NCI Watches: January – June 2025

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This is a summary record of my NCI watch keeping periods and other NCI activities during January to June 2025 kept for my own records.

Date
 No. Time Where+ With*
Comment
1st Jan 920 10-13 SP 453 New Year’s Day gale
921 13-16 189
4th Jan 922 13-16 SP 511
12th Jan 923 13-16 SP 322
19th Jan 924 13-16 SP 630
24th Jan 925 10-13 SP 189 Showed NCI Lee Ops Officer the station after the watch
26th Jan 926 13-16 SP 414,511
2nd Feb 927 13-16 SP 553
8th Feb 928 13-16 SP 506 1st of 2 weekend watches…
9th Feb 929 13-16 SP 107,414 2nd of 2 weekend watches!
13th Feb 930 10-13 SP 575,587
15th Feb 931 13-16 SP 220 1st of 2 weekend watches…
16th Feb 932 13-16 SP 509 2nd of 2 weekend watches!
21st Feb 933 13-16 SP 486
22nd Feb 934 13-16 SP 498b 1st of 2 weekend watches…
23rd Feb 935 13-16 SP 414 2nd of 2 weekend watches!
1st Mar 936 13-16 SP 535 1st of 2 weekend watches…
2nd Mar 937 13-16 SP 511 2nd of 2 weekend watches!
8th Mar 938 13-16 SP – Lone Saturday watch
15th Mar 939 13-16 SP 509 1st of 2 weekend watches…
16th Mar 940 13-16 SP 220 2nd of 2 weekend watches!
23rd Mar 941 13-16 SP 277
29th Mar 942 13-16 SP 511 Last of winter watches
30th Mar 943 12-15 SP – Start summer watches, middle shift was lone watch
944 15-18 SP 498b
6th Apr 945 12-15 SP 189
946 15-18 SP 509
12th Apr 947 15-18 SP 300
13th Apr 948 12-15 SP 312 Double Sunday watch, second was lone.  Incident with 18′ Skiff at Calshot
949 15-18 SP –
19th Apr 950 12-15 SP 520 Easter Saturday, windy with wind surfers and kite surfers
951 15-18 SP 205 “RORC” race mark adrift and arrived off Beaulieu River
20th Apr 952 12-15 SP 414 Easter Sunday
21st Apr 953 12-15 SP 157 Easter Monday , misty day, some rain
27th Apr 954 12-15 SP 501 Sunday double watch
955 15-18 312
3rd May 956 15-18 SP – Bank Holiday w/e Saturday – hot and sunny – lone watch – 2 man kayak took ages to cross Spit against current. Calshot closed 1st and last watches due to lack of WKs
4th May 957 12-15 SP – Bank Holiday w/e Sunday – double watch, 1st watch  lone. Cold weather – Called at SP early to put books out, then visited Exbury Gdns
958 15-18 509
5th May 959 12-15 SP – Bank Holiday Monday – cold weather!
6th May 960 15-18 SP 273a Tuesday watch needed filling!
10th May 961 15-18 SP 336
11th May 962 12-15 SP 502
963 15-18 205
17th May 964 15-18 SP 312
18th May 965 12-15 SP 100
20th May 966 12-15 SP 485 Another Tuesday lacking watchkeepers!
967 15-15 290
24th May 968 12-15 SP 511 Emergency Services day at Gang Warily.  During first watch a yacht was aground west of Beaulieu River entrance. Reported to CG that they looked OK and they floated off about an hour later.  Windy weather for Myth of Malham race start.
969 15-18 –
25th May 970 12-15 SP 220 During the second watch a yacht had fouled propeller near Lepe Spit (incident)
971 15-18 273a
30th May – – CT/SP – DFS assessment – there from 12 noon onwards.
31st May 972 12-15 SP 520 Cowes Classics regatta: Folkboats and XOD’s off Stone Point.
973 15-18 511
1st June 974 12-15 SP 453 Second period was lone watch.
975 15-18 –
7th June 976 06-12 SP 188 Round the Island Race – at station 0530 for early opening. Spot flying NCI Flag
8th June 977 12-15 SP 220 D-Day memorial service in Country Park
978 15-18 180
11th June 979 9-12 SP 205 Wednesday morning watch to help open up!
15th June 980 12-15 SP 180 Sunday watches
981 15-18 –
16th June 982 12-15 SP – Monday watches – rota very empty, having to keep station open
983 15-18 300
17th June 984 15-18 SP 502
19th June 985 15-18 SP – Lone Thursday watch
21st June 986 15-18 SP – Lone Saturday watch. Hot weather, park crowded, lucky not offshore wind.
22nd June 987 12-15 SP 180 Sunday, weather windy and cooler than previous day!
988 15-18 502
24th June 989 15-18 SP 502 Kept station open at end of watch since visitors coming to station for 1900, 290 took over at 1830
25th June 990 09-12 SP – Problems filling rota this week!
26th June 991 15-18 SP 587 with Trainee
28th June 992 09-12 SP 511 Did 1st watch since Bark on the Beach!
29th June 993 12-15 SP 220 Sunday middle shift
30th June 994 9-12 SP 187 Did first and last shift, visited Exbury Gardens between the two!
995 15-18 –

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