2020 May The View From The Dartmouth Office

Every picture on this website, with no exception, is taken from one place - our Dartmouth office garden

THE VIEW FROM THE DARTMOUTH OFFICE

MAY 2020 TVFTDO

Lockdown continues. Dramatically reduced traffic on the road, in the air and on the wter.

So, yet another strange month for pictures.

By day two though, we already have two Lower Ferries working (yes, even that is exciting)

A distant sail past by the Queen Mary 2.

A very strange barge passing by. Again. And again.

And a man who has gone up a pole.(okay, so he was on a crane).

Plus masses of helicopters including what has to be the lowest ever flyby. A Chinook, no less.

There are 384 Photos in this album over 8 pages. Click on a thumbnail to see it larger. You can even start a slide show.

01 May 2020 - 09-16-35
The Lower Ferries have only been operation one at a time during lockdown. But this second one suddenly made a run for it - heading off towards to Inverdart
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Lower Ferry + sports boat Lexi

01 May 2020 - 09-18-17
Way off the normal ferry run.
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Lower Ferry takes some exercise

01 May 2020 - 09-42-55
But it was all about being prepared for getting fuelled. Or putting some leadless in their pencil
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Lower Ferry refuelling

01 May 2020 - 12-15-25
General cargo ship H&S Fairness heading for Gijon, Portugal.
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88m long cargo ship H&S Fairness

01 May 2020 - 12-25-05
Presumably someone's internet had failed. In the current circumstances that's worrying. Hence this chap's elevated position in life.
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Openreach engineers at work.

01 May 2020 - 12-26-04
It's good to know just what can fit along Above Town.
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Openreach engineers at work.

01 May 2020 - 12-58-36
Yet another visit from the road sweeper. Under lockdown, those doggie do bins are needing frequent attention.
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South Devon council road sweeper.

01 May 2020 - 17-02-44
Coming in from the sea, one of the Coastguard helicopters passes the Daymark
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HM Coastguard AgustaWestland AW189 helicopter G-MCGX

01 May 2020 - 17-02-52 (1)
A fine looking aircraft. Not sure why the landing gear is down though.
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HM Coastguard AgustaWestland AW189 helicopter G-MCGX

01 May 2020 - 17-02-52 (2)
Someone is keeping a close eye on things.
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HM Coastguard AgustaWestland AW189 helicopter G-MCGX

01 May 2020 - 17-03-27
They headed off Dit'sum way.
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HM Coastguard AgustaWestland AW189 helicopter G-MCGX

02 May 2020 - 11-31-15
23 nautical miles away - the RMS Queen Mary 2 way off in the distant murk heads for Weymouth - having yesterday left Southampton. Yeah, strange, I know.
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Cunard cruise ship Queen Mary 2 passes Dartmouth

03 May 2020 - 13-57-08
Low cloud (high mist ?) encircles Kingswear.
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Kingswear in a mist

03 May 2020 - 13-57-11
Every so often there was a clearing in the mist.
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Kingswear in a mist

03 May 2020 - 13-58-38
Trees are green. In the mist.
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Kingswear in a mist

03 May 2020 - 13-58-58
Kingswear Castle lurks underneath the cloud /mist.
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Kingswear in a mist

03 May 2020 - 14-00-22
Definitely not an orographic cloud (look it up) Just a bit of mist clinging to the Kingswear hillside.
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Kingswear in a mist

03 May 2020 - 14-00-30
The misty Klingons.
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Kingswear in a mist

03 May 2020 - 14-00-50
The Kingswear headland under a 'straight-line" mist / cloud.
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Kingswear in a mist

04 May 2020 - 09-55-18
Rather fetching motor cruiser Valour of Southampton arrives in Dartmouth.
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MV Valour of Southampton

04 May 2020 - 09-56-34
Over at Hoodown, there's a patch of scrub getting a bit of clearance
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Hoodown woods

04 May 2020 - 14-16-04
A Navy rib came in for a brief visit. Probably from HMS Kent.
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Royal Navy rib

04 May 2020 - 17-36-02
Are they lost ?
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Fishing vessel Innovator (MR2) from Manchester

04 May 2020 - 20-49-51
A delicate shade of sunset this evening.
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Salmon pink sunset over Dartmouth.

05 May 2020 - 15-20-59
Long trails of white scum came in on the tide.
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Scum in the river Dart, Dartmouth.

05 May 2020 - 15-37-56
Container ship NYK Vega, all 338.17m of her heading for Rotterdam from Singapore
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Container ship NYK Vega,

06 May 2020 - 08-40-41
244m long crude oil tanker Eagle Kinabalu going from Primorsk, Russia to Trieste, Italy passes the end of the river.
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Crude oil tanker Eagle Kinabalu

06 May 2020 - 10-26-26
Pals together away from home. Innovator, from Manchester, teams up with Sarah P out of Guernsey. Here in Dartmouth
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Fishing vessels: Innovator (MR2) & Sarah P (GU399)

06 May 2020 - 14-26-15
Not a cloud in the sky as we look to complete two months in lockdown.
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Lockdown in the sun.

06 May 2020 - 14-45-08
Royal Navy Merlin from RNAS Culdrose heads for Dittisham
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Royal Navy Merlin ZH841

06 May 2020 - 17-21-13
We tend to see more of the police in the air than we do on the ground in Dartmouth.
Just an observation. Much like they are doing.
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Devon & Cornwall police helicopter G-DCPB

06 May 2020 - 19-03-25
Calm and serene. Just like the river. A socially distant way to meditate. As opposed to mediate.
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Paddleboard meditation

06 May 2020 - 19-05-51
And so you can see where he is finding his karma.
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Paddleboard meditation

07 May 2020 - 10-27-34
The buoys will always show you the tidal flow.
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River Dart ebbing tidal flow

07 May 2020 - 13-44-07
It's allow tide. Not an extreme one, but low enough to see the edge of the slipway.
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Dartmouth Lower Ferry slipway

07 May 2020 - 13-44-13
It's a low tide when the pontoon at the Royal Dart Yacht Club actually settles on the mud. Not yet then.
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RDYC pontoon

07 May 2020 - 17-40-48
Th rear part of the extension is well on the way to completion.
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Dartmouth South Town roof extension

07 May 2020 - 19-33-59
We used to call this the blue door boathouse.
We don't anymore.
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Kingswear boathouse (formerly with a blue door)

07 May 2020 - 23-40-41
Reflections of Kittery in a still river Dart
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Dartmouth river Dart still and calm

08 May 2020 - 13-08-29
Bank Holiday leisure, happy paddle boarders passing the Lower Ferry on the Dart
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River Dart paddle boarders

08 May 2020 - 13-22-03
Bank Holiday leisure and exercise. Blowing up the paddle board
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08 May 2020 - 13-24-10
Heading off for a little paddle
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Kingswear's beach.

