30/03/2022
Sound advice for all my water loving friends
REMINDER TO WATER USERS: Please remember to put waterproof/permanent sticky labels with your contact details on all your equipment before heading to the water this year.
Order your labels via https://mca-ws.apsmos.com/ViewArticle.html?sp=Swatersportsoutdoorlabelpackwitha5flyerincludes3xlargeand3xsmallstickers
Over the last few years, HMCoastguard has launched countless searches after watersports equipment is found washed up on the shore with no obvious owner. Equipment such as; windsurf boards, kites, kiteboards, and most recently, wingsurf sails and foilboards.
We don’t know if there is someone in need of our help, so we go looking
By simply writing a mobile number with permanent ink, or placing a waterproof sticker somewhere on each part of your equipment, all it could take is one phone call to confirm that everyone is safe and well.
✔️ Watersports equipment is expensive, save yourself money by labelling your kit and making it more likely that you will see it again.
✔️ Help us to quickly check that you are safe and well, and avoid a needless search where our volunteers are put into potentially hazardous situations.
✔️ Ensure that we are free to respond to other emergencies.
And remember, if you ever find yourself in trouble at our coasts, call 999 and ask for the Coastguard.