The ATYC Boat Handling competition was won by Tim Braine on Brainwaive for the second year running, Top Team was TMYC. Full results are in the Library.
This year’s rally was very successful with everyone mixing and enjoying a very sociable weekend. One of the highlights was the excellent dinner dance held at the Holiday Inn, a shuttle coach taking us from the rally site to the Hotel.On the 30th September 2010 a major exercise code named ‘ORANGE TREE’ will take place in the Upper Pool from 2030(BST) to approximately 2230(BST), simulating a collision between a commercial non-passenger vessel and a Class V passenger vessel in the area off St Katharine Pier - HMS PRESIDENT. The event may involve the use of smoke. See PLA Notice M55 of 2010 for details
RIVER THAMES RECREATIONAL USERS SITE
The PLA (Port of London Authority) has recently created a new recreational users website which has been developed to provide leisure users with all the information they need to stay safe on the river.
Waterways Ministers Statement June 2010
Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Natural Environment and Fisheries (Richard Benyon) "I am pleased to be appointed as Waterways Minister as I am familiar with the public benefits the waterways provide and I am making this statement to set out how I intend to take forward inland waterways policy for England and Wales. The Government considers civil society has a very valuable role to play in delivering public services as part of our commitment to creating a Big Society. We will therefore be continuing to look in detail at whether a third sector model would be appropriate for British Waterways, including the possible inclusion of the Environment Agency’s navigations as the other navigation authority grant aided by Government. My department will be engaging a wide range of stakeholders in this work (and liaising with the Scottish Government). However I must make clear that, given the Government’s overriding objective of reducing the financial deficit, no decisions on such a change will be taken until after the forthcoming Spending Review. In the light of this I have also decided not to proceed now with a new Government waterways strategy and I will review the situation following the Spending Review."
RESOLUTION FOR ATYC AGENDA 16 JUNE, 2010.
“proposed by Swan Radcot and seconded by TMYC that the Thames Boating Certificate scheme be approved: the existing 2010 Training Team shall continue to develop and introduce the scheme, reporting to the ATYC Officers and through to the Membership at general meetings”THE RESOLUTION WAS CARRIED
Thames User Group (Navigation) continue with their work on behalf Thames Boaters to ensure that during the 2012 Olympic period the river between Windsor and Maidenhead remains open for navigation.
ATYC and RYA are members of TUGn. A full report of a recent meeting can be found on ATYC Web Page LibraryThe craft registration renewals are going out now and I just wanted to flag with you as ATYC that we are offering 50% off tenders in 2010 when they are registered at the same time as the main boat.Angela Quayle,Strategic Waterway Manager
The future of the waterways could depend on your actions today
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Richmond Lock charges £5.00 per day (out and in again same day)
High speed craft - Flashing Amber Lights.
With effect from 26 October 2009; all High Speed Craft (HSC) coded vessels operating within the jurisdiction of the Port of London Authority shall display a flashing amber light visible all round the horizon at a range of at least 2 miles. See PLA Notice 21 of 2009 in the Library for more details.
PLA and EA Notices to Mariners are now in the Library filed under 'Navigation'Note that the first letter indicates the part of the Thames, L Lower, M middle, U upper.
Pollution Issues
When I asked our Club Newsletter Editor if I might do an article on 'pollution', I had literally spent the previous day up to my armpits in the most disgusting water imaginable removing badly affected swans. No it was not a cesspit, nor was it a silt-tank in a water reservoir, both of which my husband (Max) and I have encountered during our years of swan rescue work - it was the River Thames at Walton Wharf Read more.... ,
Serious work on all sides of the mooring issues continues
into year two of the process. Initial work during 2008 led to an improvement in the enforcement issues on over-stayers on twenty-four hour moorings, mainly in the lower river but includes the Tesco “hot spot” below Caversham lock. From comments, both positive and critical, following the removal of a boat from the Desborough back water by the EA, it appears that many users are not aware of the amount of work being carried out on behalf of all the boaters and residents living on the side of the river. The minutes of the River Thames Alliance Mooring Group now in the library section go some way to update the current situation and ATYC members are asked to expedite the information as they talk to other interested people who have concerns. A full report was given at the ATYC AGM and at RUG 8 on Tuesday 21 April (Thames Motor YC).
Taking the Boat abroad?
Then take a copy of the Red Diesel used in UK letters with you that have been translated into French, German and Dutch to save you any problems with the authorities.The RYA (Royal Yachting Association) has expressed its disappointment at the DfT’s (Department for Transport) consultation paper regarding draft regulations for alcohol limits for non-professional mariners and inland boaters, which the RYA describes as being misguided Read more....
EA's New web page showing up to date River Thames conditions .
and advice to boaters. Add this link to your own clubs web and check it out before starting any trips or events.
Have you noticed the new 'Photos' tab?
If you have any photo's of any ATYC events we would like to display them here so please send them to Peter Hasler
New Speed Limits in Central London?
Your club can post events on the event page by sending them to Pete Hasler