08 May 2020 - 14-19-21
Heading back from a little fishing
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Fishing boat crew in their tender on river Dart

08 May 2020 - 14-19-54
Flat and sealed. The new roof progresses in South Town.
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Dartmouth South Town roof extension

08 May 2020 - 14-51-56
A spot of limbo dancing from this RN Merlin as it tries to get under the Daymark
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Royal Navy Merlin helicopter ZH842

08 May 2020 - 18-07-53
This rather strange looking barge hove past.
You'll be seeing it a few times, so carry on and I'll let you know what it probably is.
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Tug MTS Vanquish towing barge of cable laying equipment

08 May 2020 - 18-08-08
The barge is being towed by tug MTS Vanquish (out of shot) and has travelled from Bilbo on its way to Rotterdam.
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Tug MTS Vanquish towing barge of cable laying equipment

08 May 2020 - 19-42-02
Back in service - Devon Air Ambulance resumed operations on 6th May. With new interior screen separating the pilots from the patient / passenger area
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Devon Air Ambulance G-DAAN

08 May 2020 - 19-43-29
Surrounded by his spirograph wake - a Dartmouth based fishing boat returns
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Fishing Boat PW2 Illusion

08 May 2020 - 19-43-56
The Commandant's house gets a bunting makeover. Mind you, that bunting is made up of huge flags.
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VE Day celebration flags at BRNC

9 May 2020 - 09-30-42
This sunrise seemed a good opportunity to test High Dynamic Range and colour saturation manipulation to its extreme. As you can see, it looks dreadful
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Dreadful electronic photo manipulation.

09 May 2020 - 09-31-09
Same pic, but with minor adjustments. Fairly close to how it looked when I snapped the scene.
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Over the top photo manipulation.

09 May 2020 - 10-47-39
The pair traversed back and forth passing the end of the river about six times. I caught it on three of those occasions. Here you can see Vanquish towing.
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Tug MTS Vanquish towing barge of cable laying equipment

09 May 2020 - 10-47-54
The equipment is for undersea cable laying. But all cable laying ships appear to be self propelled. So could this be kit destined for installation on such a vessel?
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Tug MTS Vanquish towing barge of cable laying equipment

09 May 2020 - 12-55-48
Looks like this chap is going in for a kill.
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Buzzard over Dartmouth, Devon

10 May 2020 - 09-46-55
It's final pass - now finally making its way to Rotterdam.
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Tug MTS Vanquish towing barge of cable laying equipment

10 May 2020 - 14-30-22
A short chat to check things are al as they should be.
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Dart Harbour Patrol checking social distancing ?

10 May 2020 - 14-30-29
With luck this will be totally legit next week.
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Dart Harbour Patrol checking social distancing ?

11 May 2020 - 09-57-59
A north easterly is blowing. Hence some white horse right in the town
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North Easterly winds in Dartmouth harbour

11 May 2020 - 11-13-31
Coming from down the coast this Merlin turns sharp left over the Dart river mouth
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Royal Navy Merlin ZH834 (RNAS Culdrose 824 Squadron)

11 May 2020 - 11-13-44
These Merlins are the size of a bus.
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Royal Navy Merlin ZH834 (RNAS Culdrose 824 Squadron)

11 May 2020 - 11-13-51
The size of a bus with a bit more manoeuvrability. Also, they don't beep when reversing.
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Royal Navy Merlin ZH834 (RNAS Culdrose 824 Squadron)

11 May 2020 - 11-13-59
The poor residents of the Golf House ended up being 'attacked' twice from the air this week.
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Royal Navy Merlin ZH834 (RNAS Culdrose 824 Squadron)

11 May 2020 - 11-14-08
And then Merlin was gone, heading up river to give Dittisham a gander.
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Royal Navy Merlin ZH834 (RNAS Culdrose 824 Squadron)

11 May 2020 - 15-43-32
If it's quiet on the river, and it is, I have to shoot something. So that means you get to see every helicopter that passes by. In this case, a distant Wildcat heading down the coast.
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Royal Navy Wildcat helicopter.

11 May 2020 - 17-13-39
Yet another flyby from the cops.
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Devon and Cornwall Police helicopter G-DCPB

11 May 2020 - 17-13-51
And off....out to sea.
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Devon and Cornwall Police helicopter G-DCPB

11 May 2020 - 21-44-40
The cruise ship Queen Mary 2 has been sheltering off Weymouth - but last night took a little trip west, passing by Dartmouth
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Cruise ship Queen Mary 2 at night off Dartmouth

11 May 2020 - 21-45-30
There are a couple of other ships off Weymouth including Arcadia. Each one seems to do an occasional jaunt out to sea.
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Cruise ship Queen Mary 2 at night off Dartmouth

11 May 2020 - 21-46-54
She's only doing about 9 knots, but that was too fast to get a pin sharp snap at this time of night. I think I need a new lens.
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Cruise ship Queen Mary 2 at night off Dartmouth

12 May 2020 - 08-26-30
These north easterly seem to whip up some awful scum that the tide then brings into the river.
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Scum on the river Dart

12 May 2020 - 09-56-07
At last some movement. Could this be the start of something big ?
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Motor cruiser High Flyer departs Dartmouth

12 May 2020 - 11-38-25
It's a guess, but I think this is HMS Tyne. MarineTraffic.com wasn't listing any ship at that position.
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Royal Navy patrol vessel.

