Yarmouth Blast October 2nd 2005 - Page 7

Jimbo · 02 October 2005, 00:07

By rights I should have a stinking hangover tomorrow...

We shall see.

The Jackeens · 02 October 2005, 00:11

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Originally Posted by Jimbo

By rights I should have a stinking hangover tomorrow...

Yep we've had a bit of a session at a Southsea residence too Jimbo so too tired to go over the list once again!

Will have a last go at the list tomorrow early in the am morning time oh no look at the time

Thanks for pms also...will try to make amendments

See ye all tomoro!

Us

Jimbo · 02 October 2005, 00:16

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Originally Posted by The Jackeens

Yep we've had a bit of a session at a Southsea residence too Jimbo so too tired to go over the list once again!

Will have a last go at the list tomorrow early in the am morning time oh no look at the time

Thanks for pms also...will try to make amendments

See ye all tomoro!

Us

Lists? Who needs lists! I shall provide everybody with all the info they need to know:

On the 2nd of October 2005, some ribs will be out in the Solent. The ribs shall be many and various, and possibly even devious. If you see a rib in the solent, and you are a ribber, please go over and start following them, as they may be going to yarmouth. If the rib you end up following doesn't end up in Yarmouth, hey, at least you got on the water!

If it does end up in Yarmouth, go up to the driver and say "Hi, I'm from Ribnet, my name is..." The driver then has 3 options:

1) Look at you like you're a nutter, in which case go off and find the actual ribnet crowd in yarmouth

2) Think "This guy's a nutter" but humour you and buy you a drink, in which case, hey, free drink!

3) Say, "Hi my name is The Jackeens/Pete/Jimbo/Rich/Tim/Carly/Nasher/Olly/Mark/Lurcher/Whoever I've forgotten from Ribnet", in which case, result!

There, that's the day in a nutshell, who needs lists!

slimtim · 02 October 2005, 03:07

could someone gimme a call to wake me up tomorrow please?

Its a little late (early) and the beer was slipping down a litle too quickly

see you all tomrrow...god speed

Jimbo · 02 October 2005, 07:27

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Originally Posted by slimtim

could someone gimme a call to wake me up tomorrow please?

Its a little late (early) and the beer was slipping down a litle too quickly

see you all tomrrow...god speed

I would if I had your number, the ungodly hour that it is.

The Jackeens · 02 October 2005, 07:34

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Originally Posted by Jimbo

Say, "Hi my name is The Jackeens/Pete/Jimbo/Rich/Tim/Carly/Nasher/Olly/Mark/Lurcher/Whoever I've forgotten from Ribnet", in which case, result!

There, that's the day in a nutshell, who needs lists!

Jimbo, what are you like

In reality, rounding up us RIBnetters in the right place and somewhere within three hours of the right time is like herding cats

Bejaysus Slimtim, you don't have to get up 'till ten to one.

You've time for a big brekkie and a second snooze!
Final list in its extreme finality and last format of the day to follow...

Us

The Jackeens · 02 October 2005, 07:51

Boatlist

If you miss one meeting point, well there's always the next one !

Radio Channel 77

Not 100% sure of who's on each boat but hopefully Skips will be checking ! Apologies to the peeps listed as '&crew' but you know you are special !

Some volunteers to facilitate contact for each meeting place have posted mobile numbers.

Hayling Ferry 9.30

Uni RIB Jimbo, laser, Tim M & crew
Nashers Revenge Nasher & Middle Nasher (space available)
Renegade Mark Halliday & crew

The Lightship 10.00 ISH!!! Leaving 10.30!!!!

All the above &

Old Spice Pete 7 & crew
Juno Janet & Bill & Julia & Alan & crew
Merlin Paul & Kathleen'the jackeens' & Howard, Anto, Martin 07790 551442
Might see Robin also
(note : Dave & Harry may be over to meet us )
& look out for Solent Ranger on QHM duty

Calshot 11.00

All the above &

Bumblebee Daniel 'DJL' & Dylan 07908 694208
Pressman Steve & Caroline'Pressman' & Tim 'Seawolfribs'
Dragon Khan Neal & Andy ? friend & crew
Team Lunasea Revenger Ian & crew
Team Lunasea Zapcat Craig 'craigdavis' & co-pilot

Cowes 11.30

All the above &

Ju-Ju Des 'Scary Des' 07747 847107 (spaces for crew)
Explosion Carl 'carly baby' & Matt
Tombuoy Harry & Dave'Simmons O'
Longdog 'Lurcher'

Yarmouth 1.00

All the above &

Slimtim's boat...may have to send a delegation to inspect!

Considering the nip in the air...we were thinking of bringing some light refreshments on board (special request for croissants ! Mebbe a flask of coffee....and something a little stronger for crew! Various choccy items are also popular if anyone's down the supermarché today ! Or you may spot other delicacies!)

