SAILINGAREAS
SOUTH COAST John Gordon
southcoast@sailingtoday.co.uk
HUNTERS
WILEY
GATHER
NAUTICAL
ALMANAC,
Back in issue 146, Rodger Witt
reported on the resurrection
ONLINE
PHOTO WIGHTLINK
of the British Hunter range of Chichester based Wiley Nautical
boats, brought about by Lauren has produced a very useful-
Marine Southampton. looking, free, online nautical
Now the first Hunter Channel almanac, covering the whole of
245 for home completion has the south coast of England and
been delivered to a delighted north coast of France.
owner, Gary Keelor in Hamble. The Wiley Almanac divides
Gary, who is a boatbuilder, the area it covers into five
took delivery on 2 July when distinct sections and it can be
the vessel was craned into his downloaded in its entirety or
back garden. by section. Each downloaded
Gary said: “I’ll do all the
LYMINGTON FERRIES
section contains detailed
outside work this summer
and spend the winter months COULD BE BANNED
information on tide times and
heights of high and low water.
completing the interior and she’ll Graphical tidal streams and rates
be ready to launch next spring.”
Even though Wightlink’s Scientific Interest (SSSI).
will be available soon.
Prior to delivery, Gary’s boat
new, larger W Class ferries Natural England, the nature
was on display at the Lauren
are now well established in conservation organisation, has MARINA DEAL
Marine yard when owner, Danny
service between Lymington confirmed that the new ferries
Premier Marinas has
Wheeler, hosted a Hunter and Yarmouth, their future have the potential to damage the announced special offer
Owners Association rally and is by no means certain. The river saying: “The introduction visitor rates for visitors to its
barbeque. It was a well attended
debate about their suitability of the W class ferries can be
Portsmouth marinas. The Port
event on a glorious summer
and their potential for causing expected to prolong ferry-
Solent Marina is offering visitor
day, giving Hunter enthusiasts
environmental damage to the induced impacts on intertidal
berths from £2 per metre per
a good chance to see new
Lymington River continues habitats and consequently
night and visitors can stay the
boats in build and to talk to
the always enthusiastic Danny
to grow, fuelled by new rule further losses are likely to be
next night at Gosport Marina
for half price. Alternatively, they
about the future of the British
changes within the European attributable to ferry operations
can stay at Gosport Marina one
Hunter range.
Habitats Directive. Special even when mitigated by recent
night and stay the next night at
The Hunter range at Lauren
Nature Conservation Orders reductions in speed.” Following
Port Solent for half price. That
Marine comprises five models – could be in force by October. the new rule change, DEFRA amounts to a lowest rate of only
The Fox and Fox 20 Sport, plus The Lymington River is Secretary of State, Hilary Benn, £1 per metre per night. Visitors
Channel 245, Channel 27 and
protected under the European would gain the power to restrict
can book by calling
Channel 31. Boats are available
Habitats Directive and is anyone operating in or out of the
023 9221 0765 or online at
to order and are individually
designated a Site of Special protected zone on water.
www.premiermarinas.com.
commissioned, ensuring
personal attention.
DIY kit boat options are
also offered in the best Hunter
OFFSHORE WIND FARM
tradition. Danny Wheeler says:
“All requests and ideas will be
accommodated wherever it’s
SOUTH OF BOURNEMOUTH?
possible to do so.” South coast sailors could find at not having been consulted and 120m diameter turbine
To learn more, give Danny a
themselves sharing the English at an earlier date, before plans blade assembly.
call on 023 8043 8551. Email
Channel with a large offshore reached an advanced stage. Apart from stressing the
info@britishhunter.co.uk.
wind farm if plans go ahead for They felt they had been ‘kept need for public consultation
the construction of 100 wind in the dark’ over the matter and on the project, Cllr Roger
turbines in the sea, south of declared an urgent need for West supported the idea, but
Poole Bay. Construction could wide public consultation, also added that he would like to
start by 2015. taking into account the likely see the wind farm linked to a
Bournemouth councillors impact on shipping, marine proposed ‘supergrid’ for the
gave a cautious welcome life, small craft safety and the Europe-Mediterranean region.
to the scheme following a visibility of the wind farm from This would see the whole
presentation on the Crown the coast. region linked by high voltage
Estate’s proposed West of Isle The cluster of turbines direct current (HVDC) cables.
of Wight wind farm, when would be clearly visible even HVDC lines would then bring
they voted 13 to 2 in favour from the Poole Bay shoreline in solar, wind, wave, hydro
of the scheme. and each machine would be or geothermal energy from
However, Councillors did around 160m overall height, wherever these energy sources
PHOTO JOHN GORDON
express their disappointment consisting of a 100m tower are abundant.
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