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GALEN BRISLANE, HPO BERMUDA, 13 MAY Above: Out on the above impositions, begun to flatten the curve. Hard
boat, Bermuda. lockdown was lifted in early May and I am not going
This virus has no boundaries and even on the little to lie, but my first day out on the boat with a
island of Bermuda, we are feeling the effects. “... my first day beautiful Bermuda blue sky and long tails flying,
out on the made me feel as though I was born again.
I work in the insurance world, but the main reason boat with a
for us being in Bermuda is that my wife was beautiful We are not through it yet. There have been
headhunted by the hospital. She is a consultant Bermuda blue approximately 120 confirmed cases on the island and
anaesthetist and we moved from Sevenoaks to sky and long as of last night we have had eight deaths. My wife
Bermuda just over five years ago. tails flying, oversees the ICU unit and she goes to work every
made me feel morning looking as though she is going to land on
I was last in London on 2 March and flew back to as though I was the moon with Neil Armstrong. Notwithstanding, all
Bermuda on Friday 6 March. Approximately a week born again.” is well with her so far, despite our concerns.
later it was revealed that there were some Covid-19
carriers on that same flight. I think I dodged a bullet. But I do look forward to when I can resume my
business travel to London and check into my home
My son is in school in Sevenoaks and we decided to from home, the Little Ship Club. In the meantime, I
pull him back to Bermuda even before the school wish you all a safe lockdown in England and look
closed its doors. He flew from Gatwick to Bermuda forward to catching up at the club shortly.
on 15 March. We are lucky we pulled the trigger to
fly him back early as the island closed its airport to all MORE NEWS FROM HPOS
flights on Tuesday 17 March! Notwithstanding, as an AROUND THE WORLD
island of international business we have flights daily
from London Gatwick and five or six gateway cities FARUK GÜNLÜ, HPO IZMIR, TURKEY,
on the eastern seaboard of the United States. It is as a APRIL
result of this connectivity that our Covid-19 carriers
began to rise. We know that many of you have been looking
forward to hearing that sea borders are mutually
In or around 2 April the government took the reopened between Turkish and all foreign ports. The
decision to initiate a hard lockdown. We could leave good news is, Turkish sea borders are reopened once
our houses for two reasons only: 1) to buy groceries for all, hopefully. Please note that Greek Islands’
and 2) to exercise. With respect to the purchasing of ports are still not accepting any flagged yachts or
groceries we were limited to only two days a week nationalities even EU citizens sailing from Turkish
determined by the first letter of your surname. With ports to Greek Islands ports. There is no ferry
respect to exercising, we were allowed to venture half transportation yet between Turkish and Greek ports
a mile from our residence. The Royal Bermuda due to Greek restrictions. There are no restrictions for
Regiment was out in force policing this lockdown the other countries when you are sailing out from
and were regularly asking for ID. If it was not your Turkey as long as you don’t stop at Greek ports.
day for grocery shopping or you were deemed to be
more than half a mile from your place of residence, Commercial yachts and sailboats will once again
fines were imposed. Many fines have actually been be allowed to coast in Turkish waters after a month-
imposed, with the maximum fine to date of long ban that aimed to prevent further spread of
US$10,000. Covid-19.

The lockdown was put in place, initially, for a According to the latest circular, “all Turkish and
period of two weeks until the middle of April, but it foreign yacht owners entering into Turkey will
was extended for a further two weeks until early undergo a medical examination and will get free
May. All activities other than those described above PCR tests in case they show symptoms of Covid-19”.
were out of the question. I reside a mere 2km from If the test result is negative they will continue to
the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club but had no ability to enjoy the Turkish Riviera. There are no travel
go to the club and check on my boat. restrictions between Turkish cities by car or with
public transport but wearing a mask is mandatory in
I am happy to report that we have, as a result of the all kinds of public transport or crowded streets.
Keeping physical distance is mandatory in all
crowded streets. Only nightclubs and hookah cafes
are still closed, all the other shops, restaurants, cafes
are open until midnight.

