[use PC/tablet view] [Home Page] Sailing News (←last 4 posts→) Sailing Section Covid-19 Code of ConductSite AdminMarch 29, 2021A code of conduct for SRCMYC members visiting the pond during Covid-19 restrictions was issued in June 2020. Now that we have use of the pond, albeit limited, the code of conduct is reproduced below as a reminder.... IOM Sailing – 30th March onwardSite AdminMarch 22, 2021Time is now upon us to recommence our IOM sailing on the 30th March. We will be running the sailing in the same way as we did when we were last under the Rule of 6 so here are the fundamentals:- Not a ‘first come first served’ mad scramble! As before, please email each week if you wish to sail, at any time before midnight on the Sunday before and I will circulate the sailing lists as soon as I can the next day. Ongoing, priority will be given to those have not sailed for the longest time with no regard to ability, status or any reason!. We start with a clean sheet on Week One and names will be drawn out of the metaphorical hat – aka the Random Number App on my Phone – which will be used at any time we have people with an equal claim to sail. It worked well last time round and seemed to be universally accepted. Apply by midnight Saturday 27th March to sail Tuesday 30th March. Those who have already applied do not need to apply again. Mornings and Afternoons Please state clearly whether you prefer to sail in the Morning or the Afternoon or if you don’t mind. In the interests of giving maximum opportunity to everyone else to sail, it helps if you choose the latter option (Don’t Mind). Morning first start – 1015 hrs, last start before 1215 hrs Afternoon first start – 1400 hrs, last start before 1600 hrs Scoring and Results There are no points series or trophy races whilst we are sailing under the Rule of 6. Previously we just raced as normal, but didn’t record the results and we will do the same again. This helps reduce the time between races and increases Covid safety. No need, therefore, to bring your own pen and paper for recording results. Rules Just because the races are not being scored, it doesn’t mean that the rules don’t apply! This is a non-contact sport and we are all expected to abide by the rules at all times. The Starting Box Hugh kindly looks after the single box that serves both IOM and DF95 classes and does his best to ensure that it is available as often as possible. However, we need to accept that when both morning and afternoon sailing is taking place, the box is unlikely to be available for both sessions. Comply with the SRCMYC Covid Protocol Nigel has put together a comprehensive Protocol whilst we are sailing under Government Protocol Regulations. This has been agreed with Forestry England and is a fundamental part of our licence to use the Pond. Please play your part in complying with it. See you at the Pond!”... All Sailing Suspended!Lorna SoffeJanuary 5, 2021Due to the imposition of a new National Lockdown, as from Tuesday 5th January 2020 we have suspended sailing at Setley Pond as a club. Please follow Government guidelines, stay at home, no non-essential travel etc. Once Lockdown has been lifted we hope we can get back to normal(ish)!... Racing Programme Autumn & Winter 2019/20John TufnallSeptember 14, 2019... Programme: Spring & Summer 2019John TufnallNovember 28, 2018... Programme: Autumn & Winter 2018/19John TufnallAugust 10, 2018... Important: M & S R36 Champs PostponedSite AdminMay 8, 2018Solent Radio Controlled Model Yacht Club regrets that, due to matters beyond our control, we may not be able to access Setley Pond and therefore we have to postpone the Metropolitan and Southern R36 Regional Championship scheduled for 19th May until further notice. The problem is the pending total closure of the approach road to the pond by the Forestry Commission in order for repair works to take place.... Programme: Spring & Summer 2018Site AdminMarch 20, 2018Important: Marblehead and R36 yachts are not currently being raced at Setley and Friday morning racing is being continued every week in the DF95 class... New Year brings Good Sailing!John MartinJanuary 3, 2018Champagne sailing greeted the IOM fleet today following an enforced lay off over the Christmas period. A strong fairly steady (for Setley) southerly breeze had the eleven strong fleet planing, sometimes nose diving and broaching around the course for 11 races. Winner was John Tufnall who just did enough to beat Dick Jobbins and John Bennett in to 2nd and 3rd place.... Pond frozen (19 Dec) / Boxing DayJohn MartinDecember 19, 2017IOM Skippers: There is a thin layer of ice all over the pond, thus it is unsailable today (Tuesday, 19th December). Plus there is no wind to break up the ice before 10:30. Please note there is no sailing next week – Boxing Day. The Royal Lymington hold their traditional Boxing Day no “RC” event. Well worth watching if there is any wind, starts at 11am. Happy Christmas John... Club News (←last 4 