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Members’ Newsletter Edition No. 115

www.shbha.co.uk January 2009

Web Site Updated!

Wishing all members a Happy New Year and to tell you all that the Berth Holder’s website has had a facelift. The site was started three years ago and by now was in need of a revamp. The technology for web design has moved on and so I decided it was time to upgrade ours. In the new web site there are three distinct areas:

The left hand column is the menu and reveals sub menus of the main headings.
The right hand column allows us to add news and other items to which we want to draw to member’s attention
The centre column has the main content for that page.

At the very top right of the page is a menu that takes you back to home, contact page and site map. Putting the mouse pointer over them and left clicking activates these.

The main menu across the top third of the page works in the same way, as does the left hand column menu. The difference with the left hand menu is that it opens up to reveal sub menus.

The newsletter page contains our archived newsletters and does not have the latest letter until the following one is published.

The events page has sub pages on ‘What’s on Next’, the safety evening programme and a calendar of events for the year.

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The weather page has sub menus of UK weather links, European weather links and tides.

The contact page allows anyone to contact the association by email by filling in the form and it will be forwarded to the person most suitable to deal with the query. Please type in the number displayed into the enter code box otherwise your message will not be delivered. (This reduces spamming by third parties.)

The gallery page is at present divided into three sub sections. They are Boats, The Marina and Cruising Around Britain. If any of you have photos you would like added to the web site please email them to webmaster@shbha.co.uk at 750x560 pixel size and which section you would like it to displayed in.

The join page has sub menus for down loading the application form and the standing order form should you wish to pay by that method. There is also a list of traders offering members discounts on production of a current membership card.

The final page is links, just put the mouse pointer over the heading and left click to go to one of the linked web sites.

Please take a tour of the site.

SHBHA Webmaster

Flatfish visitor – the flounder

With the recent cold spell making the water in the marina much clearer it has been possible to see one of the four types of flatfish common in our coastal waters. The flounder, also known as the fluke, is the least attractive catch commercially with plaice, dab and sole leading the line.

Flounders feed on worms, sand-hoppers, shrimps, prawns, gobies and sand-eels. The older fish feed mainly on ollusks and small fishes whereas the young feed more on small crustaceans. A 24 hour rhythm can be observed in their feeding behaviour where the bigger fish in particular spend most of their day buried in the sand but become very active at night and move into the shallower water to feed.

A recent beach fishing competition held just East of the harbour entrance saw good size bags of fish coming to the weighing in scales. The winning bag weighed in excess of 20 lbs consisting mostly of flounders with other bags of fish not far behind.

The flounder’s flesh can taste a little earthy especially when they have spent time in muddy or brackish water.

R.N.L.I. As in previous years, the Sovereign Harbour Berth Holders’ Association, on behalf of all its members, presented a Christmas Box of ‘goodies’ to the Eastbourne Lifeboat Crew. This included teabags, coffee, sweets and chocolate, cup-a-soups, and a variety of biscuit and cakes. On Sunday December 14^th 2008 the presentation was made to Paul Metcalf by our chairman, Nick Jordan who was accompanied by Club Officers, Rona Jordan, Pete Holland and Carol Vince. This comfort box is most welcome when the crew returns from a ‘shout’.

Gourmet Galley

Hot Toddy

A hot toddy can be just the ticket on those nose nipping frosty days whether you are in the throes of annual maintenance or upon return from a trip out to sea on one of those pin sharp sunny days of the winter. There are lots of recipes available of which the following is just one, tried and tested!

Ingredients for one: 2 lumps of sugar, ½ teaspoon of cinnamon, 1 measure of whisky, rum or brandy,

1 thick lemon slice stuck with 3 cloves

Method: Melt the cinnamon and sugar in a little hot water at the bottom of a mug or whisky glass in which you have placed a metal spoon.

Add the whisky, rum or brandy followed by the lemon and cloves. Fill the glass with boiling water, (taking due care) stir, and serve.

How degrading!

