The Club is presently compiling a Archive of Pictures of Club events (both sailing & social), if any member has any pictures that could be saved in the Archive the Club would be very pleased to receive either electronic copies of the photographs or the original copies so they can be scanned. The pictures presently held by the Club run from the 1930s to the present day, however any pictures from the 1980s/90s are particularly sought after.
You may not think your pictures are worth archiving but it is amazing what other members find interesting and therefore worth saving for future viewing. Please feel free to contact Neil on 07818 412 216 or via email neil.williamson303@btinternet.com to let him know what pictures you have....
Please have a look in your photo albums (and old shoe boxes), those old sailing pictures are worth saving.....
All pictures will be returned to the owners.
December 27, 2010
December 20, 2010
Coastguard Cuts
Please see the below email sent from Humber Coast Guard station regarding the proposed cuts to the Coast Guard service and the effects of this on our area.
You are urged to respond regarding the proposed cuts by accessing the below web link to the governments consultation and making your opinion known.
SOS: SAVE OUR STATIONS
As you will no doubt be aware from recent media coverage, proposed government cuts to HM Coastguard have prompted a consultation process on a revised structure for search and rescue on the coast. In brief, the plan is to reduce the number and type of rescue coordination stations around the coast.
The Humber Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre at Bridlington will be significantly affected by the proposed changes.
Humber MRCC currently operates around the clock and is responsible for coordination of all coastal search and rescue efforts from the Scottish Border to the Humber estuary.
That geographic area contains some of the UK's busiest docks, estuaries,fishing centres, oil and gas fields; it's most picturesque coastline,resorts, acclaimed dive sites and wildlife havens.
Under the new proposals, Humber MRCC will suffer a two-thirds reduction in Coastguards and become a day-only station.
Overnight, responsibility for search and rescue coordination on the northeast coast will pass to operations centres 300 miles away in either Aberdeen or on the south coast. There will be no 24-hour Coastguard station on the east coast of England.
We at Humber Coastguard believe that these proposals jeopardise the safety of those in the northeast who use the coast and venture to sea. We are contacting you to ask for your support in our campaign to maintain an adequately staffed 24-hour search and rescue coordination station for the Humber area.
We would like you to take time to have your say as part of the consultation process, on how the new cost-cutting proposals may affect you as an individual or group
We need anyone who is interested to read the government's consultation document and provide feedback, using the link below.
If you have friends who sail, walk by the sea, work at sea or live in flood areas, then please get them involved. The UK has over 10,500 miles of coastline and every UK citizen lives within 60 miles of the sea.
If you want the UK coast to remain a properly protected environment that we can all
continue to enjoy and work in safely, then please take time read the proposals and provide feedback.
HM Coastguard Proposals for Modernisation Consultation 2010
Published: 16 December 2010
Close Date: 24 March 2011
Introduction
This consultation puts forward proposals for a modernised, fully-networked national Coastguard that can more flexibly manage the greatly varying demands of its workload. These proposals will enable Coastguard Officers to better use their skills and training with a salary that reflects this.
We also want to change and improve the leadership, management and support we give our volunteer Coastguard Rescue Officers, and make better use of their local knowledge and training.
The consultation contains opportunities for comments and suggestions. The consultation is for Coastguard staff, Coastguard volunteers, partner organisations and the wider general public with an interest in the services the Coastguard Coordination Service provides. The consultation started on 16 December 2010 and run for 14 weeks until 24 March 2011.
Please make sure your responses arrive no later than that date.
Consultation documents
Consultation document
Response Form - online questionnaire, [Word version, PDF version]
Accompanying Questions and Answers
How to respond
To ensure all views are accurately recorded, the consultation response form provided is the required form of response.
To make the response process as accessible as possible, responses are invited electronically by the completion of the online questionnaire, or you can download and complete the response form [Word document or PDF] and return it to:
coastguard.consultation@mcga.gov.uk
HM Coastguard Modernisation Consultation
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Spring Place
105 Commercial Road
Southampton
SO15 1EG
To ensure that all those who respond to the consultation are able to do so with the same access to information we will not be responding to individual questions regarding the proposals.
