NCI Watches: Jan – June 2019

This is a summary record of my NCI watch keeping periods and other NCI activities during January to June 2019 kept for my own records.  indicates that one or more photos exist, click to view the photo album.

Date	No.	Time	With*	Comment
1st Jan	182	11-14	560,185	Tuesday, New Years Day – very quiet on the water and on the Spit this year.
6th Jan	183	11-14	560,255	did some training for Trainee “255”
13th Jan	184	11-14	560,440
20th Jan	185	11-14	440,560	Calshot RNLI lost “Dead Fred” and we were able to tell them where he was at about 1.5 miles distant. Before the watch I photographed a junk rigged schooner passing the Tower   .
26th Jan	–	0900 – 1230		“Incidents with VHF” course at the Scout Hut
27th Jan	186	11-14	560,220	force 6, gusting 7 (Diary entry ). RS400 capsized during asymmetric drop but we watched them recover without incident
3rd Feb	187	11-14	565	Very calm – took photos of “calm – glassy” and “calm – rippled”  ( Diary Entry )
10th Feb	188	11-14	560,220	Windy and an International Cadet gave a sailing demo! ( Diary Entry )
17th Feb	189	11-14	560, 530	A “flock” of canoes visit Calshot, plus a 505 dinghy and a Hovercraft!
24th Feb	190	11-14	560, 530	SE F1 – F2 but Davis said F3 – F4. Before watch took photos of Calshot Tower
3rd Mar	191	11-14	585,440	Windy – F6 increasing F7 although the Davis anemo only showed 10 – 15 kts ! Had my annual assessment by 440 – a surprise since I expected it next week!
10th Mar	192	11-14	560,660	F8 to F9 winds and a windsurfer in the lagoon (Diary Entry )
17th Mar	193	11-14	560,530	Windy, incident with 2 dinghies ( Diary Entry ). Windsurfer in Southampton water
23th Mar	–	(all day!)		SRCMBC Highcliffe Show – about £95 for NCI Calshot
24th Mar	194	11-14	255,560	Did training exercises for 255 mainly re. radios. Photos: yacht with asym. & Jolie Brise
31st Mar	195	12-16	120	1st summertime watch of 2019, 610 did not show up so 215 stayed on until 120 took over. The 18′ skiffs were out for 1st time this year and one capsized in front of the Tower (Diary entry)
7th April	196	12-16	470,530	I was watchleader – quiet watch
9th April	–	10-12	–	NCI Social event – talks by 730 and 120 on Cruising on a Container Ship and by a Southampton Pilot
14th April	197	12-16	560,530
21st April	198	12-16	560	The 18′ skiffs were on shore waiting for wind; meanwhile the light conditions meant that the front in the water off Calshot  showed up particularly well!
28th April	199	12-16	560	A new BRe in the Calshot boat park, a wind surfer foiling in Ower bay, and the Fast 40 fleet returning to the Hamble
5th May	200	12-16	530
12th May	201	12-16	560,220	The 18′ skiffs were racing and we had a good view of them as they came back to Calshot, also a photo of a classic yawl
19th May	202	1030-16	560,220	Calshot Assoc. open day; helped in manning the door before going on watch, then busy with visitors to Tower – fortunately no incidents!
21st May	–	–	–	Visited the ops room to copy some info sheets for use at Lepe. The foam on Southampton Water was particularly marked (NCI Calshot Blog)
25th May	203	13-16	290,570	Stone Point (Lepe Country Park) – first weekend at Lepe, second ever watch there!	(Diary entry)
26th May	204	12-16	560	comment
27th May	205	13-16	570	Stone Point – Bank Holiday Monday
1st June	206	13-16	290	Stone Point – D-Day celebration weekend
2nd June	207	12-16	720	Quiet, International 14 capsized but recovered – asymmetric was in water! DSC Distress at watch end – yacht aground on Bramble Bank – left for next watch!
5th June	208	08-12	120,630	Wednesday watch; DFS assessment – which we passed! D-Day celebrations at Portsmouth (NCI Calshot Blog)
8th June	209	12-16	535	Saturday watch; heavy rain showers inland (NCI Calshot Blog); kite surfer lost board; strong winds but the “doughnut boys” were still operating! Seven Seas Navigator – a “small” cruise ship, and Seafin .
9th June	210	13-16	455	Stone Point: some Daring class yachts close in against the current and seafin coming out of the Beaulieu River	(Diary Entry)
10th June	–	18-20	–	NCI CT Committee meeting (Canadian John’s funeral earlier in day)
15th June	211	10-13	455,630	Stone Point: force 5 and threatening rain. with three watchkeepers we did 30 mins beach patrols
16th June	212	08-12	715	Trial for me doing an early watch at Calshot, then afternoon at Lepe to help fill shifts – was OK since get a lunch break!
16th June	213	13-16	300	Stone Point: force 5-6 SW, when we arrived previous watch had not opened front shutter due to wind but we did and it seemed OK. The side shutters have more play in the fixings and give the impression its worse than it is!
22nd June	214	12-16	271,505	Calshot – Saturday watch before preparing to go to Falmouth for Swallow Yachts Raid
30th June	215	13-16	255	Stone Point afternoon watch on return from Swallow Yachts Raid in Falmouth
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