Not just surfers * Not just sewage * The newsletter of SAS

issue 72 May 2008

NEVER JUDGE A BOARD BY ITS COLOUR

SPRING BEACH CLEANING WITH SAS GUERNSEY ELECTIONS LOBBYING BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARDS - ART RETURNS SUMMER OF TOURS - GRASSROOTS AND BAREFEET Who’s who at SAS? How to find us... n Campaign Director (full time) Richard Hardy ([email protected]) n Campaign Assistant (full time) Andy Cummins ([email protected]) editorial n Office & Merchandise Manager (full time) Wendy Nicolson ([email protected]) Our campaign programme for 2008 has scored a nice little get out and tell you more! Check out the Grassroots (Page 8) n Finance Manager (part time) Vincent McDermott ([email protected]) n Fundraiser (part time) Siobhan Keyes ([email protected]) win over some Russian Oil magnates plans to use the Firth and Barefoot (Page 9) tours we’ve organised for either side of n Merchandise Assistant (part time) Heidi Peasley ([email protected]) of Forth for potentially hazardous ship-to-ship oil transfers. the summer. We especially need volunteers for beach cleaning n Everyone can be contacted on 01872 553 001 You might remember in the last Pipeline we highlighted with us during the Barefoot tour! plans by Government to regulate this industry, but the real sticking point for us was Forth Ports ‘judge and jury’ role, Also do please keep your membership up to date. It’s Who does what for pipeline which would have allowed them to act as both promoter and invaluable in helping us plan our campaign budgets for the n Editor: Richard Hardy n Surfers Against Sewage, regulator for the scheme. We leapt into action to safeguard year. There’s so much we want to achieve and whilst we often Wheal Kitty Workshops, St. Agnes, Cornwall TR5 0RD recreational waters from this scheme and produced a campaign on nothing but fresh air we could do even more n Main Office:01872 553 001 n Campaign Office:01872 555 950 n Merchandise: 01872 555 955 n Sponsorship: 01872 555 945 campaign film ‘Forth Wars’ (a bit of a Star Wars spoof!) with a little bit extra in the budget. If you really want to pull n Fax: 01872 552 615 which we sent to key stakeholders including some of Forth out the stops with this one then go check out the Recruit A n Internet: www.sas.org.uk n Email: [email protected] Ports’ major shareholders, calling on them to reject the bid. Member comp on page 21 to see what great prize is on offer n Graphic Design: Miles Johnson [email protected] Forth Ports have now rejected it and we’re stoked at the role for the person who recruits the most new members this year. n Photographers: Andy Cummins, Richard Hardy, Colin Hattersley and Wendy Nicolson we played in a great coalition effort to protect the Forth from All help on this would be much appreciated! n Front cover image: Nathan Hedge getting air on a such a move. So a big thanks to everyone who took part in ‘greener board’ at the 2007 Boardmasters event. the actions organised in this period. Yours in clean water, n Printing: Brewers of Helston 01326 558000

Printed on 100% post-consumer waste recycled paper We’ve lots more campaigns like this going on throughout the using vegetable based inks year and we’ve a couple of roadshows planned where we can Rich Hardy And The Winner Of The Best Environmental Campaign Award Goes To... That’s right folks, SAS! We and Jonathon Shaw, Minister our weight and these awards stoke our won the first ever Best for Marine, Landscape and enthusiasm if we ever feel that Goliath is Environmental Campaign, as Rural Affairs amongst others. getting us on the ropes. part of the Coast Awards 2007 2007 was a rewarding year presented by Coast magazine. indeed for SAS. This Best Environmental SAS WEBSITE SAS’s anti-marine litter campaigns Campaign Award completed a hat trick of Remember to check out all our latest campaign (including Return To Offender and No Butts high profile prestigious awards for 2007. news on our website (updated daily). on The Beach) beat off tough competition We also won a British Environmental www.sas.org.uk from the Marine Conservation Society Media Award for our website and a Surfers Also your password to access the and their Beachwatch campaign and Path Global Green Wave Award for our MEMBERS AREA is CARBON The National Trust’s Neptune Coastline campaigning. campaign. These campaigns were short It’s fantastic for our hard work to be listed by Coast readers and then a panel recognized and rewarded, especially of judges made the final decision. Judges when considering the small size of the included Coast presenter Nicholas Crane SAS Team. We definitely punch above

