27th January: Rough Seas at Calshot
Although parts of the Solent can get relatively rough at times, especially with wind against tide, the waters immediately in view of Calshot Tower are...
Category: NCI (2019)
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...
Photos during NCI Watches: January – June 2019
Photos taken from or near Calshot Tower or NCI Stone Point in Lepe Country Park during NCI watches in the period January to June 2019
3rd February: Sea State “Calm” at Calshot!
For some time I’ve been concerned that “Calm (glassy)” or “Calm (rippled)” has been used in the NCI Calshot hourly weather observations when the actual...
10th February: How to sail a Cadet!
I’m of an age where the first sailing dinghy that most people learnt with was an International Cadet. At 10’6″ long, with a small sail...
10th March: Swaying in the Wind
A secondary depression crossed southern England early on Sunday 10th March. As I left home for the drive to Calshot the tide was coming in...
17th March: Dinghy Incident and a Windsurfer
On the morning of Sunday 17th March winds were force 5 to 6 west to west-northwest. During the 11 to 14 hours watch at Calshot...
31st March: 18′ Skiffs are back!
The 18 foot skiffs had their first race weekend of the 2019 season. Future events were scheduled for the weekends of 20th April, 11th May,...
April 14th: Not “Calm” except at the Jetty!
On Sunday (14th April) I went on watch to find that, despite a force 4 to 5 ESE wind, the sea state had been entered...
April 20th – 29th: Guide to Sea State at Calshot
I’ve been concerned that Watchkeepers are often under-estimating the Sea State in the hourly met reports. This concern was brought to a head on Sunday...