12 May 2020 - 11-39-42
Despite the river being quiet and devoid of most normal traffic we haven't noticed any obvious increase in seal sightings. This is just the second I've seen in seven weeks.
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Seal in river Dart, Dartmouth, Devon

12 May 2020 - 11-43-10
The roof extension in South Town continues apace. Now they start the front facing element.
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Dartmouth South Town roof extension

12 May 2020 - 13-38-52
Yet another visit from the boys in Blue. And yellow.
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Devon & Cornwall Police helicopter G-DCPB

12 May 2020 - 13-39-14
Say hello to the pilot.
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Devon & Cornwall Police helicopter G-DCPB

12 May 2020 - 13-39-23
They did a couple of runs up and down the river. And then.......
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Devon & Cornwall Police helicopter G-DCPB

12 May 2020 - 13-40-19
.....they aimed for the Golf House.
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Devon & Cornwall Police helicopter G-DCPB

12 May 2020 - 13-40-20
The Golf House seemed to be everyone's favourite target this month.
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Devon & Cornwall Police helicopter G-DCPB

12 May 2020 - 13-40-21 (1)
At one point it looked like they were going to land.
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Devon & Cornwall Police helicopter G-DCPB

12 May 2020 - 13-40-21
The house used to have a helicopter landing pad. Usually known as 'the croquet lawn'.
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Devon & Cornwall Police helicopter G-DCPB

12 May 2020 - 13-40-22
It's difficult to know exactly how close they were, but it's likely that anyone in the house was aware of the helicopters presence. Unless they were comatose.
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Devon & Cornwall Police helicopter G-DCPB

12 May 2020 - 13-41-56
And then back again, coming downriver.
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Devon & Cornwall Police helicopter G-DCPB

12 May 2020 - 13-42-05
Streaking past us and Kingswear.
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Devon & Cornwall Police helicopter G-DCPB

12 May 2020 - 13-42-44
And away over the Daymark.
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Devon & Cornwall Police helicopter G-DCPB

12 May 2020 - 17-10-12
Way up high, the French Air Force checks out Dartmouth.
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French Air Force Airbus 330 (Reg no.:F-RARF)

13 May 2020 - 19-04-42
Wildcat helicopter passing high over BRNC
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Military Wildcat helicopter

13 May 2020 - 19-09-26
Interesting cloud formation. In my ignorance, I will suggest that is a sign of a weather front.
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Interesting cloud formation over Kingswear.

13 May 2020 - 19-53-10
Catching the evening sun (a darn sight more than Dartmouth was) a Royal Navy patrol vessel. I'm guessing it's HMS Tyne. Again.
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Royal Navy patrol vessel. HMS Tyne ?

13 May 2020 - 22-39-18
Kingswear in lockdown is brighter than ever. Which is how it should be.
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Kingswear at night

14 May 2020 - 11-22-57
Royal Navy Merlin. The photo was over exposed by at least five stops (that's a lot). So it has taken a fair bit of electronic manipulation to retrieve a single frame. Sorry.
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Royal Navy Merlin helicopter ZH851

14 May 2020 - 16-16-03
Beautiful clear sky over Kingswear
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Kingswear general view

15 May 2020 - 11-24-14
The front roof now on.
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Dartmouth South Town construction

15 May 2020 - 11-35-45
A welcoming party for the fuel barge returns from maintenance, towed by Mariana K the Pushy Cat barge of submarineservices.com
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Dartmouth fuel barge + Pushy Cat tug Mariana K

15 May 2020 - 11-37-00

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Dartmouth fuel barge + Pushy Cat tug Mariana K

15 May 2020 - 11-40-02
The tug is from Falmouth - so maybe that's where the fuel barge went for her MoT ?
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Damen Pushy Cat tug Mariana K

15 May 2020 - 11-41-44
Aboard the Dartmouth Fuel barge the petrol and diesel pumps face off.
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Dartmouth fuel barge

15 May 2020 - 11-45-34
It looked like a main stream buoy tie up. but in fact the barge was soon back in its proper slot on the river.
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Dartmouth fuel barge + Pushy Cat tug Mariana K

15 May 2020 - 11-46-16
The crew of Dart's ILB heads off from the Coronation Park landing pontoon.
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 425

15 May 2020 - 11-46-34
The crew of the Staines Whitfield ILB are off to perform a 'medieval'. A medical evacuation from a boat.
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 425

15 May 2020 - 11-47-13
The patient is on an island pontoon and needed carrying to shore.
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 425

15 May 2020 - 11-48-05
The RNLI crew give immediate care and treatment.
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 425

15 May 2020 - 11-50-18
And prepare the patient for transportation.
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 425

15 May 2020 - 11-54-16 (1)
A quiet calm trip to the awaiting ambulance.
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 425

15 May 2020 - 11-54-43
With a very grateful patient aboard.
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 425

15 May 2020 - 11-55-06
Social distancing complicates these sorts of missions for the RNLI crew even more.
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 425

15 May 2020 - 12-02-55
Returning from a maintenance visit to the garage, Dartmouth's fuel barge is pushed back into position.
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Damen Pushy Cat tug Mariana K + fuel barge.

15 May 2020 - 12-29-21
Lockdown eased. Speed rises.
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Dartmouth speedboat. Or, boat at speed.

15 May 2020 - 12-29-48
Someone is letting their hair down now lockdown is eased. Hmmm.
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Boat at speed in Dartmouth

15 May 2020 - 12-37-05
After the morning medevac, the ILB crew get some trining underway.
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Dart RNLI training

15 May 2020 - 12-37-59
In case you are wondering, yes, the RNLI do need to train for speed.
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Dart RNLI training

15 May 2020 - 12-39-19
Shades of Mary Poppins. An umbrella emerging from a chimney pot. Well, from this angle that's the way to looks.
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Kingswear houses.

