased yacht clubhouse. The operation was part of a plan funded by £3.5 million grants from Sport England and Government to develop a major regional sailtraining centre. Around 50 members of Erith Yacht Club, at Erith Rands on the Thames, gathered at the end of last month to help re-locate their floating headquarters in the shape of the Norwegian ferry MF Folgefonn from her mudberth of nearly 30 years to a new mooring two lengths downstream. Folgefonn was built in 1938 as one of the Ro-Ro ferries that opened up routes across the major fiords of Norway. When the yacht club announced she was to be replaced, the Hardanger Ship Preservation Centre, a state-funded museum based where she was built and operated, offered to take her back to be restored and operated as a working exhibit. She will remain at her new berth until early summer when she will be repatriated by barge. Assisted and sponsored by the RYA and

London Borough of Bexley, the cub is committed to achieving Government targets aimed at increasing participation in sport by the 16-45 age-group as part of National Olympic Legacy policy. Over the previous two months, directed by Commodore John Edmonds, work- parties had prepared new moorings. On moving day, despite much stronger than forecast winds, the operation got underway smoothly, guided by Thames Pilot and Club member John Freestone. An exceptionally high spring tide, helped by closure of the Thames Barrier, gave a window of about 90 minutes to complete the manoeuvre. Unforseeable problems meant the mammoth move could not be completed until the next tide.

Get the most from radar RAYMARINE’S hands-on radar training courses are back with a series of dates at venues around the country. The courses are designed to help users understand how radar works, learn new skills and improve their boating abilities and safety practices, The one day courses take place at Portsmouth, Plymouth, Falmouth, Shepperton

and Brighton, running from March to May. The courses are being held by Alan Watson, one of the ‘Ask the Experts’ at the Tullett Prebon London Boat Show, who has over 30 years of experience in this sector. Places are limited to 15 attendees per course and cost £85.00 + VAT www.raymarine.com/training.

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Great outdoors goes on display at new show

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BOATS and boating will have a big part in the new British Leisure Show at Windsor race course this month. The new outdoor leisure show aims to inspire thousands of people of all ages to discover new ways of enjoying the great outdoors through activities including quad biking, climbing, cycling, canoeing, rowing, diving, land yachting and boat building. There will be a selection of new boats from dinghies and classic river launches to sports boats and yachts, on the banks of the River Thames from Friday 19 to Sunday 21 March. The Inland Waterways Association will provide information about cruising Britain’s waterways, alongside a display of canal boats . Henley Sales & Charter will show off a 1939 slipper launch, Golden Glory. Dinghies on show will include the Tadpole. At just over six it is ideal for lakes and ponds, and is small enough to wrap as a birthday present. Cornish Crabbers will have their 19foot tradtionallly styled Shrimper at show along side a display of modernstyled yachts, including luxury brands Bavaria and Legend. The Jubilee Sailing Trust which operates the only two tall ships designed and built to enable people of all physical abilities to sail side-byside as equals will have a stand. Some of the best sports boats from around the world including Fairline’s Targa 44 and Italian boats from Cranchi will be featured alongside super bikes and supercars. E.P. Barrus will be displaying a range of Walker Bay dinghies, and also Mercury and Mariner outboards, while RIBTEC, MRL and RIBshare all provide different options for getting afloat on a great range of RIBs. The famous Craig Cohoon Watersports stand will have a great range of essential watersports accessories. The show will have a diving Village with scuba-diving lessons on-site. The venue is located to the West of London with good road access from the M25, M3 and M4. There is also good access to the site by coach, train and boat. www.britishleisureshow.com

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MICRODIVE MAGIC THE clever and convenient Microdiving system enables immediate use by anyone who needs to perform underwater tasks previously beyond the reach of ordinary seafarers. These might include freeing a fouled propeller, inspecting for keel damage, repairing a thruster, unblocking an inlet or freeing a trapped anchor. Although they are capable of being used in much deeper water, Microdive scuba systems are specifically designed so that users can dive safely and easily at depths down to nine metres. The ‘one size fits all’ harness also makes the C-Pro easy and comfortable to wear. Price: from £429 (Micro-B) to £539 (C-Pro) www.mini-b.com / www.microdive.com