Did you know that …..

Plastic bags take up to 500 years
Orange peel takes up to 2 years
Drink cans take up to 100 years
Glass bottles take more than 500 years
Cigarette butts 3 to 5 years
Plastic bottles about 450 years
Kevlar rope well over 500 years
Polystyrene cups 100years

……………………………………..to degrade

Please dispose of all waste responsibly on shore

Reduce, re-use or recycle where possible

Free recycling bags are now available for collection from the Marina Office

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Safety Group Evenings Autumn/Winter/Spring 2008/09

Our sea safety evenings started this year in October at The Haven School, Atlantic Drive, (for us a new venue) with a very successful and well attended introduction to sea safety presented by the RNLI District Sea Safety Manager.

Our second session was on life jackets with the pros and cons of the different types presented by Bill Walton – Lifeboat Sea Safety Officer for Newhaven who also demonstrated quite graphically how essential it is to make sure life jackets fit and are serviced properly.

The flare demonstration was presented by Terry Colbran, our local Sea Safety Officer, and was very popular. Afterwards there was an opportunity for those present to let off hand held flares and smoke canisters.

The presentations provide help and advice, tips and ideas on going afloat safely with your family and friends. The sessions are informal, an opportunity to share experiences, remember things you had forgotten and help build confidence for beginners.

Our next Safety evening will deal with Liferafts and Safety equipment. This will be held on Monday January 12^th at 18.45 for 19.00 to 21.00 in the Haven School, Atlantic Drive, Eastbourne.

Future topics will include:

Passage planning
Emergency Rescue
Ropework
Understanding charts and buoyage and much more.

Further details will be posted on the notice boards around the harbour, or you can contact Pete or Carol on 01424 893326.

All details will be on our website www.shbha.co.uk

Credit where credit’s due!

It was a pleasant surprise to receive from Premier a credit note reflecting the change in the VAT rate from 17.5%to 15%. This was applied to services for which berth-holders had already paid but which would be delivered after 1^st December 2008.

It is worthy of note that not all commercial enterprises have followed the same route as Premier and have not passed on the 2 ½% saving. In the present climate of ‘Credit Crunch’ it is even more welcome. Thanks Premier!

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Meet the People-Mary Springhall, Receptionist/Administrator

Mary left her white stilettos back in Essex some years ago! She moved to the Eastbourne area initially to be nearer to her mum and took up her duties as receptionist just over two years ago. Working extended weekends in reception allows her to meet and greet a whole range of people which is something she really enjoys. Her experience as a special school secretary qualified her for the post although she has taken a one year course in her own time to improve her skills. Initially she found the IT aspect of the job daunting but supported by the ‘youngsters’ on the team she has become much more confident.

With a finger in every pie she also sorts contracts and has to liaise with clients and other staff. She feels things are going well when everyone is happy and enjoys ‘fixing’ problems for people. Mary has noted the changes that have happened since Premier took control of the marina and feels that these have helped the staff understand the needs of their clients more. She walks her allocated pontoons with pleasure, tempted to join those staying onboard when she smells the bacon cooking aromas wafting around!

Having represented Southern Counties in backstroke swimming Mary knew a lot about water…….but very little about what goes on it. She is trying to rectify this and recently tried her hand at steering the harbour workboat. She helmed very slowly towards the north harbour giving it her upmost concentration. Ed, her mentor, wanted his lunch and volunteered to navigate back thinking it could be almost tea time unless he took command. The speed she went at was most unusual as her family background is a very close involvement in formula one motor racing! Still, determined to gain more knowledge about boats and how to operate them, she is considering a course to increase her skills in this area.

The labour saving devices Mary wouldn’t be without are the CCTV cameras. In particular the recent updates to the system and the repositioning of some cameras has made the system a great tool for identifying details in all areas of the Marina. She can zoom in and check out what’s going on and take supportive steps if needed. She also thinks that because of this, and other measures, the security around the harbour is a lot tighter.

