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Why we should save the seahorse!
Yachts anchoring in The significance, they say,
Studland Bay, just outside extends far beyond the welfare
Poole Harbour in Dorset, may of seahorses. Seagrass is a
be damaging the all-important natural CO
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sink and plays
seagrass that forms a natural an important part in limiting
habitat for one of the largest global warming. It also
Seahorse colonies in Europe. stabilises the seabed, reduces
According to Neil Garrick- the impact of waves on the
REWHELLA
Maidment of the Seahorse shore and, in that way, restricts
Trust, the biggest problem coastal erosion. In addition,
occurs when, rather than seagrass is a nursery for that’s been
TOS STEVE T
lifting anchors by motoring numerous species, including introduced in PHO
up to them to ensure a straight bass and mackerel. other parts of
pull, some skippers drag them The solution, proposed the world with involves
along the seabed. by the Trust, a charitable extremely positive results. cordoning off a
Ploughing through the organisation, is simply Natural England, however, ‘no anchoring’
seagrass in this way is to provide a number of has just agreed a costly zone and then analysing the
incredibly destructive, because environmentally friendly £33,000 scheme with effects over two years.
once the roots have been dug moorings to which visiting the Crown Estates, using Further details from www.
up, the plant quickly dies. craft can lie – something government money, which
theseahorsetrust.co.uk.
ISLAND BASE FOR RNLI
HANSE ACQUIRES
DEHLER BRAND
With financial help from the Marina, Medina Road, the “We also wanted a lifeboat
The insolvent Dehler
Island Sailing Club, the RNLI Institute believes the new station that would provide our
shipyard has been bought by
has managed to secure a new base will give its crews faster volunteers with the necessary
HanseYachts AG.
base for its Cowes lifeboat access to the Solent and enable training and crew facilities.
The plan is to take
station on the Island after them to improve their overall This was a one-off
advantage of the new parent
company’s puchasing power.
buying the Old Custom House operational efficiency. opportunity to acquire the right
Mid-sized Dehlers will be built
in Watch House Lane. Michael Vlasto, RNLI property in the right location,
at Meschede-Freienohl in
Currently operating from Operations Director, said he something that occurs very
Sauerland while larger models
a site in Shepherds Wharf was delighted with the news. rarely in Cowes.”
will be produced in Greifswald.
SUNSAIL SUCCESS
TRANSGLOBE Sunsail has been named
READY TO GO
NEW CA INFO CENTRE
Best Asia-Based Charter
Three 67ft steel hulled
Company at the Asia Boating
yachts Adventure, Challenger
TION
Awards 2009 in Shanghai.
and Discoverer, crewed by
Sunsail pioneered chartering in
the Royal Navy, Army and
the area with a base in Thailand
Royal Air Force will set off
that they opened in 1991.
UISING ASSOCIA
from Southsea Castle at
Judges chose from a shortlist
1300 on 11 July to undertake
TO CR compiled by the readers of
an adventurous, 33,980-mile
PHO
Asia Pacific Boating magazine.
circumnavigation.
Exercise Transglobe allows
SUUNTO JUST
crew changes on most of
GOT STRONGER
the 13 legs, enabling over
Suunto, which makes a
500 service personnel to
popular range of instruments,
experience the thrills, spills
has bought UK-based
and chills of ocean sailing.
Tacktick Ltd, manufacturers
of wireless marine sensors,
WIND TURBINES
instruments and displays.
In the space of just two Knox-Johnston (above left).
Suunto first came to the
While supporting
days, the Cruising Association The CA Library is the largest
fore in 1965 with the
renewable energy, the RYA
managed to move all its books of its kind in the world and
introduction of innovative
has expressed concerns
and reference material to a contains a highly acclaimed
tactical compasses.Today,
about the siting, safety and
new, specially designed three- collection of nautical books, the company also produces
decommissioning of wind
room Information Centre at charts, magazines, videos and
a range of marine ‘wristops’
turbines and is working with
that provide compass,
government to represent the
its headquarters in CA House. other material covering every
barometer and timing functions
needs of recreational sailors.
It was officially opened by aspect of marine activity with
CA President, Sir Robin particular focus on cruising.
for both cruising and racing.
July 09 Sailing Today 17
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