Bournemouth Air Festival 2009

Steve_B · 23 July 2009, 14:05

The four day free Airshow is on Thursday 20th - Sunday 23rd August. The display line is over the sea, parallel with the beach, between the piers.

A great show for viewing from a RIB.
The line up for this includes;-
Red Sparrows
Eurofighter Typhoon
Beech Kingair
Bae Hawk
Boeing Chinook
Battle of Britain Flight - Lanc, Spit & Hurricane
Black Cats Hele's
Augusta AB412 - SAR Demo
Sea Vixen - Not Fri
Vulcan - Sat only (Poss)
B-17 Flying Fortress (Sally-B)
Spitfire
P51 Mustang
Curtiss P-40
Boeing Stearman's
The Blades - Extra's
Yak 52's
Sukhoi 26m's

All we need is the weather .......

PeterM · 23 July 2009, 14:16

Will be out Fri ( with ' guests' ) & sat & maybe Sunday . Always a good free show , but I will be aimingg to anchor away from the masses - carnage last year where I was !

Really hoping the Vulcan can display - I remember as kid watching them at shows climbing out at full power - awesome to feel the ground shake - makes the eurofigher sound like a wisper !

Steve - will you be able to get hold of timings around the various timings etc ?

Pete

Steve_B · 23 July 2009, 15:58

Hi Pete

I have some very provisional times now, but will hold back until I get better certaincy, and post then.

Will only be out on the Sunday, due to Hols with the boat in Cornwall and U2 concert on the Saturday night.

Will anchour amongst the masses again this year, but will have a sharpened boat hope to fend off all the plonkers that could not even master the basics of boat control!
Steve

neilda · 23 July 2009, 17:02

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Originally Posted by Blackroady

Will be out Fri ( with ' guests' ) & sat & maybe Sunday . Always a good free show , but I will be aimingg to anchor away from the masses - carnage last year where I was !

Really hoping the Vulcan can display - I remember as kid watching them at shows climbing out at full power - awesome to feel the ground shake - makes the eurofigher sound like a wisper !

Steve - will you be able to get hold of timings around the various timings etc ?

Pete

Perhaps closer to the event you might suggest a decent place to moor away from the masses? I'm tempted to go, but don't want carnage....

PeterM · 23 July 2009, 19:03

Neil - generally just off the main display box works. Alot & I really mean alot of boats try & get as close as possible , but I reckon you see just as much from further out. None of the bay is hugely deep ( 20-30ft max generally) so you can just anchor anywhere.

Do you know what day you are planning - welcome to raft up & share a beer or two.

Pete

neilda · 23 July 2009, 22:48

It's my birthday on the 23rd, if the weather looks good, that would probably be the day... definitely up for a cold one!

BrAinZ · 29 July 2009, 07:51

We are hoping to come over as well, either on the Sat or Sun.

Maybe there on Fri on a smaller portable device as well

PeterM · 29 July 2009, 14:06

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Originally Posted by BrAinZ

We are hoping to come over as well, either on the Sat or Sun.

Maybe there on Fri on a smaller portable device as well

Not sure what this is ? a Li-Lo maybe ? Rubber-ring, arm bands ?

Sounds like good fun anyway !

ribpilot · 04 August 2009, 18:40

Hi all,this sounds like a great avent not to be missed.Can anyone help me please,hoping to come up on one of the days but need some advice on the best place to launch nearby and parking for trailer (costs etc).Driving up from Newton Abbot and hoping to get there early...Thanks Richard.

Steve_B · 04 August 2009, 22:28

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Originally Posted by ribpilot

Hi all,this sounds like a great avent not to be missed.Can anyone help me please,hoping to come up on one of the days but need some advice on the best place to launch nearby and parking for trailer (costs etc).Driving up from Newton Abbot and hoping to get there early...Thanks Richard.

Hi Richard
Depends how far you want to travel by RIB. I would stay West of Bournemouth as it will be very busy, so would recommend Baiter Park in Poole. £9 for the day, but it is a long shallow slip, so you will have to detach trailer from car at waters edge and push into water by hand to launch & recover. Be there early as it gets very busy with jet skis. Stick to 10kt speed limit in harbour.
The only other place I would recommend is the slip in Weymouth. A very good steep concrete slip. Only space for parking trailer, you have to put car into another car park, which can be a pain. Cost could end up as high as £15. Depending on sea state, take about 1-2 hours to get to Bournemouth.

The Vulcan is flying!! Saturday only

Will be there myself on Sunday, hope to see you
Steve

Dirk Diggler · 05 August 2009, 08:37

The best slip facilities wise would have to be Cobbs Quay.

