Solent Sailing Yachts Admonished

[laurance]

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It is our legal obligation to be aware of all local rules & regs - Solas V I recall - with no reprieve for ignorance. Particularly when, if you sign up for NTM's from Southampton, Portsmouth, Cowes, Hamble, Langstone and Chichester (to name a few), you are e-mailed with every item as it hits the fan.

I was unaware that non-commercial sailors were obliged to read them. I have been receiving Pompey, Cowes and Soton LNTM's for a number of years and thrilling reading they are too. As you mention, shipping movements are published separately. Planning our sailing, training or race strategy according to a study of the days shipping movements is for the super conscientious, not a category most of us fit into I suspect.

 

[barfly4657]

Local NTM

[QUOTE I was unaware that non-commercial sailors were obliged to read them.

"Just in case you hadn't seen the Notice to Mariners and were going to the fireworks this Friday" sez Brendan re Temporary 15 knt Speed Limit in Cowes.

 

[Ubergeekian]

We are merely playing in toy boats for leisure, they are earning a living and fueling the economy. We are unlicensed amateurs, they are qualified professionals going about their work.

In aviation ATC and air regs ensure private light aircraft keep out of the way of commercial air transport at all times. There is no way a 777 is going to be delayed or inconvenienced by an anemic stick instect piper, or cessna light aircraft.

Only in Category A controlled airspace, and only then because the Cessna wouldn't have been allowed in it. Anywhere that two aircraft can legitimately be they both obey the laws of the air (which are basically the same as the IRPCS with a third dimension) regardless of size and function.

You bring a 777 into uncontrolled airspace and yes, it is you responsibility to keep clear of my little glider.

 

[oceanfroggie]

You bring a 777 into uncontrolled airspace and yes, it is you responsibility to keep clear of my little glider.

A 777 would never fly outside controlled airspace, hence protected from VFR traffic. That's the whole point of IFR, airways, TCAs and ATC - Separation through control! So your glider is safe outside zones and airways.

 

[Kurrawong_Kid]

There is also a recommended yacht track which most of us Haven Yacht users follow past Felixstowe and a crossing point of the deep water route just East of Landguard. Perhaps if such tracks were introduced in the Solent/Spithead things would improve!

 

[moodycruiser]

VTS web site has shipping movements a couple of days in advance

I always have the handheld on Ch12 listening for VTS and shipping movements, and keep a 360 deg. lookout.

 

[Scotty_Tradewind]

You only had to see the last few hours of this years Round The Island Race to see how many yachts skippers were putting themselves at risk by crossing in front of the commercial vessels in the East solent.
Why do they do it?
Is it just ignorance and inexperience or is it more a touch of arrogance?

 

[Topcat47]

I sail the Solent all the time. Red funnel and Wightlink fast cats apart, other leisure yachties and especialy MoBoers cause me more concern than the relatively few commercial vessels ploughing up and down to Southampton. I found the posting a timely eminder of the local NoTM concerneing the regs.....so why all the fuss?