http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ for those who care for South Georgia en-US Fri, 18 May 2012 12:53:32 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/search.php http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/frank-wilds-last-journey#post-1634 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:14:18 +0000 Andrew Sinclair 1634@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>Hello Pat,</p> <p>Great to hear from you after all this time. I was just flicking through some photos and there is one of you and I watching two big beachmasters fighting outside the post office!</p> <p>I am glad that telecoms have moved on since those days, it must make like a lot easier, although I really enjoyed the solitude which, as I mentioned above, made the rest of the world rather irrelevant! Is still have 885// imprinted on my mind from sending the same met code over the teleprinter hour after hour.</p> <p>Anyway, nice to hear from you and glad you are doing well there on SG! </p> <p>Regards</p> <p>Andy </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/23-shades-of-white-and-wild-life-sculpture-exhibition-of-paintings-of-south-g#post-1633 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:25:18 +0000 andy 1633@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>Members may be interested in the following exhibition:</p> <p><em>23 Shades of White and Wild Life Sculpture</em><br /> at the Moncrieff-Bray gallery in West Sussex</p> <p>EXHIBITION DATES 17 MARCH – 31ST MARCH<br /> PRIVATE VIEW SATURDAY 17TH MARCH 3.30 TO 8.0 PM</p> <p>"Tuema Pattie’s recent voyage to the Falklands, South Georgia and the Antarctic has inspired these remarkable paintings based on sketches and photographs taken on her journey. Work by leading wild life sculptors feature animals from the polar regions. "</p> <p>There are further details at <a href="http://www.moncrieff-bray.com">http://www.moncrieff-bray.com</a>. </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/lecture-17th-march-at-spri#post-1632 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:37:00 +0000 andy 1632@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>SGA member and historian, Bob Burton will be speaking to the Friends of Scott Polar Research Institute on 17 March, but the event is open to all and is free.</p> <p>Accounts of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-16, pay little attention to the month that “Endurance” spent at South Georgia. Some only start as the ship heads into the Weddell Sea. More emphasis is given to Shackleton's return aboard “James Caird” and his crossing of the Island. Bob Burton has been examining the journals of the expedition members and finds that several members of the expedition made good use of their time in that month as they supposedly waited for ice to clear further south. The scientists set out to explore parts of the Island, meanwhile Shackleton and the crew made preparations following his decision to try to winter “Endurance” in the Antarctic. The journals and newspaper reports allow an assessment of Shackleton’s plans and preparations for the expedition, his reasons for visiting the Island and spending so long there, and what the whalers really advised him about conditions in the Weddell Sea.</p> <p>Time: Saturday, 17 March 2012, 7:30pm for 8pm</p> <p>Venue: SPRI Lecture Theatre, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, UK,</p> <p>Further details: <a href="http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/friends/events/lectures/" rel="nofollow">http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/friends/events/lectures/</a> including how to get there.</p> <p>The Scott Polar Institute is running a number of free events in the day time on Saturday as part of the Cambridge Science Festival, so you may wish to make a day or weekend of it!</p> <p>see <a href="http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/events/sciencefestival/2012/" rel="nofollow">http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/events/sciencefestival/2012/</a> and <a href="http://www.cam.ac.uk/sciencefestival/" rel="nofollow">http://www.cam.ac.uk/sciencefestival/</a> </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/frank-wilds-last-journey#post-1631 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:58:18 +0000 PatL 1631@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>Hi Andy, I was the Marine Officer on my first contract then and remember you. I am still working here on SG and things have changed a lot since that winter when I lived up in Shackleton House. My wife Sarah is now with me (no more shouting across the HF to the Falklands on Friday evenings - "roger roger roger over"). The comms is a lot more advanced, I am doing this online from KEP over the permanently open narrowband (128kbps) VSAT satellite link and have spent the day setting up a point-to-point wifi link to the Museum as the fibreoptic cable is goosed. But the best times are still