PIPELINE.issue.72.pages.02/03 SAS lobby Guernsey Government leaders campaign Report BATHING WATER DIRECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION FAILURE After a decade of campaigning we welcomed the EU’s revision of the Bathing Water Directive (BWD) in 2006 and are looking forward to a strengthened Directive that will better protect the health ELECTION of recreational water users in the UK. CANDIDATES However the Directive should have been transposed into Regulations for England, QUESTIONED OVER Scotland and Wales by 24th March 2008. This deadline has been missed and SEWAGE BY SAS. DEFRA are putting it down to receiving an SAS has begun its election campaigning for SAS are keen to see Guernsey invest in primarily to developing nations, many of unexpectedly large number of responses improved sewage treatment in Guernsey upgrading its sewage treatment process to which have no sewage disposal facilities to their consultation (this might well We take our Bathing by asking all prospective candidates to a tertiary level (full). This would bring it in whatsoever. Such nations have different have been you as we emailed out to our Water campaigning answer a ‘sewage questionnaire’. The to line with many of the sewage treatment priorities than those in the West, needing SASZINE group with an action request!). to Parliament resulting answers will be compiled and works currently operating in seaside to direct capital towards many things Either way it’s disappointing that we as a shown online at www.sas.org.uk in the resorts across the UK and Europe. taken for granted in much of Europe. nation have been unable to implement on n Aim above meeting the minimum n Maintain the programme of at least 20 run up to polling day. Natural marine treatment is often Scientist’s have long shared the view time and we may yet face action from the requirements of the Directive by targeting water quality samples per bathing water Sewage has moved up the political used to describe how Guernsey’s sewage that for developed countries ‘natural EU for failure to do this. the new ‘good’ water quality standard per season. agenda in Guernsey after extensive is treated. In effect, this means that all marine treatment’ is NOT an acceptable instead of the ‘sufficient’ standard for n Use notices advising against bathing campaigning by SAS over the past few sewage is discharged raw to sea, but with long-term practice. Whilst we were pretty stoked with the which all UK designated bathing waters when appropriate but DO NOT issue years. After narrowly missing out on some screening to take out the gross Without a commitment to a full sewage outcome of the EU BWD (we are still pressing should meet by 2015. bathing prohibitions. improved sewage treatment at a Guernsey solids and sewage related debris. As treatment policy, Guernsey effectively the case though for ‘recreational water n Focus on providing real time, predictive n Encourage public participation in States vote last October, SAS now believe there is NO treatment there is NO effect remains a developing nation when it user’ recognition) the past few months public information to recreational water defining what is a bathing water and how a shake up of Government could deliver on reducing the viral or bacterial loading comes to sewage disposal. This election have provided us with an opportunity to user, so they can make more informed they are designated. swift decisions on the issue, following of the effluent. This is why water quality could be pivotal in seeing a change get the best out of the all the Directive choices as to when and where they use years of procrastination. can be poor at times and could lead to in Government attitude and we are offers in the implementation process. the water for recreation. As the Directive as not been implemented With over 4000 islanders already having public health risks. To date, Guernsey’s confident it will be a topic of interest n Re-examine the current protocol that on time, we’re not yet in a position to relay signed a petition calling for full sewage leaders have become far too comfortable for prospective candidates to engage We therefore wrote to all water divisions exists on how recreational water users the outcome to you, but we should have treatment we believe this is an important with the term ‘natural marine treatment’. with and for those candidates who are across UK government departments with are informed of pollution events and the some news in time for the next Pipeline, election issue and one that islanders will Yet this term has often been used successful, to then deliver on. Polling the following asks: advice issued to them. so fingers crossed. want to hear candidates views on. out of context in the past as it relates Day is 23rd April.