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If Mary had the opportunity to change places with anyone around the marina she would chose any millionaire with a very large boat. She would then enjoy the luxury of breakfasting on pink champagne and smoked salmon!

Having learnt French at school she has, like most of us, forgotten most of it but is practicing with colleagues to improve her vocabulary. Again she is considering going back to school to brush up so that she can ‘parlez’ with visitors.

Shy until the age of 22, and ballet trained, she decided to try and improve her confidence by joining an ‘am. dram.’ company. Fame beckoned and it wasn’t long before she was on the stage semi professionally doing the can-can in Calamity Jane! Her feet still tap along to music and she always goes to the Congress Theatre to enjoy watching others in musicals.

Her musical ability was encouraged as a child by her mother and she played the piano and violin. Her taste in music is very varied and she is going to treat herself to a new copy of the ‘Nutcracker’ because she thinks the snowflake section is very evocative of Christmas. She also enjoys listening to Il Divo very much. As a contrast to this she also has a wide knowledge of more modern music which is based on the tastes of her eighteen year old daughter.

Each evening Mary completes the puzzles and quizzes from her daily paper to keep her brain active. Conversely she doesn’t really switch off enough to read. Having said that she has just completed re-reading David Niven’s book ‘The Moon is a Balloon’.

Although Mary enjoys spending most of her time quietly with her hubby and daughter she remembers with fondness Sister Francesca a music teacher from school. She was a real live wire and was ‘up for anything’ ….even taking off her wimple to take the children into the sea. Maybe this is why Mary would like to fulfill her dream of swimming with dolphins. Given her history in the water we can’t help but think she would be good at this and hope she achieves it one day by diving off that millionaire’s boat!

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One last one!

When is a boat like a snow storm?

tfirda s’ti nehw! (The answer is back to front to give you time to think!)

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What’s been going on?

Every month your harbour rep meets with the chairman of the association and lets him (or her!) know how things are in that particular part of the Harbour along with any general observations. This feedback forms the largest part of the monthly meeting that the Chairman and vice-chairman have with the Marina management. Minutes are taken and progress or action is noted at the next meeting. Some things are easily dealt with but sometimes it takes longer to resolve certain issues. Rest assured the dog doesn’t let go of the bone!

Here in summary are some of the latest items, and the up-to-date position:

ü Southampton Boat show tickets deal available

ü More coat hooks in the North harbour facilities block (and more on order for the main harbour)

ü New baby changing mat in the central harbour

ü Sign on sluice room door

ü West harbour camera, and others upgraded and operating via microwaves now

ü West harbour garden cleared to allow trolley access

ü Rotten boards replaced in a variety of locations

ü Bridgehead gates numbered for ease of identification

ü Extra ploughing in the entrance channel following depth problems

ü Swan/cormorant pontoon re-anchored…. but is it in the right spot?

ü A weak spot in security improved

ü New trolleys to be fitted with poles to avoid theft

ü Appropriately coloured bins for recycling scheme introduced

Current items

Facilities floors steam cleaned but more work needs doing

Investigating the termination of licences and the need for more flexibility

Investigating the number of cars parked without the relevant sticker

Investigating the location of north harbour recycling bins

Still causing dis-satisfaction

Disabled shower seat needs replacing in Main harbour

Cost of electricity and the cost of servicing the bollard

Boats pumping their (in some cases dirty) bilges (if you see one please report it to the office immediately!)

Electrolysis is still a concern in the North harbour. (Boat owners have been requested not to wrap shore power cables around cleats)

If you wish to pass on any comments see your rep. or send them an

e-mail.

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Annual General Meeting 2009

The Annual General Meeting of Sovereign Harbour Berth-holder’s Association will be held on Sunday, April 26^th 2009 in the Sovereign Harbour Yacht Club beginning at 10.30.am. Just beforehand, complimentary coffee will be available.

A copy of the association’s accounts and an agenda will be posted to members in early April 2009.

