Caernarfon to Dun Laoghaire 7th July 2012

[Pikey Dave]

Just get yourself a decent insurance broker

[mick]

I am with Mardon

[hadd]

Originally Posted by mick

You will just have to buy that 1 on eBay you will have your tender and a spare engine.

Spoke to my insurance about it no worries you have 2 engines.

I've got an Aux engine Mick had one for a while now only used it once 4hp sail drive mercury I don't even know if it will push the rib

[mick]

Wouldn't bother taking it its not like they will know and your not alone out there.
I watched Monty Halls going across to St Kilda the other day his aux was rocking about all other the place.

[willk]

How are they going to know what you have? If you break down, you're getting towed in. If you flip a boat, I can't see the Aux being a factor, equally if you nail another boat and off someone.

Cheery, that's me.

[tony t]

Details so far

I have booked in to the Premier Inn Caernarfon on the Friday night so if anyone is around we can meet up for a chat/skippers meeting over a meal and drink. The plan so far is to meet at Ty Calch on Saturday morning around 9ish for a coffee and final check over allowing time for everyone to be launched, hopefully set off around 10ish or before weather / tide dependant

As a few of you already leave your ribs with Chis at Ty Calch hopefully there wont be many cars taking up a lot of parking. We can either leave them at Chris’s if he has room or we can take them in to Caernarfon where there is a free 24hr car park next to the Premier Inn, I’m sure one of us will ferry back those that choose to use that facility.

Please make sure all boats are sea worthy and that you carry all the recommended safety equipment remember this is not a race but a weekends cruise with like-minded people. Each and everyone is responsible for their own safety and passage planning, its up to each skippers decision to go or not. Check that your insuance covers you for this trip
We will use channel 8 to transmit to each other call sign to be arranged
We should hopefully arrive at Dun Laoghaire around 1ish that’s estimating a 3-hour crossing travelling at around 20/25 knots. I think we should run in pairs with 2 lead boats and 2 sweeper boats. We need someone with A.I.S. etc to lead so Pikey Dave and Maximums have agreed to this with myself and another as sweeper boats. We all travel together with no one getting left behind. In the event of fog we will obviously slow down and group closer together, but lets hope its sunshine all the way.We will hopefully meet up with willk and the welcoming committee at some point to be arranged roughly around 5 miles out
Can you please confirm how many people there are on each rib so that we can inform the coast guard of our numbers ?

Saturday night if everyone agrees we can try to arrange a group meal bearing in mind the number of us 20 plus bodies can be a PITA standing outside trying to agree where to go, so we will need some feed back on this asp, but if you would sooner do your own thing that’s fine I,m sure the Guinness will be refreshing whatever or wherever you decide to go.

Sunday after a good breakfast and plenty of black coffee we will head to the Marina and for those that need to top their petrol tanks up etc nows the time “we wont mention any names will we Deano”
We will then hopefully make our way for a trip up the Liffey river for a sight seeing tour before saying farewell to Willk and others and setting back to Caernarfon around 1ish arriving back around 4 oclock. This trip might might yet be arranged for the Saturday depending on our time of arrival we can decide on the day, some of you might need a little bit longer to recover from the Saturday night plus there is the drive home to consider once we arrive back at Ty Calch.

I have been in touch with Dun Laoghaire Marina and have been told we don’t need to pre-book. But i will need to get in touch with them a couple of days before our arrival to confirm the numbers so that they can arrange a space for us.They charge €3.60/m for the night so for my 6.4m Rib that works out about £18.00

Anyone wishing to join us are more than welcome

Hotel info, Royal Marine Hotel. Dun LaoghaireTel; 00353 1 271 2524
Block Name Ribnet I.D.Number 984700
Rates €85.00 B/B per night single occupancy €100.00 B/B per night double or twin
Arriving 7th July 2012 Depart Sunday 8th



Other usefull numbers
Dublin Coast Guard operations room Tel; 00353 17751602 TRs Direct on channel 83
Dun Laoghaire Marina 00353 1 202 0040


Can you please confirm the numbers below asap

Booked so far
Tony t +2
Pikey dave +1
Hadd +3
Mick +1
Maximus +1
Rocknrolla +2
Telecowilliam +3
Silverfox +2
Dave griffiths +1
1978 searider + 3
Ribeye mick +1

There are a few more that have expressed interest but as yet have not confirmed can you please let me know asap

We will post more info as we get closer to the day if anyone has any suggestions or queries please give me a call or pm

My Mobile number is 07970 799613 should anyone need to contact me

In the event of bad weather and it’s a no go then plan B every man for himself find a pub and get wet on the inside..!

[mick]

I am staying at the farm fri will prob drop rib off with Chris so I can leave motor at farm, I am sure if anyone else needs to park in there field they should be ok with prior arrangement.
Regarding a meal I would like to stick together for that at least before the big drinkers disappear into the night.

[kerny]

Originally Posted by mick

Regarding a meal I would like to stick together for that at least before the big drinkers disappear into the night.

Ye I know what you mean Mick... that hadd is an animal

[hadd]

Originally Posted by kerny

Ye I know what you mean Mick... that hadd is an animal

No for me might be sea sick

[Silverfox]

Great briefing Tony T.

On Silverfox will be myself + 2.

We'll be down Friday night, albeit not sure on timings yet so can't confirm about meeting up.

We're launching a Port Dinorwic, so will pootle down for around 0930 on Saturday am - in good time for the off!

[hadd]

Mr jingles will be down on the Friday night there will be Hadd + 3 Friday night we can always meet up in town for a beer near the Marina for a briefing

[kerny]

Originally Posted by hadd

No for me might be sea sick

Originally Posted by hadd

Friday night we can always meet up in town for a beer near the Marina for a briefing

[Chris Caton]

Mr T, you've made me jealous again, no wine gums for you

hopefully we will be about that weekend, happy to run anyone around for parking etc and if all is well would like to join you all for a "short" jaunt part way, just to make sure you are actually going and not just hiding at Pilot's Cove

by the way, did Ribkid write that briefing Mr T, looks far too good to have been your efforts

[mick]

Jonny and me going

[tony t]

Originally Posted by Chris Caton

Mr T, you've made me jealous again, no wine gums for you

hopefully we will be about that weekend, happy to run anyone around for parking etc and if all is well would like to join you all for a "short" jaunt part way, just to make sure you are actually going and not just hiding at Pilot's Cove

by the way, did Ribkid write that briefing Mr T, looks far too good to have been your efforts

I did go to school you know even if it was a long time ago and no just for that your banned

[Chris Caton]

Originally Posted by tony t

I did go to school you know even if it was a long time ago and no just for that your banned

ahhhh, so that why domino is black and white then, cos that's wot it wus like wen you wus at school

you'll have to catch me to ban me

[jambo]

Originally Posted by Chris Caton

ahhhh, so that why domino is black and white then, cos that's wot it wus like wen you wus at school

you'll have to catch me to ban me

Chris that may well be true but his skool was also approved!!

[Chris Caton]

Originally Posted by jambo

Chris that may well be true but his skool was also approved!!

well said, i nevva thought of that

[tony t]

Originally Posted by mick

I am staying at the farm fri will prob drop rib off with Chris so I can leave motor at farm, I am sure if anyone else needs to park in there field they should be ok with prior arrangement.
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Sounds like a plan Mick maybe you could find out for us

[mick]

Will give them a call