lulworth cove sibfest part deux the return - 26/27 May 2012

[xs 400]

who's up for a trip from portland camping at weymouth/portland , launching castletown portland (free), across the bay about 8 miles to durdle door, man of war , lulworth cove anchor up ashore for a beer/ food back to portland .

date options may 12,13th,....26,27th
june 9,10th,....

[matt h]

Yep!!

[willk]

Hey!

RIBnet Flashmob on the Cowboy's Pontoon!

You know you want to...

[Avocet]

Originally Posted by willk

RIBnet Flashmob on the Cowboy's Pontoon!

I'll be there if you are!

..... but, either way, count me in out of Poole on a day basis (no roughing it that close to home!).

David

[PeterM]

A possible maybe .....need the right weather as its going to be bumpier than the Solent !

[xs 400]

thanks Nathan good luck with the exams! maybe next time

[xs 400]

good to hear from ........ jessk9, avocet, peterm, matth, nathank.

pm's sent to the rest of the crew. ...TrevorLawson, lockieboi, guernseylee, astra and Little j.

the trip is open to anyone who fancies it , the deal is we go as fast as the slowest one......ie no one gets left behind!

have added a thread "weymouth Bay" to get some advice on the trip to give us all peace of mind.

any of the dates not possible?

[xs 400]

good to hear lockeiboi, he's up for it

several people asked about where to camp, ill look into unless any of you have suggestions in the portland area. ?

[Oscarguitar]

Well if you dont mind having a nasty hard bottomed Rib along, I fancy a trip to Lulworth as well. Same as Avocet though, own bed is too close to warant staying over.

[BigDipper]

Would love to join you in our RIB for the day or maybe camping. We will be going from Poole if anyone wants to go in convoy.

[xs 400]

Originally Posted by martini

Hard to believe that thread's 5 year old already!

I was there last year, did Alderney-Poole-Weymouth-Lulworth-Bournemouth- Poole Saturday then Poole-Yarmouth-Cowes-back to Alderney Sunday, expensive weekend!

Portland to Lulworth is completely straightforward with no dangers, you don't even need to worry about hi-speed cats out of Weymouth at the mo either.
It's only 7 miles so 20 minutes at 20 knots - easy

a little peace of mind for those concerned, thannks Martini

[xs 400]

good to hear from trevor lawson....congrats on the new boat valiant 450 with a 60

looking forward to seeing that!

[xs 400]

right here goes!

aiming for weekend of 26th 27th May...26th sailing day. (weather permitting)

camping fri ev 25th and sat ev 26th.... leave sunday

suggested campsite pebble bank wyke regis not far from launch "castletown". be nice if several ribbers could camp. Have rung to see availability this evening. looks nice NO VIDEO OF TOILETS THOUGH.

Pebble Bank Caravan Park in Weymouth

tides neap high water 0930 am 2134pm
low water 1431pm

so suggest launch 1100am should have enough water to return 16.30 for small trailered boats .

please confirm

lockieboi, trevorlawson, jessk9, peterm, matth.

cant make it on holiday neilh

Poole boys avocet, oscarguitar, bigdipper meet weymouth bay rendezvous vhf

[bingosucks]

room for a small one or is it for the big boys ?.... would be up for caravanning pebble bank too... looks a beautifull bay..... also wondering how long the trip would take with 15 hosses ?

[lockieboi]

Originally Posted by bingosucks

room for a small one or is it for the big boys ?.... would be up for caravanning pebble bank too... looks a beautifull bay..... also wondering how long the trip would take with 15 hosses ?

Im 15 hosses aswell so we can just poodle along behind the big boys.

Just gotta check with the Mrs but weather permitting will be up for that!

[xs 400]

Originally Posted by bingosucks

room for a small one or is it for the big boys ?.... would be up for caravanning pebble bank too... looks a beautifull bay..... also wondering how long the trip would take with 15 hosses ?

Hi!.....let me just say its not MY trip, its OUR trip, its a sibfest so open to sibs, although ribs are welcome (me included) . the last IOW sibfest was brilliant fun. The bigger ribs I felt added a sense of security, as some of the trip was quite rough ( right Jessk9!) , and the currents extreme!

we are dependent on weather, on the day if you dont feel the weather is suitable you make the decision not to go. That said I have launched at Portland Harbour many times, and as it is walled it is sheltered, so it would have to be bad not to be able to have a bit of fun in the harbour.

How far, how long....i'm told 7 to 8 miles and thats 30 min at 15 mph which is quite sedate (Matth with a 3.8 Bombard and 15hp yam I reckon was cruisin at 20mph). but we wont leave anyone behind.

I felt on the IOW sibfest it would have been even better if more had camped and shared a beer or two!
the campsite rang me today and they have availability for that weekend, they can accomodate boats, and they are ok with rinsing the engines after use if needed.

[bingosucks]

splendid we will mark it in the calender.... we can storm `the cowboys pontoon` in numbers lmao ..agreed it does add a sense of security to have some ribs there.. if it looks a bit choppy we can always lark about the bay so should be good to go

[FOXFIRE]

I'm running the Poole powerboat race, the start is 12.00 on May 27th at Bournemouth Pier, the smaller boats are racing lap around that area, but the bigger boats go to the Needles, then Portland before return to the pier, so if you would to help around Lulworth around 12.30 until 13.30 please pm me.

[xs 400]

hi foxfire, sorry for the delay, the plan is to go across on the the 26th may so would not be there the 27th.

sounds fun though!

[dek]

Hi guys is this a definate goer and if so do I need to book the campsite now ? are people planning on one or two nights.

Oh ! thats if you don't mind me tagging along as it looks like it may also turn out to be my first outing.
cheers
Dek.