SUMMER 2015 NEWSLETTER

SD MARINE—NEWSLETTER
Quarterly newsletter from SD Marine about SD Marine!
ISSUE 02 SUMMER 2015
Meeting at Bucklers
Hard
THIS ISSUE:
Hamble Boat Show
Cans Challenge
Dockside Meeting
Summer Madness—Yacht offer
Maritime Hamble
BOATS on SHOW 2015
Boats on Show 2015 is aptly
named to reflect the unrivaled
Elan S4
Yacht at
Southampton
Boat Show
Offices gets a makeover.
variety of boats that is on display at
this marina. Visitors will also get the
opportunity to see the wide variety
of marine services that are on site.
The Autumn boat show usually runs
concurrent with the SIBS.This year
MDL have decided to run and
promote the event for the whole
month of September, giving those
tenants who are at the
Southampton Boat Show sufficient
time to promote events, post show
demo/open days etc.
Boat Sellers will be given incentives
to bring their boat to HPM during
the show period—£165.00 inc VAT
for lift out, pressure wash & 4 weeks
storage ashore. Contact us if you
wish to sign up for this. Go to
www.hamblepointboatshow.co.uk
for full details.
Entry to the show and
car parking are both
completely FREE.

S. D. Marine Ltd UK Elan Dealers for Elan Yachts
Rescheduled for
26th September
Would you like to
joins us? Limited
free mooring
available.
Email us
info@sdmarine.co.
uk to register
participation.
Cans Challenge for Elan/Impression Owners
The Cans Challenge was originally created for team building events and selecting management for
numerous well know large companies including RBS and TRMG.
The objective is simple; to sail a course within a 2 ½ hour time limit and collect the buoys from and to a
start/finish line located in the Solent. Each buoy has a score, close by ones relative to the start are low and
the further away ones higher points. Each buoy is collected by taking a picture of the buoy from within one
boat length and a score card filled in.
10.00am assembly at Hamble Point Marina-Cougar Quay.
The strategy is based on weather, tide, sailing skills, navigation and good team work.
The start and finish line is managed with a rib and judicator, they also will be zooming about the Solent
snapping team action shots and providing safety support.
The prize will go to the yacht that has the most points scored, penalties given for late finishers.
All day event
A Cans Challenge cup is awarded to the winning yacht with running up prizes, berthing organised and prize
giving buffet in the Hamble.
DOCKSIDE MEETING @ BUCKLERS HARD
Join us on the 5th September for a meeting on the banks of the lovely River
Beaulieu. Come for a summer picnic (American supper—bring 2 dishes each boat)
and we can update you on the developments within Elan/Impression, and our
company.
We have reserved 5 berths—first come, first serve basis, and we’ll pay for your
berth for 1 night.

Summer Madness
Other options available please see price list.
www.impressionyachts.com
Elan Yachts Exhibit at Poole Boat Show
Impression 45
Standard Yacht plus
Anchor Windlass
Anchor and Chain
B & G Log, Depth & Wind with 2 displays
Reading Lights
Curtains and Blinds
Black Water Tank
Fenders and Warps Pack
TOTAL PRICE 177.617 €
SAVE 37.617 €
SPECIAL SUMMER PRICE 140.000 € ex Tax
ONLY 6 YACHTS AVAILABLE AT THIS AMAZING PRICE
Contact S. D. Marine now
Impression 45 for only €140.000

An exceprt about the RIVER HAMBLE kindly
permitted by the HLHS
Hamble has a Castle!
St Andrew's Castle on Hamble
Common was built about 1543
to protect the river and
Southampton Water and was
part of Henry VIII's Solent
defences. One of its governors,
Sir Henry Mainwaring, was
himself a reformed pirate.
Printed with persmission by
the HLHS
The earliest mention of Hamble is by the Venerable Bede when he
wrote in his Ecclesiastical History about 720 AD "... the tides
meet and oppose one another beyond the mouth of the River
Homelea (Hamble) which runs into that narrow sea from the land
of the Jutes ..." Even in those early days Hamble and its river,
particularly the double high tides, was considered an important
feature. Also about this time Saint Willibald, a monk educated at a
monastery in Bishops Waltham, set sail from the Hamble River
for the Middle East.
As early as the 13th and 14th centuries, records show Hamble as a
significant maritime centre. In 1235 it is recorded that 11 ships
from the Suffolk village of Dunwich, which were full of herring,
were arrested at Hamble for failing to pay custom duties. Also the
Prior of Hamble used to send annually 20,000 oysters to the
monks at Winchester.
At the beginning of the Hundred Years War, Hamble provided
provisions for part of the English Fleet in 1339. It is also recorded
that, for the Battle of Crecy in 1346, Hamble supplied 7 ships and
117 mariners. By comparison, Portsmouth contributed 5 ships and
96 mariners.
Hamble was used by Henry V’s ships, as Southampton was the
main centre for the royal fleet from where in 1415 they sailed
to France for the Agincourt campaign. In 1417 twelve royal
ships spent the winter anchored at Hamble protected by 40
archers.
St.Andrew's Castle is all that
remains of a defensive
structure dating to the reign of
King Henry VIII. It was built
around 1543 as part of
the Device Forts, a chain of
coastal fortifications designed
to defend the solent from
French naval attack. The site is
located on Hamble Common,
to the south of the village
of Hamble-le-Rice. The area is
also the site of an Iron
Age promontory hillfort, Hambl
e Common Camp. Source
Wikipedia
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