Members wanting business items adding to the meeting’s agenda must lodge these in writing with the secretary no later than March 9^th 2009.

The AGM will be followed by a specially priced, pre-booked buffet lunch,

( £5 ) and a cash bar will be open. Please complete the booking form below and return it no later than 2nd April 2009

To complete the occasion a presentation will be given by Mr. Ted Neame, yacht surveyor, which should be of interest to all berth-holders.

Last year’s similar event was very successful and enjoyed by those attending. We hope to see you there.

Please complete the form below and send it together with your remittance, no later than April 2^nd 2009 to the SHBHA Treasurer,

Mrs. R. Jordan,

132, Castle Drive,

Pevensey Bay,

Eastbourne BN24 6JU

(Cheques to be made payable to ‘ SHBH Association ‘ )

Please reserve me______ places at the AGM buffet lunch on April 26^th 2009

Name/s__________________________________________________

Telephone contact number _________________________________

Boat name ______________________________________________

Signed__________________________________________________

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Nick and Rona’s Circumnavigation (continued)

The next day we motored across the Moray Firth out of sight of land towards Whitehills. The weather was hazy sunshine, the water like silk. In my diary I had written, “ We either have too much wind or too little. Today we had none!” The entrance into Whitehills is testing. A sharp left turn through a wall, and then a sharp right turn onto the pontoon. Any lack of concentration and you’ve hit something! There is both water and electricity here. The coastguard recommended the local chippie. The fish and chips were superb!

From Whitehills to Peterhead we had to round the notorious Rattery Head. We left at 6am to get the tide right at that point. The sea state was unpleasant and Poppy had trouble finding somewhere comfortable. The towns we passed looked grey and forbidding even in the sunshine. The entry into Peterhead was dismal, gasholders, oil terminals and factories, the marina by contrast was lovely, small, tucked in under the cliff, a 3-minute walk to the beach. Poppy was in her element and had a lovely swim in the sea.

There was so little wind again the following day that we motored, not even bothering with the sails. As we neared Stonehaven, the wind increased and was warm. As we turned into the harbour the heat hit us. It had been a wonderful day on land. Stonehaven Harbour has no pontoons, so we rafted up on ‘Freebooter’, the boat we had been travelling with, alongside the harbour wall.

Another day in Stonehaven would have been lovely, but another gale was forecast and apparently, this is not a good place to be. We headed for Arbroath, a day when we experienced everything from calm to rough seas and no wind at all to a force 5! The wind being right on the nose we motored again. Again Poppy found the motion difficult. Interestingly, she had coped very well with the Atlantic swell, but not the short chop we were experiencing here. The countryside of the NW coast of the Firth of Forth was gentle with hills blue in the background.

We had reached Arbroath by mid-afternoon, right in the middle of their Festival of the Sea. The harbour was packed, but a slot was found for us, rafted on an old fishing boat. Freebooter rafted on us. There was no chance of water or electricity here. Having tied up, we could appreciate the glorious weather and the fairground amusements. We were not used to the hordes of people or the noise!

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The passage across the Firth of Forth to Eyemouth was glorious! A gentle wind to leave Arbroath, then a continuous 16 knots followed by gentle winds as we negotiated the river into Eyemouth. We actually SAILED all day! The pontoon here was along the riverbank, long and empty and with water and electricity. There were lovely walks for the dog.

After the continuous sailing since leaving Scotland, it was pleasant to stay put for a day. Nick was giving the boat a good check over and noticed that the screws for the main sail kicker strap fixing on the deck were missing.

The local chandler was more of a gift shop than anything else and it took until we got back to Eastbourne before we could replace them! Nick took the kicker off and we managed without until we got home. We visited the two museums, had an excellent meal out and re-provisioned the boat while we were here. I liked Eyemouth.

