SAILINGAREAS
EDITED BY RODGER WITT
EAST COAST Garth Cooper
eastcoast@sailingtoday.co.uk
PROHIBITED
POPULAR
ANCHORING
SAILOR DIES
Retired publican and well
OFF NORTH
known local yachtsman, Melvyn
Shaw, 68, was found drowned
FORELAND
in the river Orwell just metres
from his 26ft yacht The Isle of
Pentarchy. Mr Shaw, who used
You can’t drop the hook
to be the landlord of The One
just any old where off the
Bull in Bury St Edmunds and
North Foreland any more. A
The Stag Tavern in Stowmarket,
TESY OF HWMC
had been preparing to join
Prohibited Anchoring area has
other members of Orwell Yacht
been established off North
COUR
Club at a barbecue. He’d been
Foreland where the pilots
a member of OYC for 10 years.
board incoming ships at the
PRESERVING RANSOME’S IDYLL
Northeast Spit and North Hamford Water Management of the dangers to other users,
CHARLIE
East Spit DW stations. The Committee (HWMC), which as well as to the saltings and
STANDS DOWN
coordinates of the Prohibited introduced a range of speed delicate balance of wildlife
Anchoring area are: 51° and wash limits for Hamford created by powerful washes.
Well known North Norfolk
27.65’N 001° 36.07’E; 51° Water (the Secret Water of The Committee says a self-
boat builder Charlie Ward, who
retired from his business building
26.80’N 001° 33.80’E (North Arthur Ransome’s tales) three regulating code of conduct
the popular ‘Norfolk’ range of
West Thanet Buoy); 51° years ago, has now launched a is essential for yachtsmen to
traditional style yachts 18 months
24.33’N, 001° 37.12’E (West Backwaters Guide on similar maintain access to a designated ago, has stepped down after
Thanet Buoy); 51° 23.23’N, lines to the extremely popular Special Protection Area,
eight years as a Wells Harbour
001° 31.61’E (Elbow Buoy); Harwich Haven Guide. On one especially with legislation
Commissioner. Charlie was Vice
51° 27.03’N, 001° 26.40’E side is a map showing where such as European Habitats and
Chairman of the Commissioners
and also Chairman of the
(East Margate Buoy), and 51° the speed limits operate. The The Marine Bill looming over
Harbour Users Committee.
30.50’N, 001° 33.27’E. aim is to make visitors aware the horizon.
NORTH EAST John Jones
northeast@sailingtoday.co.uk
TALL SHIP WAITS FOR BUYER
TRAFFIC
SCHEME
An iconic ‘tall the world have expressed an
EXTENSION
ship’ that helped interest in the Prince William,
give thousands of although no one has yet met
FOR HUMBER
youngsters a taste the estimated £3-4m asking Associated British Ports, the
of life at sea, has price for her. competent harbour authority
found a temporary The Tall Ships Youth Trust for the River Humber and
PHOTO JOHN JONES
berth in the claims to be Britain’s oldest its approaches, has extended
Northeast while she sail training charity, having the New Sand Hole Traffic
waits for a buyer. been founded as the Sail Separation Scheme, at
The 60m brig Training Association back the mouth of the Humber
Prince William was in 1956. Since then, the Estuary. At the same time, the
once the flagship charity’s vessels have sailed adjacent Humber Deep Water
of the Tall Ships Youth Trust, According to the Trust’s over 1.5 million miles and Anchorage has also been
where, along with sister ship Chief Executive, Chris Law, helped to train over 80,000 realigned and extended.
the Stavros S Niarchos, she sail training organisations young people. See:
www.humber.com/
helped the charity train many and even navies from around See:
www.tallships.org. files/h.43-2009.pdf.
disadvantaged and disabled
young people.
Now she’s up for sail
AREA COASTGUARDS CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
after Trust bosses decided to Coastguard officers on the for volunteers to train as Potential volunteers for Blyth
diversify their fleet with the Northeast coast have put out Coastguard Rescue Officers as and Newbiggin, contact Greg
acquisition of four 22m ocean their own ‘Mayday’ call – for their colleagues in Blyth and Albrighton on 01429 260306,
going Challenger yachts. more volunteers to help in their Newbiggin-by-the-Sea launch email
greg.albrighton@mcga.
While Trust officials search lifesaving work. their own search for new
gov.uk. For Redcar and North
for a new buyer, the square- Coastguard Rescue Teams recruits. Coastguard teams in Yorkshire, contact Whitby
rigged brig, which carries in Hartlepool, Seaham Redcar, Skinningrove, Staithes Sector Manager Chris Coulter,
nearly 950m² of sail, has been and Sunderland have just and Robin Hood’s Bay are also on 07730 812920, or email
laid up in Hull’s Albert Dock. completed a recruitment drive advertising for new volunteers.
chris.coulter@
mcga.gov.uk.
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