Ships Blog 20/5/2014

Morning all and welcome to the Tuesday Ships Blog. Another great day here in the harbour with sunshine and a gentle 10 to 12 knots of breeze from the south west. Todays inshore forecast is as follows:
24 hour forecast:

Wind Easterly or southeasterly becoming cyclonic 3 or 4, occasionally 5.

Sea State Slight or moderate.

Weather Squally thundery showers.

Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

The East Anglian Sailing Trust last weekend brought a number of boats in as visitors and after some discussion asked if we could help advertise their cause as follows:

“Do you own a cruising yacht?

Can you help the East Anglian Sailing Trust to provide opportunities for blind or visually impaired sailors to go cruising?

EAST provides cruising for blind and visually impaired adults by organising “cruising in company” with volunteer skippers and their yachts, assisted by volunteer sighted crew.

If you think you can help EAST, please contact the Cruising Coordinator Barbara Dutch

Tel: 01473 326911

E-mail: cruisingsec@e-a-s-t.org.uk

Alternatively I have a PDF file that they have supplied which can be emailed to you for further information.

Have a good day!