On 28^th August we left on the short trip to Holy Island. We could not leave Eyemouth until 11 am when the tide was high enough to lift us out of the mud! The sea state was comfortable- no wind at all again, so we motored. To get into the anchorage at Holy Island you have first to line up 2 beacons and then a mark and the belfry, following each carefully as, apart from the marked channel the area is remarkably shallow. By the time we got ashore, the Castle and the Priory were closed. We walked around them. Sadly, we had to leave before they were open the next day. As we left, 2 seals accompanied us for a while.

During the next leg, Holy Island to Blythe, we reached the 2000-mile mark since leaving home. In force 2 winds, we motored. Freebooter left us and went home to Amble.

Blythe Harbour was one of the untidiest we had come across! The people, however, were lovely – pleasant and helpful. The yacht club was an old floating boat. We had a good meal here. Poppy really appreciated the beautiful long sandy beach.

The wind and rain that had woken us during the night continued through the day. Considering the force 5 winds we were experiencing, the 40-mile passage to Whitby was surprisingly calm and we even sat on the fore deck in the sunshine during the afternoon.

Of course we had chosen the August Bank Holiday weekend to visit Whitby! The weather was superb, the town packed, but fortunately there was plenty of room in the marina. Ingress to the marina was via a swinging road bridge.

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This was another marina being redeveloped and renovated – brand new pontoons, but as yet, no water or electricity. Fuel was by cans in a trolley. Whitby Abbey and the Cook Museum were very interesting. The yacht club was a long walk from the marina.

On September 1^st, day 133, we set off through the 9.30 am bridge on our second overnight passage of the voyage, Whitby to Lowestoft. The day was warm and sunny. Initially we had the tide with us and sailed at 8.3 knots. As we passed Robin Hood’s Bay, a pod of dolphins swam with us for a while. As the wind was directly behind us we considered raising the cruising chute, but it was so pleasant sitting on the foredeck in the sunshine that we couldn’t be bothered! The boat was sailing well with the sails we were using. The sun went down, the lights of the oilrigs and the large cargo vessels made the night at sea look like fairyland. The stars were beautiful. It was so different from the night passage to Ireland in May.

Towards morning the sea became quite rough. Poppy was really pleased when we moored in Lowestoft Marina. I took her for a walk along the beach. She swam and looked very happy. A lifeguard then came and told us off! I had seen no anti-dog signs. We spent the next day recovering from the night sail and left Lowestoft for Harwich on the following day.

As we left the fuel pontoon, the rear guardrail parted, the bottlescrew fixing had undone itself. Nick was still letting off the final rope, the wind blowing us off nicely. Suddenly, I had to steer the boat back onto the pontoon and Nick had to reattach it to the pontoon. The guardrail fixed, we eventually left Lowestoft 20 minutes later than planned. We tried sailing but only managed 3 ½ knots. We motor-sailed.

The sea lock at Shotley Marina, Harwich, is narrow, with no pontoon. You lean off the boat and attach the ropes to cleats. Interesting! The yacht club produced excellent food.

The journey from Shotley to Dover was lovely. We motor-sailed in gentle winds on a comfortable sea and in wonderful sunshine. After successfully negotiating the entry into and across Dover Harbour past the ferry port, we moored in Granville Marina. We stayed here for one day, visiting the castle. The weather was wonderful.

Our final passage of the whole voyage was from Dover to Eastbourne on 7^th September 2008. It was a beautiful day, little wind, about 8 knots average, a lovely flat sea with a good tide running. With the wind behind us, we raised the cruising chute. It was a fitting end to our journey.

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We entered the 4.30.pm lock and were met by Andy Malin complete with a bottle of bubbly! It had taken us 139 days to travel 2400 miles round Britain.

Nick,

Rona and Poppy

Signing off after a wonderful trip on Stressbreaker

Part summer voyage 2008 of “Aluetian Sea Bear”

For the interest of SHBHA members it could be useful to hear of my unfortunate experience during a sail from Parkstone Haven Marina, Poole.