PIPELINE.issue.72.pages.04/05 campaign Report ORTH F Spring Beach WARS Clean, SUCCESS SAS style! Good news and a campaign victory had been both promoter and regulator but failed to disclose the information from Scotland! Following pressure from of SPT Marine’s scheme to transfer up when providing official evidence to the several environmental groups, including to 7.8 million tonnes of Russian oil into Scottish Parliament. In written evidence SAS, Forth Ports have made the decision ultra large crude carriers en route to to the parliament the company, SPT not to allow Russian tankers to transfer the United States and the Far East. They Marine, claimed an “excellent” record oil in the Firth of Forth. were also set to benefit financially from on ship-to-ship oil transfers by only The decision came only a few weeks the contract. referring to incidents dated after the after Shipping Minister Jim Fitzpatrick The Russian export blend crude oil shocking oil spill in 1995. Spending time on the beach in February what the winter seas had deposited on turtles and other marine animals as well told the House of Commons that the had been described as very dense, thick SAS campaigners were involved in is asking to get blown away, rained upon, the beach and in just 2 hours we collected as injuring humans. Government would be bringing forward a oil, making it particularly persistent in several actions against the proposal frost bitten or a combination of all three! more than 150kg of litter, the vast majority Volunteers found hundreds of cotton bud consultation on regulating ship-to-ship the event of a spillage and a big threat and were on hand to present a petition However, it’s also the time when our of which was plastics. sticks on the beach; these are plastic and, transfers of hazardous substances in UK to the Firth of Forth. to Forth Ports at their agm last year beaches resemble a landfill, with a winter’s Plastics float, and the predominant like other sanitary related debris, are all waters – a move welcomed by SAS. A Scottish Green Party investigation calling for them to say ‘NO’ to the worth of litter festering away on them. With South Westerly winds combined with too often flushed down the toilet without a Because of its twin role as plc and had previously found SPT were proposal. We also made a ‘Star Wars’ all this in mind there’s no better time for us the Gulf Stream, (an immense ocean thought to where they might end up! harbour authority, SAS believed it responsible for spilling around 35,000 inspired campaign film called Forth to organise a beach clean of our adopted current), push the litter onto our beaches To support our Return To Offender anti- entirely inappropriate that Forth Ports gallons of oil in the Gulf of Mexico - Wars that was watched by hundreds of beach of Porthtowan. all year round. However, over winter, beach litter campaign, we also separated all people including some of Forth Ports We imagined some of our helpers might stronger winds can blow in more litter the identifiable items and sent them back shareholders! have opted to keep hold of their duvets and powerful storms churn up litter to the manufacturer calling on them to The Firth of Forth is an exceptional rather than bin bags in light of the weather, from the seabed. These environmental increase their anti litter message, introduce marine environment and is highly but to our glee we found over 60 eager factors are made worse with the high lower impact packaging and get involved in valued by its many recreational water volunteers huddled around the SAS van number of shipping accidents that have community litter projects. users, many of which use the water all awaiting instructions, gloves and bin bags! occurred this winter resulting in cargo Big thanks to the Blue Bar who provided year round and all of whom will delight Maybe it was the best way to keep warm, lost overboard. Plastics, and other types free coffees and hot chocolates to everyone in this decision! but our army of volunteers set to their task of marine litter are not only unsightly but who took part and Freakfish Surf Shop who attersley H May the Forth be with you always! with gusto. It was really shocking to see can cause the death of dolphins, whales, donated £80 of prizes. olin C

