Anyone from Jersey or the channel isles getting together

sea_quest · 22 March 2010, 08:42

Anyone from Jersey or the channel isles getting together this year?

Would be good to get a few boats together and do a trip to St. Malo or Cartret.

Channel Ribs · 22 March 2010, 13:20

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Originally Posted by sea_quest

Anyone from Jersey or the channel isles getting together this year?

Would be good to get a few boats together and do a trip to St. Malo or Cartret.

Anything like that would be good.

We are trying to finalise arangents for the Cannonball Challenge, still hoping for a date of May 30th which will also tie in with a load of events on Alderney that weekend.

http://www.alderneymarine.com/cannonball/

martini · 22 March 2010, 17:09

I'm interested, especially St. Malo. Haven't managed to get round to that one as yet.

Tony · 22 March 2010, 18:01

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Originally Posted by malthouse

Anything like that would be good.

We are trying to finalise arangents for the Cannonball Challenge, still hoping for a date of May 30th which will also tie in with a load of events on Alderney that weekend.

http://www.alderneymarine.com/cannonball/

Sounds interesting.......

martini · 22 March 2010, 22:23

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Originally Posted by malthouse

Anything like that would be good.

We are trying to finalise arangents for the Cannonball Challenge, still hoping for a date of May 30th which will also tie in with a load of events on Alderney that weekend.

http://www.alderneymarine.com/cannonball/

Is there a prize for most fuel used?! Anyone is more than welcome to carry my top-up in jerry cans from up the road, I certainly won't be

Erin · 23 March 2010, 14:04

Yeah, a joint cruise somehwere sounds good. I've done a most of the local destinations, but not been to Granville or any further south yet.

sea_quest · 23 March 2010, 14:17

Anyone got any ideas of where to go?

Tony · 23 March 2010, 14:50

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Anyone got any ideas of where to go?

We went to Saint-Quay-Portrieux last year, nice easy trip, really good marina and a lovely town and bars...

Channel Ribs · 23 March 2010, 18:30

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We went to Saint-Quay-Portrieux last year, nice easy trip, really good marina and a lovely town and bars...

Just Googled it, looks good.

I just have one teeny tiny* tube repair to do and then I am set.

* Clearly lying, it is massive. Did it myself while doing a course, made the lass driving jump I can tell you!

sea_quest · 29 March 2010, 21:48

Well Ive got my a frame fixed now....and the trim n tilt unit sorted. :-)
just got to replace anodes and im ready.

What a nightmare replacing the trim n tilt unit was!

Everything that could go wrong, went wrong!
to save the trouble of taking the engine off completely as i did to remove the old unit last summer (was timley but went smoothly) I refered to the engine manual which siad to replace the unit: lock the engine up with the locking bar (i cant remember its proper name) then unbolt one half of the engine obviously not the half with locking bar on. then take the steering bar out and split the "p" brackets so i did this all went fine. up until in went to put the new unit on and i found that the weight of the engine was causing it to slide down the bar that it sits on.

After three hours of struggling to prop the engine up, hold the t&t unit in place and bolt it on with my two hands. i finally had the brilliant idea of throwing my tools to the floor!
then after calling for help my brother took great delight in showing me how its done.
SMUG GIT!

at least it works!

martini · 29 March 2010, 22:37

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Well Ive got my a frame fixed now....

That's quite alright, anytime

sea_quest · 30 March 2010, 08:09

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Originally Posted by martini

That's quite alright, anytime

Ha ha Sorry matey.....Cheers for the fix!

You on water this weekend? seen as everyones got four days off!

martini · 30 March 2010, 17:46

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Originally Posted by sea_quest

Ha ha Sorry matey.....Cheers for the fix!

You on water this weekend? seen as everyones got four days off!

Hopefully. I'm all ready to go, got some prop testing to do but the forecast is looking pretty miserable

Channel Ribs · 30 March 2010, 17:50

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Originally Posted by martini

Hopefully. I'm all ready to go, got some prop testing to do but the forecast is looking pretty miserable

Tuesday looks good! I have never seen a dark blue for sea state on Windfinder before.

Lunch in Dielette?

http://www.alderneymarine.com/info/weather.html

I should probably post a screen grab as it will no doubt disappear.

martini · 30 March 2010, 18:22

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Originally Posted by malthouse

Tuesday looks good! I have never seen a dark blue for sea state on Windfinder before.

Typical, when everyone's back to work tuesday

Some interesting colours for wind speed for tomorrow

sea_quest · 30 March 2010, 18:31

Oh well a, I suppose it'll be another exellent chance to saty at home with the mrs!!!

Channel Ribs · 30 March 2010, 19:00

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Originally Posted by martini

Typical, when everyone's back to work tuesday

A sea state like the one they are predicting only ever happens when the pixies are out all night polishing the surface of the water, last time I took the RIB out in such conditions I had to throttle back because I thought I was going to travel through time it was so quick!

*Cough* sicky *cough*

gotchiguy · 30 March 2010, 20:58

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Originally Posted by martini

I'm interested, especially St. Malo. Haven't managed to get round to that one as yet.

Well, I'm based in St. Malo for my boating so if any of you do ever decide to come over on a jolly, do let us know and I'll come out and join you! Entrance to the "Rade" can look a little daunting on charts but it's really very easy if you follow the channels, though strictly speaking a ribs draft doesn't even call for that!

I may also be up for a run over to Dielette or Carteret, however only been out in the Vipermax once so far, so I've a bit of experience to gain before being able to dive into such trips!

Oh and Malthouse, if you're referring to times when the sea is as flat as a millpond, in fact it's actually quite a common occurrence round here - especially in the Baie de Mont St. Michel!

Erin · 30 March 2010, 21:25

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Originally Posted by malthouse

Tuesday looks good! I have never seen a dark blue for sea state on Windfinder before.

What I struggle to understand is how the wind can die so dramatically and they still show an increasing wave height during the day. Surely any Atlantic swell will have arrived well before then?

martini · 30 March 2010, 22:05

On the subject of cruising in company, I managed to get myself roped into helping out with St. Helier Yacht Club's new(ish) RIB section.

The idea is to get some of the more experienced ribsters together with the noobs to pass on their knowledge and skills as RIBs are proving to be a popular 1st boat for many people.

I will post on here details of any organised cruises or other gatherings to hopefully boost numbers a bit more