Our yachtsmen have already started enjoying sunny
and hot weather of İzmir area and the crystal clear
bays of Sığacık. Our first concert of the season will be
held on 1 July 2020. It will be very special concert
because musicians will be performing at the second
floor of the trip boat which will be anchored middle of
the Teos Marina and all sailors will enjoy the sound
and drinks while sitting in their yachts. For those who
cannot come to the concert, we will broadcast live
from Teos Marina on social media accounts.

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HPO NEWS

BRUCE PHILIPS, HPO FIJI, JUNE Above: Early STEVE BURRETT, HPO AUCKLAND, JUNE
morning in Fiji.
It was wonderful for members to meet our HPO Fiji, Steve Burrett HPO Auckland writes about the
Bruce Philips, when he joined the virtual Club night Below left: Michael situation in New Zealand and the America’s Cup
on zoom one Tuesday in June. Bruce explained that Wynter’s lockdown regattas.
Fiji is the only island open for outside business in the creation.
region, so they have seen a lot of cruise ships. Those We in Auckland have just come down to level one
are kept away and strictly quarantined; the islands “... while away with no community cases for over 10 days. Returning
have been closed to flights however and are likely to some of the Kiwis are still going down with it whilst they endure
be kept so for a while yet. lockdown time their two-week isolation in quarantine, most seem to
I have taken to be coming from India, Pakistan or the near East.
To make you dream, the photograph to the right is picking up
Fiji at 0630. shells on the Being an Island nation sure helps but many
beach while businesses who rely on tourism are in big trouble.
MICHAEL WYNTER, HPO SYDNEY, JUNE Millie (our Educational facilities that relied on overseas students
dog) frolics in are suffering very badly. Universities and foreign
To while away some of the lockdown time I have the surf ...” language schools have offered to pay for quarantine,
taken to picking up shells on the beach while Millie and housing students in isolation until proven Covid
(our dog) frolics in the surf, and they appear in this free has been ignored by Jacinda who doesn’t seem to
photograph (pictured below). The 1962 copy of the understand the ramifications of over 200 people a day
Dalesman was given to me by a passing sailor once losing their jobs. The next batch of unemployed will
upon a time and I suppose I have kept it because of be teachers and lecturers. We are in for a colossal
the admirable attitude to life shown by the resting economic downturn and the incumbent Labour
fisherman. government seem to have a wish of ‘print money and
hope!’ Our grandchildren will still be paying off this
The dinner bell carries the escutcheon of the ship debt into their dotage.
Westralia which was built by Harland and Wolff in
1929 for the Huddart Parker company and plied In preparation for the America’s Cup we have
Australian waters until she was requisitioned by the action on the harbour. Emirates Team New Zealand
Royal Australian Navy in 1939 and converted to an and America are out on the harbour almost daily. The
armed merchant cruiser. In the Pacific War she speed at which these vessels fly across the water is
participated in numerous landings under fire and staggering. They defy logic. They just don’t keel over
was damaged, including on one occasion by a with wind gusts in fact they seem to lean to weather
Kamikaze plane. She survived to be handed back to but of course go faster. I suggest you go onto
her owners in 1946. YouTube and we have updates almost daily from
differing folk who must have exceptional lenses as in
The crab also has a Pacific War history, in fact an some cases they are at least three miles away.
ashtray and was brought back by my late aunt who
was a signaller in the Royal Australian Navy. He I am looking forward to Ben’s boat out on the
almost certainly adorned a bar in some port between water. There are many Kiwis in the camp and for
here and Tokyo and one can imagine some young many hours I sat on the dock in San Francisco with
male officer buying it for her. your now head designer Nick Holroyd discussing the
way the Americans had reconfigured their AC 75
52 LITTLE SHIP WINTER 2020/21 when we were eight races up and they beat us 9–8. A
very painful memory! This is going to be a special

