Red Sands 2012
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47. G4
48. G4
49. G4 close up detail
50. G4
51. G1 & Bofors
52. G1 & Bofors leg detail
53. Tony Pine in dingy below G1
54. Beneath G1 ...
55. ... at low tide
A 20' tide rise & fall typical somewhere between 20' at low & 43' high tide
56. Evening at Red Sands Fort
57. The Forts make an incredible sight at night
It's difficult to explain the peaceful & tranquility aboard the Forts at night, reflecting on their incredible history from inception, building during WWII & as Radio Forts
58. G4 close up
59. G1 Red Sands Radio antenna & wind turbine
60. Tangle of legs of G4, G3, G2 & Searchlight Tower
61. G1, Bofors, Control, G2 & G4 Towers
62. G1, Bofors, Control, G2 & G4 Towers
63. G1 evening sky
64. G1 & Bofors
65. Bofors, G2, Searchlight, G3 & G4
66. Bofors, G2, G3, Searchlight & G4 leg detail
67. G1, Bofors, Control, G2 & G4
68. All seven Towers
69. Night angler
70. Setting off home
72. Leaving the fishermen to a peaceful night
73. Note mast head light
74. Leaving Red Sands Fort
Another Red Bull challange on 4th September 2012
1. Dropping from the Southern Gun Tower divers Gary Hunt & Blake Aldridge warm up for the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Championships on 4th September 2012
75. Report on Red diving from the Fort - Whitstable Times Thursday 13th September 2012
Red Bull love the Forts: Skateboarding on Sealand (Roughs) the Red Sands Fort was used as part of their training programme of dives for Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series
76. Article condeming diving from the Forts - Whitstable Times Thursday 20th September 2012
Red Sands on 7th October 2012 from the PS Waverley
77. Red Sands: Control, G4 & G1
78. Close up of 2.4 GHz link
With thanks to Tony Pine, Vaughn, Whitstable Timesand Red Bull for their help in producing this feature