Its now confirmed: Govt says we can go sailing

[oldharry]

Government press release over night Coronavirus – Guidance on access to green spaces

The list of activities allowed from today includes:
"all forms of water sports practiced on open waterways, including sailing, windsurfing, canoeing, rowing, kayaking, surfing, paddle-boarding and the use of privately-owned motorised craft (in line with the guidance issued by the relevant navigation authority) are allowed. You can continue to use towpaths for walking, running and cycling, being mindful of other users and people living in boats along the water"

It will be interesting to see how many of the dithering Harbour Masters and Marina Operators catch up.

 

[chubby]

Hamble very quickly said they were open yesterday.
I think we have the go ahead for navigation but individual authorities may be worried about not having risk assessed their facilities, fine just go for a sail and not use them, plenty of anchorages.

QHM Portsmouth basically said go ahead if you can access the boat in a socially distanced way.

 

[mainsail1]

Come on Yarmouth Harbour! Wake up.
Come on Wight Link.............

 

[andsarkit]

River Dart now open

 

[atol]

Helford river open

 

[DJE]

A handful of yachts with AIS transponders under way in the Solent now.

 

[Wansworth]

Brits are sailing into victory over the virus!

 

[scruff]

Experiment #1 has indeed started in England today & the public seemingly have obliged. Nightingale hospitals are standing by.

 

[Lucky Duck]

Just wait until the weekend when the breaches and national parks are flooded with tourists, a few boats on lake Solent will pale into insignificance

 

[Elemental]

Just wait until the weekend when the breaches and national parks are flooded with tourists, a few boats on lake Solent will pale into insignificance

And the government promptly re-instate the lockdown...

 

[Lucky Duck]

Indeed, but it shouldn't be a surprise to anyone when the decision was made to lift restrictions and to emphasise certain aspects in Sunday's recorded speech, unless this is all a manoeuvre to try and blame the public for continued restrictions.

 

[cherod]

i wonder how many road traffic and on water related accidents this will result in , enough to overwhelm the NHS ?

 

[atol]

falmouth harbour lifts ban on boating

https://www.falmouthharbour.co.uk/w...UT9aM12g8DyhcvpVS4TEjEosXyFJuoaZOxmDz32BoW-IQ

 

[Sharky34]

Just wait until the weekend when the breaches and national parks are flooded with tourists, a few boats on lake Solent will pale into insignificance

Already happening in my locality, influx of visitors, tastefully decorating beauty spots with disgarded coloured bags of dog shite, which never happened during lockdown.
Can we have it back please.

 

[cherod]

sailing but no marina access ,,,looks like some folk are going to have to parachute in

 

[[3889]]

Already happening in my locality, influx of visitors, tastefully decorating beauty spots with disgarded coloured bags of dog shite, which never happened during lockdown.
Can we have it back please.

Can "we" have "what" back? You live in a nice place (I assume) and think you own it? Do people who live next to power plants think they own the electricity to which you have the same access as they do? Parochial thinking, if thinking is the right word. Maybe selfish self-interest would be a more appropriate descriptor.

 

[Sharky34]

Can "we" have "what" back? You live in a nice place (I assume) and think you own it? Do people who live next to power plants think they own the electricity to which you have the same access as they do? Parochial thinking, if thinking is the right word. Maybe selfish self-interest would be a more appropriate descriptor.

Dog shite is still dog shite.

 

[Graham376]

Can "we" have "what" back? You live in a nice place (I assume) and think you own it? Do people who live next to power plants think they own the electricity to which you have the same access as they do? Parochial thinking, if thinking is the right word. Maybe selfish self-interest would be a more appropriate descriptor.

If visitors treated they area they are visiting as the kind of place they would like to live in, things may be better. Instead, we're left with loads of polystyrene chip cartons, ice cream wrappers and other such rubbish littering places because they can't be bothered using the bins provided. Dog shit bags left hanging on bushes and fences. Maybe an indication of mentality where they come from.

 

[brians]

Cowes is still in lockdown.