PIPELINE.issue.72.pages.06/07 Surfers Against Sewage presents campaign report ake Beaches SAS M . Barefoot Friendly THE GRASSROOTS TOUR The first week of the school ******** with! SAS campaigners summer holidays, (or the This will be co-coordinating 2008 28th July to the 2nd August, is a the beach clean and for all non-parents amongst heads up, giving an informative talk you!) sees SAS on the road so quickly that highlights the key and coming to a beach go and problems associated with it during the day because of work we’ll near you, along with the get your the marine litter we’ll find decamp to a nearby watering hole for an nice people at Barefoot diary! on the day. Gloves, bags evening of fun ‘surf quizzing’ and copious Wines. ******** and everything else you amounts of free Barefoot wine. Porthtowan, Porthcawl, need will be provided by SAS There will be a limited amount of spaces Bournemouth, Brighton, Lowestoft and (apart from suitable clothing). The beach and we are expecting a rush, so on your Tynemouth are on our beach litter hit list clean will be followed by a delicious free marks, get set and watch our website for an and we’ll be looking ‘to clean up’ at each BBQ for all volunteers. Then, if that’s not update on all the details you’ll be needing event which of course we’ll need your help enough, or you haven’t been able to make to get involved.

Discover the key pollution issues of tomorrow SAS JOIN THE Look behind the scenes of our creative campaigning that’s been getting results JACK JOHNSON TOUR Watch our inspiring environmental surf documentary The Green Room! SAS has been picked to partner with the Jack Johnson tour of the UK during July. Jack, already a big supporter of SAS’s clean water campaigns will be 12th May The White Lion, North Street, BRAUNTON, EX33 1AJ doing 5 gigs in the UK. The dates are: 13th May Glan-Y-Mor Inn, Caerfi Road, ST DAVIDS, SA62 6QT 14th May The Harbour Hotel, ABERSOCH, Pwllheli, LL53 7HR 2nd July...... London If you’re planning on heading to the 3rd July...... Birmingham event, make sure you come and find our 15th May Centre For Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, GLASGOW, G2 3JD 5th July...... Newquay campaign stand at each gig’s Village 6th July...... Newquay Green. We’ll have campaign materials 16th May BELFAST (venue to be confirmed) 7th July...... Manchester there that need your urgent attention! From 7pm - 10pm. More information at www.sas.org.uk For more information on the event go to With kind support from Patagonia Footwear www.jackjohnsonmusic.com Campaign Report NEED HELP WITH REPLACING your CONCRETED DRIVE WITH SOMETHING MORE PERMEABLE? SAS campaigners are looking to find someone as car parks when it comes to surface water The Government are currently consulting who wants to replace their concreted run off. At the moment this issue is putting on this issue and SAS are lobbying for the front drive with lawn or some other form extra strain on the sewerage infrastructure development of surface water management of permeable paving. If so then we could (where sewage and wastewater are often plans that include more sustainable urban come and help you with the job! We’re combined) during heavy rainfall events drainage systems (SUDS). Contact Richard looking to highlight the growing problem of and can lead to pollution incidents as at [email protected] or Tel: 01872 555951 householders paving over their front gardens storm sewer overflows need to operate. for more info.

SAS Launch SOS In The First Primary School In The UK Our exciting, long awaited, eagerly English, Geography and Citizenship. But will be making an appearance but the anticipated, fully animated, free, online Key with this new resource there will be loads star will be a dolphin called Duffy. Stage 2 (KS2) Science, English, Geography of extra activities to keep the young minds She will guide kids though the quizzes and Citizenship resource is being launched enthralled, entertained and educated. and activities and there will be loads of in the country’s ‘first’ primary school, in Some of the popular characters from OBC surfing clips to make this the best KS2 Sennen, near Lands End on the teaching resource out there. 9th of May. SOS is available now, free from The new animation project is the SAS website, a great resource called “Save Our Seas”, (SOS). for the spring and summer and SOS is aimed at 8-11 year olds remember OBC is still available! and will cover much of their So if you are at school and want KS2 curriculum. Sticking with to get a bit of surfing into the the successful format of KS3 classroom, check out the sas Operation Beach Clean (OBC), website’s education section. SOS will be a free online animated resource covering Science,

