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- Ebb & Flow
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Ebb & Flow
A quite week this week, but not without some items of interest to bring to your attention. Socially we have a couple of events in the near future worth highlighting (and do keep an eye on the Diary Dates below and the website for the latest information as well).
Family and Friends Friday
Family & Friends Friday will be starting this week! Come down to the club for some free pizza (while it lasts!) or just a drink. Book on WebCollect at https://webcollect.org.uk/tudorsc/event/family-friends-friday so we have an idea of numbers for pizza! 😊(see also the attached poster).
Tudor Talk – VHF and Moorings Talk
Nicola Craig is going to give us a refresher talk on VHF use, including emergencies.
This will be followed by a talk on our Tudor moorings by John Dunn, our Moorings Bosun. This will cover maintenance, suppliers, requirements and Q&A. This will be of interest to existing cruiser owners, new member cruiser owners and future cruiser owners.
These talks will be interesting and should remind us all of something we have forgotten or didn’t know. Please come along and support.
Booking on WebCollect will be available soon.
Other items of interest:
Farlington Marshes – An Uncertain Future
The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust has an article on the future challenges facing Farlington Marshes. Given our moorings are just across from there the survey they link to at the bottom is worth responding to. You have until the 19th February. Feel free to pass this on to anyone local or otherwise who has an interest. https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/blog/jamie-marsh/farlington-marshes-uncertain-future.
Those with cruisers (or caravans) may be interested to hear that Calor has decided to reverse the cylinder withdrawal and continue the circulation of 3.9kg propane and 4.5kg butane cylinders. More details in this RYA article: https://www.rya.org.uk/news/calor-gas-reversal.
Those with cruisers with diesel engines may find this article interesting on the use of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). “The working group will continue to engage with the Government to make HVO affordable and available to both coastal and inland boaters. The advantages of HVO go beyond its approximately 90% reduction in carbon emissions as HVO does not suffer from diesel bug or common storage issues.”.Worth keeping an eye on: https://www.rya.org.uk/news/hvo-given-green-light.
Finally, for experience as well as new members (a timely reminder of things you may know never hurts), another RYA article, this time on The RYA’s seven common senses for safe sailing: https://www.rya.org.uk/blog/7-common-senses
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As ever, feel free to drop me an email at this address, it is always nice to hear from members. Any ideas of things to include in the Tidal Diamonds always most welcome.
Let’s be careful out there.
Paul Tansom
Tidal Diamond Editor
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Useful Links
- WebCollect: dinghies for more details.
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