We have been sent the following information from Colin Hall which might be of interest:
From now till 1 April 2017 the Royal Southern is waiving its joining fee to encourage new members. Details are here:
http://royal-southern.co.uk/Membership/Becoming-A-Member
I’m sure that John and Colin would be happy to show people around and be supporters of your membership application.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is advising boat owners, shipping companies and anyone who puts out to sea about a change in some of the VHF channel numbers used to contact UK Coastguard.
As a result of changes to Appendix 18 (Marine VHF) of the Radio Regulations it will mean that VHF channels 23, 84 and 86 will no longer be used for either Maritime Safety Information (MSI) or Radio Medical Advice. The channels to use from September 2017 will be VHF 62, 63 and 64. The use of VHF Channel 10 for MSI and pollution control (back up) is unchanged.
Twenty one members of Oxted Offshore set off from Trogir on Saturday 3rd of September 2016 on five sailing vessels Fado, Pepito, Julie, Ivolga and a large catamaran Chardonnay. Many of the group had been in Croatia a few days earlier so they could spend time exploring the historic sights of Split and Trogir and become acclimatised to the 31 degrees.
Historic Split
11 members of Oxted Offshore and 4 boats cast off for Bembridge on the Isle of White during the last weekend in July for the Oxted Offshore Summer Rally. With low water occurring late morning on Saturday it was a little challenging getting over the bar at Bembridge but it was worth it to discover such a lovely little harbour. The marina staff and facilities were good and we managed to get all boats moored for around 18:00 in time for Commodores Cocktails on Degree of Latitude.
Rafted up at Bembridge
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On Thursday the 3rd of December, 25 members of Oxted Offshore ventured down to the Isle of White to have lunch at the Island Sailing Club in Cowes organised with the club by members Nick and Gail of yacht Nick … Continue reading
After a pleasant evening unwinding in Hamble we knew that Saturday was going to need an early start because on Degree of Latitude we had no sails. Given that we were supposed to be racing the next day that was a bit of a challenge.
This years Annual Dinner took place at Tandridge Golf club and was attended by 40 members. This glittering occasion gives Oxted Offshore members the opportunity to wear something other than shorts and deck shoes, to warmly welcome new members, and to deal with the ‘formalities’.
Oxted Offshore Annual Dinner March 14 2015
We managed a fleet of five yachts for the rally to Poole, the weather was variable and we had a storming sail from Cowes down to Poole on Saturday. So it was congratulations to JT and the crew of eVent who managed the trip in 2 hours 55 minutes and won the the race that even Lawrence and Jasper were unable to prevent with creative handicapping.
This links to a short video on the use off 112 as an emergency contact from a mobile. It has the benefit that it is not limited by the contract with your provider, so as it is an emergency number any carrier will be used and irrespective of funds on your account..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPZv_8dABfU&feature=youtu.be
Many thanks to Roger Cornish for this
Rgds
Kevin
From: “Little Ship Club – Commodore” <commodore [at] littleshipclub [dot] co [dot] uk>
Date: 1 March 2012 06:00:34 GMT
Subject: Red diesel fiasco – sign the Little Ship Club petition
Reply-To: “Little Ship Club – Commodore” <commodore [at] littleshipclub [dot] co [dot] uk>
Dear Member,
You may well have seen the piece on our website concerning red diesel, if not I think it is important that you do read it.
HMRC are proposing that from 1st April this year all skippers of UK leisure craft will be asked to sign a declaration, when filling their diesel tanks, to the effect that they will not use the fuel outside UK waters.
I probably don’t need to tell you how ridiculous such a proposal is and how impractical it is. This means, for instance, that if you fill your tanks in June and still have any of that red diesel left in them the following May, when you plan that quick dash to buy wine in Cherbourg, you will be breaking the law.
The fact that it is almost impossible to buy un-dyed diesel in any UK marina seems to have escaped HMRC.
This directive seems to be a nod in the direction of the Belgian authorities who have made it illegal for any vessel to carry dyed diesel in their tanks in Belgian waters.
The Club has set up an online petition which is gathering momentum. We reached 241 signatures when I checked today, but we’d like to reach 3,000 signatures by the consultation closing date of 11 March. If you haven’t signed it already, please do so now.
(Ask your sailing friends to sign too, by cutting and pasting the link to the petition into an email and sending it to them: http://submissions.epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/30209)
I strongly urge you to write to your MP and your MEP and to encourage any of your crew or sailing friends to do likewise. We simply cannot accept this sort of silly bureaucracy to blight our legitimate pursuit of our leisure activity.
Sign the petition and write to your MP today!
Best regards,
David Roache
Commodore, Little Ship Club
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