NCI Watch Keeping Summary 2017

NCI Watches etc. - 2017
This is a summary record of my NCI watch keeping periods and other NCI activities kept for my own records. Watches which also have a entry in the main diary pages or have a photo album are marked with the symbol.

Date	No.	Summary of NCI Watches and other activities (the index to people is password protected)
1st Jan	67	Watch (11-14) with RP; New Years Day!
8th Jan	68	Watch (11-14) with RP,PC; foggy, most of time 2 to 5 cables vis.; yacht aground on spit but happy to wait for tide
15th Jan	69	Watch (11-14) with TP, IH; quiet watch, CMA CGM Marco Polo came in and a new French icebreaker went out [photo album]
22nd Jan	70	Watch (11-14) with TM,AB; misty, very quiet watch
29th Jan	71	Watch (11-14) with TM,RP; another quiet watch, easterly wind, demonstrated to Colin (who called in at the station) the anemo in the tower wake
5th Feb	72	Watch (11-14) with PC, RP; easterly wind, watch room being painted, demonstrated to Colin the anemo in the tower wake [photo album]
12th Feb	-	had to cancel watch - conjunctivitis
19th Feb	73	Watch (11-14) with PC, RP, misty, quiet watch
26th Feb	74	Watch (11-14) with RP, had my annual assessment with DH - passed!
5th Mar	75	Watch (11-14) with JS, rain squalls coming through; windsurfer died off Hayling Island
12th Mar	76	Watch (11-14) with RP,HC,TJ; no wind, drizzle, oppies launched in afternoon [photos of the Opies]
19th Mar	77 78	Watch (11-14) with RP,CJ; windy force 6 gusting 7; had 2 VHF calls asking for weather info; then I stayed on for most of next watch! [see diary page!]
26th Mar	79	Watch (12-16) with SC,HC,TC; I was watch leader, windsurfer towards Lepe end of beach self rescued
2nd Apr	80	Watch (12-16) with PC,RP; quiet watch although 3 or 4 ch.65 calls [Photo Album]
9th Apr	81	Watch (12-16) with HC,RP; I was WL, lots of people at Calshot due to Easter hols and warm weather, but no incidents. [photo album]
16th Apr	82	Watch (12-16) with PC,RP; quiet watch - beforehand I photo'd new banner from Castle roof [photo]
23rd Apr	83	Watch (12-16) with PC,CLS; jet ski incident (see photos) [photo album]
30th Apr	84	Watch (12-16) with TC,CJ,AB; quiet watch
7th May	85	Watch (12-16) with PC,RP; an EPIRB found at Netley Boat Jumble; sailing barge; and net fishing! [photo album]
14th May	86	Watch (12-16) with PC.RP; busy day! [see diary page]
21st May	87	Watch (12-16) with PC.RP; windy but no incidents! [photo]
28th May	88	Watch (12-16) with TC,CT; NCI stand at Hythe before watch; heavy storm line went through but no incidents [photo]
4th June	89	Watch (12-16) with RP; quiet watch
10th June	90	Saturday Watch (12-16) with DW; Skylift 3000 arrived before the watch [see June 14th diary entry ]
11th June	91	Watch (12-16) with RP and CTo; OMRA were racing; incident with head injury where CG sent Calshot LB to wrong place [see June 11th diary entry ]
18th June	92	Watch (12-16) with TC and WM; hot day, crowds at Calshot, quiet watch [photo]
25th June	93	Watch (12-16) with PC and RP; force 6-7 which was not forecast; cat capsized but luckily helped by rib; classic gunter rigged dinghy with man and two children launched but thought better before leaving the beach - thank goodness!
9th July	94	Watch (12-16) with IA and RP
16th July	95	Watch (12-16) with PC and TiC; did some training
23rd July	96	Watch (12-16) with PC and CT; yacht sent mayday then switched to ch.8 - did not tell CG that people had been recovered from water!
30th July	97	Watch (12-16) with IA and CT; 2 incidents: 18' skiff turtled and Swallow Class yacht lost backstay - we identified and sent position to CG [photo album]

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