.........mysterious bubbles.........

I’ve reported on developments in Studland Bay before......and on that occasion upset some people. Hopefully this blog won’t offend. It would appear that mysterious gas bubbles are causing parts of Studland Bay to become dangerously aerated and this could affect the buoyancy of larger yachts.

aerial of the Studland area - you can see the extensive eel grass beds

It’s been dubbed the 'Purbeck triangle’ and it’s the same area as that suffering the controversial debate about a ‘no anchoring zone’ and designation as a marine conservation area. It seems that Dihydrogen Monoxide, a type of methane gas is causing a ‘Jacuzzi’ effect. This is similar to an effect discovered in the Bermudan triangle. There is documented research that shows that Dihydrogen Monoxide comes from decaying sea horse bodies under eel grass beds....and these have built up over thousands of years.

boats enjoying Studland

So whilst the majority of sailors have been observing the voluntary no anchoring zone in Studland Bay, they are about to face a temporary mandatory no anchor order at the beginning of April.

And this isn’t a ‘wind up’ and nor is it a secret attempt by ‘dragon headed conservationists’ to get a no anchoring zone through the back door!  Just in case some might accuse me of bias!

Steve