Go Back   RIBnet Forums > RIB talk > RIBs & ribbing
Reload this Page Calling all Solent Ribbers....
Click Here to Login

Join RIBnet Today
Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
 
Old 07 January 2005, 18:50   #1
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Hants
Length: no boat
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 33
Calling all Solent Ribbers....
Welcome to 2005….and what a busy year it’s going to be……

Don’t know if this is going to be of any use to anyone, but I hope it is because it’s taken ages to type – my computer crashed twice and so this is third time lucky.

At the risk of sounding like I work for Portsmouth Tourist Information (which I don’t), here are just some of the boating events coming our way in the Solent. I hope you find this useful. For the events with lots of traffic – best to check with pompey qhm (websites below).

*10th-12th June. Ribex. Cowes.
*11th June. Sea carnival. Pompey harbour and Solent. Everyone is welcome to join in a massive parade of all sorts of boats on the sea all crashing about together.
*18th June. Round the island race. Starting Cowes. It’s sailing, but we can infiltrate.
*28th June. International fleet review. Solent. 150 boats from over 40 Navies worldwide will gather on the Solent for the Queen’s inspection followed by a fly-past. Marvellous.
*28th June. Son et luminaire. A reenactment of the battle of Trafalgar off Southsea sea front using tall ships, culminating in a whopping great big fireworks display.
*29th June. International Drumhead Service. Southsea Common.
*30th June-3rd July. International Festival of the Sea. Pompey harbour. Lots more boats crashing about together.
30th July-6th August. Cowes week. Cowes. It’s sailing, but hey.
*16th-17th July. Return of the global challenge yachts. Solent and Gunwharf. The boats return from their round the world race.
*24th -26th August. Cowes classic powerboat weekend. Cowes.
*16th-25th September. Southampton boat show. Southampton. Say no more.

Some useful web addresses are:
www.seabritain2005.com
www.visitportsmouth.co.uk
www.qhmportsmouth.co.uk

Enjoy – we will!
Kathy and Izzy
__________________
Bollyfish is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07 January 2005, 18:55   #2
RIBnet supporter
 
bogib's Avatar
 
Country: Iceland
Town: Reykjavik
Boat name: Cheesee
Make: Seaquel 600 XS
Length: 6m +
Engine: Mercury 275 Verado
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 1,959
Send a message via Skype™ to bogib
Thanks Bollyfish this comes handy for my plannings

Bogi
__________________
RIBs and ribbing is my life
www.sjosport.is
bogib is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07 January 2005, 19:00   #3
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Nutbourne
Boat name: Renegade
Make: Porter
Length: 6m +
Engine: 140 Tohatsu
MMSI: 235022904
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 1,195
Bollyfish

You may have just become the Solent Entertainment Officer. Formal election at the Churchillian on monday night.

Missus will be pleased.
__________________
Mark H
"A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools" Douglas Adams
Mark Halliday is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07 January 2005, 19:03   #4
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Portchester, Hants.
Length: no boat
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 584
Send a message via AIM to Aging Youth Send a message via Yahoo to Aging Youth
Forward Planning
Hi All,

I know that Alan P. is trying to coordinate support for the Trafalgar Day Festivities on the water. He needs over 70 ribs to help take part in what will be probalby the last fleet review ever. Please take a look at the BIBOA website for further details. I know the QHM in Portsmouth will be gratefull.

Regards.
__________________
Aging Youth
Aging Youth is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07 January 2005, 19:12   #5
Member
 
Hightower's Avatar
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Fareham
Length: 6m +
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 7,866
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Halliday
Bollyfish

You may have just become the Solent Entertainment Officer. Formal election at the Churchillian on monday night.

Missus will be pleased.
And when you're promoted to a higher rank, it's drinks all round, me thinks, Kathy!!
__________________
Hightower is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07 January 2005, 19:18   #6
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Brittany/Portsmouth
Boat name: Merlin
Make: Solent 6.5
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200
MMSI: soon !
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 5,451
Cool!


Great work Kathy and Izzy!

Looking forward to seeing you all again !

P.S. have you a place we can wreck now the shebeen is gone?

Us
__________________
Happy New Resolutions!!! : RIBbing for the craic!!!
The Jackeens is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07 January 2005, 21:01   #7
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: New Forest
Boat name: Charlie Brown
Make: Scorpion
Length: 8m +
Engine: 275 Verado
MMSI: 235069179
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 1,082
Send a message via MSN to Zippy
Didnt realise there was so much going on!!

June is a pretty busy month! will have to book some time off work me thinks

Great work Bollyfish
__________________
Zippy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07 January 2005, 21:30   #8
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: West Sussex
Length: no boat
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 3,872
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bollyfish
Welcome to 2005….and what a busy year it’s going to be……

Don’t know if this is going to be of any use to anyone, but I hope it is because it’s taken ages to type – my computer crashed twice and so this is third time lucky.

At the risk of sounding like I work for Portsmouth Tourist Information (which I don’t), here are just some of the boating events coming our way in the Solent. I hope you find this useful. For the events with lots of traffic – best to check with pompey qhm (websites below).

*10th-12th June. Ribex. Cowes.