15 May 2020 - 12-40-10
Having had to look at his new boat for nearly two months, the owner of Lexi finally gets to take her for a spin.
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Princess Sports Boat Lexi

15 May 2020 - 12-40-23
The Fizz Boat (like the picnic boat only more bubbly) put in a show.
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The Fizz Boat of Dartmouth

15 May 2020 - 12-43-00
The crew of RNLI Atlantic 75 return from their short training stint.
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Dart RNLI training

15 May 2020 - 12-44-59
Lovely Lexi. (if you like that sort of thing)
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Princess Sports Boat Lexi

15 May 2020 - 13-17-52
Second lifeboat shout of the day. The Atlantic 75 heads out to assist a 7m Jeaneau day fishing motor boat with smoke coming from the engine bay.
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 426

15 May 2020 - 13-52-54
A faintly familiar chap is his rather fine vessel, it's a Cheverton Champ called Venture. The former pilot boat in Dartmouth and later one of the Castle ferries.
As for the captain, you might recognise him from the yacht taxi service.
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Former pilot boat Venture

15 May 2020 - 14-08-50
Dart Inshore Lifeboat Staines Whitfield tows 7m fishing boat Karine back into Dartmouth harbour.
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 426

15 May 2020 - 14-09-23
Charter fishing boat Joe-L heads out of Dartmouth
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Dartmouth charter fishing boat Joe-L

15 May 2020 - 14-11-21
The crew of Dart Inshore Lifeboat Staines Whitfield tows 7m fishing boat Karine back into Dartmouth harbour.
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 426

15 May 2020 - 14-11-35
The crew Dart Inshore Lifeboat Staines Whitfield prepare to hand over the tow of 7m fishing boat Karine to a Dart Harbour patrol rib..
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 426

15 May 2020 - 14-13-11
The crew Dart Inshore Lifeboat Staines Whitfield hand over the tow of 7m fishing boat Karine to a Dart Harbour patrol rib..
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 426

15 May 2020 - 14-14-13
The Dart Inshore Lifeboat Staines Whitfield heads back to base after handing over the tow of 7m fishing boat Karine to a Dart Harbour patrol rib.
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 426

15 May 2020 - 14-16-40
Dart Harbour patrol takes over the tow of 7m fishing boat Karine.
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 426

15 May 2020 - 14-18-40
Small boat. Big Engine. Loud sound. Fast result.
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Dartmouth speedboat (red).

16 May 2020 - 15-08-30
Just before 3pm the pager sounded for a ;lifeboat shout and within minutes the Atlantic 75 was heading out of the river t speed.
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 427

16 May 2020 - 15-31-34
A daty fishing boat had engine failure and had anchored close to the Homestone buoy.
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 427

16 May 2020 - 15-32-52
Meanwhile.....this gem, a yawl name Lulotte came down river.
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Lulotte, a Nautors Swan 55 yawl. 1355R

16 May 2020 - 15-33-36
There have been some great craft out stretching their legs. Here's the exceptionally fine Lulotte, a Nautors Swan 55. Pictured just off Bayards Cove.
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Lulotte, a Nautors Swan 55 yawl. 1355R

16 May 2020 - 15-33-46
As you can see, Lulotte came close-in to Bayards on her way out of the river.
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Lulotte, a Nautors Swan 55 yawl. 1355R

16 May 2020 - 15-33-51
A wonderful boat.Sail number 1355R
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Lulotte, a Nautors Swan 55 yawl. 1355R

16 May 2020 - 15-34-10
The lifeboat assist continued. Not the crew member aboard therescued boat has his essential mask in place.
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 427

16 May 2020 - 15-34-29
A Dart Harbour Patrol cam out to assist.
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 427

16 May 2020 - 15-35-22
...and prepares to take up the tow.
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 427

16 May 2020 - 15-36-10
That beauty Lulotte passes by.
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 427: yawl Lulotte

16 May 2020 - 15-38-48
Dart Harbour Patrol takes over the tow of Paperchase of Maldon.
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 427

17 May 2020 - 09-51-33
Motor cruiser Constant Velocity an Interceptor 28.
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Interceptor 28 in Dartmouth

17 May 2020 - 09-52-14
Paddleboarders in amongst the Kingswear moorings. Not too many craft i place yet. Just Lexi
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Dartmouth / Kingswear paddle boarders

17 May 2020 - 11-31-43
Never sure how to keep this polite. But here goes. Two jet-skis / PWC / Personal Water Craft approaching Dartmouth town jetty.
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Total unnecessaries in Dartmouth
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17 May 2020 - 11-35-23
It'll never sink. It's overladen. Overladen with fenders.
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Motor boat Edna Jo in Dartmouth harbour

17 May 2020 - 11-45-51
Some people call them PWC's (Personal Water Craft.) Now a paddle board is a personal water craft. These are more an irritation. Rant over.For now.
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A couple of unnecessaries (Jet-Skis)

17 May 2020 - 11-54-59
No name, no pack drill. Not a clue what this rather lovely trimaran is called. But she appears to have a brand new sail.
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Dragonfly 28 Sport trimaran ail number 28010

17 May 2020 - 11-56-13

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Dragonfly 28 Sport trimaran ail number 28010

17 May 2020 - 11-58-08

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Dragonfly 28 Sport trimaran ail number 28010

17 May 2020 - 11-58-13

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Dragonfly 28 Sport trimaran ail number 28010

17 May 2020 - 12-01-18

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Dragonfly 28 Sport trimaran ail number 28010

17 May 2020 - 12-02-21

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6.5m Jeanneau Cap Camarat sports boat + Yamaha

17 May 2020 - 12-02-47

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Dragonfly 28 Sport trimaran ail number 28010

17 May 2020 - 12-40-31
Autogyros appear to be increasingly popular over the skies of Dartmouth. Autogyro / gyrocopter. Is there a difference ?
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Autogyro G-YROL

17 May 2020 - 13-35-43
A north to south run from the coastguard helicopter
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Coastguard helicopter G-MCGS

17 May 2020 - 13-35-50
It's an AgustaWestland 149 / 189
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Coastguard helicopter G-MCGS