CAPTAIN HOOK EASY RESCUE ECHOPILOT’S easyRESCUE was launched at the London Boat Show in January with a very competitive price of just £344. It is basically a personal AIS beacon which transmits the position of a person who has fallen overboard to all AIS Receivers within range. Benefits over other Man over Board devices include the fact that the parent ship knows where the victim is, the fact that other vessels can assist in the search and the fact that no central Coastguard or call centre is required to redistribute the information. Better still, there’s no annual charge for subscription. The Easyrescue is designed to be clipped to a life jacket or belt and it also has provision for an extra safety lanyard. It is available in the UK from this month Price: £344 / 01425 476211 www.echopilot.com

AT Benchmade, they embrace a simple philosophy: “Make it cool, make it solid and make it happen”. The 7 Hook is the latest in Benchmade’s line of professional grade hooks and is designed to slice through flak jackets, tubular webbing, leather boots, Kevlar, seatbelts and para-cords. That basically means that with one of these hanging off a toggle, you have your own personal quickrelease tool whenever you need it. Built from 440C Stainless Steel, the blade opening of half an inch is enough for most lines on most small recreational boats and, with a length of less than 7cm and a weight of just 43g, it’s not a burden to carry around. The handle is made with a black oxide finish, with a gritdipped vinyl handle coating. Complete with a nylon webbing pouch and a retention band, this is a very serious and very professional marine knife. www.smartrigs.com 08456 802470

MUSTO MPX FOR 2010 MUSTO has launched its new range of MPX Offshore gear for 2010. Created using the latest GORE-TEX fabric technology, the MPX range provides top comfort and breathability for those spending prolonged periods offshore or for those racing inshore and round-the-cans. Benefiting from the research and development of Musto’s top of the range HPX foul weather gear, the MPX Offshore garments have been designed with comfortable ergonomic styling and the practical features needed for challenging marine recreation. As well as the standard MPX Offshore Jacket, a more flattering female cut has been produced specifically for women. The MPX Offshore Jacket FW is designed using all the same technology but with a slightly closer fit around the waist. To compliment the new female fitted jacket, the MPX Dropseat Trousers utilise the same fabric technology as the standard trousers, but come with double side zips to allow the seat to be dropped away for ladies’ convenience. Price: Jacket £395 / Trouser £260 / Dropseat Trouser £260 www.musto.com

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Shine a laser that might save a life Stickyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tips By Sticky Stapylton

AT the RYA Instructors conference in January we were given an excellent presentation by Paul Boissier the new chief executive of the RNLI. During the talk he told us of an exercise to pick up a lone casualty in the water, at night. The casualty was a blow-up doll (no, not a Marilyn) with a lifejacket and a homing device which could be activated when needed. The lifeboat was launched and once in the area of the casualty searched for four hours, without success. At the end of the four hours, the

homing device was switched on and the doll was recovered immediately. If we, as yachtsmen, lose someone overboard, we are at least in the vicinity of that person. Quick reaction by the helm can sometimes put a sailing boat alongside the MOB in less than a minute but at night, and with a slower reaction, it may be necessary to set up a search pattern. In strong tides this needs to be thought through carefully. I remember once losing a boat hook overboard during a Yachtmaster assessment preparation, whilst sailing on to moorings off Cowes, at night. It did not help that it was blowing f6, gusting f7, and it took us over half an hour to locate the boat hook. Then our budding Yachtmasters

