NCI Watches: July – December 2022

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This is a summary record of my NCI watch keeping periods and other NCI activities during July to December 2022 kept for my own records.

Date
 No. Time Where+ With*
Comment
2nd July
 550 13-16 SP 506
3rd July
 551 13-16 SP 502
8th July
 552 10-13 SP 547 Spent much of time helping in new station (UHF radio contact with trainee in station). Power off and being connected to new station.
9th July
 553 13-16 SP 275 First watch in new station. Near end of watch noticed battery was not charging – after fixed left cupboard door open to allow air past the charger which was delivering over 6A to recharge battery.
10th July
 554 13-16 SP 520 Calm sunny day but on Beach Patrol saw inflatable dinghy with 3 kids drifting E from spit. Fortunately mother turned up and managed to wade to them before I had to call CG.
15th July
 555 13-16 SP 100 Realised main disadvantage of new station position is we can’t see kayaks and wind surfers preparing to launch!
16th July
 556 13-16 SP 188 Hot weather, arrived early expecting crowds but car park not full
19th July
 557 10-13 SP 187
22nd July
 558 10-13 SP 453 Double shift (by accident?!)
559 13-16 SP 630
23rd July
 560 13-16 SP 520 Lymington CRT visited. Incident where “dismasted yacht” turned out to be broken down speed boat
26th July
 – am SP – Lowered Rain gauge etc. on new higher anemometer mast
28th July
 561 13-16 SP 493
30th July
 562 13-16 SP 330 Saturday – Day 1 of Cowes week 
1st Aug
 563 10-13 SP 453 Monday – Day 3 of Cowes Week Gave pm watchkeeper annual assessment
564 13-16 SP 543
2nd Aug
 565 10-13 SP 585 Tuesday – Day 4 of Cowes Week
4th Aug
 566 10-13 SP 486 Thursday (day 6 of Cowes Week)
5th Aug
 567 13-16 SP 140 Friday (last day Cowes week) Incident where we tracked yacht to Lymington & back for HMCG
6th Aug
 568 13-16 SP 275 gave surprise assessment!
12th Aug
 569 13-16 SP 140
13th Aug
 570 13-16 SP 520
16th Aug
 571 13-16 SP 225
19th Aug
 – 10-12 SP – Navico radar demonstration at SP
20th Aug
 572 10-12 SP 520 Force 5-6 winds and people on spit with inflatables
21st Aug
 573 13-16 SP 277 Calls from HMCG + Hamble LB radio check + B&D kayakers return from Gurnard
26th Aug
 574 13-16 SP 273 7 year old girl missing, I found her at end of the D-Day ruins
27th Aug
 574 13-16 SP 335 (Saturday)
29th Aug
 575 10-13 SP 577 Double watch
578 13-16 290
1st Sept
 576 10-13 SP 290 Double watch
577 13-16 140
3rd Sept
 578 13-16 SP 505 Quiet, HMCG trying to track down pan-pan call
4th Sept
 579 13-16 SP 100
6th Sept
 580 13-16 SP 202 New trainee – second watch
8th Sept
 581 13-16 SP 188 very quiet watch – few people in park or on water
10th Sept
 582 13-16 SP 486 Incident with 2 paddle boarders
17th Sept
 583 13-16 SP 275
18th Sept
 584 13-16 SP 502 Gaff yawl “Psyche” sailing off Lepe
19th Sept
 585 12-16 CT 690
20th Sept
 586 13-16 SP 205
23rd Sept
 587 13-16 SP 486
24th Sept
 588 10-13 SP 503 Double watch- morning with trainee on his first watch.  Gaffers and the Shieldhall!
589 13-16 277
26th Sept
 590 13-16 SP 451a New Trainee
29th Sept
 591 12-16 CT 627 Filling in at Calshot for cancelled watch – Jolie Brise and Redjet  photographed!
1st Oct
 592 13-16 SP 511 Force 5 to 6 winds and serious yachting accident near Cowes but not involved
2nd Oct
 593 13-16 SP 630
6th Oct
 594 10-13 SP 511 Double watch, afternoon with trainee. We were having trouble filling watches at this time (soon after the schools summer holidays) hence I did several watches
595 13-16 509
7th Oct
 596 13-16 SP 205
8th Oct
 597 10-13 SP 511
9th Oct
 598 13-16 SP 630
13th Oct
 599 10-13 SP 175 with new trainee with much relevant experience!
15th Oct
 600 13-16 SP 503 with trainee
17th Oct
 601 10-13 SP 486 Curious zig-zag pattern in the clouds
21st Oct
 602 13-16 SP – Lone watch
22nd Oct
 – 10-12 – – AGM, I become DSM (NCI Stone Point)
603 13-16 SP 503
25th Oct
 604 13-16 SP 506
30th Oct
 605 13-16 SP 503
 1st Nov – ~05:00 SP – Went to SP after Halloween Storm to check anemo mast!
3rd Nov
 606 13-16 SP 505+165 Three person watch, one a trainee!
6th Nov
 607 13-16 SP 275 Some heavy downpours during watch
13th Nov
 608 13-16 SP 548
18th Nov 609 13-16 SP 5010
19th Nov 610 13-16 SP 243
24th Nov 611 13-16 SP 205 spectacular rain squall/shower clouds
26th Nov 612 13-16 SP 535
28th Nov 613 13-16 SP 583
4th Dec 614 13-16 SP 503
10th Dec 615 13-16 SP 189 New larger screen being installed at SP – Timezero software running
11th Dec 616 13-16 SP 503 TV and screen resolution changed to fit on screen
18th Dec 617 13-16 SP 501
24th Dec 618 10-13 SP 290 Christmas Eve watches at Stone Point
619 10-13 SP 520
26th Dec 620 09-13 CT 115 Special watch period to cover Calshot on Boxing Day with 2 watches
621 13-16 SP 503 Boxing Day at SP
27th Dec 622 13-16 SP 509

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