We will rendez-vous in The King's Head in Yarmouth
(cashpoint nearby ). @ 40 peeps expected.

Usual RIBnet courtesies apply : casual cruise : skippers responsible for their own crafts and crew; side by side / formation cruising recommended and a general ethos of looking after each other!

Please check the above for inaccuracies. Many thanks.

DJL (Daniel) big thanks for checking weather

Olly see ya at Church meet to hear the full tale !

Neal · 02 October 2005, 17:33

Andy, Olly We know how your feeling

boats

Hightower · 02 October 2005, 18:56

You were missed Neal, you weren't the only ones with troubles tho.

pressman · 02 October 2005, 19:03

Thanks to the Jackeens for getting so many ribbers together. Great day, weather kind.
Good to meet up and put some names to faces!!
Praps a nice day in October have a re-run??

Andy Moore · 02 October 2005, 19:05

How long did it take to get from Cowes to Yarmouth?

--Andy

Jimbo · 02 October 2005, 19:13

What a day!

Firstly, can I say it has been a tremendous experience to see so many "forum faces", and how impressed I am at the level of turnout and support from all the ribbers (and a hardboat, you know who you are!). Certainly all from the Uni rib have had a fantastic day.

We've put our boat out in weather that she hasn't seen before, and I'm sure people will agree that some of the chop we encountered was fun in a 4.8m! We're pleased to say the boat handled it well, and gave us many thrills along the way (as all those that saw our frequent trips in the air will attest!)

Thankyou to all offers of rides, and actual rides as well, especially Robin and Nasher, who generously took some of our number on all stages of the trip, to ease space in the rib. All the ribs we saw were absolutely amazing, and made us incredibly jealous! Doing near 50kts on Nashers Ocean coming up to Pompey was absolutely amazing, and the way that hull handled waves was an absolute eye opener. The jaw drapping performance of merlin was a sight to behold, and the pleasant diesel aroma from Old Spice and Ju-Ju made me feel like I was back in the city smog, quite at home! All the other boats present looked amazing on the water (especially pressman, with her bow higher than our a-frame

).

Some of you may have noticed a rather dazed looking chap with us, it was of course Tim M, who has just come to Portsmouth uni! Suffering from a hangover, we decided the best thing for him was to get him drunk again. Hmm, he must be sobering up now, where is he? More drinks!

It was great to meet everyone else, can't remember who I spoke to/said hi to, so I'll say hi to everyone again, and I hope to do it again soon!

Jimbo · 02 October 2005, 19:13

P.S. will put my limited selection of photos up tomorrow.

slimtim · 02 October 2005, 19:39

Evenin,

Good to see everyone again. Trouble is with these meets is that you never get to catch up with everyone! So sorry to those familiar faces I didn't get to chat to much.

Special thanks to Andy for the backrests...I'm chuffed to bits with them! And to Pete for the cables...although I'm still convinced they won't fit! I will have a closer look tomorrow. Also thanks to Ian for the blast in the revenger down to the needles. It was real nice down there, not much swell but the stacks looked great and good for photos.

See you all again soon I hope!

Tim (still recovering)

Mark Halliday · 02 October 2005, 19:46

Wow. What a day. Good to meet those I met. To those who did not meet me, well avoided.

It was great to see that Scary Des isn't, at least during daylight. Codders will be sorry to hear about the tragic loss his hat. Yet another victim of the sea?

The trip log was reading 71 nm by the time we got back to Northney. At this rate I will be Gordon Browns best mate. In fact we could have been in Cherbourg now. One day I will forget to turn right.
Thanks to the Uni rib for the company back to Langstone. Are you sure you knew you had passed the entrance?

Much thanks to Mum and Paul for all things done.

K. I finished my coffee as we went into Chi. harbour. It was a bit cold, but I am pleased to report that the new cup holders work well.

Mark Halliday · 02 October 2005, 19:56

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Originally Posted by Andy Moore

How long did it take to get from Cowes to Yarmouth?

--Andy

Sorry Andy, I don't remember. Too busy enjoying the trip to look at the time. All I know we left after elevenses and arrived in time for lunch.

Mark Halliday · 02 October 2005, 19:57

That reminds me.

Many, many thanks to the Jackeens for the refreshment in Cowes.

Hightower · 02 October 2005, 20:02

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Originally Posted by Mark Halliday

That reminds me.

Many, many thanks to the Jackeens for the refreshment in Cowes.

All those sticky treats made everyone that had one go slower.

Mark Halliday · 02 October 2005, 20:14

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Originally Posted by Hightower

All those sticky treats made everyone that had one go slower.

Nasher must have had loads then.

jwalker · 02 October 2005, 20:20

Errr, now you all know how each other look, could you put some names to faces for us distant folk....please. Some I recognise, some I don't.

Ta, in advance.