17 May 2020 - 13-35-55
Complete with little bubble window. All the better for keeping a beady eye on things.
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Coastguard helicopter G-MCGS

17 May 2020 - 13-35-56
And there's the man with the beady eye.
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Coastguard helicopter G-MCGS

17 May 2020 - 14-59-36
Good to see the Navy back out on the river.
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Royal Navy picket boat from BRNC

17 May 2020 - 15-36-40

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Dartmouth / Kingswear cloud formation

17 May 2020 - 18-53-20
Now a live aboard, Dracoena was built in 1979 and used as a survey vessel and a pilot boat. Pictured arriving in Dartmouth.
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Former Humber Pilot boat Dracoena

17 May 2020 - 19-27-01
Cruise liners are major victims of the lockdown. Many are anchored off Weymouth. Every so often one of them takes a little jaunt down the channel to recharge its batteries (or something like that). This is Ventura on the horizon.She's a heck of a long way off the Dartmouth coast.
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P&O cruise ship MV Ventura 291 m

18 May 2020 - 06-32-53
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 428

18 May 2020 - 06-35-33
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 428

18 May 2020 - 06-36-23
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 428

18 May 2020 - 06-36-37
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 428

18 May 2020 - 06-36-58
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 428

18 May 2020 - 06-37-03
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 428

18 May 2020 - 06-38-37
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 428

18 May 2020 - 07-47-46
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 428

18 May 2020 - 07-48-05
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 428

18 May 2020 - 07-48-17
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 428

18 May 2020 - 07-48-39
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 428

18 May 2020 - 07-51-34
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Dart RNLI Launch No: 428

18 May 2020 - 12-28-29

18 May 2020 - 16-03-40
Two ribs and three Dart Harbour staff to carefully moor up the exceptional Sarabande. She's nearly fifty years old. That's the yacht, not the crew (well, not necessarily).
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Swan 47 yacht SY Sarabande moored in Dartmouth

18 May 2020 - 17-36-26

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Royal Navy AW-159 Wildcat ZZ375

18 May 2020 - 17-36-40

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Royal Navy AW-159 Wildcat ZZ375

18 May 2020 - 17-36-52

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Royal Navy AW-159 Wildcat ZZ375

18 May 2020 - 17-36-55 (1)

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Royal Navy AW-159 Wildcat ZZ375

18 May 2020 - 17-36-55 (2)

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Royal Navy AW-159 Wildcat ZZ375

18 May 2020 - 17-37-05

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Royal Navy AW-159 Wildcat ZZ375

18 May 2020 - 17-37-06

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Royal Navy AW-159 Wildcat ZZ375

18 May 2020 - 17-37-14

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Royal Navy AW-159 Wildcat ZZ375

18 May 2020 - 22-09-42
Look carefully to the top right. See that white dot ? It's the International Space Station. Incredibly bright and fast moving across the night sky. This shot was hand held. Yes, I know I should have produced a trail of it.
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International Space Station. Kingswear General view.

18 May 2020 - 22-40-14
Look very carefully. It's a Hercules .In the dark.
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RAF Hercules C130J ZH871

18 May 2020 - 22-40-20
There were actually two Hercules, one following the other. Both these pix are of the first aircraft as it flew over Dartmouth heading east.
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RAF Hercules C130J ZH871

18 May 2020 - 23-10-52
The red light if a Wildcat heading out to sea. The two lights out to sea, juts might be a military vessel.
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Royal Navy Wildcat over Dartmouth at night

19 May 2020 - 12-57-52
Frequent visitor light aircraft G-AZJV
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Cessna F172L Skyhawk

19 May 2020 - 12-58-33
After spending lockdown tied up, the pile driving barge that has been working atNoss on Dart finally departs.
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Crane work barge Walcon Wizard of Southampton

19 May 2020 - 12-58-44
The barge has been installing new piles / stanchions for the marina at Noss on Dart.
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Crane work barge Walcon Wizard of Southampton

19 May 2020 - 13-00-27

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Crane work barge Walcon Wizard of Southampton

19 May 2020 - 13-02-18

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Crane work barge Walcon Wizard of Southampton

19 May 2020 - 13-02-28

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Crane work barge Walcon Wizard of Southampton

19 May 2020 - 13-02-54
Now lockdown has eased, the work barge that had been installing new stanchions at Noss on Dart can finally move on to its next job. Still no more aerodynamic though.
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Crane work barge Walcon Wizard of Southampton

19 May 2020 - 13-03-01
A Tonka toy for a real tough boy. (yes, I am showing my age).
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Crane work barge Walcon Wizard of Southampton

19 May 2020 - 13-03-22
Presumably heading home for Southampton ?
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Crane work barge Walcon Wizard of Southampton

19 May 2020 - 13-04-27
This is where Walcon Wizard has spent the last few months. Up at Noss on Dart annoying folk with the pile driving.
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Crane work barge Walcon Wizard of Southampton

19 May 2020 - 13-08-20
Passing Kingswear Castle. And counted out.
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Crane work barge Walcon Wizard of Southampton

19 May 2020 - 14-59-08
I do believe that, once again, this is HMS Tyne.
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Royal Navy offshore patrol vessel. (HMS Tyne ?)

19 May 2020 - 15-32-04

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Royal Navy MK4 Merlin AW101 ZJ129

19 May 2020 - 15-32-33

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Royal Navy MK4 Merlin AW101 ZJ129

19 May 2020 - 15-32-34

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Royal Navy MK4 Merlin AW101 ZJ129

19 May 2020 - 15-33-08

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Royal Navy MK4 Merlin AW101 ZJ129

19 May 2020 - 15-33-11

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Royal Navy MK4 Merlin AW101 ZJ129

19 May 2020 - 15-33-15

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Royal Navy MK4 Merlin AW101 ZJ129

19 May 2020 - 15-33-21 (1)

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Royal Navy MK4 Merlin AW101 ZJ129

19 May 2020 - 15-33-21

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Royal Navy MK4 Merlin AW101 ZJ129

19 May 2020 - 15-33-33

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Royal Navy MK4 Merlin AW101 ZJ129