PIPELINE.issue.72.pages.10/11 news NEWS SAS Go Back To The Never Judge A Drawing Board With Artist Inspired Board By Its Surfboard Auction. Colour! Some of Britain’s best-known artists will So you’re a surfer. What comes with that convinced. I’ve bought my own eco board they can be magic. are hard be donating amazing artworks to support label? Obviously you are cool, a leader and I can’t imagine ever buying a new PU to compromise over. However, these SAS clean water campaigns this year. not a follower, attractive to the opposite board again. lower impact alternatives work, often Internationally renowned artists including sex and a passionate environmentalist! To stress, these Biofoam blanks and out performing the petro-chemical Tracey Emin, Gavin Turk, and Jonathan Yeo So why the hell are we all still riding Eco resins cost the same as their 100% alternative, so there is no compromise. will sit alongside pioneering urban artists these petro-chemical polyurethane petro-chemicals counterparts, but these Don’t just take my word for it! Amongst Nick Walker, Beejoir and Pure Evil in a Stevie from laminations (PU) surfboards when there’s a lower boards consist of more than 34% organic others, Al Merrick uses Biofoam. I haven’t surfboard art auction SAS will hold in London getting to work on impact alternative available? Obviously material. Weight for weight they are seen a bad Al Merrick board and I’ve had one of the blanks this summer. And to top off this outstanding because these greener boards are proving stronger than traditional PU a couple of magic Merrick’s. You know if list, longstanding SAS supporter, Sir Paul artists and we can’t thank them enough. The heavy, expensive and worst of all, they boards! Think about that. They cost the it’s good enough for big Al then it’s good McCartney will also be ‘drawing lines’ on a artworks will be auctioned off with 100% of are yellow! That entire last sentence is same, but they are stronger than your enough for your local shaper and if it’s lovely 6’0” surfboard for the auction! the proceeds going towards SAS campaigns. absolute rubbish by the way! bright white board! They are not yellow, good enough for Rob Machado then it’s All the artists are using surfboards as If you are interested in owning a truly unique I’ve surfed boards made from but they are not the ‘traditional’ bright good enough for you. their canvasses. This event follows in the piece of art then you need keep your eyes open Homeblown’s Biofoam and glassed in white that PU boards come out as. But So knowing the performance of these footsteps of our trail-blazing surfboard for our auction date, which will be announced Eco-comp UV resins. I’ve surfed them ask yourself, is whiter than white really ‘greener’ boards isn’t an issue, would the art auction ‘Longlife’ in 2003, and we hope soon. For updates on the full list of artists in hollow waves, mush, knee high grovel green? The answer is simply NO! colour hold you back? It shouldn’t and this year’s event will trump the £77,000 and when and where the auction will be held, and overhead punchy waves and I’m Surfboards are a thing of beauty, anyway, never judge a board by its colour! AC that event raised for SAS campaigns. As check out www.sas.org.uk in the coming pioneers of the surfboard art auction, SAS month. As well as viewing these beautiful Nathan Hedge on riding a Biofoam blank last summer has updated this year’s event by insisting the artworks online, you’ll also be able learn more said: “I really enjoyed riding artists ‘canvasses’ are exclusively surfboards about the sustainable materials involved and Urban artist the eco boards. I found them created from the greenest materials currently information on our eco partners. Beejoir’s to be buoyant and fast. It felt boarddesign great to be riding a board available on the planet. In addition to the artists themselves we have that is actually great for the This means we’ve replaced the traditional a number ‘green heroes’ to thank including environment and our future.” petro-chemical surfboards, with boards that Redruth based Home Blown for donating the are made up with 34% organic materials. Biofoam blanks, Sustainable Composites for These are, in their own right, fully functioning the Eco-resin, Aggie based Laminations for surfboards, shaped in a classic retro 1970s the excellent craftsmanship throughout the single fin style. The boards themselves look shaping process and Newquay’s Seabase for beautiful and once artworked they’ll look the decals. Also a massive thank you must go stunning! to marine conservation charity Global Ocean This is the first time we have had the and our very own director Hugo Tagholm for honor of teaming up with these celebrated pulling it all together!

