Recent content by ARCO7

Conservation gives way to Sail ! Excellent result there Old Harry ! At one point earlier this year I did fear democracy was being dismissed by the Powers to Be... but common sense has shone through in the end. Well done to BORG , SBPA, Scuttlebutters and everyone who has supported this battle...

Gloomy Outlook ? Thank you Old Harry for that very useful situation report and good luck for the next Workshop Meeting ,lets hope it goes our way. I got the impression in August that many boaties who frequent the bay thought that the Seastar Report Findings would put an end to all this talk of...

MCA Where are they ???? Throughout this whole Finding Sanctuary/Balance Seas Shambles the MCA has never been mentioned have they ? And yet some of these proposed MCZs with their reference areas and no anchoring bans are indeed ENDANGERING LIFE AT SEA which is a serious offence under English...

The End for Salty Sid ? The thin edge of the wedge indeed ! A client of mine has lent me a copy of the MMO's latest FISHING FOCUS number 26 which informs readers (Commercial Fishermen) that , "Within a few months all non-powered and sailing commercial fishing boats will have to be registered...

Studland ,Dorset, England.. Dorset County Council have proudly posted a FACT SHEET on line about their beautiful county- "Dorset has the HIGHEST PROPORTION OF CONSERVATION AREAS in ENGLAND, These include 2 Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty which together count for 55% of the County...

Twist of News at Studland Highly delighted that the No Anchor Area Survey found no concrete evidence of any damage being done to seagrass by anchoring boats within Studland Bay . However this week saw an article published on line by Boating Business which says that Natural England want 100...

Removal of Studland Bay No Anchor Zone How long ago was this news released ? 10 days ago and yet there has been nothing in the Bournemouth Daily Echo or on their website that even mentions this important turn of the tide. Yet they have covered every single story in support of the career...

Very Good ! Well Done to Old Harry ,Borg and the Studland Bay PA's ,this is a major boost in the right direction ,and much needed good news after years of continual hype from the opposite side. I think we all know its not over yet ,but I do hope certain members of the media that promoted this...

Money down the Conservation Drain Old Harry that is very interesting ! Have you sent these figures to George Osborne ? lol He'd be doing the Uk taxpayer a huge favour by getting out his red marker pen and crossing a few noughts off those figures before proudly announcing he's saved the...

Name for my new Macgregor 26 I shall be very sad to eventually see my trusted FISHER go but will be naming her replacement "SO FAR " and for tax reasons registering her in CORFU . So if one summer in Studland Bay you see a MaG 26 anchored close inshore , with this painted in large letters on...

Studland Bay and a Macgregor 26 I just didn't know there were so many ant-MaGs on here lol Next year 2013 could be the year you deep keel boys won't be able to get anchored up in the shelter of Studland Bay because of the intended NO ANCHOR ZONE around the eelgrass meadows . Or if the locals...

Macgregors ideal for Studland Bay I have just added my monthly thoughts to the Studland Bay Thread , adding that if the no anchor zone comes into force next year then I'm going to beat the system by trading in my Fisher for a Magregor 26 so i can anchor inshore of the eelgrass meadow on the...

Prediction was Wrong My previous prediction that there would be a credit crunch in the Euro zone in February 2012 has it seems been very narrowly avoided up to now so we can all breathe a huge sigh of relief . I do hope my other prediction that Studland Bay Anchorage will be left well alone...

Corrections and updates Hello All, Can I just correct the information about the Staff and Owners of the Seahorse Brewery and The Bankes Arms , 1.. The Seahorse Brewery is actually called the Isle of Purbeck Brewery and has a Seahorse as its emblem and you'll see this painted on their delivery...

Wild Life Underwater cam ! Now there's an idea ! You can get them on ebay for a modest sum and very handy to have if you are a boat owner. Might give this a go ,as its useful for checking your prop and keel . I see the SHT are now pleeding for funds on their website and states that it now...