Feature follow-up: SIB Expedition - Live Newscast

[Alex Brown]

< Edit: Follow up posts from the features section. JK >

Some great pics and descriptions there Keith..... look forward to seeing some more on the trip next week

Good to hear you got up there safely anyway.

Will you have net connection at all as you are going round Orkney, or do we be patient until the following weekend?

-Alex

[Charles]

Originally posted by Keith Hart
Magellan Alpha picks up a lobster pot and runs out of fuel at the same time!


Keith (oh err) Hart

Maybe Mike had a relapse - thought he was in MA I??

Fascinating cruise and well told Keith. Wish I could be there with you guys. Safe ribbing!

[Andy Cox]

Hi Keith,

Great photos and commentry. Truly wish I could have come with you but c'est la vie.

Looking forward to the rest of your installments.

Say Hi to the rest of the Gang for me.

Safe Sibbing

Andy

[dbillyboy]

Hart,
Have you had your fulfilling truckers breakfast yet?? And HEY I knew you would get into trouble with the Police!!!
TLS.

[Daniel]

Guys, i'm sorry i'm not with you... and wish you all the best.

I'm still hoping to meet up with the circum-navagation boats somewhere in the thames estry area on Tuesday of next week and escort you guys round to Ramsgate (if you are still on schedule), i'll be able to supply coffee, beer or whatever!

If you read this post your thoughts here please, else i'll try and call you later in the week! A rendevouz lat/long and approximate time would be good, otherwise i'll be calling in Ch16 i guess!

Have a good one,

Daniel

[Daniel]

OK i'm very jelious now!

Well done guys!

Have one on me!

Daniel

[narked]

You up for the Isle of Man next year then Keith?

Matt () Brown

[Richard B]

You set fire to a Butcher's Shop?

Meanies!

Oh, now I see...

Well done, good picture too.

[Ribald]

Well done Keith.

Hope the butcher's shop fire didn't upset you too much - all that lovely bacon going up in smoke

[Charles]

Who's the dweeb with the blue overalls on?

[Alan Priddy]

Well done Keith, another step in the right direction. I have all th epassage plans for ARTW if you wish to expand on your ever growing list of expeditions. I hope Mike and Brian are enjoy themselfs as well.

All the very best and once again well done Alan P.

Heres a usless piece of information.

The very first Cowes Torquay power boat race was won by Tommy Sopwith who averaged a little over 20 knots for the 178 mile race.

[jwalker]

Congratulations Kieth. I hadn't realised you were the ony SIB to be doing the attempt. All the more credit to you. Well done.

[Keith Hart]

Thanks chaps, it was all down to a team effort.

ARTW Alan...hmmmm, how about 'The Great Shetland SIB Expedition 2004'. (BTW that is only a joke!)

Another snippet of the 'adventure'.

Our Expedition received a v.good write up with photos in 'The Orcadian Newspaper'. So folks know we are here.

Friday afternoon....

A hairdressers shop in Kirkwall. Customers and staff are hairdressing away. Customer goes to leave the shop. Oh dear the door lock had broken and they can't open the door.

Help! They cry. We can't get out. We need someone to break into the shop to rescue us all.

Hmmm they ponder. That SOCO chappie is up here, he'll know how to break into places. One telephone call and a car dash later and your truly is at the shop and breaking in for them.

Result: customers and staff rescued and another pic for the local paper.

Why does all this stuff follow ME around?

Keith (burglar Bill) Hart

[Aging Youth]

Hi Keith & Co.

Remind me never to invite you to my home Mind you, you could always become a secrurity consultant.

Tremendous effort very well done, I think this is one trip I will have to do next year maybe.

Following in the footsteps of those before me.

Please say Hi to the rest of the Team.

Best wishes

[John Kennett]

Well here I am sitting in Kirkwall airport in Orkney waiting for my flight home. Luckily thay have a good public internet service so I am catching up with a week of RIBnet!

After yesterday's howling winds things have eased a bit and Cyanide and Magellan Alpha set off at early o'clock this morning to head down the east coast.

Their plan is to refuel at Peterhead sometime around now, and then push on to Amble tonight then Lowestoft tomorrow. Magellan Alpha will cross the channel and cruise along the French Coast to meet up with the Channel Islands cruse, and Cyanade will head west stopping overnight in Brighton on Monday night.

All plans subject to change etc etc . . .

John

[Brian]

Brian's wife here.
Thanks John, I wondered where B was heading after Lowestoft!
I've learned more about his trip by reading RIBnet than speaking to him - he's always so busy!!!

[Brian]

yipeeeeeeee!

Many more adventures later we have arrived in Torquay safe and sound, two weeks after setting out. It was funny coming back in from the other direction!

I managed to pick a fight with some ignorant rag and stick brigade members in Torquay Marina, but more of that later. Hey when youv'e sibbed across The Pentland Firth and been through Corrywreckan 20 ignorant sailors don't seem much of a threat.

Watch this space for more details.

Well done to all the crew.

Keith (all the way round) Hart

[Charles]

I'm confused.........
The previous post was from Brian -turns out to be his wife, the next post is also from Brian, but signed by Keith (Hart).
Glad you're all safe and sound - MA should be in Gsy by now?

[dbillyboy]

C'mon Brian what's the story about the rag and stick brigade??? And hey you had 2 weeks with Hart......You need a medal mate!!
TLS.

[narked]

Keith, they tell you to stop arsing about with the anchor or something?

So yeah, tell us more, now!