Rockley Cruising Club

October 2009 Newsheet

Presidents Cup.

Now most of us have returned from our summer jaunts, this is the time to put pen to paper and write something of your experiences for The Presidents Cup. This can be short or long, funny or serious. But please write something. All articles will be printed in 'The Bulletin' next spring.

Immediate events.

Cycle Ride October 10th

A ride around Arne. Maureen will decide the route. Maureen will lead the ride through super quiet roads. Lunch at `The Half Way House' at about 12.00 - 12.30. Start from the 'Phone Box' at Ridge at 10.00.

21^st November AGM at 'The Black Bear' Wareham.

The room has been booked!
Meet at 12.00 for lunch before the AGM. In order to give some warning - and help to The Black Bear.
The choice for lunch can be made from the `house menu' on the day, but please be in good time to enable the kitchen to cope.
AGM will start at 14.00. Do come and have your say and give your support. The provisional agenda for the meeting is attached. If there an additional item(s) for discussion that I have omitted, please let me know by the end of this month. Also attached, is a nomination form for the officers - Commodore, Vice Commodore, Rear Commodore, Secretary. and Treasurer.

December get together.

Possibly 10 pin Bowling. Details later. Date? Dec 5th?

PHC News

Not strictly within the harbour, but Studland! A buoyed area 100m x 100m, was due to be established by the 6th of Sept. just off South Beach, centered about 50038.63'N 01056.33'W. The position of the buoys marking the area has now been confirmed in a revised Local Notice to Mariners, as that given in last months' NS
The buoys will thus be in positions:-

	Lat	Long
SW	50°38.61'N	01°56.37'W
SE	50°38.61'N	01°56.28'W
NE	50°38.66'N	01°56.28'W
NW	50°38.66'N	01°56.37'W

Two additional buoys will mark the centre.
This will form part of the Seahorse Studies and we are asked to avoid the entering the buoyed area.

Second Bridge.

Tenders for the build are expected by the end of this month. Building is expected to start in February 2010 with completion after 20 months!

Bridge opening times.

The 12.30 bridge lift is to be re-instated from 5th Oct (Temporarily put at 12.00 earlier in the year).

Harbour Revision Order.

Poole Harbour Commissioners are seeking the support of local MP's to progress the HRO.

Access to Long Island.

Dorset County Council have now considered the application by The Rempstone Estate to have the definitive map of Long Island modified to prevent public access. Dorset County Council have agreed with The Rempstone Estate — with little regard to past evidence it seems to me - that there should be no access by the public to the hinterland of Long island. At least, I think that is the position. The letter telling me this was not written in plain English, but Council minute speak and after wading through 30+ pages of minutes on this one topic, the conclusion was no clearer.

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