PIPELINE.issue.72.pages.12/13 News ADVERTISE A message from Robyn Davies from Team SAS HERE FROM

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The ultimate way to see London The best way to see Guernsey’s wildlife ocean. I read yesterday that there was that bad” types of people: get with it, this Robyn Davies www.londonribvoyages.com www.islandribvoyages.com three times as much rubbish dumped in is your beach, your ocean and it is your National Trust Surf Co-ordinater. Tel: 0207 928 8933 Tel: 01481 713031 PIPELINE.issue.72.pages.14/15 Fundraising 1% For The Planet Since the very beginning our work at SAS has been supported by businesses and individuals alike, but now a new breed of supporter is emerging through a global movement known as 1% For The Planet. It simply does as it says on the tin – the 800 businesses signed up Fundraising is all about raising funds As well as the A-Z of Fundraising Tips and Hard Core to 1%FTP donate 1% of their sales Fright? 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Creatives that helped to raise £475 1%FTP has led to donations of around difference and importantly, about raising From the homepage click on Fundraise at the Coastal Creatives Christmas $30 million and has been massively awareness about SAS! in the orange section and check it all out! Fair with their fab ‘Pingo’ art vending successful in inspiring businesses machine; everyone at Seascape to mitigate the true cost of their Lodge, Newquay who have collected business through a simple pledge to an awesome £85.00; Wipeout / Tony the planet – 1% at a time. Pryce Sports in Truro for collecting In this year alone SAS has benefited £20; Joe Caudwell and Earth, Wind and from donations of almost £9,000 Water for collecting £26.20 for SAS through 1%FTP and in the last few and Reef Surf School for collecting years 9 organisations have donated a massive £456 and Treviglas School, 1% of their sales to the work of SAS! Newquay for raising £400 during their If you or the business you work charity week. for could be interested in signing up to 1% For The Planet you can Fairtrade Fortnight find out more information at www. SAS celebrated Fairtrade Fortnight (25th February to 9th March 2008) and the launch of onepercentfortheplanet.org or get in our new range of Fairtrade & organic t-shirts and hoodies by getting together with The touch with Siobhan on 01872 555945 Co-operative Group, to give away free samples of The Co-operative’s iconic 99 Tea with or [email protected]. every order from the SAS online shop during fortnight. Massive thanks to the following Memorial Surf surf competition, 40 to 50 surfers Boscombe, including a raffle which Fairtrade Fortnight is an annual celebration of the fair and ethical trading standards businesses who have recently donated On Sunday 4th November 2007 a group instead paddled out to form a vigil raised £400 for SAS and memorial that mean better prices, decent working conditions, money through 1%FTP: Patagonia of local surfers and friends gathered circle and share short prayers from trophies, hand made from timber local sustainability, and fair terms of trade for Footwear who have donated £3000; on Boscombe Beach, Bournemouth each surfer. From the beach an from the old Boscombe Pier, were farmers and workers in the developing world. By Moah Ltd who have donated £5500; to remember three of their friends incredible 200 people, including presented to the bereaved families. joining up with The Co-operative Group and giving Surflines who have donated £719; who have passed away within the members of the lads’ families, Joe Dunton, Lewis’ Dad said, “The away free samples of Fairtrade 99 Tea, we were proud Shoreline Taxis who have donated last two and a half years; Lewis witnessed this moving event. events were organised by Gary Knights to be joining the fortnight’s celebrations and to be £290.14; Finisterre who have donated Dunton, James Foy and Simon Smith. In the evening there was a great and girlfriend Jess, with help from helping to raise awareness of Fairtrade alternatives. £400 and Bluetree Development and When flat seas prevented the planned party at The Pierpoint Restaurant, friends and were thoroughly enjoyed A big thank you to The Co-operative Group too! Learning who have donated £150

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PIPELINE.issue.72.pages.18/19 member News Membership Competition Winners January Join Vans Shoes Megan White

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February Members Draw Ecologist Subscription Joanna Stevenson

