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05 June 2017, 09:42
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Country: UK - England
Town: Sussex
Boat name: Bombard
Make: Aerotec 380
Length: 3m +
Engine: Mercury Mariner 15hp
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Just back from an awesome week on the Dart.
Not been there for two years and it still remains my SIB Heaven. Love the place. Super SIB friendly and lots to see and do up river or down and out to sea. There is nothing like simply walking off to your SIB each morning left moored at Dittisham quay overnight - just like a real boat!  No inflating, unloading, launching. Just pootling down to Dartmouth in the early morning sun watching the river come to life.
We had some great trips round to Brixham, Start Point, Blackpool Sands etc and up to Totnes as well as lots of pootling about the harbour. Aerotec and 15 Merc awesome as ever.  PS: there was another Aerotec at the double steps pontoon one day - anyone here?
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05 June 2017, 09:43
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Country: UK - England
Town: Sussex
Boat name: Bombard
Make: Aerotec 380
Length: 3m +
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Couple more:
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05 June 2017, 09:45
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Country: UK - England
Town: Lincolnshire
Boat name: Mousetrap
Make: Zodiac Cadet 310S
Length: 3m +
Engine: Mariner 4 stroke 9.9
Join Date: Sep 2014
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Looks most excellent.
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05 June 2017, 10:02
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Country: UK - England
Town: Cambridgeshire
Boat name: Nimrod II
Make: Aerotec 380
Length: 3m +
Engine: Yam 15 Tohatsu 9.8
Join Date: Nov 2007
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Glad it went well Max, great pics. We are just a few weeks away from our South Devon hols and very much looking forward like you to have in the Aerotec ready to use each day. Not on a pontoon in our case but in the front garden just one house away from a near private slip.
We hope to be visiting Torbay and Brixham but not as far round as Start Point... which I remember from my teens sailing back from Guernsey to Dartmouth in the dark knowing we were nearly back when rough water off Start Point threw everyone out of bed.
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05 June 2017, 10:06
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Country: UK - England
Town: Sussex
Boat name: Bombard
Make: Aerotec 380
Length: 3m +
Engine: Mercury Mariner 15hp
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Cheers chaps - where are you staying David?
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05 June 2017, 10:08
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RIBnet admin team
Country: UK - England
Town: Cambridgeshire
Boat name: Nimrod II
Make: Aerotec 380
Length: 3m +
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Teignmouth... well across the estuary at Shaldon.
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05 June 2017, 10:18
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Country: UK - England
Town: Sussex
Boat name: Bombard
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Originally Posted by Fenlander
Teignmouth... well across the estuary at Shaldon.
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Ahh right - yes, a little too far onto Dartmouth etc from there - we've been as far as Torquay and would like to get to Salcombe but maybe a bit too far in one hit without company.
Teignmouth to Brixham is a fair few NM's hugging the coast as it is.
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05 June 2017, 21:46
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Country: UK - England
Town: TEIGNMOUTH
Boat name: Little Nelly
Make: Honwave T40
Length: 4m +
Engine: Suzuki 25HP
Join Date: Jun 2016
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Originally Posted by Max...
Ahh right - yes, a little too far onto Dartmouth etc from there - we've been as far as Torquay and would like to get to Salcombe but maybe a bit too far in one hit without company.
Teignmouth to Brixham is a fair few NM's hugging the coast as it is.
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Teignmouth to Brixham is only about 40 minutes max if you go straight across the bay from Thatchers rock.
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12 June 2017, 22:58
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Country: UK - England
Town: yorkshire
Boat name: BOB-ON
Make: bombard
Length: 5m +
Engine: Outboard
Join Date: Mar 2011
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Ahhhh. That's crazy. We saw you in Dartmouth. I was in the other Aerotec.
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12 June 2017, 23:12
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Sussex
Boat name: Bombard
Make: Aerotec 380
Length: 3m +
Engine: Mercury Mariner 15hp
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At the double steps? I saw you checking the different set ups but did not stop to chat, maybe next time?  Yours looked very shiny and new.