Laser torch, third from left, with other trusty tools

took 14 attempts to get alongside the boathook and recover it! If only we had had a reflective strip round the boathook handle. But without a personal locator beacon which can communicate to the host boat, what can we do to find a casualty in the water? I always carry with me at sea, a laser torch (see photo, red capped third from left). This is secured to my lifejacket with a lanyard. I have picked up the reflective stripes on mooring buoys at about two cables but next time I am out at night, I shall test the torch more accurately, because I have heard sailors claim that they have picked up the reflective stripes at over a mile. At the end of the lecture, I suggested to the CEO that the RNLI

might like to consider equipping lifeboats with these laser torches. He took the point. They cost about $99.95 and are available on the internet. The torch can be used both by day and night, having a range by day of up to three miles and at night, in optimum conditions, of 20 miles. It is waterproof to 80 feet and the makers claim that the battery will last for 40 hours continuously. This is not a pin point device but at 16 miles at night there will be a fan of light to hit the target. With common laser pointers you would have to hit the target spot on to see it and at a distance this would be nigh on impossible to achieve, but with this laser, you have a much improved chance of picking up the reflective

stripes on a lifejacket or oilskin. I just wonder if we have the 21st century answer to flares and the problems of their disposal.

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Best seat in the house for RYA awards Shelley Jory-Leigh British Powerboat Champion www.shelleyjory.com

I HAD one of the best seats in the house at the RYA Powerboat Racing Awards Ceremony last month. More than 50 champions attended the prestigious annual event when the top powerboat racers from all three of the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s powerboat racing disciplines gathered to celebrate their achievements. I joined Powerboat Racing Manager John Puddifoot on stage at the De Vere Royal Bath in Bournemouth to host the evening and Sir Robin Knox-Johnston honoured us with his presence to award the trophies. 2009 was a fantastic year for the UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Powerboat racers again. With some 900 people battling it out on the water, 51 national championships were decided and nine world championships titles were secured in addition to two new world records and 11 national records. Among the champions was Joseph Edwards, a Jet Skier from Doncaster who at the tender age of 12 already has three world Jet Ski titles to his name. Last year he secured the 2009 World Junior 10 -12 Lites title along with the World Junior 10 -12 stock Champion at the IJSBA World Championships at Lake Havasu, Arizona, in October. He also took the 2009 RYA National Expert Junior Ski 4-Stroke Championship which made

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him the youngest ever to hold this title. Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jet Skiers certainly brought home the bacon securing eight world titles and we were also joined for the evening by 2009 World Expert Ski Limited and Amateur Ski Open Champion â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pink Ladyâ&#x20AC;?, Anya Colley. At the age of 17 and in just four years of racing Anya has already secured seven world titles, an awesome feat that took legendary powerboat racer Steve Curtis 20 years to achieve. This year will surely see Anya equal if not beat Steveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total of eight world championships as she continues to dominate against the males in her sport. The Offshore Champions came out in force to receive their trophies with every championship represented. Among them was RYA 2009 National Class 3C champion driver Ian Stirling who has been waiting 17 years to claim his national title. Ian with his navigator Alex Watson is aiming to improve on this great

Photo: Michelle Colley

achievement in 2010 and claim the European title at the 3C European Championships in Harwich at the end of July. Good luck guys! John Puddifoot and I were joined on stage by little known powerboat racer but world renowned sailor and the first man to sail single handed around the world, and also my co-host of the BBC Radio Solent H2O Show, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston. Robin told me: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great to see so many youngsters here collecting their awards and any event that celebrates the success of people out on the water is absolutely fantastic. And he added: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The boats are extremely sexy, but clearly these guys are all mad!â&#x20AC;? A number of special awards were presented including the Offshore sponsorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s award that went to Scorpion RIBs and the poignant BJ Noone award that is awarded to a Circuit racer who has demonstrated extraordinary

achievements through the season which went to Scott Curtis, 2009 F4 World Champion. The Tony Needell Award for Services to the sport went to an official from the Circuit side of the sport, Stewartby Watersports Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cliff Watts. The Osprey Rescue Team was honoured with the Brand Crombie Family Trophy for Outstanding Effort â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Osprey Rescue team provide safety cover both nationally and internationally. Everyone who attends the awards ceremony is there because they have achieved something fantastic. But throughout 2009 I had heard about the exploits of some of the racers who, like me, went to international events, battled hard and achieved recognition for UK powerboat racers without taking the main title. With the support of Rotary Watches for the 2010 season I was able to recognise some of these achievements at the awards ceremony by presenting them with their own Rotary Aquaspeed watches. They were: in Jet Sport Joe Edwards, Anya Colley and James Bushell. In circuit racing, Ben Morse, Owen Jelf and Malcolm Goodman and for a fantastic fourth place in the Class 3C European Championships Ian Stirling and Alex Watson.