when I get to enjoy the real island. We got back this morning from a week's holiday living in the hut at Corral Bay the other side of Cumberland Bay with a mere VHF call back to KEP each day, dried rations heated up on a paraffin primus stove and the bay echoing with the sounds of the albatross, moulting elephant seals, fur seal pups and mums, and the occasional reindeer cantering past. We had to do a bit of digging to allow a couple of elephant seals to escape from some deep wallows. Still magic. All the best, Pat. </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/frank-wilds-last-journey#post-1630 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:53:29 +0000 Andrew Sinclair 1630@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>Hi Andy,</p> <p>As I left the first Inmarsat terminal arrived but of course the operating costs were high so we stuck with the morse and teleprinters. Surprisingly the whole experience for me was made all the better because of the isolation, it gave one the opportunity for self-reflection. It the first and only time in my life where what was happening in the rest of the world was rather irrelavant. I loved the wildlife and remember freeing an elephant seal, which became entangled in wire around the post office, in the early hours of the morning in a howling gale! Wiffice it to say we removed all the wire around KEP much to the annoyance of our masters back in Port Stanley!</p> <p>I enjoyed the visit from David Attenborough and Alistair Fothergill during the filming of Life In The Freezer for the BBC and still have my copy of Bob Headland's wonderful text "The Island of South Georgia"</p> <p>Regards</p> <p>Andrew </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/information-for-new-book-on-recapture-of-south-georgia#post-1629 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:31:13 +0000 andy 1629@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>We've just received the following request:</p> <p><strong>Dear SGs: I am about to finish my book on the recapture of the island by Major Sheridan and his marines. If any one has unique or so far undisclosed data on the event i would like to have the. I will cite sources or not as is wished. Thank you. David J Kenney </strong></p> <p>If anyone wants to get in touch with David, we can pass on his email address </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/frank-wilds-last-journey#post-1628 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:28:27 +0000 andy 1628@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>Thanks for this Andrew! The story of Frank's ashes being interred at South Georgia has hit the news in a few places - there is an interesting article at <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/antarctica/8918916/Explorers-ashes-finally-laid-to-rest-next-to-Sir-Ernest-Shackleton.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/antarctica/8918916/Explorers-ashes-finally-laid-to-rest-next-to-Sir-Ernest-Shackleton.html</a> for example.</p> <p>Not sure if anyone still keeps an ear on the radio at KEP for ham radio operators these days, now that internet and phone lines have hit the island! </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/frank-wilds-last-journey#post-1627 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:21:24 +0000 Andrew Sinclair 1627@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>Hello,</p> <p>I lived on South Georgia from May - Nov 1992 as the telecommunications engineer initially supporting the Worcester and Sherwood Forresters and later the Queen's Regiment (who amalgamated with the Royal Hampshire Regiment whilst we were on South Georgia in 1992 to form the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment). </p> <p>I was recently listening to BBC Radio 4 and happened across an edition of Crossing Continents regarding Frank Wild. Information from the BBC website is copied below.</p> <p>"Sir Ernest Shackleton has a heroic place in the annals of Antarctic exploration, famously for his expedition on the aptly-named Endurance in 1914. He intended to cross over the Antarctic landmass. Instead, his ship became stuck in ice which eventually crushed it. Shackleton and his crew made a desperate voyage in three small boats to Elephant Island, where they split up. The men on the island were left under the command of Shackleton's Number 2, Frank Wild. Shackleton and a small team sailed 800 miles to South Georgia, from where they mounted a rescue mission for Wild's group.<br /> Nearly a century on, reporter Karen Bowerman joins a group of Wild's relatives retracing his extraordinary journey to the southern seas. They are bearing Wild's ashes, which they bury next to Shackleton, on South Georgia.<br /> Producer: John Murphy."