posts→) Important Permit News!Site AdminMarch 21, 2021We have received the following from Forestry England. “Forestry England’s current permission guidance is as follows: Until 29th March – Existing permitted activities for solo or 1:1 activities only From 29th March – Existing permitted activities for up to 6 people only From 17th May – Existing and new permission requests for up to 30 people only From 21st June – Existing and new permission requests can exceed 30 people but will be based on site capacity. So up to 29th March no sailing is permitted then, from the 29th March the club will have the permit back and we will be able to sail again as a club, but only up to 6 members at a time, this then changes on the 17th May and we are permitted to have up to 30 members. Of course, this is all dependant on Covid-19 infection rates and continuing Governing guidance.” Please follow Government guidelines, keep 2 metres apart, etc. On Friday afternoons from 2nd April for about 6 weeks the Sailing Section will be sailing at the pond. This is the news we have been waiting for… we will post further information should anything change. Keep safe and well, Lorna Soffe (Club Admin Officer) ... Setley Ocean 2021Site AdminFebruary 27, 2021 James McAusland took these images at Setley Pond on Friday (26th February 2021). That’s not the pond that you are looking at, it’s the car park and the “dry” land beyond! Here’s a look around, starting with the actual pond and ending with the car park (in case you can’t tell the difference!)….... Boxing Day Event 2020Site AdminDecember 19, 2020Lymington Sailing Club are still going to put their children’s boating event on this year at Setley Pond, but with a difference in order to comply with social distancing etc. They will be sailing all day Boxing Day and also the next three afternoons to be able to get everyone who would like to take part in the time trials, to do it safely. They have said our members are welcome to join in with kids or grand children, as long as boats comply with regulations, see the poster(s) below which explain the rules (click to enlarge). For more info: www.facebook.com/setleycup/... Dec 2020: Forest England New Permission!Lorna SoffeDecember 7, 2020Forestry England have given permission for us to return to Setley as a club with a maximum of 20 members using the pond at a time. Members still have to follow Government Guidelines regarding social distancing etc. Keep safe and well.... Secure Web Site Access (https)Site AdminJuly 3, 2020The Solent Radio Controlled Model Yacht Club web site for both the Sailing and Scale sections can now be accessed securely. The main advantage is to stop your browser warning that the site is “not secure”. It also improves our standing with “Google” and other search engines. For the Scale Section: using an address of the form: https://www.srcmbc.org.uk, https://srcmbc.org.uk, or simply srcmbc.org.uk should allow you secure access to the web site. Note however that if you enter via an “internet shortcut”, “favorite”, or “bookmark” which has been set to an old address starting “http” instead of “https” then you will probably continue to use an insecure connection, at least until the first time you have accessed the site through one of the “https” addresses shown above. For the Sailing Section (Yacht Racing): unfortunately https://www.srcmyc.org.uk will give you an error saying that a secure connection cannot be made. However, using simply www.srcmyc.org.uk , or srcmyc.org.uk will give you a secure connection to the club web site (which is labelled “srcmbc.org.uk” because the club web site was owned by the Scale Section when it was first set up). (post graphic: Fabio Lanari / CC BY-SA)... Setley Pond OPEN for use with new FE rulesDavid McNair-TaylorJune 12, 2020I am pleased to say that we have heard back from Forestry England. We had a couple of queries with their reply so we phoned them as we didn’t want to wait another week for a response to an email. The reason for the phone call was to resolve a couple of the problems we had, one of them was racing, which we explained was no different in the actual activity than just going up and sailing. As we still stand 2 m apart and social distancing doesn’t change at all. Please find below a couple of paragraphs from their reply:- Apologies, yes your members can return up to six at a time but to comply with the government’s guidance, they will need to arrive as individuals and no organised group activities/races can commence just yet. I would also make you aware (although I expect you already are) that the forest ponds have been inundated with members of the general public in recent weeks and therefore, on a sunny day, your members will need to be mindful of this. One thing that has come to light in the last couple of days is an ecological query regarding the condition of the ponds in the New Forest which is being followed up this week by our Ecologist and Natural England. At this point, I