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RYA bids farewell to Rod Carr By Sam Jefferson WHATEVER your view of the RYA, most people will eye the departure of chief executive Rod Carr with regret. Rod has been at the helm for the last ten years and he has been highly regarded as an effective ambassador for the many branches of recreational boating that we embrace. Having been there for 28 year, he has also played a substantial part in shaping the RYA into what it is today. It has grown from a staff of 40 with a complicated committee structure, to an organisation that employs 160 people working to the policies set by a smaller number of expert groups who oversee one of the most respected training programmes in the world, and run the most successful sailing team in the history of the sport. During Rod’s tenure, the RYA has also grown to become the most prolific nautical publishing company in the UK. We caught up with Rod as he was helping new CEO, Sarah Treseder get her feet under the desk. He looked back to the early days when he was poached from the old National Sailing Centre in Cowes and appointed as Olympic coach. “Funnily enough, I actually refused to work for the RYA to start with,” he recalled, “The RYA had gone through two Olympic coaches previously who hadn’t lasted more than a year. “Following the 1980 Olympic games when no sailing team was sent, Olympic sailing was at a

low ebb. I had a young family and was unwilling to risk it but fortunately, the National Sailing Centre loaned me to the RYA and I decide to give it a go.” The rest is history and over two decades after this shaky start, Rod finally steps down having spent 18 years working as Olympic Coach, Racing Manager and Performance Director and a further decade at the helm of the RYA. “Obviously I am looking forward to retiring but I do look back on my work at the RYA with pride,” he said, “From my days as Olympic Coach in the 80’s, I have seen us go from a team that regularly got beaten in the medal table and left in a dominant position in 2008. “Obviously, that has a lot to do with lots of committed people apart from me, not to mention lottery funding, but I did play a part in drawing up the framework upon which success has been built and I’m happy with my contribution.”

In 2000, Rod was appointed Deputy Chef de Mission for the entire Team GB at the Olympics and with the team gearing up for Sydney, then RYA Secretary General Robin Duchesne passed away and Rod was asked to take on the job. He recalls: “It was awkward, partly due to the sad and sudden way in which the vacancy came up but also because I was about to go to Sydney. “Thankfully, the then Training Manager Bill Anderson agreed to step in temporarily and I was able to take charge on the team’s return from Sydney.” Since then, Rod has battled gamely with the many challenges that come with being the CEO of the governing body of sailing. He realised that for the organisation to flourish, it needed to move from their rather ramshackle offices in Eastleigh. With help from an expert group, he set about relocating to the Hamble. “I’m a great believer in the theory that people need to work in a professional environment if they are going to maintain a professional attitude,” he said. Beyond this Rod also tackled the implementation of a proper pay structure for staff and then set to work on looking at the overall strategy of the RYA by commissioning the McKinsey Report. Rod explained: “Basically I have tried to focus on customer care both to members and clubs. I also wanted to make the RYA more relevant to the average boater and willing to nail its colours to the mast on a particular subject, accepting that whatever stance you take, you are always going to upset someone.

“In addition I wanted to make the organisation more commercial where this was possible. This has involved treading a very fine line between being essentially a not –for-profit association and appearing overly commercial but in terms of RYA Publications, I think we’ve been pretty successful in achieving that. And Rod added: “In terms of regrets, I guess not finding a way of getting more women in to the sport, particularly in coaching and sport management roles, has always bothered me and also not being able to give more support to some of the smaller dinghy clubs to maintain regular club racing has been a frustration.” That aside, Rod leaves the organisation in good health and intends to spend his retirement cruising new shores on his 38-foot catamaran well away from dealing with the recurring issue of ever greater regulation of sailing. “I will look back fondly on my years at the RYA,” he said, “In terms of the big achievements, anything to do with our Olympic team obviously has a special resonance for me but also the setting up of the OnBoard Programme, which has introduced hundreds of thousands of kids to sailing over the last five years, is a huge source of pride. “To me, this goes right to the heart of the RYA’s ethos.”

