Jolly to the folly - Sunday 9 December 2012

[matt h]

Looks fantastic!! we be launchin at Hythe 8.30 ish. see ya tomorrow!

[Oscarguitar]

Originally Posted by gtb

Thanks Mark (and Ian)! I've sent you a txt.

I'm not on the Folly food list, so will be hunting for scraps falling off the table. I need to lose a few pounds anyway.

As PeterM said, I have couple of meals going spare. One soup/beef and one mushroom/beef if you are interested.

[Steve_B]

All good from the Poole end.
We have one to pick up at Calshot when we come round, but still planning on being by the Brambles around 11.30
Steve

[C2 RIBS]

Running up to The Folly aboard Exhillaration Boat rides with thirty other ribs ,

[C2 RIBS]

Folly arrival

[whisper]

The name tags were a great idea, I'm sat next to Henri Lloyd and Musto

[xs 400]

Originally Posted by whisper

The name tags were a great idea, I'm sat next to Henri Lloyd and Musto

love it! did you Helly Hansen

[falcon0310]

hope you got there safe, gess was good day after all, as its not been bad here, hope you all had fun

[Low Flyer]

Amazing day hope all got home ok

[John Kennett]

We were having a bit of trouble the boat electrics so decided to quit while we were ahead and head back from Cowes.

Sorry not to make it to the Folly and meet everyone properly. Hope you all had a good lunch - we ended up in the Jolly Sailor at Bursledon which was very good indeed!

[C2 RIBS]

Firstly well done Peter, all those sleepness nights worrying about the bill for food!!!

I have some images which are on my FB pages here, sorry I have not named many people but please feel free to put names to faces, Hope to run videos up in next few days.

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Thank you for Skippermarky for the use of his excellent RIB from Exhilaration Boat Rides

[PeterM]

Home safe . Thanks to all for making it and apologies that I felt the Folly let themselves and us down on service levels today........and then they sort of lost the plot when it came to paying and made me feel like we were all about to skip the country etc etc ...I leave it at that.

Anyhow I counted 19 boats in total . I tried to do a head count but kept getting interrupted - so gave up . Very very few empty seats which is always a good sign.

Considering the potential weather I felt it was a result - didn't get wet at all - of course down to Steves helming I'm sure.....

Pulled alongside just as total darkness fell...

Again huge thats to everyone for making a good day of it. If I didn't get round to say hi and do the social bit apologies ..some people I meant to talk to but for some reason it didnt happen .

Cat herding 2012 complete for me - so any dates for 2013 in the diary yet ?

I think the Nacho run was mentioned as 6th Jan ?..........................

[John Kennett]

Meeting the Poole contingent (and proof that we made it to the needles!)

[John Kennett]

Coming in to Cowes

[John Kennett]

A few more

[PeterM]

Originally Posted by whisper

The name tags were a great idea, I'm sat next to Henri Lloyd and Musto

Sorry, I've got them...in the car!...I was sat next to musto hpx...and gill...

[whisper]

Originally Posted by PeterM

Sorry, I've got them...in the car!...I was sat next to musto hpx...and gill...

Did you see Calvin Klein in the toilet

Home safe and dropped the Nos's off too

Thanks for a great day you lot And thanks again to Peter for the organising

[PeterM]

Originally Posted by whisper

Did you see Calvin Klein to the toilet

Home safe and dropped the Nos's off too

Thanks for a great day you lot And thanks again to Peter for the organising

We await a whisper epic production set to stunning music....

[Steve_B]

Once again a huge thank you to Pete for doing the organisation.

It was great to catch up with so many friends, a real pleasure to see Biff and his good wife and to put more faces to names/voices (Ian & Andy).

Some pics we grabbed

Steve

PS Sad to see JK had problems, as that "little" Parker looked a great boat rode the conditions very well

[Steve_B]

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