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12 June 2017, 23:35
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Country: UK - England
Town: Bideford
Make: Bombard Aerotec
Length: 4m +
Join Date: Aug 2014
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I'll be working in dartmouth in a week or two's time, might take the aerotec down with me. The dart is great sibbing territory but I want to head out to sea, it was too rough last time I was there.
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12 June 2017, 23:49
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Sussex
Boat name: Bombard
Make: Aerotec 380
Length: 3m +
Engine: Mercury Mariner 15hp
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You'll be fine, the Aerotec boldly goes where the big boys play and other SIBs fear to venture!
One year we need to arrange a big meet up down there and do some longer trips (ie the longer coastal hugging variety) in SIB convoy to Salcombe or whatever.
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13 June 2017, 00:06
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Country: UK - England
Town: Bideford
Make: Bombard Aerotec
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I plan to start on the dart at galmpton creek and head right round to torquay. Taking my folding bicycle with me and rather than motoring all the way back I'll park the boat at broadsands, cycle back to collect the van and pick the boat out at broadsands.
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13 June 2017, 00:07
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Bideford
Make: Bombard Aerotec
Length: 4m +
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Originally Posted by Max...
You'll be fine, the Aerotec boldly goes where the big boys play and other SIBs fear to venture!
One year we need to arrange a big meet up down there and do some longer trips (ie the longer coastal hugging variety) in SIB convoy to Salcombe or whatever. |
Sounds like a great idea
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13 June 2017, 06:53
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Country: UK - England
Town: yorkshire
Boat name: BOB-ON
Make: bombard
Length: 5m +
Engine: Outboard
Join Date: Mar 2011
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At the double steps? I saw you checking the different set ups but did not stop to chat, maybe next time? Yours looked very shiny and new. |
Yeah just bought her recently and that run was our maiden voyage. We had stopped at Galmpton caravan park and left the Aerotec inflated and ready in the boat yard at Galmpton. Lovely spot! Only issue to consider for me was limited access of 2hrs either side of HW. Apologise for the lack of chat. Keeping one eye on the kids was probably why. (Getting them used to being around jetties etc)
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13 June 2017, 07:56
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Sussex
Boat name: Bombard
Make: Aerotec 380
Length: 3m +
Engine: Mercury Mariner 15hp
Join Date: Jul 2010
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Great stuff! What engine did you have and how are you getting on with the boat?
If interested in set-up this might be handy:
http://www.rib.net/forum/f50/rigging...tec-71912.html
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13 June 2017, 21:44
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Country: UK - England
Town: Torbay
Boat name: Dont Panic
Make: Zodiac YL 480 DL
Length: 4m +
Engine: Mercury 75
Join Date: Sep 2015
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Originally Posted by simonafloat
I plan to start on the dart at galmpton creek and head right round to torquay. Taking my folding bicycle with me and rather than motoring all the way back I'll park the boat at broadsands, cycle back to collect the van and pick the boat out at broadsands.
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Good luck cycling up the hill from Broadsands....! 
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13 June 2017, 22:21
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Country: UK - England
Town: Bideford
Make: Bombard Aerotec
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Yeah... Nice bit of exercise
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13 June 2017, 22:28
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Country: UK - England
Town: Torbay
Boat name: Dont Panic
Make: Zodiac YL 480 DL
Length: 4m +
Engine: Mercury 75
Join Date: Sep 2015
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Yeah... Nice bit of exercise
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Also, if the freeloading dirty scummy ******* travelling fraternity are camped in the carpark, your boat may not be there when you return with your van..... 
My advice would be leave it in Paignton harbour, and go get the van. Bit longer but more gentle ride to Galmpton, safer, and easier recovery of boat.
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17 July 2018, 07:52
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RIBnet admin team
Country: UK - England
Town: Cambridgeshire
Boat name: Nimrod II
Make: Aerotec 380
Length: 3m +
Engine: Yam 15 Tohatsu 9.8
Join Date: Nov 2007
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Max re Dittisham…
As far as I can see the pontoon is free but for so many hours. Did you pay extra to be on there for a few days or just wing it.
Also is it super busy there near the pub with non-boaters/crabbing etc?
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