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Dreaming of spring Sarah Brown Regional Advisor The Green Blue

THEY say that spring has been put back by a month in some parts of the UK due to the harsh winter weather. From The Green Blueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new office near Glasgow I have watched flurries of snow chase past my window and shivered as sleet and hail has bounced off the roof, but every time I have gone along the coast road I have looked out with envy at the white sails outlined against Arranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rocky skyline. They may be school boats with little choice, their crew may be frozen to the core, but they are not letting the lack of bluebells stop them from enjoying the stunning waters of the Clyde! I hear the discussion about climate change starting all over again. Can this really be global warming? Yes, sadly it is. Weather, the short term, day to day stuff we endure, is not climate. Climate is the longer term, bigger picture stuff. It is global trends, sea temperatures and shifts in the trade winds, it is not a bit more snow this winter than last. So what does climate change mean for

boaters? Sadly we stand to be badly affected by our changing climate. From increases in winter storms to increased insurance premiums, there is precious little good news for boaters. We may get some warmer summers but they are likely to be accompanied by more variable and lighter winds and more dreaded midges! And while the ice on the harbours of Scotland may look impressive it is doing little to stop the invasive species, which have potentially huge economic and environmental impacts, enjoying the warmer water underneath. As ever The Green Blue is here to help boaters play their part in reducing CO2 emissions. We offer free advice to individuals, clubs, marinas and training centres on everything from invasive species to energy efficiency, from waste to antifoul. Check out our website for more information www.thegreenblue.org.uk, for more information on the impacts of climate change on the marine environment go to www.mccip.org.uk.

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Just for kids Just for kids

WIN A JUNIOR LIFEJACKET FROM CREWSAVER! Simply answer this question: What’s the difference between a lifejacket and a buoyancy aid? Send your answers on a postcard or in a letter to: SmAll At Sea competition, CSL Publishing Ltd, Alliance House, 49 Sidney Street, Cambridge CB2 3HX. Competition closes on 3rd April.

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2) The “stern” is which part of the boat ? A. The left side of the boat B. The back of the boat C. The right side of the boat. D. The front of the boat.

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Youth and Junior members join the RYA GOING boating isn’t just for bearded old sailors with wooden legs. It doesn’t matter what age you are, you can spend plenty of time on the water having fun. If you want to get a bit better at it though and stop flailing around like some kind of crazy seal, you need to be taught by an instructor. To do this you have to take courses run by the Royal Yachting Association - or RYA for short. RYA courses are nothing like being at school: for starters your teacher probably doesn’t wear a lifejacket or a wetsuit. The RYA courses are a good way to learn how to go boating without doing anything too silly or dangerous - and they’re good fun. For starters, you get to go out on the water and the chances are that your instructor will be the kind of person you can easily make fun of because he wears sunglasses on his head and hasn’t applied his sun tan lotion evenly. Even better, you can now join the RYA as a youth or junior member and get a whole load of free stuff to make you look like you really know what you’re doing.

What you get THE RYA stuff is good and will make you look like you know a lot about boats. It’s been put together by Paul Bayliss for the RYA. He is old enought to be a retired pirate — he has a wooden leg and an eyepatch, which is a dead giveaway. His days of swashbuckling are over, although he does still use the term ‘avast behind’ now and again. He also has a good deal of booty to share with you. Paul paused from counting his doubloons to explain: “We want lots of you youngsters involved with the RYA because what we do is great fun and we really want you to know about it. “When you join, we’ll give you a special activity book and we’ll also keep you posted to what we’re up to with a special junior website and next year, we’ll also give you your own special logbook and post you out a special newsletter. So get with the programme dudes!” Retired pirates really shouldn’t try and sound cool, but he does make some good points. Even better if you do an RYA course, you can join for free. You can find out more about the youth and Junior programme by going to the website www.rya.org. uk when the scheme is launched next month.

