NCI Watches: July – Dec 2020

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This is a summary record of my NCI watch keeping periods and other NCI activities during July to December 2020 kept for my own records. On 18th March all NCI Stations were closed due to the Covid-19 virus outbreak. From 1st June NCI Calshot Tower reopened on a single manned basis, with a “Buddy” in UHF contact outside the station, with watches from 10 to 13 and from 13 to 16. Stone Point reopened  for similar hours but for Friday to Monday inclusive. However often afternoons were not manned at Stone Point, one problem being access due to people flocking to the coast creating long queues of cars waiting to enter the already full car parks.

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Date
 No. Time Where+ With*
Comment
11th July 291 10-13 SP 630 as Buddy
24th July 292 13-16 SP 585 as Buddy
25th July 293 13-16 SP 498 as Buddy; driving rain while watching wind surfers and kite surfers!
31st July 294 13-16 SP 100 as Buddy, a Friday but queue for car park so we parked in the training hut area
2nd Aug 295 13-16 SP 130 as Buddy, tide running west so watching people on beach near spit
8th Aug 296 13-16 SP 487 Watchkeeper
9th Aug 297 13-16 SP 585 booked as lead but acted as Buddy
14th Aug 298 10-13 SP 100 Friday watch, as Buddy
16th Aug 299 13-16 SP 485 as Buddy
22nd Aug 300 13-16 SP 300 as Buddy
4th Sept 301 13-16 SP 130 Friday watch, as Buddy
7th Sept 302 13-16 SP 509 Monday watch, as Buddy
11th Sept 303 10-13 SP 187 Friday watch, as Buddy
13th Sept 304 10-13 SP 130 as Buddy
20th Sept 305 10-13 SP 130 Sunday am as Buddy, then stayed on to do lone shift in the afternoon becausee we were having trouble filling the slots
306 13-16 SP –
26th Sept 307 10-13 SP 630 as Buddy
26th Sept 308 13-16 SP 245 Watchkeeper since with trainee
12th Oct 309 10-13 SP 315 Watchkeeper since with trainee
18th Oct 310 13-16 SP 485 Incident with two paddle boarders (Diary entry)
26th Oct 311 13-16 SP 155 Monday watch, as Buddy
31st Oct – 13-16 SP – shift cancelled, park closed due to weather (Calshot Blog)
1st Nov 312 13-16 SP 485 as Buddy
8th Nov 313 10-13 SP 130 as Buddy
13th Nov 314 13-16 SP 325 as Buddy
21st Nov 315 13-16 SP 275 as Buddy, wind surfer board on shore incident! (Diary Entry)
27th Nov 316 13-16 SP 509 Friday Watch, as buddy
28th Nov 317 10-13 SP 520 as Buddy
4th Dec 318 13-16 SP 130 Friday Watch, as buddy
12th Dec 319 13-16 SP 345 as Buddy
19th Dec 320 13-16 SP 720 as Buddy
28th Dec 321 13-16 SP 100 as Buddy

+CT = Calshot Tower, SP = Stone Point (Lepe Country Park)
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