The Aluetian Sea Bear was holed-up in port for four days due to strong winds. We do not purposely sail in forecasted winds of force 6 or even the mention of it in the shipping forecast. On the better weather news we sailed at low tide to gain the tidal move to the Solent on July 8^th at 11.00 hours using the main channel for depth, for we all know what a vast sandy base exists in Poole Harbour.

When 20 miles from Poole between Hengistbury Head and Hurst Castle a 26 knot gust of wind hit our genoa and slewed the boat S.E. on top of a 15 foot wave crest. Trying to bring the boat’s heading back to a N.E. direction we suddenly realized that the tiller did not respond. There was no panic, just great concern, so, anchor out and a call for help. The depth was 8.3 metres at this position so we felt reasonably secure although the interior of the boat looked like a battlefield.

Apparently the nearest I.O.W. rescue services were busily engaged elsewhere so Poole R.N.L.I AWB launched to our aid. They arrived 45 minutes later and were so efficient in their instructions for tow and drogue lines that in five minutes we were heading for Lymington. The inshore RIB met us in the Solent and lined us up for tandem towing off Hurst Castle and at this stage the All Weather Lifeboat handed over the tow and returned to Poole.

The RIB powered by an 80 HP outboard tandemed us into the lifting hoist at Lymington where it was clear that they had pulled out all the stops to help us. It was quite tricky guiding the rudderless ASB into the hoist straps.

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The investigation showed a bare rudder stock/boss with broken stainless steel internal supports snapped off. The pressure of that moment of a 26 knot gust and a 15 foot wave crest plus the genoa pull was just too stressful for the tiller.

Upon reflection we dread to think what could have happened if this had happened whilst crossing the main shipping lanes and out there our anchor would not have been of sufficient length to hold in over 25 metres of water. Perhaps we ought to think of carrying a sea anchor and warps as a standby.

We are now in A1 fitness once again thanks to Jeremy Rogers of Contessa Yachts who did the repairs –lovely guy.

As a final thought have you checked your linkage of your anchor chain lately ? It might be worth a look. D.J.T.Last, skipper of Aluetian Sea Bear

Waypoint Wanderer

For this issue of our newsletter, Waypoint Wanderer has identified a number of boat marques regularly seen in home waters and abroad. Your challenge is to match the marque with the clues provided. There are no trick questions or repetitions. Answers will be in the next issue. Good luck.

Clues	Your answers
Norse invader
Party hunter
Recent French arrival
Universal cleaner
WW2 Atlantic work horse
Regal offspring
Force 6, 7, 8.
Not Eric’s
Merchant
Brazilian Emporer 1888
……… Dabber
Kiss me ….. ?
Targas and Phantoms
A musketeer ?
Watery entrance
Italian glamour
Searcher de soleil
Out of sorts ?
County town is Kirkwall

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Discounts for members

As the sailing season of 2009 gets closer many owners’ thoughts turn to preparing their boats for the approaching spring and summer. Catalogues are perused, words like anodes, anti-foul, ropes and rigging seem to be in every sentence spoken. Listed below are the names and contact details of those businesses dealing in the marine market that currently offer discounts to members of Sovereign Harbour Berth Holders Association on production of a current membership card.

CABLE AND ROPEWORKS. Offer a 5% discount on mainly ropes and rigging. Contact: 01323 763019/766185 www.cableandropeworks.com

SUFFOLK SAILING offer a pre booked 10% reduction on liferaft servicing cost and spares (but not carriage). Arrangements can be made to see your liferaft inflated. Contact: 01473 833010 www.suffolk-sailing.co.uk

R.N.L.I. Offer a free Sea Check at your convenience. Contact: R.N.L.I. 0800 328 0600 or local officer Terry Colbran on 07860362367.