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Seafaring superstitions EVER since the first man set sail across the oceans, sailors have put their faith in superstition to defend them against the irresistable ravages of the sea. In the face of 60-foot swells and storm-force winds, would you be brave enough to discount it? Alex Smith investigates . . . someone to say good luck to you unanswered. The only way this can be countered is by drawing blood. A swift punch in the face is usually sufficient to reverse the curse and any sailor worth the name will happily accept a fat lip for his stupidity.

It’s a questionable vindication of women’s navigational prowess but what is not in doubt is that the larger the bosoms, the more amenable the sea.

Priests

The feather of a wren, slain on New Years Day by some gutsy sailor, will protect him from shipwreck. It’s a very specific blessing though and protection from death by any other form of sea-related misfortune cannot be guaranteed. Always read the instructions before killing a wren. Do not exceed one feather every four hours.

Priests are unlucky to have on a ship because they dress in black and perform funeral services, which makes them a symbol of death, which is in all cases a very bad omen. In fact anything black (with the exception of the cat) is to be eschewed with the utmost vigour, partly because of the death connection and partly because it is the colour of the bottom of the sea - a place no self-respecting sailor wants to visit.

ANY undertaking in which there is an element of chance seems to spawn a host of superstitions. They are designed to load the dice in the favour of the person who observes them. We see it in gambling, in romance and even in professional sport and one way or another they are all dedicated to warding off the bad and bringing security and good fortune. It’s easy to see why seafarers might feel inclined to embrace this natural human tendency . . . and take it to the extreme. By today’s standards, some old seafaring superstitions seem to advocate a course of action so resoundingly and self-evidently prudent that you would hope they might go without saying. Other superstitions seem to be borne from a more practical appreciation for the things that a sailor needs. Bananas and women, for instance, are notoriously bad luck to have on board. Both would seem as arbitrary as not wearing a dead sailor’s clothes until you understand that bananas could give off dangerous gasses when confined in bulk below decks, knocking out and potentially killing sailors. As for the women, well it’s no great secret that a woman can send a man to heights of passion or pits of despair, sometimes within the space of a sentence. Such raised and unpredictable emotions are not good on a long voyage, particularly among 400 similarly inflamed men. It is plainly a crucial topic, so as the time for the first launch of the new season approaches, you may wish to take a few notes . . .

Animals

Animals seem to be broadly split between those you should worship and those you should abuse. Albatrosses, for instance, are said to carry the immortal souls of lost sailors so any seaman who kills an albatross will have woe brought upon him. Conversely, and despite their unfortunate reputation, black cats are a distinctly good omen, offering good luck and the promise of a safe return from sea. If a rabbit or a hare is found aboard, bail out and postpone the

trip. And the same should be done if you see a dog near your fishing tackle. Swallows at sea are a good sign because, being land-based birds, it means that land is near but sighting a curlew or a cormorant at sea will undo the swallow’s good work. Dolphins swimming with the ship are also a sign of good luck, as they have the good fortune of man in mind.

Bells

The sound of a bell is a distinctly bad thing. Not only is it always heard in bad films at that crucial moment when a ghost ship looms out of the mist but it also rings when a ship is wrecked. To save yourself torment, avoid all bell noises. Turn off your mobile phone and if the rim of a glass rings, smash it immediately.

Dates

This is where it gets really complicated, particularly if you have an appointment to keep. You should never start a voyage on the first Monday in April, as this is the day that Cain slew Abel. And you shouldn’t start a voyage on the second Monday in August as this is the day Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed. Starting a cruise on December 31 is also bad, as this is the day Judas Iscariat hanged himself. It’s also generally accepted that sailors should never leave port on a Friday. This is thought to stem from the crucifixion of Christ on a Friday. Anyone considering leaving port on a Friday should therefore heed the following tale: In a bid to prove that no harm would come from embracing Fridays, the British Navy laid the keel of a new warship on a Friday, launched her on another Friday, named her HMS Friday and sailed her out of port on a Friday. She never returned - proof enough, if proof were needed, that you don’t mess with Fridays. Plus, traffic tends to be murder on a Friday as people hit the roads in search of an early start to the weekend. Avoid the M25 at all costs.