HPO NEWS

regatta but I fear not many from offshore will be Above: LSC burgee
joining us as I just can’t see folk being allowed in (a at the Royal
news flash just across my screen that the Auckland Akarana Yacht Club.
Tennis Classic in January has just been cancelled!).
Right: America’s
At the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron we are Cup, held at the
devastated that the Youth America’s Cup in specially Royal New Zealand
built 9m foiling monohulls which was to take place Yacht Squadron.
between the Parada Cup and the AC proper was
denied approval by the Government. We had 19 Below: Pelican,
teams enter from around the world. They each paid Sydney.
$NZ90,000 entry fee, they were paying for their own
quarantine and isolation. It would have been a In the view of some Australians, the states are an
fantastic regatta with worldwide interests. Crew expensive historical anachronism but until they are
mixed two boys and two girls. The Government’s replaced with something else they retain
reason for cancellation was that NZ didn’t need responsibility for administration of public health
overseas sailors as we have enough in NZ. And, the facilities, even though the funding of the national
mind blowing reason “the Government haven’t given health system is the responsibility of the
any money to run this event”. Work that one out! You Commonwealth. This is a simplistic explanation but
can note I don’t think much of Jacinda and her the result is that the view has been taken that if a
socialist viewpoint. state thinks another state’s health administration is
defective then it can close the border. Whether this is
Such is life, the sun’s out, another beautiful day allowed under the Australian Constitution is
and the boats ready to find a quiet bay. currently the subject of a case in the court which has
the final say in such matters.
You guys keep your chins up, hunker down – we
will get over this thing, probably broke but still
breathing and that’s a bonus!

JOHN CORNWELL, NEW ZEALAND

John Cornwell sent two photographs (pictured above
and right). One is of our LSC burgee displayed with
many other club burgees at the Royal Akarana Yacht
Club, Auckland. The other shows the America’s Cup,
held at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.

MICHAEL WYNTER, HPO SYDNEY, SENT
ANOTHER GREAT PICTURE, AUGUST

Pelicans, in my experience, are social birds but this
one (pictured below) could be influenced by the
business centre of the city in the distance which is still
very quiet with many people still working from home.

My other club, The Cruising Yacht Club of
Australia, reopened when the government allowed
limited reopening but our Vice commodore became
infected with Covid-19 at a nearby restaurant and the
clubhouse has closed again until safety is assured.
However competitive and other sailing continues
subject to supervision.

Some of our members may wonder about
Australian states closing their borders to other states.

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HPO NEWS

HASAN KAÇMAS, HPO LYCIAN COAST, Above: Beautiful was caused when a health worker was brought in
TURKEY, AUGUST blue waters,Turkey. and was not put into quarantine first!