SOVEREIGN SPORTSBOAT TRAINING offer a 10% reduction on

the RYA VHF short range certificated course. Contact: 01323 470844/470823

e-mail mail@sovereign-sportsboat.co.uk

MAYDAY MARINE, formerly MESSENGER MARINE, Offer a 10% reduction on life-raft servicing costs and other marine safety equipment. Arrangements can be made to see your life-raft inflated. Contact 08708 921629

ETHOS stainless steel fabricators and marine trimmers offer trade rates to SHBHA members. Contact; 01323 764004 or 07951 739953

YACHT AND POWERBOAT SURVEYOR, Rupert Smith, has offered a 20% discount to members of SHBHA for surveys on mono hulls during the months of December, January and February.

He can be contacted on 01323 898782 and/ 07931565798.

MALTHOUSE MARINE CHANDLERY offer a 5% discount to SHBHA members. They can be found online at www.malthouse-marine.com and by phone on 01843 825825.

FAST BOAT SURVEYS, based at Battle, offer a 20% discount for members of SHBHA. Contact, Ted Neame, on 01424 777730 or 07933 771326.

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MORGAN SAILING offer RYA shore-based courses, new Basic Navigation and Safety Course (16 hours tuition), RYA Day Skipper theory (40 hours tuition), Coastal Skipper/Yacht-master course (48 hours tuition). Fully equipped classroom, all tuition materials, plotter/dividers included in the price. A 10% reduction is offered to members of SHBHA. Contact David Morgan on 01323 472222.

‘Walrus Fabrications’ offer general sail repairs, zips sorted, windows replaced and canvas constructions. In addition splicing and other rope work of the highest quality is available. On production of a current SHBHA Membership card preferential terms are available for members.

They can be contacted at,Office 4,The Boatyard, Sovereign Harbour, Eastbourne, BN28 6JH, by phone on 07748480789, or 07748170205, and by e-mail at simon@bay10.fsnet.co.uk

This is by no means a comprehensive list and the editor will be pleased to receive details of other businesses offering a preferential rate for members of the Sovereign Harbour Berth Holders Association.

Members buffet

On October 25^th 2008, 46 SHBA members got together to exchange stories of the summer.

Complimentary coffee greeted everyone on arrival and shortly after a few stories and much merriment the buffet opened. There was a wide selection of sandwiches and quiches along with the other usual buffet fayre.

Once we were quite replete, Mr. Paul Metcalf, the Eastbourne RNLI Launching Officer, had the unenviable task of gaining our interest. His powerpoint presentation soon had us all enthralled and we left full of information about the role he plays at Eastbourne RNLI.

If you have never joined us at a ‘Meet and greet’ look out for the next one. Good value and interesting too.

Pour on water?….Pour on Water?

Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances the presentation regarding fire onboard has had to be postponed . We feel it is an important topic of immediate interest to berth-holders and are in the process of fitting it into next year’s schedule of events. Plenty of notice will be given to keep you up-to-date so watch this space.

Sovereign Harbour Berth Holders Association

Officers and Committee 2008/9

Chairman, Webmaster Nick Jordan (NX17)

and Sailing Club liaison officer

Vice Chairman Pete Holland (NG11)

Secretary Carol Vince (NG11)

Treasurer Rona Jordan (NX17)

Membership Secretary Nigel Dumbell (G31)

Harbour representatives

Central Harbour Brian Stiff (F42)

North Harbour (E) Stephen Clements (NR14)

North Harbour (W) Pete Holland (NG11)

South Harbour Liz Loveday (SX15)

West Harbour John Lewis-Cook (WU01)

Without Portfolio Sandi Lewis-Cook (WU01)

Sue Sydney (WS17)

Newsletter Editor Roy Sydney (WS17)

Auditor Derek Last (G16)

Web addresses for the officers and editor are available

on the website at www.shbha.co.uk

Dates for your diary

For local events and more information, posters will appear around the harbour

^{Rope Splicing workshop, Monday
February 16th 19.00 to 20.30 in the Lifeboat House}

^{SHBHA AGM, Lunch and speaker April 26th 2009 SHYC}

^Southampton^{Boat Show September
11th to 20th. 2009}

^{SHBHA 10th. Anniversary Event September 26th 2009. Details to follow.}