have no further news or even an indication that this will have an impact on the recreational use of the ponds, but I just wanted to provide you with this information early on. I will of course update you as I know more.” NOTE: Please read the website section for more information on Possible health problems from pond water. So yes we can go back to the pond under Government guide lines and groups of 6. Their main concern was interaction with the general public where they have had problems with them and their staff!! They asked if we could work with them and try not to have any disputes with the general public. With regards to the Ecological condition of the pond I think we have just got to sit tight and see what comes of it. But we can not see that anything we do to the pond is any greater that one horse/cow relieving itself in the pond and all the dogs that swim in it. Hopefully we will see approval to lift the 6 person limit from the Government soon. Regards, David Important – Please Read these Guidelines for Club Activities at the Pond... 8th June: Permit still not reactivatedDavid McNair-TaylorJune 9, 2020Unfortunately we are still awaiting a reply from Forestry England to our request to have our permit to resume normal Club Activity at Setley Pond, we have contacted them again today and hopefully will receive a reply this week. Please be patient. We are sure that we will be meeting again very soon, all be it with new safety procedures for members to follow. These have been drafted for both sections of the club and submitted to with our permit activation request. Unfortunately the lack of respect shown by visitors from the general public over the past few weeks have caused numerous problems in the National Park, which I believe is possibly delaying permission in letting us resume our activity at Setley; a major area for ground nesting birds and other vulnerable natural resources. I will post another update when I have more news. David . Extract from Latest update from the National Park Authority for your interest: Respect and care for the New Forest New Forest organisations are working together to keep people and the Forest safe with a simple New Forest code. This beautiful area needs protecting, and we’d like to thank the vast majority of people who are respecting the National Park. Sadly, over the past few days we and our partners have had to deal with numerous incidents involving BBQs, fires, people feeding and petting ponies, and inconsiderate parking. Wildlife has been compromised by litter left in the Forest, and people have been putting lives at risk by swimming in rivers and ponds where it’s unsafe to do so. Call for ban on disposable BBQ’s We’re calling on retailers across the Forest to remove disposable barbecues from sale and for a continued ban on fires and barbecues in the open countryside of the National Park. The move follows large numbers of disposable barbecues being used while the New Forest is at extreme risk of fire. Multiple fires have had to be put out in recent weeks and numerous areas of scorched earth have been left across the protected habitats when a fire warning is still in place. A haven for dragonflies Southern Hawker…Beautiful Damoiselle….Broad-bodied chaser. These are just some of the wonderful dragonflies and damselflies we’re lucky to have here in the New Forest. With clean streams, more wet bogs than anywhere else in north-west Europe and many ponds, the New Forest is a particularly important place for these delicate creatures. Save our foals The New Forest pony is a valued rare breed, and every one matters. At this time of year, when there are foals born on the Forest, there’s also a spike in accidents. Skittish foals have even less road sense than older ponies and are very unpredictable. They often run in circles near their mothers, making them more likely to be involved in an accident. Please help livestock by slowing down, especially at dusk which is the peak time for crashes, and spread the word on social media using the hashtag #SaveOurFoals... IMPORTANT – DO NOT SAIL AT SETLEY THIS WEEK !David McNair-TaylorJune 2, 2020TO ALL MEMBERS IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT SAIL AT SETLEY POND THIS WEEK . As you will be aware that following the release of lockdown we have been in contact with Forestry England (FC) to arrange the reactivation of the club’s permit to use Setley Pond. Permission to resume was not granted but we had a reply two weeks ago requiring us to prepare and submit detailed operating procedures for both the Sailing and Scale Sections of the Club , Nigel Burt ( Sailing Secretary and Permit Holder ) and myself worked on them and sent them in for consideration together with another request for reactivation of the permit last week. Yesterday we received the following reply from The Recreation and Permits Manager at Forestry England :- “We have received new guidance this morning advising us that under current government