</p> <p>The URL is <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b018grht" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b018grht</a></p> <p>I read a lot about Sir Earnest and his number 2, Frank Wild, whilst during my stay at KEP and this excellent programme reminded me of the most magical experiences during the South Georgia winter of 1992. Sadly, I didn't keep in contact with the others dozen or so soldiers and marines that were there at the same time but my memories are still very fresh, even the call-sign and the ham radio station we operated in our spare time. It was no surprise that we were inundated with QSL request with a call-sign VP8 CLL and were very thankful to the BT Portishead station who offered to route our distant HF radio calls direct from KEP (using an inverted V antenna using around 100W) to loved ones back in UK using the telephone network in the days long before satellite communications was the norm.</p> <p>Regards</p> <p>Andy </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/antarcticans-this-week-on-radio-3#post-1626 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:47:01 +0000 andy 1626@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>'The Essay' (Radio 3 weekdays at 10.45pm) is this week being presented by professionals who have worked in the Antarctic, in honour of the 100th anniversary of Roald Amundsen reaching the south pole.</p> <p>Members may be particularly interested in Monday's programme, which will be presented by our Chairman, David Drewry. </p> <p>Episodes will be available to download on iPlayer for a week after broadcast. </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/invitation-to-discovery-point#post-1625 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:13:15 +0000 andy 1625@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>Members of the association are invited to attend an event at Discovery Point in Dundee on the 24th November. A presentation of artefacts used by Dr. Reginald Koettlitz on the 1901 - 04 Discovery Expedition will be made by Ann Koettlitz, great-niece of Dr. Koettlitz.</p> <p>This will be followed by the announcement of a major new book, Scott's Forgotten Surgeon, Dr. Reginald Koettlitz, polar explorer by Gus Jones.</p> <p>See the news page to download an invitation. </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/artists-for-albatrosses-exhibition#post-1624 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:40:13 +0000 andy 1624@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>There is an "Artists for Albatrosses" exhibition on at The Air Gallery, Dover Street, London, for the next couple of weeks, showcasing paintings of wildlife at South Georgia by Chris Rose and John Gale.</p> <p>See more details at <a href="http://www.galleryofbirds.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">http://www.galleryofbirds.co.uk/</a> - including plenty of beautiful pictures to whet your appetites!</p> <p>The exhibition is in aid of the Save the Albatross Campaign. </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/job-vacancy-on-south-georgia#post-1623 Sat, 01 Oct 2011 19:42:40 +0000 PatL 1623@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>For those who are interested, the post has been awarded to Sarah Lurcock. She is already here, running the Post Office, and will start at the Museum in late December. </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/10th-anniversary-keep-the-24th-september-free#post-1622 Sun, 04 Sep 2011 13:14:20 +0000 andy 1622@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>Just a reminder of the 10th anniversary celebrations coming up soon - do get your <a href="http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/documents/10Anniversary.doc">booking form</a> in soon! </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/job-vacancy-on-south-georgia#post-1621 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:34:15 +0000 andy 1621@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>The South Georgia Heritage Trust (SGHT) are advertising for a Director to look after the museum and SGHT staff on South Georgia each year from October to March.</p> <p>The appointment for this role will be made prior to the 2011-12 season which begins in October 2011. Applications need to be submitted by 12th of August 2011.</p> <p>To download the job description and find out how to apply, visit the <a href="http://www.sght.org/">South Georgia Heritage Trust website</a>. </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/polar-ark-exhibition-of-wildlife-photography-from-south-georgia#post-1620 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:51:59 +0000 andy 1620@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>Kat Snell's exhibition of wildlife photography from South Georgia will open at Discovery Point, Dundee from 29th April to 21st July 2011. There are more details at <a href="http://www.polarark.