18 May 2020 - 17-36-10

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Royal Navy MK4 Merlin AW101 ZJ129

19 May 2020 - 15-33-39

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Royal Navy MK4 Merlin AW101 ZJ129

19 May 2020 - 15-33-45

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Royal Navy MK4 Merlin AW101 ZJ129

20 May 2020 - 07-11-24

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RAF Chinook CH47 ZH891

20 May 2020 - 18-01-42

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RAF Chinook CH47 ZH891

20 May 2020 - 18-01-49

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RAF Chinook CH47 ZH891

20 May 2020 - 18-01-50

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RAF Chinook CH47 ZH891

20 May 2020 - 18-03-02

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RAF Chinook CH47 ZH891

20 May 2020 - 18-03-08

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RAF Chinook CH47 ZH891

20 May 2020 - 18-03-13

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RAF Chinook CH47 ZH891

20 May 2020 - 20-12-29

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20 May 2020 - 23-43-26
Two of the university squadron P2000 Fast Patrol boats overnighted
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HMS Dasher (P280) & HMS Charger (P292).

21 May 2020 - 08-29-20
Off for a mosey and an explore, two kayakers known as Ron and Mike.
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Dartmouth kayaking

21 May 2020 - 15-18-42
Heard this one approaching - no warning otherwise.
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Royal Navy Merlin ZJ121

21 May 2020 - 15-19-21
Low, but not limbo low (see later in the day)
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Royal Navy Merlin ZJ121

21 May 2020 - 15-19-32
It would be good to see his video.
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Royal Navy Merlin ZJ121

21 May 2020 - 15-19-33 (1)
A Merlin is a huge aircraft, they must be amazing machines to fly. And a low pass between Dartmouth and Kingswear would be especially exhilarating.
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Royal Navy Merlin ZJ121

21 May 2020 - 15-19-38 (2)
One of the Merlin crewmen (the 'rear gunner' gets the best view with his back to the engine.
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Royal Navy Merlin ZJ121

21 May 2020 - 15-19-38
Slightly nonchalant, feet dangling.
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Royal Navy Merlin ZJ121

21 May 2020 - 16-59-58
He's a laid back kinda guy. He's a Rib-Eye man.
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Lazing about on the river Dart

21 May 2020 - 19-32-23
Look down low - into the distance. This chap is looking for the record.
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Super low past Dartmouth RAF Chinook ZH902

21 May 2020 - 19-32-41
Just above the roof level of the Dart Marina Hotel. Sadly they've got no guests to be surprised by the passing Chinook.
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Super low past Dartmouth RAF Chinook ZH902

21 May 2020 - 19-32-49
It's rare to see a chopper coming downriver anything like this low.
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Super low past Dartmouth RAF Chinook ZH902

21 May 2020 - 19-32-52
I don't think anyone around here is going to complain to any senior officer. Eh ?
That's Bridge Road in the background.
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Super low past Dartmouth RAF Chinook ZH902

21 May 2020 - 19-32-57
The sound of a Chinook is spectacular from where we are.Imagine being in that boat. Truly a shockwave.
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Super low past Dartmouth RAF Chinook ZH902

21 May 2020 - 19-33-00
It was seven thirty and already the aircrafts searchlight's reflection were visible
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Super low past Dartmouth RAF Chinook ZH902

21 May 2020 - 19-33-04
Heading down the straight past the town jetties preparing for the left hand turn ahead.
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Super low past Dartmouth RAF Chinook ZH902

21 May 2020 - 19-33-15
Somebody on the tailgate was having a fine old time.
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Super low past Dartmouth RAF Chinook ZH902

21 May 2020 - 19-33-15 (1)
So was mister mid-shipman. (well, Dartmouth is a Navy town)
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Super low past Dartmouth RAF Chinook ZH902

21 May 2020 - 19-33-15 (2)
Sometimes it is difficult to see just how a Chinook stays airborne.
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Super low past Dartmouth RAF Chinook ZH902

21 May 2020 - 19-33-16
With Kingswear in the background the RAF heavy lifting Chinook curves around the village
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Super low past Dartmouth RAF Chinook ZH902

21 May 2020 - 19-33-20
That's not even a particularly tall mast on the left. And it's likely that the guy in the little motor boat might have felt the need to duck. Or swim.
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Super low past Dartmouth RAF Chinook ZH902

21 May 2020 - 19-33-24
Not so much flying under the radar. Miore like tunnelling.
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Super low past Dartmouth RAF Chinook ZH902

21 May 2020 - 19-33-28
Finally - getting to the end of the river Dart. Probably the longest ,consistently low flypasts we have ever seen.
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Super low past Dartmouth RAF Chinook ZH902

21 May 2020 - 19-33-30
And with Kingswear Castle for reference, the Chinook turns westwards.
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Super low past Dartmouth RAF Chinook ZH902

21 May 2020 - 19-33-31
Just occasionally we get storms that throw waves over the top of Kingswear Castle. Luckily, not today.
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Super low past Dartmouth RAF Chinook ZH902

22 May 2020 - 08-08-23
Two jackdaws try to see off a marauding buzzard.
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Buzzard and Jackdaws over Dartmouth

22 May 2020 - 08-08-30
That doesn't look like a friendly type of chat to me. The jackdaw has words with the buzzard
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Jackdaw and buzzard confrontation.

22 May 2020 - 08-22-51
Over in Kingswear the rebuild of Mayflower Waters has continued throughout much of lockdown
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Kingswear construction progress

22 May 2020 - 16-05-24
The littlest cabin cruiser on the Dart.
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Small but perfectly formed boats.