Steve_B · 05 August 2009, 10:00

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Originally Posted by Dirk Diggler

The best slip facilities wise would have to be Cobbs Quay.

I agree, though I think the cost is very high for the day. Last year a friend was charged £40!

Avocet · 05 August 2009, 12:35

£44.05 per day according to their current tariff!

Steve_B · 05 August 2009, 14:12

Latest info.
Subject to change of course! Biggest change is the Vulcan IS flying on the Sunday

Thursday 20th
1:55pm - 3pm
DH Sea Vixen
RN Black Cats
The Yakovlevs (x2 Yak-50/52)
RAF King Air
RAF Hawk
RNLAF AB412 SAR Demo
RAF Falcons

3pm – 4pm
Team Guinot (x2 PT-17s)
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
The Blades

Friday 21st
1:30pm – 2:30pm
RAF Red Arrows
RAF King Air
RN Black Cats
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight

2:30pm – 3:30pm
The Yakovlevs (x2 Yak 50/52s)
RAF Hawk
DH Sea Vixen
RNLAF AB412 SAR Demo
RAF Falcons

3:30pm-4:15pm
Team Guinot (x2 PT-17s)
The Blades
RAF Eurofighter Typhoon

Saturday 22nd
12pm – 1pm
Royal Marines Beach Assault
The Yakovlevs (x4 Yak 50/52s)
Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance
Red Bull Matadors
RNLAF AB412 SAR Demo
RAF King Air
Swift Aerobatic Team

1pm – 2pm
RAF Chinook
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
B-17G ‘Sally B’
P-40 Kittyhawk

2pm- 3pm
RN Black Cats
Team Guinot (x2 PT-17s)
The Blades
RAF Red Arrows

3pm – 4pm
Spitfire & P-51 Mustang
RAF Falcons
Avro Vulcan XH558
RAF Eurofighter Typhoon

Sunday 23rd
12:15pm – 1:15pm
Royal Marines Beach Assault

1:15pm – 2pm
RAF Hawk
Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance
The Blades
Team Guinot (x2 PT-17s)

2pm – 3pm
Spitfire & P-51 Mustang
Avro Lancaster
RN Black Cats
Swift Aerobatic Team
RAF Falcons

3pm – 4pm
RNLAF AB412 SAR Demo
B-17G ‘Sally B’
P-40 Kittyhawk
RAF Chinook

4pm – 5pm
RAF King Air
The Yakovlevs (x4 Yak 50/52s)
Avro Vulcan XH558
Red Bull Matadors
RAF Eurofighter Typhoon
RAF Red Arrows

PeterM · 05 August 2009, 14:43

Steve - do you know if it will be handled under Bournemouth App freq, or set up a dedicated frequency ? Just thinking I can take the radio & at least know whats where in the sky.

Pete

cgf10 · 05 August 2009, 17:24

We'll be out too on the sunday, I'm back from holiday early to avoid missing this.

If you have a sizeable rib say over 6.5m on a twin axle trailer I would consider biting the bullet and launching at Cobbs Quay, Baiter is pretty shallow even at high tide so for luanch and recover the tides need to be really on your side. If they have space at Cobbs they will often allow you to berth overnight on the pontoons if you ask nicely and pay no more (it will depend on availability though and I think its only £12 if you end up having to pay). This could be a perk if you fancy a two day boating trip to Poole.

boristhebold · 18 August 2009, 08:49

If your coming up from Newton Abbot way then your best bet would be Cobbs Quay Marina as it would be easy to get to from your direction. It has a large car park and the slipway is good, allthough hope your launching skills are good, there is a RYA Powerboat Training school opposite the slipway so the students maybe watching you for tips on launching.

waverider-rib · 18 August 2009, 17:34

Will be across Sunday, holidaying in Swanage, boat in sat, on mooring all week, so over sunday, happy to raft up for a beer and chat, are you guys chatting on a specific radio channel so I can find you amoungst all the gin palaces?

PeterM · 18 August 2009, 22:09

Is ch 77 the usual for RIBnetters .........?

I'll be well away from the gin palaces - liability out there near those things .......

PeterM · 19 August 2009, 16:30

Cycled along the this moring & its full of 'stuff' - stalls food etc . The Mway & A roads across the New Forest were all pretty much full/ jammed earlier & there are already boats arriving to see the first day of this tomorrow.

If it stays nice ( which its not forecast to! ) I can see the coastguard being very busy !