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RAF CALSHOT Calshot Spit.The hangars and slipway at the eastern extremity were joined to the camp on the mainland by narrow gauge railway. Grey,the original purpose of Calshot was the testing of seaplanes for the RFC Naval wing.One of the first aircaft to be based there was the Borel Hydro-Mono No.83 pictured below in mid 1913. Between the wars the station continued with training,testing etc.Extra excitement came in the form of the RAF High Speed Flight which visited in 1927, 1929 and 1931 in order to train for the Schneider Trophy Races. daveg4otu.tripod.com /airfields/cal.html   (256 words)

Calshot Activities Centre - Welcome Calshot Activities Centre in Hampshire is one of the largest Outdoor Adventure Centres in Britain and is run by Hampshire County Council. Calshot offers residential and non-residential courses in an unrivalled number of exciting water and landbased activities. Calshot is on the shores of the Solent and offers watersports / sailing (dinghy and catamaran) / windsurfing / canoeing / powerboating / rock climbing / track cycling /velodrome / skiing / snowboarding / archery / multi-activity holidays / corporate events / development / management training www.calshot.com   (194 words)

Calshot Activities Centre - General information Calshot has a programme of over 400 courses across a wide range of activities, catering for all levels of ability. However, the activities provided by Calshot are potentially hazardous in nature and participants must accept a certain degree of risk. Calshot’s Instructional team is led by a highly qualified and experienced group of staff, whose qualifications include RYA Dinghy Coach/Assessors, RYA Windsurfing Trainers, RYA Powerboat Trainers, BCU Coaches and MLTB Trainers. www.calshot.com /know.html   (912 words)

TUG TENDER CALSHOT She often carried world famous celebrities, film stars and politicans and it is known that Lee Harvey Oswald boarded the 'LIBERTE', possibly via the CALSHOT on 9th October 1959. CALSHOT went north to the Clyde and ferried troops to and from both Queens. She was based in Galway in Eire and used to ferry passengers from the liners 'MAASDAM' and 'RYNDAM' in the bay, to the pier harbour. www.tugtendercalshot.co.uk /history.html   (281 words)

Calshot Spit Calshot Spit is a one mile long, sand and shingle bank located on the southern bank of the open end of Southampton Water on the south coast of England. At the end of the spit are a castle, built by King Henry VIII, an RNLI lifeboat, a HM Coastguard station, several marine slips and a former Royal Navy and Royal Air Force flying boat station. Its choice as a location for operating flying boats is clear: the landing area is sheltered by land on the three sides of Southampton Water and by the Isle of Wight, several miles away, on the fourth side. www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/c/ca/calshot_spit.html   (292 words)

NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Calshot   (Site not responding. Last check: ) Calshot is a coastal village in Hampshire, England. In 1539, Henry VIII ordered the contstruction of Calshot Castle, at tbe end of Calshot Spit, to defend the port of Southampton from attack. Calshot is notable for its role in the development of aircraft and flying boats. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Calshot   (248 words)

Calshot Squadron Commander Longmore took over command at Calshot in January of 1914 and with his experience and that of other officers in the use of torpedoes and guns added the use of the seaplane into an offensive role to the reconnaissance trials that were being held at the time. In 1938 Calshot was again preparing for hostilities, and the land at the spit was bought by the RAF and the beaches and beach huts closed. Calshot was then responsible for the repair and maintenance of the flying boats and marine craft and for training the crews of the launches. www.southernlife.org.uk /calshot.htm   (3001 words)

Calshot   (Site not responding. Last check: ) Calshot Sub-Aqua Club Includes events, contacts and reference documents. Calshot Activities Centre One of the largest Outdoor Education and Adventure Centres in Britain. Solent Powerboat School Offers RYA recognised courses at Calshot Spit. www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Calshot.html   (95 words)

[No title] On the lighter wind days the Solent is an ideal cruising location with Calshot located quite centrally giving good sailing access to Lepe in the West, the second closest point to the Isle of White (3-4 minute blast beach to beach in a South Wester). Calshot is one of the few spots on the south coast were you can sail in any northerly winds with north/north east winds coming straight in to the bay on the back side of the spit giving safe sailing, onshore winds and flat water blasting for around 4 hours during the high water period. Club membership is available from Calshot Activities Centre for just £50 for the year covering Car Parking, The use of showers and changing rooms and also concessions on some of the activities available in the centre. www.solentsailboards.co.uk /ContentView.aspx?ContentID=16   (567 words)

Calshot | UK Beach Guide - The UK Coastline Calshot beach is part of a shingle spit which lies within the open landscape of the South Hampshire coast. Calshot Activities centre: £5.50 per launch and £1 per aditional board including use of the showers and changing facilities in the centre. Calshot Activity centre is right next door, one of the bi ggest outdoor centres in britain. www.forces-of-nature.co.uk /dbdriven/beachguide/beachguide.php?action=display_location&loc_id=202   (543 words)