As you may know Antalya district is the main centre “In general Unfortunately, there have been about 13 people
for tourism in Turkey. From March to July, the entire terms a boat is who have died who were Covid positive, mostly in
international tourism stopped in our region but not regarded as care homes. Most restrictions have now been lifted
starting from July we received millions from UK, a suitable but social distancing is still required. From next
Germany, more from Russia and Ukraine, Arab address for Saturday, most of the other restrictions will be lifted
countries, Iran and many other countries – they self-isolation ...” so there will be no requirement to queue for shops.
brought lots of Covid as well. Restaurants and pubs will open normally. We are
able to use our boats now and visit the other islands
The Covid related deaths figures are announced by such as Herm and Sark.
the ministry but at the same time there are
announcements made by the doctors’ union so the If we want to go to Alderney, we have to file a form
numbers are very different. TheTurkish government 48 hours in advance. We still cannot travel freely
shows less numbers to the world to attract more outside of the Bailiwick of Guernsey.
tourists, more tourists means more revenue and
business and more jobs for the people in Turkey. Anyone arriving in the Bailiwick of Guernsey (by
air or sea) must quarantine themselves for 14 days.
There is a limit for the people above the age of 65 Checks are carried out to ensure that they comply
to go out of their residences earlier than 1000 and with the rules and breaches are subject to a £10,000
after 1600. I am still 63 years old and no limit for the fine.
time being.
All of the Bailiwick of Guernsey (Alderney,
This is a difficult time and the coming six months Guernsey, Herm and Sark) is free of recorded Covid-19
might be worse. I managed to sail only 15 days in cases and now has a legal requirement for 14 days of
August with few friends around Bozburun near self-isolation for anyone (with limited exceptions)
Marmaris and no more sailing till next May. arriving from outside of the territory (including from
Jersey, the United Kingdom and France).
I look forward to hearing from you for the virtual
HPO’s meeting in January. I may give you better news The fine for infringement is £10,000.
from Turkey with my next email but I have a doubt.
DOUGLAS WHITE, HPO ALDERNEY, JUNE
MORE NEWS FROM THE UK
In general terms a boat is not regarded as a suitable
DAVID MITCHISON, HPO GUERNSEY address for self-isolation but if you do like the idea of
13 JUNE spending the summer in the Bailiwick then a call to
Guernsey Harbours might be worthwhile to see if
In Guernsey, we have been very fortunate. There they can be swayed.
were 252 positive cases in all, but there are now no
active cases and there haven’t been any new cases for Whilst this means that Alderney is not open for
about 45 days. Ironically, it seems that the spread casual visits it does not mean that we should be
avoided in case of a genuine situation of distress or
54 LITTLE SHIP WINTER 2020/21 emergency. We remain open as a safe haven and have
been utilised by a dozen or so vessels on this basis
over recent weeks.

You cannot come ashore unless for medical reasons,
but you can ride out a storm or seek fuel, water,
supplies, mechanical assistance, medical assistance if
required. Prior permission to enter harbour must be
obtained from Alderney Coastguard or Guernsey
Coastguard on Ch16. Instructions will be given and
expect to be met by the Pilot boat upon entry.

I suspect the restrictions on quarantine will remain in
place until our neighbours achieve a good degree of
suppression of the virus or a vaccine becomes available.