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">http://www.polarark.co.uk/</a>. </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/10th-anniversary-keep-the-24th-september-free#post-1619 Sat, 02 Apr 2011 19:40:22 +0000 andy 1619@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>We will be celebrating 10 years of the SGA in style! The evening includes dinner and drinks, live music, a photography competition and an exhibition of paintings all in the pleasant surroundings of Royal Overseas League club. You do not need to be a member of the Association to buy a ticket - anyone with an interest in South Georgia or who plans to visit the island is very welcome to take part in the festivities. See the <a href="/documents/10Anniversary.doc">booking form</a> for more details. </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/reindeer-consultation#post-1618 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:57:26 +0000 PatL 1618@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>And now for an update. From the GSGSSI website:</p> <p>"Due to the detrimental impact of reindeer on native species, the threat of glacial retreat and following stakeholder consultation, GSGSSI has decided to undertake a full eradication of reindeer."</p> <p>More details at <a href="http://sgisland.gs/index.php/Main_Page" rel="nofollow">http://sgisland.gs/index.php/Main_Page</a></p> <p>You may have heard the Commissioner survive a grilling at the hands of John Humphries on the Today programme today, or read about it in the Times.</p> <p>What do think? For or against the eradication? Discuss....<br /> Pat </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/king-penguin-egg-laid-at-king-edward-point#post-1617 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 19:35:39 +0000 PatL 1617@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>A king penguin has just laid an egg and is now incubating it on King Edward Point. Conveniently it has decided to start its family right in front of webcam 1 so you can see it on <a href="http://www.sgisland.gs/index.php/%28h%29South_Georgia_webcam?" rel="nofollow">http://www.sgisland.gs/index.php/%28h%29South_Georgia_webcam?</a> though how long it will stay there is anybody's guess.<br /> Cheers!<br /> Pat </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/rat-eradication#post-1616 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 19:25:26 +0000 PatL 1616@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>UPDATE 19 Feb 2011</p> <p>The helicopters have now arrived. They came on the cruise ship Marina Svetaeva on Sun 13 Feb. One is parked in the 'hangar', which to the untutored eye looks suspiciously like an old whaling station engineering shed, and the other is parked outside on the nice flat concrete foundations of what was the freezer plant. Tony Martin and some of the team arrived on the same ship, followed by George on the Bremen on Friday 18 Feb. The remainder of the team are due in the next few days on the fishery patrol ship Pharos SG, along with seven containers of bait. Tony and his team are learning about the interesting problems that come with operating this remotely at the mercy of some pretty tortuous logistical chains, but there have been no show stoppers so far.</p> <p>More details from the SGHT website at <a href="http://www.sght.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.sght.org</a></p> <p>Cheers from rainy SG,<br /> Pat </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/ten-year-anniversary#post-1615 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:28:24 +0000 sooty 1615@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>Hello,</p> <p>The SGA Committee will be meeting meet on 21 January 2011. One of the agenda items will be to arrange an event to celebrate the Association's 10th anniversary in 2011.(Incidentally it is also the centenary of Scott and Amundsen's race to the South Pole)</p> <p>Suggestio.ns so far have favoured a Reception and Dinner at<br /> -a Cambridge College, a London Club,<br /> -Natural History Museum,<br /> -House of Lords</p> <p>Or a longer weekend event:<br /> -Whitby, exploring the Captain Cook cnnnection<br /> -Bristol, with dinner on the SS Great Britain<br /> -Portsmouth has a lot to offer as well<br /> -Greenwich - Maritime museum (and, according to a blue plaque, James Clark Ross used to live in Blackheath). It would also be close enough to Dulwich for a trip to see James Caird.</p> <p>If you have any suggestions, do write in.<br /> Melanie </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/5-year-strategy-for-sgssi#post-1614 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 20:35:11 +0000 PatL 1614@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>Dear All,</p> <p>Following on from the Environmental Management Plan, published ten years ago, and the update 'Plan For Progress' of five years ago, the FCO and GSGSSI have set out a strategy for the next five years.