If you have a query, please ensure that you record it on the consultation response form. Answers to frequently raised queries will be posted on this page for clarification during the course of the consultation if necessary.
During the consultation period there will also be a number of public consultation events. Dates and locations of these will be published here in due course.
Requesting alternative formats of the consultation documents
A Welsh language version of the documents will be made available in due course
The consultation documents are suitable for use with Adobe Acrobat Reader.
If you have any problems accessing the documents, please contact us.
If you would like a paper copy of this consultation document, please contact us using the address above, or call our message service on 02380 839 587.
What happens next
The MCA will review and consider all comments and observations made in response to this consultation. Once the consultation is complete, a summary of all responses received will be published on the MCA's website
You are urged to respond regarding the proposed cuts by accessing the below web link to the governments consultation and making your opinion known.
SOS: SAVE OUR STATIONS
As you will no doubt be aware from recent media coverage, proposed government cuts to HM Coastguard have prompted a consultation process on a revised structure for search and rescue on the coast. In brief, the plan is to reduce the number and type of rescue coordination stations around the coast.
The Humber Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre at Bridlington will be significantly affected by the proposed changes.
Humber MRCC currently operates around the clock and is responsible for coordination of all coastal search and rescue efforts from the Scottish Border to the Humber estuary.
That geographic area contains some of the UK's busiest docks, estuaries,fishing centres, oil and gas fields; it's most picturesque coastline,resorts, acclaimed dive sites and wildlife havens.
Under the new proposals, Humber MRCC will suffer a two-thirds reduction in Coastguards and become a day-only station.
Overnight, responsibility for search and rescue coordination on the northeast coast will pass to operations centres 300 miles away in either Aberdeen or on the south coast. There will be no 24-hour Coastguard station on the east coast of England.
We at Humber Coastguard believe that these proposals jeopardise the safety of those in the northeast who use the coast and venture to sea. We are contacting you to ask for your support in our campaign to maintain an adequately staffed 24-hour search and rescue coordination station for the Humber area.
We would like you to take time to have your say as part of the consultation process, on how the new cost-cutting proposals may affect you as an individual or group
We need anyone who is interested to read the government's consultation document and provide feedback, using the link below.
If you have friends who sail, walk by the sea, work at sea or live in flood areas, then please get them involved. The UK has over 10,500 miles of coastline and every UK citizen lives within 60 miles of the sea.
If you want the UK coast to remain a properly protected environment that we can all
continue to enjoy and work in safely, then please take time read the proposals and provide feedback.
HM Coastguard Proposals for Modernisation Consultation 2010
Published: 16 December 2010
Close Date: 24 March 2011
Introduction
This consultation puts forward proposals for a modernised, fully-networked national Coastguard that can more flexibly manage the greatly varying demands of its workload. These proposals will enable Coastguard Officers to better use their skills and training with a salary that reflects this.
We also want to change and improve the leadership, management and support we give our volunteer Coastguard Rescue Officers, and make better use of their local knowledge and training.
The consultation contains opportunities for comments and suggestions. The consultation is for Coastguard staff, Coastguard volunteers, partner organisations and the wider general public with an interest in the services the Coastguard Coordination Service provides. The consultation started on 16 December 2010 and run for 14 weeks until 24 March 2011.
Please make sure your responses arrive no later than that date.
Consultation documents
Consultation document
Response Form - online questionnaire, [Word version, PDF version]
Accompanying Questions and Answers
How to respond
To ensure all views are accurately recorded, the consultation response form provided is the required form of response.
To make the response process as accessible as possible, responses are invited electronically by the completion of the online questionnaire, or you can download and complete the response form [Word document or PDF] and return it to:
coastguard.consultation@mcga.gov.uk
HM Coastguard Modernisation Consultation
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Spring Place
105 Commercial Road
Southampton
SO15 1EG
To ensure that all those who respond to the consultation are able to do so with the same access to information we will not be responding to individual questions regarding the proposals.
If you have a query, please ensure that you record it on the consultation response form. Answers to frequently raised queries will be posted on this page for clarification during the course of the consultation if necessary.
During the consultation period there will also be a number of public consultation events. Dates and locations of these will be published here in due course.