guidance, the restart of permission activity is projected to start on Monday 8th June, and will only be for solo activity or where an individual is meeting with only one other person from outside of their household. In light of this information this morning, it is important that you remain within our current guidelines and we therefore ask you politely to refrain from using the pond this week. I appreciate this maybe frustrating, but it is essential for us as the land manager to ensure we are able to keep the public, our staff and volunteers safe.” We are seeking clarification as this seems to override the latest Government allowances of six people being allowed to meet and we will follow up again on Monday 8th but until then PLEASE DO NOT SAIL AT SETLEY POND THIS WEEK DOING SO COULD CAUSE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH RENEWAL OF OUR PERMIT FOR THE CLUBS FUTURE USE OF SETLEY FOR CLUB ACTIVITIES. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE COMPLY WITH FORESTRY ENGLAND’s INSTRUCTIONS. I CANNOT EMPHASISE ENOUGH HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS! The club permit is possibly at risk !!! Thank you in advance for your understanding, we know how frustrating this is and we are doing our upmost to get the permit authorized as soon as we can, at which point we will issue to all members the new operating requirements and compliance to be followed for the club use of the lake. Best regards David and Nigel.... Bank Holiday Weekend Update 22nd MayDavid McNair-TaylorMay 23, 2020Sorry but we still do not have any change to the Forestry Commission Permit and we are still not able to have any club meetings/assemblies at Setley Pond. Here is the latest update from the Forestry Commission covering the Bank Holiday Week End. Please note the increased fire risk and distancing precautions. Appeal for people to respect and care for the New Forest during high fire risk weekend New Forest organizations are appealing to people to please respect and care for the National Park and follow the New Forest Code. There is a severe fire warning currently in place across the whole area. No barbecues are allowed and people are asked to please take extra care. This week in Dorset over 150 firefighters tackled a massive blaze which destroyed rare heathland at Wareham Forest. The same could easily happen in the New Forest which is internationally-protected because of its rare wildlife and habitats. Many facilities including public toilets remain closed as they’re not yet safe to reopen. National Park rangers, the Police and New Forest District Council staff have been out across the Forest and coast and will be patrolling again over the bank holiday. Over the 220 square miles of the National Park together they have already dealt with numerous barbecues which had been lit despite clear ‘No BBQs’ signs. They have also intervened in many situations where people were petting and feeding ponies, explaining how dangerous this can be both for people – as the ponies aren’t tame and can bite or kick – and for the animals. A wide range of other issues have been addressed including litter, disturbance of rare ground nesting birds and overnight parking. New Forest National Park Authority Chairman Oliver Crosthwaite-Eyre said: ‘We are appealing to people to please follow the New Forest Code and in particular to warn that barbecues are not allowed as there is a high risk of forest and heathland fires. ‘We are very concerned about the amount of verge and gateway parking in recent weeks, and especially over the weekend and are asking people only to park in designated car parks. Verges are protected wildlife habitats too and are an important source of grazing for ponies. ‘In line with Government restrictions and to ensure public safety, local attractions, pubs, campsites, restaurants and hotels remain closed, along with public toilets. We ask that people observe the social distancing guidelines.’ Cllr Alison Hoare, Portfolio Holder for the Environment at New Forest District Council, said: ‘We have been reviewing how and when we re-open our facilities whilst still keeping people safe. It’s a balancing act, and we would ask people to use common sense and to treat the area with respect. ‘Of course, we do want people to be able to get outside and enjoy our coastline and open spaces, but would urge everyone to continue staying at home as much as possible to stop the spread of the Coronavirus, but if outside, to follow all the guidance available.’... Happy EasterDavid McNair-TaylorApril 12, 2020 Happy Easter to all our members and their families, enjoy yourselves, stay at home and keep safe. Unfortunately due to the current epidemic we cannot meet at Setley to sail our models and club events are cancelled but hopefully we will be meeting again soon, we will update the website when we have new information. Best regards David and the Committee ... 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