</p> <p>You can see more details on the FCO website at:<br /> <a href="http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/news/latest-news/?view=News&amp;id=458810682" rel="nofollow">http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/news/latest-news/?view=News&amp;id=458810682</a></p> <p>and the GSGSSI website at:<br /> <a href="http://www.sgisland.gs/index.php/%28g%29SGSSI_Strategy_2010-2015?usesk" rel="nofollow">http://www.sgisland.gs/index.php/%28g%29SGSSI_Strategy_2010-2015?usesk</a></p> <p>Minister for the Overseas Territories, Henry Bellingham, has commented that, “The publication of this strategy is an important step in ensuring the future security of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and illustrates the importance the Government attaches to our Overseas Territories. It sets out our priorities for action over the next five years and in particular highlights the environmental value of the islands which are internationally recognised for their biological importance.”</p> <p>Season's greetings from rainy SG. We'll have some of that snow when you have finished with it.</p> <p>Pat </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/marine-stewardship-council-certification-for-sg-icefish#post-58 Sat, 23 Oct 2010 20:02:55 +0000 PatL 58@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>Dear SGA Members,</p> <p>The fishery for mackerel icefish has just been certified by the Marine Stewardship Council. This joins our patagonian toothfish fishery, and the Aker biomarine krill fishery, as recognised as being sustainably and responsibly managed.</p> <p>See <a href="http://www.msc.org/track-a-fishery/certified/south-atlantic-indian-ocean/south-georgia-icefish-pelagic-trawl-fishery" rel="nofollow">http://www.msc.org/track-a-fishery/certified/south-atlantic-indian-ocean/south-georgia-icefish-pelagic-trawl-fishery</a></p> <p>Pat </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/deep-south-exhibition#post-57 Sun, 17 Oct 2010 14:57:25 +0000 andy 57@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>Bruce Pearson writes:</p> <blockquote><p>As one of a group of 7 artists I will be exhibiting works from South Georgia and Antractica as part of the Deep South exhibition at Dulwich College, and I'm pleased to attach an invitation to attend the private view and opening by the Hon. Alexandra Shackleton on 26th October (6.30 - 8.30pm).</p> <p>As part of the exhibition I shall be giving an informal evening lecture and art demonstration on Wednesday 3rd November called An Artist in Antarctica with proceeds from entrance ticket sales going to the South Georgia Heritage Trust - and an invitation to that is also attached.</p> <p>As well as the lecture I shall be at the exhibition four mornings - on Wednesday 27th, Thursday 28th, and Friday 29th October, and all day on 4th November. So I look forward to the possibility of meeting you during those time, or perhaps at the talk.</p> <p>If you can make it, I hope you enjoy the exhibition</p> <p>Regards</p> <p>Bruce Pearson</p> </blockquote> <p>You can download the invitations from the <a href="/events.html">events page</a>, or get more information from Bruce's website: <a href="http://www.brucepearson.net">http://www.brucepearson.net</a>. </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/sga-weekend-away-in-hull#post-56 Sun, 10 Oct 2010 18:55:18 +0000 bobburton 56@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>A great time was had. Hull is a fascinating place and to be guided round the city and the martime museum by experts was great. Also good socialising by about 2 dozen members. </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/ten-year-anniversary#post-55 Sun, 10 Oct 2010 18:53:11 +0000 bobburton 55@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>also new heart valve and back - I've got a life not sure if it is new!<br /> We didn't really discuss an anniversray at the committee meeting - except that we ought to think about it. </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/webcams-on-south-georgia#post-54 Sun, 10 Oct 2010 18:49:31 +0000 bobburton 54@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>Set up Internet Explorer or whatever so that the webcam is launched when you start it. That way, you get an update - like "raining again"! You catch sight of seals, ships, yachts, penguins, even people. </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/change-password#post-53 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 07:55:05 +0000 andy 53@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>I'll add a 'change order' button to the list of things to do! I can't promise when I'll get round to it though.... </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/webcams-on-south-georgia#post-52 Sun, 03 Oct 2010 11:55:02 +0000 PatL 52@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>Dear all,</p> <p>With the elly season kicking off, now is a good time to watch the webcams.</p> <p>There are two at King Edward Point, and one on Bird Island.