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24 April 2011, 11:08
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: Dinard, Brittany
Boat name: Into the Red
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 7m +
Engine: Evinrude E-tec 250HO
MMSI: 235 076 114
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 1,957
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They're offline. Must mean that there are no base stations along the seine?
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24 April 2011, 14:14
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#462
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Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: Jersey
Length: no boat
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 15
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Or he pulled the plug to stop people like us watching! I'm gutted I couldn't go also, and just realised that the Mrs has her birthday 23rd July. So thats Alderney out too. How inconsiderate!
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24 April 2011, 14:37
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#463
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Member
Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: Alderney
Length: no boat
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,047
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Duclair, I think the Witch said they are at now. Not sure which scrying device she used to gain that morsel of info. 
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25 April 2011, 06:30
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Member
Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: A large rock
Boat name: La Frette
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200 Suzzy
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 2,893
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The Witch is right. We had a quick pitsop biere and quiche in Duclair which was the first available temporary mooring we found on our way up to Rouen. We have just spent the night in Rouen and in a few mins after breakfast we will be meeting our first real challenge..... getting some fuel from a roadside station. So far the sea/river conditions have been absolutely fantastic and we have been getting better economy than first thought, and I can thoroughly reccomend surfing Martini's wake. It knocks 20% off your fuel consumption  .
Port de L'Ilon tonight subject to fuel and the first of many locks. More to follow..... Oh, and don't forget to ask Martini about the Gendarmes when you next see him 
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25 April 2011, 07:07
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Member
Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: Alderney
Length: no boat
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,047
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Erin
Oh, and don't forget to ask Martini about the Gendarmes when you next see him |
Oh lawks, wasshebinupto?
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25 April 2011, 12:06
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: Dinard, Brittany
Boat name: Into the Red
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 7m +
Engine: Evinrude E-tec 250HO
MMSI: 235 076 114
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 1,957
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Channel Ribs
Oh lawks, wasshebinupto?
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25 April 2011, 19:17
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#467
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Member
Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: A large rock
Boat name: La Frette
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200 Suzzy
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 2,893
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You'll have to wait to see the photo. Made it to Port de L'Ilon and all a little sunburnt.
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26 April 2011, 07:04
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#468
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Member
Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: Alderney
Length: no boat
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,047
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Erin
Made it to Port de L'Ilon and all a little sunburnt.
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Thats what you want, break out the suncream on the Easter holiday. 
Paris tonight then?
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26 April 2011, 19:49
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Member
Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: Jersey
Boat name: Archangel
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 6m +
Engine: ETec 225
MMSI: 235063789
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 1,005
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Are we there yet?
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26 April 2011, 22:41
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#470
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Member
Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: Jersey
Length: no boat
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 15
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Unless there are pics, it never happened!
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27 April 2011, 00:00
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Member
Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: A large rock
Boat name: La Frette
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200 Suzzy
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 2,893
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Peachy00
Unless there are pics, it never happened!
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Oh there are definitely pics.... about 400 of them between us. Eiffel tower and all!
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27 April 2011, 00:05
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#472
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Member
Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: A large rock
Boat name: La Frette
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200 Suzzy
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 2,893
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For any of the doubters....
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27 April 2011, 00:15
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#473
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Member
Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: A large rock
Boat name: La Frette
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200 Suzzy
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 2,893
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And a few more tantalisers...
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27 April 2011, 09:45
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#474
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Member
Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: Jersey
Boat name: Archangel
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 6m +
Engine: ETec 225
MMSI: 235063789
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 1,005
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Congratulations guys and gal, excellent effort! I think we're all looking forward to the pictures and reading your accounts of your epic adventure.
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27 April 2011, 09:53
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Ashton-under-Lyne Lancs
Boat name: IMOGEN
Make: Air-Craft 5.4
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki df70a
MMSI: 235087492
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 7,078
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GJ0KYZ
Congratulations guys and gal, excellent effort! I think we're all looking forward to the pictures and reading your accounts of your epic adventure.
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I'll second that
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27 April 2011, 09:55
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Ashton-under-Lyne Lancs
Boat name: IMOGEN
Make: Air-Craft 5.4
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki df70a
MMSI: 235087492
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 7,078
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Erin
And a few more tantalisers...
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Great pics Erin, the first two pics really show the meaning of a mirror glass sea.
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27 April 2011, 10:57
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#477
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Hamble
Boat name: Worth the wait
Make: Parker
Length: 7m +
Engine: Outboard
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 1,446
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Well done, watching with interest and strong wish to be with you
Steve
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27 April 2011, 14:55
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#478
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Kings Lynn
Boat name: Blow 'N' Away
Make: Coastline
Length: 7m +
Engine: Suzuki 175
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 503
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Well done everyone ,
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27 April 2011, 16:47
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#479
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Member
Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: Jersey
Length: no boat
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 15
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A job well done chaps and chapesses! Will everyone be making it back on time?
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27 April 2011, 19:09
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#480
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Member
Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: A large rock
Boat name: La Frette
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200 Suzzy
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 2,893
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Hoping to get back Sunday or Monday, but the forecast is still a little bit uncertain for the open sea part. Have to be downstream of Rouen by Friday evening as the river is being closed for 3 days for racing and we don't want to get trapped the wrong side and not get home in time for work next week.
It's been a hard slog and some of our plans were a bit ambitious, with a few problems along the way, but at least we made it
Full reports with photos and some video once we get home.
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Into the Red
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