Calshot Activities Centre - Welcome Calshot Activities Centre in Hampshire is one of the largest Outdoor Adventure Centres in Britain and is run by Hampshire County Council. Calshot offers residential and non-residential courses in an unrivalled number of exciting water and landbased activities. Calshot is on the shores of the Solent and offers watersports / sailing (dinghy and catamaran) / windsurfing / canoeing / powerboating / rock climbing / track cycling /velodrome / skiing / snowboarding / archery / multi-activity holidays / corporate events / development / management training www.hants.gov.uk /calshot   (194 words)

Calshot Activities Centre - First aid courses For instructors and others working in the Outdoors Industry, Calshot is the ideal venue for First Aid training. For schools and groups we offer bespoke first aid courses from 1 to 4 days duration and certificated through a range of HSE recognised organisations. This page is produced by Calshot Activities Centre and last updated on 22 November 2007. www.calshot.com /firstaid.html   (227 words)

LondonTown.com | Calshot Street Guide | Calshot Street London, N1, England, UK | London Streets by Street Calshot Street is located in the borough of Islington Below we present a selection of upcoming events, local attractions and great places to eat and shop. The nearest underground station to Calshot Street is 'King's Cross Tube' which is about 8 minutes to the South West. www.londontown.com /LondonStreets/calshot_street_82f.html   (471 words)

Calshot Beware when the tide is about 1/4 in, as the beach side of Calshot is surrounded by a "barrier-reef" of shingle. This has one or two gaps which can be sailed through by the knowledgeable, but has destroyed many fins when people have tried to sail over it in 6 inches of water. Calshot is suitable for all standards of windsurfer. www.4boards.co.uk /Pages/calshot.htm   (887 words)

Fishing.com - Leading the world to the water - Your online fishing resource guide. Calshot - History of the water aerodrome on the spit and a list of RAF Units stationed there. Calshot Activities Centre - Offers courses in outdoor sports including sailing, windsurfing, climbing and skiing with environmental and field studies. Calshot Activities Centre - One of the largest Outdoor Education and Adventure Centres in Britain. www.fishing.com /search.pl/Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/Hampshire/Calshot   (149 words)

Council News Section CALSHOT Activities Centre is set to move upmarket in the next three years with a new £1.1m accommodation block offering more in terms of home comforts and privacy. THERE was a time when Calshot was one of the most vibrant villages in Hampshire..... Jack Maynard, who died last year, helped see Hampshire's Calshot Activities Centre survive some stormy times when it was threatened with closure at the turn of the 1990s. www.fawley-hants.co.uk /Council/In-The-Paper/Calshot.htm   (689 words)

Calshot Housing Development Stopped I was against such a development which would have doubled the size of Calshot village. If Calshot is good enough to be in the National Park, its good enough to be protected from large scale housing development. The District Council were trying to sell the development on the basis that it would regenerate Calshot, this was always doubtful. www.leedunsdon.org.uk /News/News2005/Calshot-Housing-Development-Stopped.htm   (258 words)

Calshot Castle Calshot Castle stands at the end of Calshot spit dominating the entrance to Southampton water. It was built in 1530 as part of Henry the VIII's plan to defend England against the threat from Catholic Europe. Calshot castle was adapted over the centuries and was still in use in the second world war. www.geocities.com /teammanley/Solent/CalshotCastle.htm   (159 words)

Naturist UK - Beaches -Calshot Calshot naturist beach lies on the north shore of the Solent estuary, south from Southhampton. Calshot is probably the last mainland beach for tens of miles to have something of the clean water characteristics of Studland and Hengistbury Head. Even at Calshot, there is significant variation in appearance (and temperature) of water with state of tide. www.n-2.org.uk /nuff/pages/beaches/calshot.htm   (984 words)

Calshot Sailing Club - Juniors It was a cloudy day that met 35 competitors at Calshot, for the Southern Area Championships supported by NPower, with a F4/5 blowing, and a good Solent chop in place, it looked like it could be a tough day on the water. Calshot sailor Danielle Thomas and her Royal Lymington Yacht Club team mates achieved first place in a 'Save the Seas' poster competition held at the 2006 Optimist Nationals in Pwllheli in August. Sophie Shimell (10), who's a Junior member of Calshot Sailing Club, travelled to the London Boat Show in January 2004 to be presented with a prize after entering the RYA's national 'Logit' competition. www.calshot-sailing.co.uk /juniors.php   (1345 words)

Calshot Beach If you have a better definition for Calshot Beach than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Calshot Beach may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Calshot Beach and any other travel topic for the public at large. www.tourismdictionary.com /Calshot_Beach.htm   (207 words)