Requesting alternative formats of the consultation documents
A Welsh language version of the documents will be made available in due course
The consultation documents are suitable for use with Adobe Acrobat Reader.
If you have any problems accessing the documents, please contact us.
If you would like a paper copy of this consultation document, please contact us using the address above, or call our message service on 02380 839 587.
What happens next
The MCA will review and consider all comments and observations made in response to this consultation. Once the consultation is complete, a summary of all responses received will be published on the MCA's website
December 19, 2010
Harbour Dues & Marina Fees Increase
Despite the attempts of harbour users in Whitby it appears the Council Members did not listen in any way to our requests.
Please use the link below for more information.
http://www.whitbygazette.co.uk/news/business/outrage_at_harbour_fee_hike_1_2863272
Please use the link below for more information.
http://www.whitbygazette.co.uk/news/business/outrage_at_harbour_fee_hike_1_2863272
December 13, 2010
Proposed Harbour Dues Increases
Urgent Action Needed
SBC are proposing a 10% hike in mooring fees for leisure boats and discussing car parking charges
other proposals are :-
Harbour Dues for all vessels to increase by 5%
Mooring Fees for commercial vessels to increase by 5%.
The proposals will be discussed and voted on by the Board at their meeting on Friday 17th December in Whitby.
Please write urgently to the Board to object to this unfair increase. A high volume of mail before the meeting may increase the possibility that the Board will not vote them through at the proposed levels and may delay action on car parking.
Letters or e mails should be addressed to Mr Peter Popple, Chairman of the Harbour Board, Scarborough Borough Council, Town Hall, St Nicholas Street, Scarborough, YO11 2HG. Or e mail to
Cllr.Peter.Popple@scarborough.gov.uk .
With a copy to John Riby john.riby@scarborough.gov.uk
Other Board members who could be copied on e mails are:
Councillor Tindall Cllr.herbert.tindall@northyorks.gov.uk
Councillor Cockerill cllr.mike.cockerill@scarborough.gov.uk
Councillor Flinton Cllr.John.flinton@scarborough.gov.uk
You might like to include;-
A mooring in Whitby is already more expensive on a like for like basis than any other comparable marina on the East Coast.
Proposed increases for 2011 at other marinas range from 3% to 5%.
All other marinas provide include parking.
Letters and e mails should be in by the 15th Dec at the latest.
SBC are proposing a 10% hike in mooring fees for leisure boats and discussing car parking charges
other proposals are :-
Harbour Dues for all vessels to increase by 5%
Mooring Fees for commercial vessels to increase by 5%.
The proposals will be discussed and voted on by the Board at their meeting on Friday 17th December in Whitby.
Please write urgently to the Board to object to this unfair increase. A high volume of mail before the meeting may increase the possibility that the Board will not vote them through at the proposed levels and may delay action on car parking.
Letters or e mails should be addressed to Mr Peter Popple, Chairman of the Harbour Board, Scarborough Borough Council, Town Hall, St Nicholas Street, Scarborough, YO11 2HG. Or e mail to
Cllr.Peter.Popple@scarborough.gov.uk .
With a copy to John Riby john.riby@scarborough.gov.uk
Other Board members who could be copied on e mails are:
Councillor Tindall Cllr.herbert.tindall@northyorks.gov.uk
Councillor Cockerill cllr.mike.cockerill@scarborough.gov.uk
Councillor Flinton Cllr.John.flinton@scarborough.gov.uk
You might like to include;-
A mooring in Whitby is already more expensive on a like for like basis than any other comparable marina on the East Coast.
Proposed increases for 2011 at other marinas range from 3% to 5%.
All other marinas provide include parking.
Letters and e mails should be in by the 15th Dec at the latest.
December 08, 2010
New Page
There is a new page on the website in the Gallery section "Just Pics".
It is designed for Members to display the many photos taken in areas other than sailing. Please send your photos for inclusion.
It is designed for Members to display the many photos taken in areas other than sailing. Please send your photos for inclusion.
December 02, 2010
WYC Financial Statement
The Financial details of WYC are available and Members are advised to log in to the Minutes Page of the website Forum.