whAT about having a ribnet gathering for irish members???

[mikesr4]

would anybody be interested in having a gathering on the west coast of galway???
there many islands to explore and camp on??

[two stroke mick]

Hi C2

You could probably count me in pending familay commentments

TSM

[mikesr4]

coolo would be good thats three boats

[two stroke mick]

Mike

I put in C2 name by mistake for yours. What part of Galway are you from?

[mikesr4]

=two stroke mick;333546] Mike

I put in C2 name by mistake for yours. What part of Galway are you from? [/QUOTE]

clifden. I have been up as far as the mouth of clew bay in my little sr4 haha

[Zubenelgenubi]

Id be up for it too.
Was out again today in Cork, it was freezing & a little lumpy but great fun in the SR!!

[ribdraft]

sure why not, count me in

[willk]

It's a nice part of the world and as "central" as you're likely to get (bar a run up the Shannon at Athlone ). I'm interested.

Any suggested dates, launch points, preferred Islands, etc.?

[Zubenelgenubi]

Why not make it more traditionally Irish "a dash from pub to pub"?

[mikesr4]

ok we can launch from the slipway at clifden boat club in clifden or for those who want could launch from clew bay not sure where do ???
date> friday the third to monday 5th
plan....
we meet in clifden midday on friday. launch hed to inishboffin about 30mins camp there
,there is a pub

saturday early start cruise around the many smaller islands and head to inishturk north for lunch.
then on to clare island for the night where we can camp.

sunday cruise maybe down killary ford
and back to inishturk south to camp .
then 10 minute spin into clifden in morning to recover boats

there is no fuel on any islands so you must bring with you along with camping gear and food

[mikesr4]

its roughly about 120 miles round trip
serious boating!!! any fully rigid boats welcome aswell so bring friends the more the merryer

[willk]

Originally Posted by mikesr4

date> friday the third to monday 5th

There's a bit wrong and another bit missing there

[Zubenelgenubi]

Hopefully you are talking about the warmer months?
Are there hotels in any of these places?

[mikesr4]

i am talking about april hence easter haha
there hotels on bofin and clare nothing on turk south ha just wilderness

[Leaderscharter]

Originally Posted by mikesr4

i am talking about april hence easter haha
there hotels on bofin and clare nothing on turk south ha just wilderness

In fairness there is a bar and 3 B&B's on turk.
http://www.inishturkisland.com/?pagi...80d8027e52f7ef
and lots of wilderness!

[Zubenelgenubi]

Originally Posted by mikesr4

i am talking about april hence easter haha
there hotels on bofin and clare nothing on turk south ha just wilderness

errrrr I must have missed something, I didnt see any mention of Easter?

I think I might go down the hotel route especially if bringing the missus....

[9D280]

Originally Posted by mikesr4

date> friday the third to monday 5th

Just a thought, but if you launch the other side, join the rest of the nutters at IoM?

[mikesr4]

Originally Posted by Leaderscharter

In fairness there is a bar and 3 B&B's on turk.
http://www.inishturkisland.com/?pagi...80d8027e52f7ef
and lots of wilderness!

yes on turk north. on turk south there is nothing a couple of holiday houses

[mikesr4]

Originally Posted by 9D280

Just a thought, but if you launch the other side, join the rest of the nutters at IoM?

where????

[9D280]

Originally Posted by mikesr4

where????

Where launch or where IoM?

Launch I've no idea - Where on IoM the other thread is here......
http://rib.net/forum/showthread.php?t=33037

It just struck me that you had picked the same weekend as that trip. But if you are all on the west coast, I guess it's easier to go cruising there!