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14 October 2012, 19:56
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Town: Wakefield
Boat name: Bouncer
Make: Redbay Stormforce
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Sorry guys, but we've never managed to get over on a pre-planned date. 
We look for a weather window and go at short notice. Even using that tactic, we've been caught over there. An F8/9 blew through one night. We put the boats on deep water moorings rather than the usual anchoring and battened the hatches for 24hrs. The eventual run back was lumpy to say the least.  |
That's the problem with most trips you need to be there at short notice
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14 October 2012, 20:11
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Country: UK - England
Town: Mighty Penryn
Boat name: Little Joe.
Make: Avon Searider
Length: 4m +
Engine: Honda BF50
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That's the problem with most trips you need to be there at short notice
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Absolutely.
The Scillies are a fair way off shore in an exposed corner of the Northern Atlantic. Also, they sit on a shallow shelf. If there's sea running from pretty most any direction, it piles up when it hits the shallower waters which can make the final approach to the islands hairy.
The non-local guys (Jim,DHD, Maxi) that have been over on the trips that I've joined, have all arrived at short notice.
If you're gonna pick a date, I'd go for May/June and keep a close eye on the weather charts at the time, you may well be lucky. 
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14 October 2012, 21:07
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Town: Royal Wootton Bassett
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It may be better for the trailered ribs to travel down further on the Thursday and stay overnight before launching Friday morning. This way would be better for the smaller ribs and a bit more easier on fuel. I'm completely open to suggestions on this as well as any ideas for camping, launching and parking.
The larger boats cruising all the way will still leave on a thursday, stopping for one night in Plymouth and then make the run to the Isles of Scilly on the Friday rendez-vousing with the trailered ribs on route.
As for dates all I can say is it will be in a good weather window probably in the second quarter next year and before the round Ireland event. So I will plan to get my rib and trailer ready for no later than the 1st April 2013.
But as I say I am always open to suggestions and more than welcome any local knowledge and experience
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18 May 2013, 20:10
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Town: Bristol
Make: Ribcraft
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Engine: Yamaha
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Lets get this moving again. Alex Pull ya finger out and lets make it happen. AJ Maximus ...
Peterm. you got a trailer for your 4.0m beast?
Dates flexi for me, I reckon a Penzance Launch as last time.... closest . sort of..
There also was a Ribnut member who owned or ran a hotel on one of the islands.
Anyone know who it was?
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18 May 2013, 20:52
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Yeah, I'm still up for this for sure
I'll be launching from Penzance in something small and jumpy 
But having said this, this cruise is one of the hardest to plan for, it's a case of the weathers good so lets go 
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18 May 2013, 20:54
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it is. lets just do a last minute .com
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18 May 2013, 20:54
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: Warwickshire
Boat name: Impulse
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki 140
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Yep all set for when we get a weather window
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18 May 2013, 20:58
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Yep all set for when we get a weather window
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Sorted....
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18 May 2013, 21:01
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RIBnet supporter
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Town: Warwickshire
Boat name: Impulse
Make: Ribcraft
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Hmmmm maybe with your navigation from Penzance you will end up there!
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18 May 2013, 21:05
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Town: Royal Wootton Bassett
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18 May 2013, 21:51
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: Rutland
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It's normally a 2 am start
Loads of air in the middle and a very late finish in the fraggle Rock
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18 May 2013, 21:59
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Country: UK - England
Town: Mighty Penryn
Boat name: Little Joe.
Make: Avon Searider
Length: 4m +
Engine: Honda BF50
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It's normally a 2 am start
Loads of air in the middle and a very late finish in the fraggle Rock
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Are we up for another??? 
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18 May 2013, 22:05
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Country: UK - England
Town: Dorset & Hants
Boat name: Streaker/Orange
Make: Avon/Ribcraft
Length: 4m +
Engine: 50Yam/25 Mariner
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Peterm. you got a trailer for your 4.0m beast?
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Ha ha ha ha ... 4M Avon adventure doing that trip. ... You haven't drunk enough! !!
Alas... The trip holds little appeal for me. ....
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18 May 2013, 22:16
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Country: UK - England
Town: Mighty Penryn
Boat name: Little Joe.
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Ha ha ha ha ... 4M Avon adventure doing that trip. ... You haven't drunk enough! !!
Alas... The trip holds little appeal for me. ....
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Parkesy went over with us in a 4.9m Valiant one year. 
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18 May 2013, 22:39
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I thought the X-Pro 4.2m Aluminium Had done it? Only 15cm longer.... ? Same number of horses... ?
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18 May 2013, 22:45
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Dorset & Hants
Boat name: Streaker/Orange
Make: Avon/Ribcraft
Length: 4m +
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I love the eternal optimism of Ribnet...
It's an adventure. .. Not an sr....
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18 May 2013, 22:50
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Mighty Penryn
Boat name: Little Joe.
Make: Avon Searider
Length: 4m +
Engine: Honda BF50
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It's a Misadventure. .. Not an sr....
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Oh yeah. 
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18 May 2013, 23:35
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Country: UK - England
Town: Royal Wootton Bassett
Length: 8m +
Engine: 250
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I love the eternal optimism of Ribnet...
It's an adventure. .. Not an sr....
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You can be my wing man......
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19 May 2013, 03:03
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: Rutland
Length: no boat
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 2,500
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Are we up for another??? |
Yep, sooner than later
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19 May 2013, 17:53
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: West Sussex
Length: no boat
Join Date: Oct 2002
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This cruise sounds very interesting but due to uncertain weather conditions rather risky to undertake. On top of which one would have to tow a fair distance and not everybody can tow.
Some 10 years ago I participated in a cruise to St. Malo via Alderney for refuelling. Overnight stay in St. Malo good food and vine and the next day an easy cruise to Iles Chausey and from there to St. Helier Jersey again for a good meal , beer and overnight stay. The following day home via Alderney.
The cruise was organised by Rib International and to my knowledge has never been repeated.
Perhaps more would favour St. Malo above the Isles of Scilly. Just a thought but worth considering.
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