SEPTEMBER 2009 ISSUE 149
PHOTO RICK BUETTNER
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It appears the government passionate members are favoured area for anchoring).
is having problems rolling striving to ban anchoring One option under discussion
out the e-borders regime from one of the south coast’s is the installation of ‘seabed-
effectively now that the ferries favourite weekend stopovers friendly’ moorings for boat
and Eurostar are refusing to in Studland Bay, Dorset? The owners to use – and of course
implement it. Both state that Trust admits that the eel grass pay for. Now I get it!
it deters spontaneous travel beds (apparently the favoured Talking of money – during
and leads to confusion and home of the hippocampus) James Turner’s research
excessive queues. There is have largely increased in size into radar reflectors (page
even an appeal to the EU and density over the past 52) it transpires that the
to ban it as an infringement decade – coinciding with latest SOLAS recommended
of human rights and/or data a five-fold increase in the specifications (ISO8729) for
protection laws. So those of number of boats anchoring. reflectors (mandatory for
us who watch with growing Common sense leads one to boats over 15m LOA) are way
concern as to whether we will assume, then, that regular beyond anything achievable
need to log on when sailing anchoring must surely be from any passive reflector
to mainland Europe and back enriching this ideal habitat. currently available. In the UK,
can probably relax now, safe Strangely, though, the Trust however, the MCA insists
in the knowledge that the aims to prove that boat the new law must be adhered
UK government pretty much owners are actually damaging to. So, if this is you, you’ll
always kowtows to the EU! this environment and have have to shell out on a shiny
Not so on the seahorse front asked seabed owners, the new Radar Target Enhancer.
COVER: though – how could anyone Crown Estates, to set up a Kerching!
Boat handling: fight the apparent might of 100m
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research area (which,
Hallberg Rassy 352.
the lottery-funded Seahorse incidentally, is in shallow
See page 108
Trust, many of whose more water and nowhere near the
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