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Renaming a boat

A boat is much like a person. Consider your mother. When she starts to sag and wallow a bit, and her manoeuvres become wayward and unpredictable, you will no doubt seek to rehome her. But even then you will at least allow her the luxury of retaining her own name. The same courtesy should therefore be afforded to your boat. And if you buy a boat with an outlandish name, that’s your lookout. Stick with it or face the consequences.

Red-heads

In a world of fretful correctness it sometimes seems that the last bastion of legitimate persecution is that of the red-haired minority. Perhaps in some way hair is deemed less emotive than skin, gender or race. And yet, if we were to believe the fingerwagging sailors, we would consider the discrimination just because you should apparently avoid people with red hair when preparing to begin your journey. Having said that, the antidote to the ill fortune they bestow is very simple indeed. Just talk to the redhead before he or she speaks to you and all should be well. Do it. Do it now.

Sinistrophobia

Fear of things to the left is a famous affliction for any sailor. Never leave or enter a boat using your left foot, as it’s tremendously unlucky. If you find a right boot, nail it to the mast to bring good fortune.

Whistling

Whistling is said to raise a gale (same with singing) and will undoubtedly lead to wreck and ruin.

Women

The trouble with women is two-fold. Firstly, the naughty strumpets are a fearful distraction for the crew, which tends to lead to sloppy execution of duties, aimless gazing at sunsets and, in the long run, death. And secondly, naming your boat after an engaged woman will make the vessel very jealous. Shipwreck is bound to follow. Despite this, women can occassionally bring about a little good fortune. A naked figure at the bow, for instance, will calm the oceans and, if her eyes are open, she will also guide the boat to safety.

A couple more for luck...

Earrings and tattoos are good luck. Shaving, cutting hair, trimming nails or generally indulging in rituals considered by some to be good hygiene, is bad luck. Pouring wine on the deck will bring good luck on a long voyage as it is viewed as an offering to the Gods. An accidental spillage accompanied by a swearing fit and the frantic sucking of your clip-in carpet does not count. The Gods know whether you mean it or not. That’s partly what makes them Gods. The people who still adhere to these outlandish rules of seamanship (and believe me, there are plenty of them around) trust in them with as much blind faith as most of us invest in our navigational equipment. After all, do we take a manual fix to verify the cursor position on our chart plotter screens? No we don’t. We just trust it. And does a seasoned, God-fearing, wide-eyed sailor of the seven seas, faced with the battering of oceanic swells and ferocious storms, question whether two thousand years of seafaring wisdom is flawed? No he doesn’t. He just goes about his business with a wooden maiden on lookout duty and a name on his ship as immutable as the stars. As for me, well as an iPhone navigator with a healthy fear of the sea, I find myself with a foot in both camps. The next time I head out on a boat test I will do my best to step right-footed past a black cat with a featherless wren in my pocket and a mute redhead on my arm. But I reckon I might pack the EPIRB too.

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Raise another pint to Nelson In the drink By Paul Antrobus

WE last featured the Nelson Brewery at historic dockyard Chatham back in May ’05 for the excellent celebratory England Expects beer it brewed for the Battle of Trafalgar 200th anniversary. I am pleased to report that the brewery is still going strong. England Expects was an excellent bottle-conditioned ale but now most of its core products are draught beers. This is a small boutique brewery worthy of our support and, as all the small ones are, for ever inventing a succession of quirky names for their virtually hand-crafted product. A current one from Nelson is Friggin in the Riggin, on draught in local Medway area pubs and up into south-east London. It has a much meatier flavour than you might normally expect from a mid-point 4.7 per cent abv, that is clean and very refreshing. There are at least ten bottled beers to choose from at Nelson, which can be bought direct. A mixed case of 12 x 500ml bottles costs about £20, or there is a four-bottle gift pack for about £8.50. Check them out at www. nelsonbrewingcompany.co.uk and/or call 01634 832828 to discuss your order. There is almost bound to be a suitable fun label for your club party or boat launching.