[No title] Calshot is dedicated to accelerating the personal development of young people through group learning, this means that wherever possible instructors follow groups for the duration of their course, teaching our full range of activities. Calshot Activities Centre is one of the largest Outdoor Education Centres in Britain. Calshot is the largest of Hampshire’s four Outdoor Centres and has over 35 full-time, permanent instructional staff. www.outdoorstaff.co.uk /job_details.aspx?ad=1165&qu=   (701 words)

• Fear of the Park - Calshot •   (Site not responding. Last check: ) Calshot, home to the infamous Yellow Snow Crew, has a freestyle scene to match, with their Wednesday freestyle sessions continuing to grow and get even better. With ramps, grind rails and music, combined with soft "Snowflex" landings Calshot is a great place for progressing those tricks, and brushing up that steeze. A few kickers are available at Calshot, most of which are used to get onto the rails - but these can sometimes be used to get a little air if you like. www.fearofthepark.co.uk /slopes-calshot.php   (351 words)

LAND FOR SALE in Calshot   (Site not responding. Last check: ) Though we do have from time to time land with planning permission for housing or equestrian development, most of our property is 'purCalshot land' - arable land, farmland, grazing land or investment land in Calshot. Our land for sale comes in smaller acreage (under an acre) or larger acreage over 50 acres and can be bought for business, leisure activities or investment. Provide your details and we will email you the property particulars when You'll now be one of the very first to hear about the latest land for sale in Calshot near to existing development. www.landsaleuk-profit.co.uk /land-for-sale-Calshot.html   (139 words)

Addiscombe Web Site Calshot Indoor Velodrome is basically a huge non-stop super-spinning wooden washing machine drum. On our club chat forum, one rider helpfully told us that 'Calshot was the first track I ever rode on - first look at the wall of death' banking scared me sh***tless!' Reassuring words indeed. The Calshot track is about 1/3 of the circumference of Herne Hill, which means that you go fully around it in just over 10 seconds. www.addiscombe.org /track/calshot.htm   (818 words)

Calshot History A new boarding jetty was built by Hampshire County Council for use by the RNLI and Calshot Activity Centre. Two people were landed from one yacht and the lifeboat saved four others from the yacht On-y-va. The other two lifeboat crew members received individual Letters of Appreciation. The Executive Committee of the RNLI confirmed that an Arun class all weather lifeboat would be allocated to Calshot, along with a D class inshore lifeboat. www.rnli.org.uk /rnli_near_you/east/stations/CalshotHants/history   (372 words)

Calshot firemen - PortCities Southampton A firemen on the 'Calshot' describes what his job was like. I think there was three to four.  There was two engineers, there was there was greasers, there was firemen, there was ABs, there was mates, skippers, and there was stewards too for the lounge because we had a lounge. When we used to do the tenders, the stewards and the assistant stewards from the Isle of Wight ferries at the time, and they were responsible for looking after the passengers that we bring aboard. www.plimsoll.org /resources/SCCOralHistory/19450.asp   (147 words)

Hythe Bed and Breakfasts (B&B)   (Site not responding. Last check: ) With its long shingle spit and impressive line of beach huts, Calshot has panoramic views across the Solent to the Isle of Wight and is very popular with windsurfers. At the far end of the spit stands Calshot Castle, built in 1539 by Henry VIII to protect the entrance to Southampton Water. Calshot castle remained a fully manned artillery base until early in the 20th Century. www.newforestbedbreakfast.co.uk /eling.htm   (622 words)

LondonTown.com | Calshot Way Guide | Calshot Way London, TW6, England, UK | London Streets by Street Calshot Way is located in the borough of Hillingdon Welcome to our guide for the area around Calshot Way in Hillingdon. The nearest underground station to Calshot Way is 'Heathrow Terminals 123 Tube' which is about 8 minutes to the South East. www.londontown.com /LondonStreets/calshot_way_ef7.html   (448 words)

Kitesurfing Calshot Calshot Activities Centre, Hampshire - an outdoor centre for sailing, windsurfing, Calshot is one of the few spots on the south coast were you can sail in at Calshot Spit, James Longmuir is leaving Solent Sailboards. www.kitesurfing-store.co.uk /calshot.htm   (183 words)

BBC - WW2 People's War - Calshot & Newlyn 1942/43 The mention of Calshot will trigger the memory of most ex-RAF Marine personnel, since it was the place where most of us began our marine career. As can be seen from the map, Calshot is at the entrance to Southampton Water, and has to be passed by all vessels going to or coming from Southampton. When I arrived at Calshot in the company of my friend and mentor, Corporal Bill Dyce, it was to join the assembled 'ferry' crew to take ASR Pinnace 1234 to Newlyn to join the others already there. www.bbc.co.uk /ww2peopleswar/stories/92/a6222692.shtml   (1434 words)

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