June 2011

Passenger trips start. Dolphins are back in some numbers. So are jellyfish. The weather’s improved. Broughty Ferry Gala day. Raybans. More jellyfish.

Sunday 3rd July.

Phone Taymara Head of Unit Bob Richmond 01382 542516

E-mail Taymara webmaster, Ken Bushe contact@taymara.org

Badger heads over to Broughty Ferry on the Gala Day for a tide’s training. Marigot is doing 3 passenger trips from the harbour today.




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		Regular meetings on Marigot, berthed alongside North Carr Victoria Dock, Dundee - Thursdays 7.30 pm and on Sundays throughout the winter





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	Phone Taymara Head of Unit Bob Richmond - tel. 01382 542516

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		For other enquiries

		Phone Taymara Head of Unit Bob Richmond - tel. 01382 542516

		E-mail Taymara website - contact@tyamara.org




		Kirsty’s doing a survey of Dolphin sightings and doing her RYA Powerboat level 2. She gets wheeltime driving Badger before transferring to Marigot for the survey when the trips start for the day.



			Neil takes over near the Horseshoe Buoy in good light and calm weather


		Ross brought his guitar. It’s more practical than his grand piano....

“D” chord at 20 knots? That’s what Badger’s engines are tuned to




		He’s ok on it actually.


	Joel...I asked for the wheelhouse to be filled with white roses and a crate of Evian Water. .......and a stretch limo at the Ferry.







A perfect line towards coming alongside. This is what you want to see happening.



Star of the day was Ross, who sailed Badger slowly and safely along near the rocks to make way for Marigot while she came in and then drove Badger to her berth in another perfect line to some considerable applause.

Saturday 2nd July

There was a pod of around 20 Bottlenosed Dolphins dispersed throughout the area between Broughty Castle, the Larick Beacon and the Horseshoe buoy.

Swimming upside down and showing your tummy’s always good for a laugh

Strange “quilted” cloud formations.

Back at Davy Andersons. The effort of swimming so fast clearly shows on the cygnets faces. As does hope and greed. They know we have cake left over because Bob’s yelling “Swans!!” and waving it at them.

Leave some icing for me, mum.... ......Not bl---dy likely....!

Peter Osgood

Peter’s ashes are scattered by family and friends on the Tay. .....More

Badger’s refit completed

Badger looks like a new boat

As part of our current 6 week training course, the trainees cross the Bar and take Marigot into the North Sea. see Courses

Click here for a gallery of photos on this course

Six eggs - six cygnets. Congratulations to both parents.

Wednesday 26th May

8.00 in the morning and the first thing we have to do is to shorten the cradle for Badger which is currently “adjusted” to fit Marigot. After the event, we decide that it might have been easier to lengthen Badger..

Better unhook the car now anyway. It’s only eight o’clock.

We drive Badger onto the now submerged and shortened cradle.

It’s nice down here

Badger’s roped into position prior to being pulled from the water

Immediately before a boat is removed from the water, Norman and Bob do this to bring us good luck. This dance is unique to the River Tay.

She’s out and all four wheels are still on the wagon. Jeff looks suitably impressed.

Norman and Jeff begin cleaning her hull straight away.


	Taymara is a charity run entirely by volunteers on a not for profit basis for the benefit of the local community.


	We aim to provide a community boat service and maritime experience through sightseeing and dolphin watching trips which allow great opportunities to see the river and its wildlife as it should be seen - from the water!


	In addition, we aim to provide sea training for individuals and vulnerable groups who might normally be excluded from this experience. We also work closely with organisations who provide recovery and rehabilitation programmes which encompass drug and alchohol abuse.

		(Taymara is registered in Scotland, Charity number SC039319. Company number SC334650)


	Thanks to all our sponsors and all those who have supported us -


	Mr Clive McKeag, The DC Thomson Charitable Trust, The St. Katherines Trust, The Mathew Trust, The Tay Charitable Trust, The Alexander Moncur Trust, The Robertson Trust, Forth Ports and the Port of Dundee, The Apex Hotel, Dundee City Council, David Winch and Gareth Norman of Secureforce Controlled Environments