23 May 2020 - 10-39-50
The extra parts of the jigsaw arrive at RDYC.
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RDYC pontoon reassembled

23 May 2020 - 11-39-22
Flat packed for self assembly. And no instructions.
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RDYC pontoon reassembled

23 May 2020 - 12-32-00
Experience counts for everything.
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RDYC pontoon reassembled

23 May 2020 - 15-12-48
It's been installed for quite a few years. But I have never seen it in action.
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Hoodown shed crane in operation

23 May 2020 - 15-13-53
Not the heaviest lift. A speedboat is being returned to the river.
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Hoodown shed crane in operation

23 May 2020 - 15-14-17
Steady as she goes.
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Hoodown shed crane in operation

23 May 2020 - 15-14-25
There are masses of videos on YouTube of this sort of operation taking a turn for the worse.
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Hoodown shed crane in operation

23 May 2020 - 15-15-11
But no such problems here. Speedboat is launched.
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Hoodown shed crane in operation

23 May 2020 - 15-27-34
The housemartins are back nest building at our neighbours. Catching them in a decent snap is not the easiest of tasks.
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Housemartin in flight over Dartmouth

23 May 2020 - 15-27-37
And despite the different tail formations. Both are indeed house martins.
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Housemartin in flight

23 May 2020 - 15-27-55
A jackdaw on a mission.
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Jackdaw in flight over Dartmouth

23 May 2020 - 17-27-23
Our first sign of the fire near Newfoundland Cove.
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Kingswear headland fire

23 May 2020 - 17-28-38
Difficult to assess from this distance - but it clearly ended up covering quite an area.
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Kingswear headland fire

24 May 2020 - 09-20-27 pastime for the river.
Paddleboarding was popular last year. But it's the almost perfect social distancing pastime
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Dartmouth paddle boarding.

24 May 2020 - 09-50-01
Sunday morning - and the Kingswear fire is still burning.
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Kingswear headland fire

24 May 2020 - 10-46-22
We all have to start somewhere and kneeling is fine by me.
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Dartmouth paddle boarding.

24 May 2020 - 10-54-06
Same three as before (alongside the Embankment)
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Dartmouth paddle boarding.

24 May 2020 - 10-59-51
The Kingswear fire continues to smoulder even on the river side of the hill.
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Kingswear headland fire

24 May 2020 - 13-55-31
And on the far side the white smoke indicates the fire brigade are having success with their water jets.
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Kingswear headland fire

24 May 2020 - 13-55-47
Difficult to place, but somewhere between the Daymark and Froward Point.
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Kingswear headland fire

24 May 2020 - 14-35-36
A brief flypast by the flying fuzz. What a terrible name. The police eye in the sky. That's better.
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Devin & Cornwall Police helicopter G-DCPB

24 May 2020 - 15-12-06
On a hot May day, the crew of Sarabande decide to prepare for an exhausting trip. To the land of Nod.
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Yacht Sarabande in Dartmouth

24 May 2020 - 15-26-44
A frequent weekend visitor - the UK Border Force cutter HMC Seeker.
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UK Border Force cutter HMC Seeker.

24 May 2020 - 15-28-23
The Hughes helicopter (and its pilot) from AH Aviation arrives at the Daymark to begin its extraordinary effort to quell the Kingswear fire.
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Helicopter G-BIOA tackles Kingswear fire

24 May 2020 - 15-30-31
Pictured against the Kingswear shoreline.
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Sailing yacht Lulotte

24 May 2020 - 15-31-06
Stay away from the rocks !
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Sailing yacht Lulotte

24 May 2020 - 15-36-17
You can just about make out the rotors of G-BIOA, the Hughes helicopter which arrived to assist fighting the Kingswear fire.
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Helicopter G-BIOA tackles Kingswear fire

24 May 2020 - 15-55-02
A fire engine is just about visible on the horizon.
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Kingswear headland fire

24 May 2020 - 15-56-11 (1)
The only time I saw the water drop was on the very first run. Impressive to watch as the bucket releases its cargo
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Helicopter G-BIOA tackles Kingswear fire

24 May 2020 - 15-56-11 (2)
After this, all drops were the below the horizon.
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Helicopter G-BIOA tackles Kingswear fire

24 May 2020 - 15-56-21

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24 May 2020 - 16-01-41

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24 May 2020 - 16-01-46

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Helicopter G-BIOA tackles Kingswear fire

24 May 2020 - 16-02-36

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Helicopter G-BIOA tackles Kingswear fire

24 May 2020 - 16-04-03

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Helicopter G-BIOA tackles Kingswear fire

24 May 2020 - 16-04-15

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Helicopter G-BIOA tackles Kingswear fire

24 May 2020 - 16-08-38

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Helicopter G-BIOA tackles Kingswear fire

24 May 2020 - 16-08-47

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Helicopter G-BIOA tackles Kingswear fire

24 May 2020 - 16-10-03

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Helicopter G-BIOA tackles Kingswear fire

24 May 2020 - 16-15-21

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Helicopter G-BIOA tackles Kingswear fire

24 May 2020 - 16-22-19

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Helicopter G-BIOA tackles Kingswear fire

24 May 2020 - 16-27-25

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Helicopter G-BIOA tackles Kingswear fire

24 May 2020 - 16-28-15

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Helicopter G-BIOA tackles Kingswear fire

24 May 2020 - 16-30-06

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Helicopter G-BIOA tackles Kingswear fire

24 May 2020 - 16-46-07

24 May 2020 - 16-57-44
HMC Seeker, the lead ship of the Customs and Excise's fleet of 42m customs patrol vessels
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UK Border Force cutter HMC Seeker.

24 May 2020 - 16-59-18
Paddleboarders galore on the river today.
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Dartmouth paddle boarding.

24 May 2020 - 16-59-40

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Kingswear headland fire

24 May 2020 - 17-01-03

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Helicopter G-BIOA tackles Kingswear fire

24 May 2020 - 17-01-12
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Kingswear headland fire

24 May 2020 - 17-02-31
A very sharp nosed rib, a Revenger 29 which appears to be called Dragon
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Large, fast rib in Dartmouth

24 May 2020 - 17-09-19

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Helicopter G-BIOA tackles Kingswear fire

24 May 2020 - 17-44-46

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Helicopter G-BIOA tackles Kingswear fire

24 May 2020 - 17-51-23

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Helicopter G-BIOA tackles Kingswear fire

24 May 2020 - 17-53-47

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Helicopter G-BIOA tackles Kingswear fire

25 May 2020 - 08-49-59
A Bank Holiday Monday surprise, this huge, but relatively quiet Atlas executed a very tight turn over Above Town, Dartmouth
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RAF Atlas A440M ZM415

25 May 2020 - 08-50-43
It wasn't until it was back heading north that I managed to blur those turbine blades.
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RAF Atlas A440M ZM415

25 May 2020 - 08-51-41
Her Majesty's Cutter Seeker departs after an overnight stay in Dartmouth.
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UK Border Force cutter HMC Seeker.

