Millport Illuminations (Firework display) 27th Sept 08

[BruceB]

We are coming, plan is to go to millport saturday and then go down to Easdale to participate in the world stone skimmimg championships on the Sunday.
We will probably go to Arran or into the Kyles of Bute durung the day for a run.
Since we are going to be coming from a different direction and doing different things on the saturday all we need to know is when is the meeting time and where at millport?
We may be there early in kames bay anyway geting fed by the outlaws

[K&S]

Hi Bruce,
I have done a search on the web to try and find the times of the fireworks and can't find anything definate.

Best i can come up with is somewhere between 7.00 and 9.00pm.

From memory i think they were about 8.30pm.

We are still heading back from Millport to Holy Loch on the Sat night if you you want a buddy to head back to Kip with Bigmuz7

[BruceB]

I have the schedule for the weekend from the website and there is no mention of fireworks, will call the outlaws on the island tonight to see if they can find out.

[K&S]

Hi all

I phoned the tourist office and the best they can give is sometime after 7.30pm

I also phoned Portavadie to confirm they have fuel both petrol and diesel - no luging tanks about in Tarbert this time

[Bigmuz7]

Originally Posted by K&S

We are still heading back from Millport to Holy Loch on the Sat night if you you want a buddy to head back to Kip with Bigmuz7

Thanks for that guys .. but .. looks like I'm being domineered into visiting the outlaws now deep joy .. wonder if my car can suddenly suffer a double blow out ... whilst parked in the garage

[K&S]

Ok were now heading off to for the weekend and have no internet from this afternoon.


Weather looks about typical for a boating weekend on the clyde.

We will trundle over from Holy Loch to Largs Yacht Haven for 1.00pm and meet up with everybody and take it from there .... ( will be bobing about outside the marina entrance )

Hopefully catch up with you at some point Bruce , sorry you cant make it Bigmuz but if you do come up with an excusse that gets you out of visiting the 'outlaws' i'd be interested in hearing it for future use

If anybody else wants to come that would be great

As said, we wont have internet conection for the weekend if anybody needs to get in touch with us here is my mob no -07500272042

[Amber1]

We're hoping to go over to see the fireworks.

Alas, we've sold out, and old Amber is up for sale. We've gone to a Merry Fisher, but hopefully some of you will still talk to us even though it's not a proper boat!


Cheers

[Bigmuz7]

Originally Posted by K&S

sorry you cant make it Bigmuz but if you do come up with an excusse that gets you out of visiting the 'outlaws' i'd be interested in hearing it for future use

Hey ,.. when I find it .. I'll be looking for a world wide patent maybe you guys could set me on the course for the night stuff tho I am interested..

Originally Posted by Amber1

We're hoping to go over to see the fireworks.

Alas, we've sold out, and old Amber is up for sale. We've gone to a Merry Fisher, but hopefully some of you will still talk to us even though it's not a proper boat!


Cheers

For sure Eric why the change ?,.. you guys went a decent few trips in that boat .. missed you on our recent clyde trip

[IBWET]

Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

Hey ,.. when I find it .. I'll be looking for a world wide patent maybe you guys could set me on the course for the night stuff tho I am interested..




For sure Eric why the change ?,.. you guys went a decent few trips in that boat .. missed you on our recent clyde trip

Got to agree with that one,the way you looked after that boat, I was surprised to see it for sale.

[BruceB]

Weather turned out nice for the display after coming across earlier and getting slightly wet.
We didn't get away till nearly 11pm so didn't get home till 1:45am which scuppered the stone skimming trip today.
Good trip back at night, very dark as no moon but the sky was really nice and the Milky way was quite clear with lots of biolumensence in the water. We stopped and switched off everything west of Garroch Head and watched all the glowing plankton flowing past the boat at one point right down through the water column, very spooky! I'll need to put a resistor in my instrument lights as they are still a bit bright and replace my anchor hatch which seems to have been broken at some point in the night but other than that everything worked as it should.
Some pics of the display attached.

[Pinto]

Hi

Just to say a huge thanks to Bruce & Kim for making it such an enjoyable time last night.

We would not have had the confidence to go over so close to the fireworks in the first place - so thanks Bruce for taking us over! It was also good to catch up with everyone else which we would have difficulty doing if we stayed on our own boats.

Also the journey back was fantastic, again I simply would not have the confidence to go at that speed in the dark if I hadn't been following you Kim - I dread to think how long it would have taken otherwise. The biggest difficulty was when we got back into the marina - the floodlights totally blinded you, so trying to dock was difficult.

Overall a fantastic trip out - thanks for making the suggestion in the first place Kim.

