SAILINGNEWS
No anchor zone causes controversy
Fastnet 30 years on
This year’s 608-mile Rolex
The implementation proved difficult to determine
Fastnet race, which starts
UST
of a no-anchoring precisely how many seahorses,
on August 9, marks the
thirtieth anniversary of one
zone at Studland just if any, have been affected. The
of the most dramatic events
outside Poole Harbour Seahorse Trust, who counted
in yachting history. In 1979,
to monitor the welfare 40 last year and only two the
the fleet was hit by Force
of eelgrass on which year before that, nonetheless
11 winds. As a result, 69
seahorses depend is believe this to be an important of the 306 yachts failed to
causing confusion. site, but are also worried
finish, 23 were either lost
Situated fairly close
TO STEVE TREWHELLA SEAHORSE TR
that what looks like heavy
or abandoned, 5 sank and
to the shore, many
PHO
handed interference may
15 people lost their lives.
have said it’s in a spot alienate people and defeat the
Subsequent enquiries raised
where few boats would but Natural England and whole object. As it is, they
questions about ballast
ratios and ultimate stability
normally anchor anyway. the Crown Estates were say, most small boat sailors
but also looked at such
As we reported in July, the determined to embark on seem extremely sympathetic
things as companionway
Seahorse Trust wanted to costly research. to matters ecological and
hatches and various items of
work with boat owners and The eelgrass meadows in welcome useful information
safety gear – which, it’s fair
merely provide a number Studland Bay are the habitat that can help them protect to say, has had a lasting and
of environmentally friendly of spiny and short-snouted the environment.
positive effect. A memorial
moorings to limit the effect seahorses and, in the absence Further details are at
service will be held at 17.30
of irresponsible anchoring, of definitive analysis, it’s
www.theseahorsetrust.co.uk.
on August 5 at Holy Trinity
Church in Cowes.
Troublesome turbines
Government plans to cut CO
2
emissions by 30 per cent by
2020 could mean 3,000 wind
turbines off the UK coast.
As part of the government’s residents or local authorities. survey, covering the
PHOTO E.ON UK
plan to generate 30 per cent Concerns were also expressed Thames Estuary,
of the country’s electricity when it was discovered that Greater Wash and
needs from renewable sources Powergen was planning an 11- Liverpool Bay, the
by 2020, the Crown Estates turbine wind farm in Portland Association says
has identified an area to the Harbour, which ran the risk that 90 per cent of
west of the Isle of Wight as of interfering with the 2012 respondents agreed
a potential site for a massive Olympics. Experts believed with that, though,
wind farm (see page 22). that the turbulence associated understandably,
The announcement follows with them would seriously owners of larger
controversy over earlier compromise top level racing. boats with particularly tall turbine was between 500 and
suggestions that developers had As part of a general approach masts, were less enthusiastic. 700m apart. 52 per cent wanted
already been invited to submit to turbines, the RYA has Some 75 per cent of lighting, 29 per cent preferring
plans for a similar project been pushing for a minimum respondents said they would be lights on each turbine. Around
along Dorset’s famous Jurassic rotor clearance height of 22m prepared to navigate through 32 per cent thought that buoys
Coast without consulting either above MHWS. In a recent a wind farm as long as each should mark the sites.
COMPETITION ISSUE 147
The Beneteau Cup competition is running
for two months and the winner will be
drawn on 30 July.
ISSUE 146
Meanwhile, here’s Sarah Johnson, winner
of ST141’s Latitude Kinsale competition,
receiving her bespoke 3D chart prize from
our Editor, Duncan Kent.
CROSSWORD WINNER
The winning entry for crossword
ST146 is from Mr B S Frost of Bristol,
who will receive a Diamondbrite
CROSSWORD SOLUTION
Marine Pack worth around £30.
14 Sailing Today September 09
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