March Join Watersport Who Are You? Warehouse Vouchers Miroslava Bobeva Big thanks to everyone who’s already returned their Member’s March Members Draw Ecologist Subscription Mr & Mrs Chandler Survey questionnaires. If you haven’t sent yours in yet don’t worry,? who ARE you? Issue 71 Renewal Indoboard David C Baker it’s not too late. Please do take a couple of minutes to fill it in and SURFERS AGAINST SEWAGE We don’t like to make assumptions - we’d like to know what really makes our members tick! If we post it off using the Freepost address - you don’t even have to pay FREEPOST SWB40874 knew, it would help us target new members and sponsors, attract more funding and plan future ST AGNES ? strategies, which would help make the campaign for the stamp! If you’ve already accidentally recycled the form or even stronger. CORNWALL Volunteer Thanks It would be really helpful if you could take a couple TR5 0ZZ of moments to complete this questionnaire and would find it more convenient to complete it online, you can do send it back to us using the To help you complete the formFREEPOST honestly address. and fully Many thanks to all the volunteers who’ve helped You can return the form using this we’ve made it completely anonymous! FREEPOST address and reuse the envelope we sent to you. so by visiting the Member’s Area of the website or we can post 1) Gender: Male Female ? since last Pipeline: 2) Age: Under 18 another one out to you. 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 3) In which region do you live? 55-64 65+ (e.g. South West or North East) ? We’ve made the form completely anonymous so that you can 4) How many years have you been a member of SAS? ...... Garry Whitridge, Trudi Glover, Carys Davies, Hero ...... ?5) How did you first hear of SAS? be really honest. Sadly a few people have been a bit upset by the Internet search Word of mouth Advert in magazine Selwood, Annie Calver, Debbie Woodman and Ella Stall/Event Membership forms in shops Poster Another website Fundraising product income question – please don’t take it personally, as we have no 6) Marital Status: TV/radio coverage Other Richardson. Single Married Co-habiting Separated ?...... 7) Do you have any children? Divorced Widowed ? Yes No idea which questionnaire belongs to who! We’re not being nosey, This wave’s 8) If yes, what age are they? 0-1 yr 1-3 yr (tick 3-5 allyr that apply) 5-10 yr 10-16 yr ? Thanks also to Joe Humphries who helped out during all this demographic information is actually terribly important 9) Are you employed (including self employed?) 16-21 yr 21+ Yes No when trying to attract sponsors and advertisers. A few of you 10) If yes, are you full time or part time? his work experience week. Full time ? Part time 11) If no, is it for any of the following reasons? were also worried that your details might be passed on to a Looking after children Student Retired Unemploy for you ed Other 12) What is your total household income? ...... ?...... third party. Please be assured that we would never pass your ...... This wave is in memory of 13) Are you a recreational water user? Yes No ...... details onto anyone else - in this case it isn’t even possible as 14) If yes, what is your favourite water? sport? Karen Edwards who died of Surfing RECRUIT A MEMBER there aren’t any details on the form that could identify you! Canoeing Kayaking cancer on 15th November Diving Sailing The more data we collect, the more accurate it is, so if you Swimming Kitesurfing If you recruit the most NEW 2007. Karen had been an ?Freediving Rowing Jet skiing Waterskiing haven’t already, take your place in SAS history and take part in Wakeboarding? members during 2008 you’ll SAS supporter for almost Other ...... 