Northwest RIBsters second meeting

[John Firth]

Dave gets Caprice up to speed
Hang on Debs

[John Firth]

Debs jumps ship to give Ged a try

[John Firth]

Arriving at the Skerries to the sound of the foghorn and with mist in the lens

[John Firth]

Moored in the lagoon at the Skerries lighthouse

[John Firth]

Then the sun came out at Holyhead
Dave dries off with Hectic

[John Firth]

I get to pose in Ged's Rib The Full Morty
while Dave does a Moonwalk

[John Firth]

Others seem curiously interested in what can be seen through Ged's underwater camera.

"If you just look to the left you can see right up its....."

[John Firth]

Out towards the stacks from Holyhead the weather and sea were perfect. Windchill opened up.

[John Firth]

Debs jumps at the chance of a ride on Dave's mean machine

[John Firth]

Back to the straights on Full Morty at Port Dinorwic

[Richard B]

Wow! What a day - and an excellent set of photos.

Just on question... "The Ribsters meet at Beaumaris" - looks a lot like Bangor pier??

[narked]

Nope, that's definately Beaumaris pier, I remember it well, and for a good reason too! It was where Crazyhorse bought us all a cuppa and a KitKat (each, not between us..) on the first NW RIBsters cruise!

[Richard B]

I stand corrected!

Hey, just found this on Google...

http://www.theheritagetrail.co.uk/al...s/pierlist.htm

Well I never!

[John Firth]

Hi Richard

Thanks for being complementary about the photos.

Bangor pier looks like this

Cheers

John

[Windchill]

Thanks for organising ane excellent day out for everyone Ian. Even my wife enjoyed it - after drying out!!

Anglesey is a truly wonderful place; it was a privilege to be able to show you some of the mosre interesting bits of our coastline.

I look forwards to seing some more pictures.

Finally, a HUGE thanks to Kevin G for doing the fuel run.

[Dave Clarkson]

John,
Great photos. Thanks to all for a great day out. Good company, good weather, good fun. What else could you ask for ? It would be nice to see a few south coast boats up here next time chaps.

(Shame that bloke in the white tee shirt spoilt the picture of Hectic!!)

See you soon,

Dave

[Phil Davies]

My first rib cruise too and around what must be one of the most impressive pieces of coastlines in Britain - a fantastic experience made all the more so by a superb group of ribsters. Particular thanks to Ian for making it all happen and Clarky for inviting me to join him on Hectic in the absence of my own rib. Also to Windchill, whose role as tour guide was universally acclaimed and offered an excellent insight into local history and culture. Just to echo the above comments,John, your photos are spectacular, look forward to seeing the CD compilation.
And if anyone new to ribbing is hesitant about joining one of these cruises, then don't be. I've only owned a rib for 8 months but learnt more in one day on Anglesey chatting to everyone than I did on my RYA level 2! The combined knowledge of these guys is awesome and has certainly broadened the whole rib experience for me.

[narked]

Here's another bit of helpful advice for you for if you ever end up on one of these cruises with me! Don't be on David Manning's boat if it's a bit rough, and I happen to be driving Ian's searider behind him, especially if the steering goes all funny!

Great pics John, makes me regret not going along. Looks like you all had a great time!

[Windchill]

Where to next then?

Anymore photos?

[Phil Davies]

Dublin has been muted or the Isle of Man (which should be interesting in a 4.0m Searider and a Force 5!). Richard,would a cruise from Anglesey/Conwy to the Wirral/Dee estuary be feasible, stopping off for an ice cream at Rhyl?