NCI Watches: July – Dec 2025

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

Date
 No. Time Where+ With*
Comment
4th July 996 12-15 SP 587 Hot day, could have done with second watchkeeper on last watch
997 15-18 –
6th July 998 12-15 SP 180 Sunday – British Classics week
999 15-18 –
7th July 1000 12-15 SP – Monday – British Classics week
1001 15-18 205
10th July 1002 15-18 SP 189 SP AIS performance investigations – British Classics week
11th July – – SP – At SP for start of Cowes to St Malo race
12th July 1003 12-15 SP 520 Hot weather continuing, beach crowded
1004 15-18 188
13th July 1005 12-15 SP – Still hot, incident involving Topaz dinghy in Thorness Bay rescued by yacht and Cowes LB
19th July 1006 12-15 SP 520 Saturday, double watch, second lone. 4 yachts racing went aground west of Beaulieu River, informed HMCG who treated it as an incident
1007 15-18 –
20th July 1008 9-12 SP 130 Sunday, second with trainee
1009 12-15 123
22nd July 1010 12-15 SP 488 Tuesday: Problem filling rota this month, from 4th August Calshot doing 10-14, 14-18
1011 15-18 100
25th July 1012 12-15 SP 100 Friday:ditto!
1013 15-18 157
27th July 1014 12-15 SP 180
1015 15-18 210a
30th July 1016 09-12 SP 313 with trainee
1017 12-15 322
2nd Aug 1018 15-18 SP – Saturday, lone watch, start of Cowes Week
3rd Aug 1019 12-15 SP 180 Cowes Week smaller classes using Lepe Spit CM
1020 15-18 511
4th Aug 1021 12-15 SP 188 Cowes Week – racing cancelled due to storm forecast
5th Aug 1022 12-15 SP – Cowes Week – larger classes using “Cowes Week 2026” buoy
1023 15-18 187a
7th Aug – – SP – Did some Cowes Week photography!
9th Aug 1024 12-15 SP 520 Saturday double, second watch lone
1025 15-18 –
10th Aug 1026 12-15 SP 100
15th Aug 1027 12-15 SP 520
17th Aug 1028 12-15 SP 336 IMOCA Ocean race, 2 watches with same WK!
1029 15-18 336
19th Aug 1030 09-12 SP – NCI Gosport visit planned but postponed, other WK had to cancel
21st Aug 1031 12-15 SP – NCI Gosport visit, other WK pulled out ill
24th Aug 1032 12-15 SP 273a Bank Holiday weekend, second watch with new Trainee
1033 15-18 484
25th Aug 1034 12-15 SP 630 Bank Holiday weekend
26th Aug 1035 09-12 SP 498b
30th Aug – – – – SRCMBC show at Milford-on-Sea:  advertised NCI and had interest from potential Watchkeepers.
31st Aug 1036 12-15 SP – On first slot, 2nd watchkeeper did not turn up. During 2nd period Ocean Scene went up the Beaulieu River
1037 15-18 274
3rd Sept 1038 09-12 SP 511 Had eyes on 54′ yacht dragging anchor in Solent Bank region
6th Sept 1039 12-15 SP 520 The 54′ yacht was upwind of Stone Point but did not seem to be dragging closer.
1040 15-18 484
7th Sept 1041 12-15 SP 285 with Trainee
14th Sept 1042 12-15 SP 511 With 2 ex-Ordnance Survey personnel!  Gale force winds and the 54′ boat sank
1043 15-18 484
15th Sept 1044 12-15 SP 189a Monday watch – with trainee
19th Sept 1045 15-18 SP 502 with potential watchkeeper from SRCMBC
21st Sept 1046 12-15 SP 503 with new Trainee
1047 15-18 443 with another new Trainee!
23rd Sept 1048 09-12 SP 210a Tuesday morning!
24th Sept 1049 15-18 SP 453 623 Induction session for new Trainee
27th Sept 1050 12-16 SP 520 booked
1051 16-18 –
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+CT = Calshot Tower, SP = Stone Point (Lepe Country Park)
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