15) If no, are you a regular beach user? the most in depth membership survey we’ve ever undertaken! Yes No win an O’Neill Epic 2 CT 10 years and also worked Thanks for your time. 3/2mm wetsuit. You’ll also be for The Westcountry Rivers ? ? featured in Pipeline on our Trust for 7 years prior website and shortlisted for to her death, helping ? member of the year! More farmers to implement best NEW SPONSORS details in the MEMBERS AREA practice and improve the water quality of the rivers in Devon and of www.sas.org.uk Cornwall. She was beloved Mother to Alice and soul mate and wife So what do you think of our new home atmosphere beside a stream, We also pleased to welcome back South to to Dave for the last 17 years. envelopes eh? Huge thanks to the Aramay perfectly positioned between St Agnes South as a 2 Star SAS sponsor, who have Boutique B&B in St Agnes – thanks to their village and Trevaunance Cove. It is just signed up as the sponsor of our new sponsorship our envelopes are 100% post run by former SAS employee Amie and her Membership Poster! Watch out for the CODE FOR SAS WEBSITE MEMBERS AREA AND SHOP DISCOUNTS consumer waste recycled paper and the partner Kye. poster in your next edition of Pipeline. Aramay is now a 5 Star SAS sponsor! The The password you need to Aramay is a quietly sophisticated boutique get into the member’s only bed & breakfast, offering understated area of the website and to elegance and personal service in an receive merchandise intimate and friendly home-away-from- discounts in the shop is: CARBON PIPELINE.issue.72.pages.20/21 Merchandise sponsors Support SAS & buy 2008 sponsorship these from OUR shop! GOLD l Four star HHHH As well as selling our own exclusive Interflush water saving device range of ethical clothing and accessories, price £19.90 we now also stock an increasing range Fitting an Interflush can save up to of other brands, which we think you’ll be 47% water per flush (independently H H H interested in. academically verified) which is about Three Star 60 litres of water a day per person l Matunas Organic Surf Wax and can save an average household Silver member’s price £1.35 around £70 per year. Conserving water Matunas Wax is made takes pressure off water treatment using organic plants, which can help reduce pollution Two Star HH ingredients and incidents and water shortages during drought. It is non-toxic and also reduces the amount of electricity used, which biodegradable. The produces carbon dioxide and contributes to global warming. labels are made from recycled The Interflush is a kit which fits on top of your WC plastic siphon and connects to paper and printed using soybean ink. the front mounted flush handle to convert it to a fully variable flush. This means it BRONZE l Cold Wax (15C/60F & below)/Cool Wax (14- only flushes when the handle is held down & releasing the handle stops the flush HH 19C/56-68F)/Base (all temperatures) (when pan is clear). It only uses exactly what water is needed - any less and the One Star toilet would need flushing again (not for cisterns with flush handles at the sides Trevarno Organic Elements SPF 15 which include high level chain pull cisterns or for push button operated cisterns). Sun, Sea & Wind Protection Stick 17ml Easily assembled in less than half an hour ‘Best Eco Product’ finalist in Kevin McCloud’s ‘Grand Designs Awards 07’ price £9.10 Five Star HHHHH Designed to nourish, moisturise and protect the skin. Includes SPF 15, is water repellent There’s loads more and made from only the purest organic in our online shop and we’re plant extracts. No parabens, synthetics, adding new stuff all the time! To detergents or harsh chemicals and it’s Hemp Socks buy any of these products or to check unperfumed. For use on sensitive areas price £4 out the full range, go to www.sas.org.uk or ring 01872 553001. If you would like such as face, lips, eyelids, ears, nose and Hemp flourishes almost anywhere without Media Sponsors If you a copy of our latest catalogue posted like t would neck, it is also suitable for preventing the use of pesticides or herbicides and o becom to you please give us a ring or of SAS e a spo wetsuit rub and suitable for children. grows so fast that it literally leaves other Sustained Pitpilot Magazine pleas nsor email [email protected]. siobhan e contact Not tested on animals and suitable plants in the shade. Hemp fibres are porous so Wavefinder Publications The Source @sas.o or Tel: 01872 555rg 945.uk for vegetarians they allow your skin to breathe, whilst also being Viledge.com Yachts and Yachting You can now ch softer, stronger and more durable than cotton - and it’s Boards Magazine Drift Magazine SAS sp eck out onsors o the 2008 100% biodegradable! There’s a choice of several lovely soft colours. Surfers Path Fins n our w www.sas ebsite at Wavelength Tonnau .org.uk. buy online www.sas.org.uk Adventure Cornwall Drift Magazine PIPELINE.issue.72.pages.22/23