Hopefully, by next spring all will be back to normal. s

LITTLE SHIP CLUB HONORARY PORT OFFICERS

HPO CONTACT LIST Last updated 20/11/2020

UNITED KINGDOM +44 SCOTLAND WATERFORD: Gabbie Ryan MEDITERRANEAN SOUTHEAST ASIA FLORIDA (JACKSONVILLE):
SOUTH COAST OF ENGLAND CALEDONIAL CANAL: Tel: 51 422543 Mob: 86 1638601 Darryl Currie Tel: 904 777 1972
BRIGHTON: Pete Barr-Watson Michael Salter Mob: 07802 [email protected] BALEARIC ISLANDS +34 SINGAPORE AND SOUTHEAST Mob: 904 735 4639
Mob:07506 145502 694812 [email protected] IBIZA: John Cardwell REGION +65 [email protected]
[email protected] EAST COAST: Cairns Birrell ESTONIA +372 Tel: 971 34 24 15 SINGAPORE: Daniel Whittington NEW JERSEY (SANDY HOOK
CHICHESTER HARBOUR: Brian Tel: 01333 313492 Mob: 07710 Ado Tikerpäe Tel: 53 010 450 [email protected] Tel: 8298 3416 TO CAPE MAY): Steve Tyler
Humber Mob: 07801 211658 451779 [email protected] [email protected] MALLORCA (NORTH): Ian Foster [email protected] Tel: 732 291 0963 Mob: 732 673
[email protected] LARGS: Charles Harrigan Tel: 971 54 69 98 8631 [email protected]
SHOREHAM: Gordon Line Mob: 07702 555373 FRANCE +33 [email protected] MIDDLE EAST NEW YORK (PORT):
Tel: 01273 453629 [email protected] ANTIBES: David Lakeman MALLORCA (SOUTH): George Milne Tel: 201 567 0579
Mob: 07879 025666 LOCH LOMOND: Angus Annan Tel: 06792 18076 Mark Grzegorczyk UK Mob: YEMEN +967 Mob: 201 960 4491
[email protected] Tel: 01259 761281 UK Mob: 07528 479770 07774 118804 [email protected] ADEN: Capt Roy Facey [email protected]
RIVER DART: David Clements Mob: 07785 523540 [email protected] MENORCA: Christopher Collman Mob: (0)7549 344293 NORTH CAROLINA:
Tel: 01460 77214 Mob: 07802 [email protected] BURGUNDY: Don Walker Mob: 696 43 47 87 [email protected] James Smart Tel: 252 975 1014
151538 [email protected] OBAN: Gary Adams and Mob: 07855 961508 [email protected] Mob: 252 402 5955
FALMOUTH: Rodney Bennett Catherine Peat Tel: 01631 [email protected] GREECE +30 AUSTRALASIA [email protected]
Tel: 01872 278950 565333 Mob: 07770 817909 CHERBOURG: Magali Hamon CORFU & IONIAN SEA: PHILADELPHIA: Bill Thomas
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WEST COAST OF ENGLAND WALES LOCTUDY, SW BRITTANY: [email protected] Cunningham, Tel: 3 9696 7645 BERMUDA +1 441
BRISTOL: Michael Roberts MILFORD HAVEN & Jean-Michel GAIGNE Mob: 682 ITALY +39 Mob: 412 151 944 BERMUDA: Galen Brislane
Tel: 0117 964 6667 FISHGUARD: 112524 [email protected] GENOA: Alessio Gnecco [email protected] Mob: 595 0033
[email protected] Bill Preece Mob: 07836 747226 NORTH BRITTANY: Mob: 335 5492 196 SYDNEY: Michael Wynter [email protected]
NORTH DEVON COAST: [email protected] Keith Martin Mob: 0691 352 259 [email protected] Mob: 409 833 350
Capt David Ganniclifft ISLE OF MAN [email protected] LEFKAS: Matt Ferraby [email protected] USA +1
Tel: 01271 861439 Wendy Horn Tel: 01624 862000 PARIS BASIN: Mob: 07958-936514 FIJI +679 (WEST COAST)
[email protected] Mob: 07762 926600 Barrie Martin Tel: 7778 390825 [email protected] Bruce Phillips Mob: 9998 332
[email protected] [email protected] SICILY +39 AND [email protected] or SAN DIEGO: Simon Clark
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BENFLEET: Terry Pond ALDERNEY: Doug White Tel: 233 236 100 Armando Addati Mob: 3357 409289 yahoo.com [email protected]
Tel: 01702 511868 Tel: 01481 824149 Mob: 07781 Mob: 0682 112524 [email protected] NEW ZEALAND +64 WEST COAST:
[email protected] 137875 [email protected] [email protected] CYPRUS +357 AUCKLAND: Steve Burrett Capt Robert G Moore USCG
BRIGHTLINGSEA: Pete Hampson JERSEY: Brian Alderson NORTH/SOUTH: Andy Chatterton Tel: 9425 9191 (Retd) Tel: 206 463 2109
Tel: 01992 614213 Tel: 01534 866846 GIBRALTAR +350 Mob: 07816 526255 Mob: 21 942 732 [email protected]
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Tom Davey Tel: 020 8445 2078 Mitchison Tel: 01481 254478 FETHIYE: Stuart Aikman Tel: 252 [email protected] BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
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RIVER DEBEN: Richard Keen Egill Kolbeinsson Tel: 565 4066 [email protected] AMERICAS Brian Gandey Tel:+1 284 494 48
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RIVERS ORWELL, STOUR, ALDE NETHERLANDS +31 [email protected] OTTAWA: David W Brisco Don Street Tel: 353 028 33143
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BOSTON TO CAPE ANN:
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Tel: 617 846 6320
[email protected]

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