Gazelle Hotel

[neil.mccrirrick]

Booked in the Gazelle on the Straits this Friday and Saturday. Obviously we were planning on some fine boating over the weekend.

XC weather and met check were both forecasting ok wind and weather and are now both forecasting a deluge on Saturday.

Its all guess work. Anyone local want to take a stab at a forecast, will it be worth a 4/5 hour round trip tow? With that rain forecast its looking more like a weekend drinking, which is fine but not the plan

Can't think what I was thinking planning a weekend in July and expecting nice weather

[Dan Gurney]

We did the same thing last weekend Neil. Admittedly the weather didn't look as bad as this saturday, but rain was still forecast. We stuck with it because we'd already paid for the campsite and in fact it stayed dry until after we'd recovered at 5pm. Threw it down when we were pitching the tent like, but we had an ok day on th water in the end.

All you need is for the weather front to come in a bit quick or a bit slow and you get a decent day. Failing that, put your drysuits on!

It pissed down 75% of the time we were in Oban and we still enjoyed it.

[Chris Caton]

whatever it does you'll be fine in the straits, but looking at the forecast it's not as bad as earlier forecasts, so like Dan says just take the dry suits n go for it, if all else fails you can prop the bar up with HPs mum n dad

[neil.mccrirrick]

Lol, loving the prospect of that

[Landlockedpirate]

The Straits seem to have there own micro-climate, the weather is quite often fantastic when its rubbish just a few miles away (and vise versa).

And a bad day on the water is better than a good day mowing the lawn.

[kerny]

Originally Posted by Chris Caton

, if all else fails you can prop the bar up with HPs mum n dad

Originally Posted by neil.mccrirrick

Lol, loving the prospect of that

HP'S mum + dad are very nice they just don't like that reprobate fella!!

[HUMBER P4VWL]

Oi!

The olds I'm sure will help you prop the bar up!! They're down too.

Weather is as you know changeable. Worth going down anyway this time of year, it's not like storms are forecast.

Mr smith is back on station after some toob rubber trouble after the round island.

[neil.mccrirrick]

Good to know navigation points are always useful 👍😄


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[tony t]

Originally Posted by kerny

HP'S mum + dad are very nice they just don't like that reprobate fella!!

Yea well we know what they can do I think they got me mixed up with that Rocknrolla


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[whackywoody]

Originally Posted by neil.mccrirrick

Booked in the Gazelle on the Straits this Friday and Saturday. Obviously we were planning on some fine boating over the weekend.

XC weather and met check were both forecasting ok wind and weather and are now both forecasting a deluge on Saturday.

Its all guess work. Anyone local want to take a stab at a forecast, will it be worth a 4/5 hour round trip tow? With that rain forecast its looking more like a weekend drinking, which is fine but not the plan

Can't think what I was thinking planning a weekend in July and expecting nice weather

We are in the same boat as you (excuse the pun) as we have booked accommodation this weekend. The forecast does seem to be getting better but could also get worse but we are going anyway as sh1t happens and life's too short

Might see you out and about on the straits

Gareth

[neil.mccrirrick]

Deffo I'm prepping the rib right now 👍 no plans cos of the weather. I'm 7 metres long with green tubes and a white console if that helps for identification

[whackywoody]

Originally Posted by neil.mccrirrick

Deffo I'm prepping the rib right now 👍 no plans cos of the weather. I'm 7 metres long with green tubes and a white console if that helps for identification

Yep, I know the boat as I am sure I have seen it before (sure you did the Anglesey cruise in March). We are in a Ribeye 650

[nugent]

Originally Posted by whackywoody

Yep, I know the boat as I am sure I have seen it before (sure you did the Anglesey cruise in March). We are in a Ribeye 650

It's the big un with bilge pump working overtime

Eek hide. Lol

[HUMBER P4VWL]

Ouch..

[neil.mccrirrick]

Lol I have a plan for that pesky leak that involves some ally and some welding. Should be going in in a couple of weeks


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[rocknrolla]

Originally Posted by tony t

Yea well we know what they can do I think they got me mixed up with that Rocknrolla


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Looey i av been called alot of things over the years but neva a reprobate

[HUMBER P4VWL]

Originally Posted by rocknrolla

Looey i av been called alot of things over the years but neva a reprobate

Yeah, he's no reprobate, he's too "grounded" to be one of those who would "go with the flow" and follow reprobates! ;-) LOL

[tony t]

Originally Posted by neil.mccrirrick

Booked in the Gazelle on the Straits this Friday and Saturday. Obviously we were planning on some fine boating over the weekend.

XC weather and met check were both forecasting ok wind and weather and are now both forecasting a deluge on Saturday.

Its all guess work. Anyone local want to take a stab at a forecast, will it be worth a 4/5 hour round trip tow? With that rain forecast its looking more like a weekend drinking, which is fine but not the plan

Can't think what I was thinking planning a weekend in July and expecting nice weather

Your a week early Mr Mac the fishing camping weekend is next weekend..!


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[neil.mccrirrick]

Aye can't do that weekend too much on so we re slumming it in a hotel, gutted I can't sleep outside and listen to kernys dulcet snoring to send me to sleep


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[Adamn]

Weather OK this evening in Cornwall ermmmmmm!!