</p> <p>KEP Webcam 1 and KEP Webcam 2 can be seen on the GSGSSI website at <a href="http://sgisland.gs/index.php/%28h%29South_Georgia_webcam" rel="nofollow">http://sgisland.gs/index.php/%28h%29South_Georgia_webcam</a> and webcam 2 at <a href="http://sgisland.gs/index.php/%28h%29South_Georgia_Webcam2" rel="nofollow">http://sgisland.gs/index.php/%28h%29South_Georgia_Webcam2</a></p> <p>There's a service out there collecting the Webcam 1 images and making little animations for each day at <a href="http://zeitcam.com/showcam.php?cam=southgeorgia" rel="nofollow">http://zeitcam.com/showcam.php?cam=southgeorgia</a> so we tend not to move that camera about much. However, we (Sarah mostly) do move webcam 2 around a little to find something of interest.</p> <p>The Bird Island webcam is at <a href="http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/images/webcams/bi/index.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/images/webcams/bi/index.php</a> </p> <p>Enjoy!<br /> Pat </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/prohibited-areas-ordinance#post-51 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:17:25 +0000 PatL 51@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>Dear all,</p> <p>GSGSSI have published a new Gazette with the latest law - the Prohibited Areas Ordinance, which makes it illegal to approach the old whaling stations at Leith, Stromness, Husvik and Prince Olaf (sic).</p> <p>see <a href="http://www.sgisland.gs/download/SGGSI%20Gazette%20No%201%20dated%2024%20September%202010.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.sgisland.gs/download/SGGSI%20Gazette%20No%201%20dated%2024%20September%202010.pdf</a></p> <p>Pat </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/ten-year-anniversary#post-50 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:22:11 +0000 PatL 50@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>But didn't you get a new lease of life with that new hip? Does that count? </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/reindeer-consultation#post-49 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:54:38 +0000 bobburton 49@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>The SGA will be represented at the meeting by Fiona Lovatt (nee Hatchell). She was on a BSES expedition and collected reindeer skulls etc to study the genetics, and hence provenance of SG reindeer. She recently completed a PhD on the subject. </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/ten-year-anniversary#post-48 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:51:30 +0000 bobburton 48@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>When David Rootes and I organised the SGA conference in 2003, we were given some expert advice. the best that I remember is that one should never organise more than one conference in a lifetime! </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/change-password#post-47 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:01:45 +0000 Anonymous 47@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>Andy<br /> My first visit to the forum and indeed i would like the option to read from the begining of a discussion down when catching up on topics, so a button would be good.<br /> Also i had to come here to find out how to Log Out. The Log Out button hardly shows up where it is and I completely missed it.<br /> All the best<br /> Sarah </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/another-interesting-website-live-sea-current-information#post-46 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:51:46 +0000 Anonymous 46@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>Goodness, i had no idea they had quite so many buoys out there, really impressive. </p> http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/topic/another-interesting-website-live-sea-current-information#post-45 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:21:04 +0000 PatL 45@http://southgeorgiaassociation.org/forum/ <p>Hi folks,</p> <p>As well as keeping the pirates at bay and keeping legal fishing vessels up to scratch, our fishery protection vessel Pharos SG occasionally deploys drifting buoys for the South African Weather Service. These drift around, sending weather information back to the South Africans by satellite, so that they can predict the weather that is coming.</p> <p>You can see the present positions of the buoys at this website. If you click on a buoy's entry in the table below you will see a track of the past ten days movements. It is not only the SAWS buoys that show up on this map. Some ships also contribute, including the BAS ships (in summer).</p> <p><a href="http://www.sailwx.info/shiptrack/shiplocations.phtml?lat=-54&amp;lon=-36&amp;radius=500" rel="nofollow">http://www.sailwx.info/shiptrack/shiplocations.phtml?lat=-54&amp;lon=-36&amp;radius=500</a></p> <p>You can also track the JCRoss:<br /> <a href="http://www.sailwx.info/shiptrack/shipposition.phtml?call=ZDLP" rel="nofollow">http://www.sailwx.info/shiptrack/shipposition.phtml?call=ZDLP</a></p> <p>And the Shack:<br /> <a href="http://www.sailwx.info/shiptrack/shipposition.phtml?call=ZDLS1" rel="nofollow">http://www.sailwx.info/shiptrack/shipposition.phtml?call=ZDLS1</a></p> <p>Best regards,<br /> Pat </p>