Weekend Navigation Bulletin 15-16 June

Welcome to our Weekly Navigation Bulletin with another busy weekend of racing and events in store.

To get in touch with our Patrol Team over the weekend call CHICHESTER HARBOUR PATROL on VHF Channel 14 or telephone the Harbour Office on 01243 512301. The Harbour Offices at Itchenor and Emsworth are open on Saturday 0900 - 1300.

Chichester Marina Free Flow Times
Saturday15th June Open 0244 Close 0554 Open 1523 Close 1843
Sunday 16th June Open 0342 Close 0627 Open 1611 Close 1921

Racing
Saturday 15th June
Itchenor SC 1030 - 1040 Keel Boats - Chichester Channel
Itchenor SC 1050 - 1055 RS 800/RS 200* - Chichester Channel
Itchenor SC 1300 Int 14* Open - Chichester Channel
Hayling Island SC 1400 - 1415 Various - Harbour South/Bay
Itchenor SC 1410 - 1430 Keel Boats - Chichester Channel
West Wittering SC 1615 Various - Harbour South/Chichester Channel

Sunday 16th June
Itchenor SC 1030 - 1040 RS 200*/Int 420*/Mirror* - Chichester Channel
Itchenor SC 1030 - 1050 Keel Boats - Chichester Channel
Bosham SC 1045 - 1100 Various* - Chichester Channel
Hayling Island SC 1100 - 1115 Various - Harbour South/Bay
Itchenor SC 1300 Int 14 Open - Bay
Thorney Island SC 1400 Various - Chichester Channel
Mengham Rithe SC 1530 - 1535 Various - Harbour South

Races marked with * are ‘back to back'.

Know your Rules of the Road
Q. Your new sail on your racing dinghy seems to be worth the money as you lead your class upto the first mark. Trouble is the Conservancy passenger vessel Solar Heritage is right in you racing line.
You know that as the overtaking boat you do not have the right of way - but it's not often you're in front. What shall you do?

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Other News
Collision Investigation
A collision occurred in the harbour Saturday 11 May 2013 between a sailing dinghy, flying an asymmetric spinnaker, and a yacht. An investigation of the incident found that the dinghy sailor was not keeping a proper lookout as required by the International Regulations for the Preventing Collisions at Sea (Rule 5).
Failure to keep a proper lookout is a common factor in many incidents in the harbour and all mariners are reminded of this fundamental requirement.

Low clewed and long footed sails impede vision and extra vigilance is required when using them.

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