Cya

Vivienne

[BruceB]

We have the opposite problem, all the slips are unlit and there are no lights anywhere
The small spotlamp I have on the front isn't for show as I needed it to find the slip when we got back to Tarbert and not ram any of the moored boats on the way in
I think we'll stick it in the calendar again for next year, the fireworks were quite good and its always good to meet up with folk.
We probably won't be down on the Clyde now till Nov/Dec when we go back up the Clyde for the illuminations and hopefully a bite to eat.
I'll need to check tides etc to see when this is likely to be, looking for LW around 5-6pm probably on a spring to make sure all the garbage is aground on the mudflats

[K&S]

Good to see you all again and thanks for coming

Pinto, its great to see you all getting a lot of use from your boat. If we can help you get more or help in anyway don't hesitate to get in touch.

Perhaps we could help by carrying fuel for you if you wanted to venture a little further sometime the offer is there.

I'm off to Portavadie next weekend, powerboating, work sucks ....
should be back at Largs around about 4pm (ish)

Anybody going out to chase the QE2 down the clyde for the second last time or should that be the second last time ???

I missed last years last ever trip dont want to miss this last ever trip as there might not be a third last ever trip

(I think there is suggested meet at Mountstuart at 10am, there was a poster in LYH posted by pilots.
Anybody know what time she trundles back down at ?)

[BruceB]

I thought the QE2 was in the middle east being used as a floating hotel?
When is she coming up the Clyde for the last time? again........

[K&S]

Bruce i believe she comes up passing Mountstuart at 10am - all boats to be, oh how was it put on the poster ..... something like dressed for the occasion....

What i don't know is when she departs.
Unfortunately i cant be there for the up river trip but would love to get to see her.

Coming back down from Greenock at night??? I recon that be worth staying out on the water for.

[K&S]

http://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/NewsR.aspx?id=425

[Amber1]

It was a good firrework display at the weekend, good to see so many boats out.

Thanks for the positive comments about Amber, and the way looked after her.

We've had a lot of additional work commitments in the last few months, illness in the family, and a new arrival, so that's why we've been away from the forum and local trips for a good while.

We really enjoyed the boat, and the local RIB community made us feel very welcome.

Amber is a great boat, and we are sorry to see her go, but it was always our intention to move to something with weather protection when the wee one came along, and we want to be able to overnight, and not have to run back to the marina after each outing. Unfortunatley we're not in the market for a Redbay at the moment!

The new one's called Cirrus, and we'll keep her just as good as the old one!

Hopefully we might still be welcomed along on the odd trip as 'ex-ribsters'. We could carry the rolls, and bring up the back!

Maybe see some of you out on Sunday


Cheers

[K&S]

Originally Posted by Amber1

It was a good firrework display at the weekend, good to see so many boats out.

Thanks for the positive comments about Amber, and the way looked after her.

We've had a lot of additional work commitments in the last few months, illness in the family, and a new arrival, so that's why we've been away from the forum and local trips for a good while.

We really enjoyed the boat, and the local RIB community made us feel very welcome.

Amber is a great boat, and we are sorry to see her go, but it was always our intention to move to something with weather protection when the wee one came along, and we want to be able to overnight, and not have to run back to the marina after each outing. Unfortunatley we're not in the market for a Redbay at the moment!

The new one's called Cirrus, and we'll keep her just as good as the old one!

Hopefully we might still be welcomed along on the odd trip as 'ex-ribsters'. We could carry the rolls, and bring up the back!

Maybe see some of you out on Sunday


Cheers

Hi, we used to have a Hardy Pilot and totally understand your reasons, we went to a rib as Hardy Pilots are a bit slow.

Unfortunately we haven't won the lottery yet and not in the redbay market either

To us a boat is a boat whether it's sail, human or fuel powered i'd like to think were all out for similar reasons and would be glad of your company.

Millport bay seemed a little bit quieter this year but we could put that down to bad weather in the afternoon.

See you on the water,

Kim, Susan and the weins....

[Amber1]

Thanks for the positive comments, it's always good to get a few boats together, and we'd be happy to travel in company again.

The new one is happy to cruise at 18 knots, and will do 24 knots, and with the engine we expect to get similar fuel consumption as long as we don't go everywhere at full throttle!

I would agree that what matters is being out and about, enjoying the scenery, being on the water and good company.

Hope to see some of the old faces out on Sunday, hopefully it won't be as rough as last year.....


Cheers

[TORNADO]

Hi folks, glad you all enjoyed the Millport Illuminations, they are getting better each year IMHO. Am just disappointed I didn't see the thread before the event, have been shore bound for the last wee while and could have helped you out with times etc, I spend majority of my time on Cumbrae (Fantasy Island LOL) and generally know whats happenening when.
Anyway, enjoyed the show from the esplanade, if I'd seen the thread I would have wandered along to the pier and said hello. Did hear there was a bit of entertainment/drama with passengers nearly not getting back on the Balmoral though hehehe the perils of drink!!
I will pass on the news to the local organisers that the illuminations are attracting Clyde ribbers !
Anyway, there's always next year!....by the way..IBWET, I need beer!