And a ‘brand’ new wine from Chile CHILEAN wine sales in the UK have been growing at 22 per cent a year but hardly anyone can recall a specific brand – just seven per cent according to importers. Casillero del Diablo is apparently the best recalled, which I admit was not on my radar but it is well distributed. For example Sainsbury’s has a full range of red, white and rosé at between £5 and £8 on its shelves. Chilean wines are often the best buy in restaurants so I welcome the launch since last

October of Gran Tierra – Wine of Chile, which is intended to give us a brand name to remember more easily for a range of types and price points in the Chilean experience. A cut-out profile of the Andes as the label is meant to help us recognise its provenance. Launched too late for the big retailers to include in last Christmas’s listings, Gran Tierra is now making its way into supermarkets near you. That’s the plan. What of the product? I found the Cabernet Sauvignon Carmenere, which they refer to as a dual blend and which is billed as part of their £7+ Premium offer, at only £4.25 in my local Budgens supermarket, so I snapped up a few bargain bottles to try. Luckily it tastes very good, dark ruby red and full bodied makes it a wine to savour rather than quaff. Spicy raspberry, quite tart and refreshing makes it drink well with food from grilled sausages to prawn curry. Other Gran Tierras are Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé. Plus a bargain-basement idea of an unspecified ‘Smooth Red and ‘Crisp White’ designed to sell well below the £4 mark. I have not seen these yet but judging by the Cabernet Sauvignon Carmenere they are probably worth a try for a cheap and cheerful party quaffer.

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OUR liferaft bobbed about on the one metre waves. It must have looked quite pretty, illuminated in the occasional flash of lightning. Inside, it was not a fun place to be. Rain and spray poured in as we realised the raft’s zip was faulty. It seeped in around the edges of our wet weather gear as we took to baling with our helmets. That’s when the nausea began. One of the world’s top sailors patted me on the arm as I heaved into a sick bag. It could have been worse – we might have actually been at sea. The RNLI Sea Survival course prepares lifeboat crew for the very real possibility that they may end up in the drink. It takes place in the charity’s sea survival pool – an unheated 25m tank with wave, weather, lighting and sound effects as convincing to the eye and ear as they are to the stomach. I joined a training day in February, with a group of writers and sailor Steve White, who at the same time last year was completing the Vendée Globe. We were kitted up, taken through the importance of grab bags, and shown how to check and pack our lifejackets. Then it was time to abandon ship, checking everyone was present and accounted for before holding our noses, stepping over the platform edge, plunging four metres and hitting the cold water. As our lifejackets inflated, we were tipped on to our backs for the first lesson – floating. We were told to draw our knees up to our chests and then grasp our shins with our hands, in

Half an hour passed, as we tried to keep water levels in the raft down, switched places to deflate our lifejackets at the flapping door (the last thing we needed was to be breathing pure CO2), and did our best with lights and reflectors to make sure we were visible to possible rescuers. Someone started to sing Ten Green Bottles to keep morale up. I was thinking about cracking open a ration pack, having lost lunch and all, when we heard the helicopter. One by one, we were plucked from our nylon hell by a wetsuited trainer suspended from the ceiling on a convincing mobile winch rig. Landed successfully and weak-kneed, we stood at the side of the pool and the weather was turned off (if only we could do that in real life!). Hundreds of lifeboat crew members take on this training here every year – much respect to them for doing so, and even more respect for still going to sea in all conditions to help others, knowing that a return to the liferaft is just one unlucky break away. The RNLI Sea Survival course is supported by Lloyd’s Register Educational Trust. If you are into watersports and would like some more tips from the RNLI, visit rnli.org.uk/ seriousfun

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an almost foetal position. This way, a man (or woman) overboard can conserve body heat that would otherwise escape through the armpits and groin, buying vital minutes in a search and rescue situation. We learned some group swimming techniques and then hauled each other into the liferaft. The blinds went down and the weather came on. With five of us in a six-person liferaft, it was quite cosy enough.

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