Some useful web addresses are:
www.seabritain2005.com
www.visitportsmouth.co.uk
www.qhmportsmouth.co.uk

Enjoy – we will!
Kathy and Izzy
Small correction but RIBEX 2005, Cowes is 3/4 & 5 June. These are the new dates and I know cos we are exhibiting
__________________
Andre
Andre is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07 January 2005, 22:28   #9
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Bradford on Avon
Boat name: tbc
Make: Sunseeker (AshleyD)
Length: 8m +
Engine: 2 x coal burners
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 461
Quote:
Originally Posted by Aging Youth
Hi All,

I know that Alan P. is trying to coordinate support for the Trafalgar Day Festivities on the water. He needs over 70 ribs to help take part in what will be probalby the last fleet review ever. Please take a look at the BIBOA website for further details. I know the QHM in Portsmouth will be gratefull.

Regards.

We have already volunteered for this for the 27th & 28th June. Ribs need to be over 6m, with at least one member of crew to RYA Level 2.

Further info is available from richardsalaman@aol.com

Should be a good couple of days.

Ian.
__________________
I miss the sound of an Etec in the morning
Brambles is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08 January 2005, 08:42   #10
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Brittany/Portsmouth
Boat name: Merlin
Make: Solent 6.5
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200
MMSI: soon !
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 5,451
Quote:
Originally Posted by Brambles
We have already volunteered for this for the 27th & 28th June. Ribs need to be over 6m, with at least one member of crew to RYA Level 2.

Further info is available from richardsalaman@aol.com

Should be a good couple of days.

Ian.
We'll try to help out also .

Us
__________________
Happy New Resolutions!!! : RIBbing for the craic!!!
The Jackeens is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08 January 2005, 11:56   #11
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Hants
Length: no boat
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 33
Quote:
Originally Posted by Brambles
Ribs need to be over 6m
Oh no! We're too little (4.8m). What about if we fly a big ensign?

Don't suppose we could hitch a lift with anyone? Beers will be on us (of course!!!!) We've already booked that week off work!!

Can't make the Churchillian on Monday I'm afraid. We won't miss Feb's though.

Cheers,
Kathy and Izzy
__________________
Bollyfish is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08 January 2005, 15:40   #12
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Make: extreme 24
Length: 7m +
Engine: merc 6.2 320hp
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 711
that means ribex is the same weekend as the poole cancer charities race
__________________
Carl is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08 January 2005, 16:35   #13
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: New Forest
Boat name: Charlie Brown
Make: Scorpion
Length: 8m +
Engine: 275 Verado
MMSI: 235069179
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 1,082
Send a message via MSN to Zippy
How about Ribex on the friday, then down to Poole for the weekend to support the racing??

May not be practical if your actually racing but great weekend for us spectators!
__________________
Zippy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08 January 2005, 20:27   #14
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Brittany/Portsmouth
Boat name: Merlin
Make: Solent 6.5
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200
MMSI: soon !
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 5,451
Quote:
Originally Posted by Zippy
How about Ribex on the friday, then down to Poole for the weekend to support the racing??

May not be practical if your actually racing but great weekend for us spectators!
That sounds like a brill plan

Us
__________________
Happy New Resolutions!!! : RIBbing for the craic!!!
The Jackeens is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08 January 2005, 23:10   #15
Member
 
Martin's Avatar
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Pagham Harbour
Boat name: Scallywag
Make: Arran 16
Length: 4m +
Engine: Tohatsu
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 327
Sounds like a great plan.

M & A
__________________
Martin is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09 January 2005, 15:19   #16
RIBnet supporter
 
Nauti Buoy's Avatar
 
Country: UK - England
Town: West Wittering
Length: no boat
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 1,447
Quote:
Originally Posted by The Jackeens
We'll try to help out also .

Us
Count me in too
__________________
richard@kidzrides.co.uk
Mobile: 07885 487777
Nauti Buoy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10 January 2005, 23:08   #17
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: romsey
Boat name: marlin monroe
Make: ribcraft
Length: 4m +
Engine: honda 50
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 98
ribex
Bollyfish...your post of 7/1/05 says Ribex is 10-12 June 2005, but the Ribex homepage says 3-5 june 2005. Have I missed something?

Jewels
__________________
jewels is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11 January 2005, 16:45   #18
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Hants
Length: no boat
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 33
Quote:
Originally Posted by jewels
Bollyfish...your post of 7/1/05 says Ribex is 10-12 June 2005, but the Ribex homepage says 3-5 june 2005. Have I missed something?

Jewels
I expect you're right. I got the dates from the ribex 2004 website (I think), so they may have just been the 'proposed dates or something'. I've seen an ad since, and I think you're dates are right. Thanks for pointing it out, we'd have looked a right pair of numpties turning up on the wrong dates!
__________________
Bollyfish is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11 January 2005, 17:14   #19
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Brittany/Portsmouth
Boat name: Merlin
Make: Solent 6.5
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200
MMSI: soon !
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 5,451


Us
__________________
Happy New Resolutions!!! : RIBbing for the craic!!!
The Jackeens is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

« SP Radios | Top | Pascoe International »

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off



All times are GMT. The time now is 04:53.

Contact Us - RIBnet - Archive - Community Rules - Terms of Service - Privacy - Accessibility - Top

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.