25 May 2020 - 08-52-48
Blasting off the past. As the RDYC readies itself for visitors, the main pontoon gets a scrub down with a high pressure jet.
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RDYC pontoon cleaning.

25 May 2020 - 09-23-16
This looked like a lesson. And there's always someone not quite up to speed.
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Dartmouth paddle boarding.

25 May 2020 - 17-16-16

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Apparently this is one of the many Merlin helicopters being delivered to Algeria.
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Algerian AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin

27 May 2020 - 10-40-03
The Navy is going round in circles.
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BRNC whaler boat.

27 May 2020 - 13-13-37
The start of a race ? Or is it level pegging at buoy?
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Kayaking on the river Dart, Dartmouth

27 May 2020 - 13-15-21
Ladies first. Although that means rowing.
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Rowing the river Dart.

27 May 2020 - 14-38-03
And here it's Navy Ladies first.
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BRNC picket boat.

27 May 2020 - 15-52-07
Another low run from Dittisham, this Wildcat passes Bridge Road properties on its way through to Dartmouth .
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Royal Navy Wildcat ZZ534

27 May 2020 - 15-52-32
One more Navy chopper caught on 'film'.
I think I might need to edit these helicopter sightings down.
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Royal Navy Wildcat ZZ534

27 May 2020 - 15-55-34
This is a Terhi Vario. Made in Finland. Can't sink, they say.
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Terhi Vario F45 boat.

27 May 2020 - 17-42-59
Yawl yacht (sounds like a cowboy greeting) threads her way through the moorings outside of Warfleet Creek.
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Yacht Lulotte though the moorings.

27 May 2020 - 17-43-19
A brave manœuvre.
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Yacht Lulotte though the moorings.

27 May 2020 - 17-43-47
That rock on the right does look rather close.
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Yacht Lulotte though the moorings.

27 May 2020 - 17-44-11
But the crew of Lulotte thread their way through.
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Yacht Lulotte though the moorings.

27 May 2020 - 17-44-41
All done under sail alone.
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Yacht Lulotte though the moorings.

27 May 2020 - 17-45-35
Then heading away from the creek.
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Yacht Lulotte though the moorings.

27 May 2020 - 17-45-56
And with one bound, Lulotte was free.
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Yacht Lulotte though the moorings.

27 May 2020 - 17-47-50
Smiley Tracie, Up Warfleet creek with her paddle.
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River Dart paddle boarding

27 May 2020 - 19-08-51
Registered in Saudi Arabia and travelling from Mongstad, Norway top Qingdao in China. Taking all 332m of her along. We hope.
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Crude oil tanker Jaladi

27 May 2020 - 19-20-26
From Antwerp (that's Belgium, of course) to Sausalito, that's the States, of course. Marin County, California. The behemoth is 294.12 m long. Big enough to fill most of a gap.
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Container ship NYK Deneb

28 May 2020 - 08-27-53
Housemartins. On the ground !
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Devon birds, housemartins.

28 May 2020 - 12-19-15
Quite a while since we have seen a helicopter landing over at the Golf House.
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Jet Ranger G-SELY at Golf House, Kingswear

28 May 2020 - 12-19-32
Hoops away. A croquet lawn works very well as a landing zone.
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Jet Ranger G-SELY at Golf House, Kingswear

28 May 2020 - 13-39-37
Time for a spot of lunch (maybe) and then....here's G-SELY departing from Kingswear
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Jet Ranger G-SELY at Golf House, Kingswear

28 May 2020 - 13-40-18
The Maiden voyage of MV Terror. Built in Exeter and in Dartmouth for testing.
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Terror, cargo tender to RRS Sir David Attenborough

28 May 2020 - 13-41-07

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28 May 2020 - 13-41-16
Terror is to be the cargo tender for the Royal Research Ship Sir David Attenborough (so very nearly named Boaty McBoatface).
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Terror, cargo tender to RRS Sir David Attenborough

29 May 2020 - 14-27-30
This appears to be load testing the crane aboard Terror. Named after HMS Terror which was built in Topsham in 1813.
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Terror, cargo tender to RRS Sir David Attenborough

29 May 2020 - 14-30-01
I'm guessing here, but presumably that bag is filled with water until the boat falls over. Well not quite.
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Terror, cargo tender to RRS Sir David Attenborough

29 May 2020 - 18-40-01
Farming the speedy way.
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Kingswear farming

29 May 2020 - 20-12-08
I'm no farming expert, but this looks like a forage harvester (not a combine harvester) gathering up the cut grass.
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Kingswear farming

30 May 2020 - 13-34-08
Not one hint of a white or grey thing in the sky.
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Kingswear general view

30 May 2020 - 17-27-50

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Border Force cutter HMC Searcher

30 May 2020 - 17-28-51

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Border Force cutter HMC Searcher

30 May 2020 - 17-29-06

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Border Force cutter HMC Searcher

30 May 2020 - 17-30-00

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Border Force cutter HMC Searcher

30 May 2020 - 17-32-26

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Border Force cutter HMC Searcher

30 May 2020 - 17-33-35

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Border Force cutter HMC Searcher

31 May 2020 - 09-23-48

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Border Force cutter HMC Searcher

31 May 2020 - 09-23-57

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Border Force cutter HMC Searcher

31 May 2020 - 09-25-00

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Border Force cutter HMC Searcher

31 May 2020 - 13-54-46

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Vsitors ponton.

31 May 2020 - 15-39-15

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HMS Blazer P279, HMS Dasher P280, HMS Exploit P167

31 May 2020 - 23-34-06

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Border Force cutter HMC Searcher