The Disabled Sailing Association
News Updates
Some dates for you all.
Street Collections 5th May Torquay,
09th June Paignton
5rd September Torquay
Please put them in your diary and contact the secretary if you can help
Charity Auction on behalf of DSA and the MS society.
at the Langstone Cliff Hotel, Dawlish.
This raised £3650.00 for DSA.
Thanks to Liz Thompson the Organiser & Stephen Peck for help with printing.
Thanks
Shirley
Freedom now equipped with an MMSI
The MMSI number has now been programmed into the VHF on board Freedom as well as the number of Brixham Coastguard. This means you can now call them directly without going through Channel 16 (and also call them if there is an ongoing mayday preventing normal access). If you are not used to the procedure with the Ray54, here is how to call Brixham Coastguard:
- Press the [CALL MENU] button once.
- The next menu indicates INDIVIDUAL. Press the CH knob to select it.
- The phonebook menu appears with an arrow pointing to <MANUAL>. Rotate the CH knob until the arrow points to BRIXHAM CGD. Press the CH knob to select it.
- The arrow will now point to SEND. Press the CH knob to send a request to Brixham Coastguard.
- The radio will show CALLING... and then AWAITING ACK.
- After a moment, the Coastguard should acknowledge the call by automatically changing the channel to whichever they choose and the VHF will start beeping.
- To answer the call, just click the Press-To-Talk button on the microphone and give your message.
You can also use the buttons on the microphone where:
Up-down arrows = rotating the CH knob
HI/LO button = pressing the CH knob.
The new website
Welcome to the new website. As a graphic/web designer, I have taken over the design and maintenance of the website from Ian who has done an excellent job up to now. The website will continue as before and, if you have any photographs to display, continue to send them to gallery@disabledsailingassociation.org.uk.
Paul Thompson
Help raise funds for DSA when shopping online.
It costs you nothing.
Visit www.easyfundraising.org.uk
Sign up as a User and insert Disabled Sailing Association as the Charity to benefit. When you want to shop online, log in to easyfundraising and then go to the site you want to shop with. They range from Amazon to holidays, insurance, gifts, food, ebay, mobile phones etc.
There is even a section labelled FREE FUNDS where you can raise money for us just by looking at a website or by completing questionnaires.
Please give it a try
COUNTER COLLECTING BOXES.
If anyone knows of a shop or pub that would be willing to have a collecting box on their counter, and are happy to look after it, please get in touch with Shirley Musgrove who will supply the boxes and authorisation.
Freedom now equipped with an MMSI
The MMSI number has now been programmed into the VHF on board Freedom as well as the number of Brixham Coastguard. This means you can now call them directly without going through Channel 16 (and also call them if there is an ongoing mayday preventing normal access). If you are not used to the procedure with the Ray54, here is how to call Brixham Coastguard:
- Press the [CALL MENU] button once.
- The next menu indicates INDIVIDUAL. Press the CH knob to select it.
- The phonebook menu appears with an arrow pointing to <MANUAL>. Rotate the CH knob until the arrow points to BRIXHAM CGD. Press the CH knob to select it.
- The arrow will now point to SEND. Press the CH knob to send a request to Brixham Coastguard.
- The radio will show CALLING... and then AWAITING ACK.
- After a moment, the Coastguard should acknowledge the call by automatically changing the channel to whichever they choose and the VHF will start beeping.
- To answer the call, just click the Press-To-Talk button on the microphone and give your message.
You can also use the buttons on the microphone where:
Up-down arrows = rotating the CH knob
HI/LO button = pressing the CH knob.
The new website
Welcome to the new website. As a graphic/web designer, I have taken over the design and maintenance of the website from Ian who has done an excellent job up to now. The website will continue as before and, if you have any photographs to display, continue to send them to gallery@disabledsailingassociation.org.uk.
Paul Thompson
Help raise funds for DSA when shopping online.
It costs you nothing.
Visit www.easyfundraising.org.uk
Sign up as a User and insert Disabled Sailing Association as the Charity to benefit. When you want to shop online, log in to easyfundraising and then go to the site you want to shop with. They range from Amazon to holidays, insurance, gifts, food, ebay, mobile phones etc.
There is even a section labelled FREE FUNDS where you can raise money for us just by looking at a website or by completing questionnaires.
Please give it a try
COUNTER COLLECTING BOXES.
If anyone knows of a shop or pub that would be willing to have a collecting box on their counter, and are happy to look after it, please get in touch with Shirley Musgrove who will supply the boxes and authorisation.
