Irish Sea flat as a pancake- stuck in work

[HUMBER P4VWL]

Grrrrr, always pick the wrong holiday weeks. Just need to hold until Thursday for rag and sticking out of Plymouth

[Barrowboy]

Originally Posted by HUMBER P4VWL

Grrrrr, always pick the wrong holiday weeks. Just need to hold until Thursday for rag and sticking out of Plymouth Attachment 98455

It's no good rag and sticking if you ain't got any wind! :face palm:

....or are you really just G & Teeing?

[paulbrown22]

Originally Posted by Barrowboy

It's no good rag and sticking if you ain't got any wind! :face palm:

....or are you really just G & Teeing?

I don't know - even if sailing I'd rather flat calm than F8's and large seas! Depends how far you're going I guess - I don't mind motoring if day sailing, but don't really enjoy motoring if on a 24 hour + passage.

Given the prevailing SW along the south coast, we often end up motoring one way and sailing the other. Last time we did Poole -> Scilly we motored most of the way there into F7's on the nose, and then motored home in flat clam seas with zero wind...!

[beamishken]

Aren't most rag & stick boats realy just slow motorboats

[Barrowboy]

Originally Posted by paulbrown22

I don't know - even if sailing I'd rather flat calm than F8's and large seas! Depends how far you're going I guess - I don't mind motoring if day sailing, but don't really enjoy motoring if on a 24 hour + passage.

Given the prevailing SW along the south coast, we often end up motoring one way and sailing the other. Last time we did Poole -> Scilly we motored most of the way there into F7's on the nose, and then motored home in flat clam seas with zero wind...!

You're a heathen! Would have been more comfortable and probably quicker to have tacked your way to the Scillies!

[HUMBER P4VWL]

An equal focus on drinking and sailing. Heading to Fowey 2 nights, then Newton Ferrers for one. As long as we get a few hours sail I'd rather have sun. Main focus is no kids!! Lads trip. ;-)

[Trimix]

Im going from Plymouth towards Fowey on Friday/Sat and Sunday, so if you need a tow give me a shout

Forecast looks good for Ribbing.

[HUMBER P4VWL]

Wow! Be ace to see you flying. We're leaving Plymouth at about 5knots on thurs at about 1.30pm and heading across to Fowey.

Yacht "Alice Lisle" a jeanneau 42ft. Late 90s in white.

[Trimix]

OK, cool - will look out for you.

[paulbrown22]

Originally Posted by Barrowboy

You're a heathen! Would have been more comfortable and probably quicker to have tacked your way to the Scillies!

Not with the wind in that direction on this boat (an Ovni). It's okay, but not the best windward performer, and it motors so well it's a darn sight easier to motor directly to windward! Maybe I'm just a lazy sailor as well...

Having motored Poole to Salcombe this July, we did then sail the entire passage down to Vannes and the Golfe du Morbihan, which was very good.

[HUMBER P4VWL]

Originally Posted by Trimix

OK, cool - will look out for you.

LOL we'll see you first most likely!!

We'll wave and you can tag team with your wife for 10mins. We can open up those engines and your wife can have a G and T!!

[Barrowboy]

Whatever you do, have fun and stay safe. It's just great to be out on the water when the sun's shining which is exactly where I intend to be tomorrow, launching from Chris's place about noon. Woooooohooooo!

[Trimix]

"tag team with your wife for 10mins" - she wont be happy with 10 mins. Corsicans are quite demanding

[HUMBER P4VWL]

Originally Posted by Barrowboy

Whatever you do, have fun and stay safe. It's just great to be out on the water when the sun's shining which is exactly where I intend to be tomorrow, launching from Chris's place about noon. Woooooohooooo!

Olds are down there (Anglesey) now and said its beautiful.

[whackywoody]

Launching in which boat Tony unless you can helm 2 boats at the same time!!!

[Barrowboy]

Originally Posted by whackywoody

Launching in which boat Tony unless you can helm 2 boats at the same time!!!

The blue and white one Gareth. Fancy joining me for a Ribeye flotilla cruise round the island?

[pow2gran]

You now officially a 2 boat man then now Tony? Come on then now tell us your plans.

[Trimix]

Ha ha..........Magic Seawead is forecasting a swell of between 1 foot and Flat for Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the Whitsand Bay area.
Sunny and 22 degrees.
Summer is back - Flipping brilliant

[whackywoody]

Originally Posted by Barrowboy

The blue and white one Gareth. Fancy joining me for a Ribeye flotilla cruise round the island?

Ribeye flotilla sounds good Tony and would love to join you

but...........

Wednesday is big meeting day and can't get the time off

However, if the weather keeps this up I will be down at the weekend but I think you would have disappeared on your Jolly's by then

[Barrowboy]

Originally Posted by pow2gran

You now officially a 2 boat man then now Tony? Come on then now tell us your plans.

Two for now buddy. The big one's not a realistic proposition to beach launch or manhandle on my own up in Scotland on this forthcoming trip oooop norf and I want to keep Lynn interested in ribbing, not stood in the water up to her wotsits trying to hold the ar$e end of a big rib in the tide, whilst I try and winch it onto the trailer, etc.

Provided the weather plays ball we're doing the wild bits of the Western Isles this month, not slipway launching and recovering at marinas, so we'll take the SR with us on this trip. To be honest I love the boat and it's difficult to imagine more smiles per mile but I've bought the bigger one to provide a bit more comfort for the Leader of the Opposition when at anchor and to bring some longer trips into the equation for which I'd need radar/want AIS, more range, more speed available in bigger seas and a degree more comfort underway on longer journeys etc, etc. Weekend running to the Isle of Man, Dublin, etc are on the 'to do' list next year.

I also need a project each winter to keep the lights in the man cave burning so for the time being, two boats, but I can see the SR going once I've got the big one sorted to be honest.