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Old 28 March 2004, 21:24   #1
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The Robin Hood Cruise !!!!
Met up with Robin on Wed 24 for a rip through the SOLENT
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Old 28 March 2004, 21:26   #2
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GOD was obviously keeping an eye on me !!!!
The light (if I had been there I would've tidied up the fenders pet)
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Old 28 March 2004, 21:26   #3
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Old 28 March 2004, 21:27   #4
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Gilkicker point or whatever its called
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Old 28 March 2004, 21:28   #5
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Robin looks for fish
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Old 28 March 2004, 21:31   #6
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Yarmouth
Called into Cowes - too rough to moor so split and hit Yarmouth for the 1000th time . Nice wavelets on the way down
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Old 28 March 2004, 21:32   #7
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RNLI all over the shop - they were on a piss up in the town
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Old 28 March 2004, 21:33   #8
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Yet more life boats
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Old 28 March 2004, 21:34   #9
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Robin goes blasting in the 12 foot waves
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Old 28 March 2004, 21:36   #10
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He just couldn't stop
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Old 28 March 2004, 21:38   #11
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we came across this 72 knots top speed 40,000 HP 12 diesel yanmars all in a row
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Old 28 March 2004, 21:39   #12
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they kept shooting at us
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Old 28 March 2004, 21:41   #13
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that's my fave one !!!!

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Old 28 March 2004, 21:42   #14
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and off home for a few beers - total trip 185 miles at avg of 49 knots and burn rate of 3.5 ltrs per hour.


All pics take by Robins Sony waterproof camera - gota get me one

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Old 28 March 2004, 21:44   #15
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What about this one.......lean forwards in your rib and you gain an extra 3 knots. even when going uphill like here in this part of the solent where it is a one in ten gradient....
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Old 28 March 2004, 21:44   #16
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Liar!!!! oops...I meant Paul's speed reporting!!!

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Old 28 March 2004, 21:46   #17
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Me.
Yup
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Old 28 March 2004, 21:48   #18
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Are you two confusing me by using 2 computers?
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Old 28 March 2004, 21:49   #19
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Sad innit

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Old 28 March 2004, 21:52   #20
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Nah....is zebedee still in the water at an undisclosed location in the south of england. Surrounded by razor wire, patrolled by ex special forces personnel with vicious attack poodles?
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