Round Anglesey Ribnet Cruise August 2011 incorporating Moelfre lifeboat display - Page 4

RibcraftSteve61 · 14 July 2011, 14:07

Hi Paul,
got a lot going on at moment, ( family health problems ) if you bear with me : when i get time i will check my hard drives and see if i still have them. No cost mate. As for round Anglesey , will have to wait see how things work out. Take care, Steve.

kerny · 26 July 2011, 19:58

Well this cruise is getting closer 3 weeks on Saturday.

I have just phoned the Gazelle this evening to make sure that our rooms are booked and ready for us when we arrive, and they are.

Rooms booked are,

kerny double
tony t double
ribkid single
hadd double

HUMBER P4VWL · 26 July 2011, 20:52

Might have to get rib kid to swim out and get our boat seeing as the dinghy's gone. Grrrrr

Any chance for he or Tony to show off the dry suits though heh!

Reckon they sleep in them, ready to go at any time. Though not after a few rusty nails!!

telcowilliam · 26 July 2011, 20:59

Hi Paul, I noticed that your dinghy had been nicked the thieving B-------ds, where did it get nicked from?

I may be up for this trip, have had a couple of good days out at Moelfre Lifeboat day before and its always good to support a worthy cause

speak soon

Mike

kerny · 26 July 2011, 21:02

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Originally Posted by HUMBER P4VWL

Might have to get rib kid to swim out and get our boat seeing as the dinghy's gone. Grrrrr

Any chance for he or Tony to show off the dry suits though heh!

Reckon they sleep in them, ready to go at any time. Though not after a few rusty nails!!

hadd will be donning his new BLACK SHADOW on this trip as well.So rusty nails naw,,

I reckon TRIPLE BLACK RUSSIANS will be in order at the bar.

martini · 26 July 2011, 22:36

Hope it all goes well and the sun shines on you

HUMBER P4VWL · 27 July 2011, 00:06

Cheers martini, though it didn't in may and I just got back from a week in Toulouse.... And it rained every day, in July, would you believe it. I'm no sun bringer!!

Telcosteve. More the merrier. Intending to go around island clockwise, but if poor just go round to moelfre and or Conwy river. Keep us posted.

Maximus · 27 July 2011, 17:04

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Originally Posted by martini

Hope it all goes well and the sun shines on you

Finaly..! Looking good for this one guys! Am I too late to for accomodation? Myself pluss Mrs M. Like Martini hopeing for some seasonal weather!! HALF decent will do! Looking forward to meeting the 'Celtic confederates' and a few Beers.

HUMBER P4VWL · 27 July 2011, 17:42

me, tony, chris, hadd, kerny, nitrox, telcowilliam, maximus and possibly ribcraftsteve

welcome along maximus, just ring the Gazelle Hotel and ask for Chris, he should sort you out.

Looking good, bar the dinghy, back to the old one with a hole in. grrr.

Maximus · 27 July 2011, 21:07

All Booked in!We will make the trip up on Friday and make a full weekend of it

How is the Fuel situation localy Guys?

HUMBER P4VWL · 28 July 2011, 00:10

fuel in Menai Bridge by car, or by boat in Menai Bridge by Porth Daniel at harbourside, but more expensive. Fuel in Beaumaris, by car, 2 miles at most from Gazelle, or by boat, walk up the beach with cans.

Glad you can make it, it will be fun, even if it is bad weather, with us all in the pub.

HUMBER P4VWL · 28 July 2011, 00:21

High tide is about 3.05pm Menai Bridge. (Seem to have a few different times from3.05-3.37. Anyone else clarify this?)

I'm hoping to get to Moelfre for 1pm (Yoyo seems to think it all kicks off about then).

Do we set off clockwise and go through bridges/caernarvon sandbanks and bar at v low water, to get the 4 hours in/60mile round trip to Moelfre by 1pm. Risking it being lumpy and not making the lifeboat display. We could have to turn back by Stacks/Holyhead, the most likely place for rough water. We would never make it back to Moelfre by 1pm as it is the opposite side to the island. Remember there are 5.5m ribs, so even a fair chop will slow us down. Remember the return from Morfa Nefyn!!

Or set off at 11.30pm and head anticlockwise to Moelfre, ensuring arrival by 1pm even if lumpy, 15-20 miles, to watch the display. Grab some lunch then if it is fine weather we carry on, nailing it round arriving back at 5-6pm. Or if obviously poor, we head back up straits past puffin island, battle seas, then head up to Caernarvon through straits for a cruise past the beautiful scenery and play on sand bar if horrible, and or beer in Caernarvon, before heading back to Gazelle.

Any thoughts? My priority to be honest is Moelfre. I'd lean to the latter plan, going there first and making a judgemen on circumnavigation, however this started with round Island and if that is others' priority we'd be best trying to nail that in the main part of the day with plenty of time to spare.

With a fair chop, you can slow a 5.5m boat to 10mph v easily and that would then take 8 hours. It would be long and painful. With the latter plan, we ensure we make the display, with fun and laughter even if rough for 15-20 miles, then head back or completer our mission if it is calm.

I think i am answering my own question. But REALLY WANT OTHERS' OPINIONS!

If weather is like glass, the latter and former plans work. If weather is medium (its always worse somewhere else on the island) the latter works but the former doesnt.

tony t · 28 July 2011, 05:31

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Originally Posted by HUMBER P4VWL

fuel in Menai Bridge by car, or by boat in Menai Bridge by Porth Daniel at harbourside, but more expensive. Fuel in Beaumaris, by car, 2 miles at most from Gazelle, or by boat, walk up the beach with cans.

Glad you can make it, it will be fun, even if it is bad weather, with us all in the pub.

What's all this bad weather crap ..!! Be positive it's going to be red hot I might even leave my black shadow at home ...!

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HUMBER P4VWL · 28 July 2011, 07:59

Holy crap, I daren't think of what you wear underneath.

I doubt you have other clothes! Do Black Shadow make mankinis...

kerny · 28 July 2011, 13:55

Decision-making is probably better done on the actual day Paul if everyone agrees to that.

kerny · 28 July 2011, 14:03

With a fair chop, you can slow a 5.5m boat to 10mph v easily and that would then take 8 hours. It would be long and painful. With the latter plan, we ensure we make the display, with fun and laughter even if rough for 15-20 miles, then head back or completer our mission if it is calm.[quote]

Paul,

Don't worry about the Air Craft mate, it can fly

HUMBER P4VWL · 28 July 2011, 14:22

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Originally Posted by kerny

Decision-making is probably better done on the actual day Paul if everyone agrees to that.

Trouble is, Chris at ty calch and Nitrox at bull bay I guess would need to know which way we're going.

We could phone either of you at 10.30 to give our decision if you PM a number. Time then for either to get to gazelle by 11.00 ish

matt h · 28 July 2011, 14:28

Could be a possibility!!

HUMBER P4VWL · 28 July 2011, 15:11

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Could be a possibility!!

you know it will be good! Irrespective of weather. Even the evening will be a giggle.

kerny · 28 July 2011, 20:52

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Originally Posted by HUMBER P4VWL

Holy crap, I daren't think of what you wear underneath.

I doubt you have other clothes! Do Black Shadow make mankinis...

I can see the evening at the Gazelle ending up something like this,,,,,but in black.

I bet Andy + Chris the proprietors would love this

Introducing,, hadd , tony t , + ribkid.

‪three men three mankinis one 21 year old lol‬‏ - YouTube