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15 March 2002, 22:47
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Country: Netherlands
Town: Soesterberg
Make: Zodiac
Length: 4.2
Engine: 25hp 2 stroke
Join Date: Feb 2002
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I'm also behind the laptop, studying charts with one eye, trying to decide in which direction to go tomorrow and the other eye on this forum, checking out you guys (and you of course Nadia  )
After a few days "on glue" last weekend the Zodiac should be good to go again.
I will launch the boat in the southwest of Holland (Zeeland) just for a days cruise...will probably get very wet as the wind is still pushing the waves...but the sun will be out at least, and the dry suit will keep me warm and dry 
First cruise of the year for me...can't sleep!
Eddy
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15 March 2002, 22:49
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Worcestershire
Boat name: Topaz
Make: Avon Adventure
Length: 6.2m
Engine: Honda 130
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 33
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Eddy
Have a great cruz tomorrow - don't forget to keep your handbag safe!
Sian
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15 March 2002, 22:50
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Worcestershire
Boat name: Not Yet Named
Make: Avon SR 4
Length: 4m +
Engine: 40 HP Yamaha Autolub
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 600
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Eddy
Sounds like you have a great day planned. You really cant beat that first trip of the year.
Have a good one mate - we are with you in spirit.
Hope you can make it over to England later in the year and we'll take out for a cruise with us.
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15 March 2002, 22:58
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Member
Country: Netherlands
Town: Soesterberg
Make: Zodiac
Length: 4.2
Engine: 25hp 2 stroke
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 71
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Still awake...
I glued the handbag to one of the tubes when I got the news about your adventure...better safe then sorry! Makes awkward shopping though... 
I will surely be in the Uk later this year...my dad is living in geordieland, so a combination of visits is due to take place! Looking forward to Topaz! (Ow, sorry, and of course Sian...uffff)
I won't make my trip solo tomorrow, you will all be with me! Good feeling!
Eddy
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15 March 2002, 22:59
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: In my bed in Cardiff
Make: Still dreaming
Length: Definately dreaming
Engine: Dream size
Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 328
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Graeme,
what are your plans in Cardiff on sunday?
I'll give you all a shout tomorrow, to arrange something?
Will be in the Viz centre 10:30 - 13:00 ish tomo 02920450583
then on 07811553925
see ya soon.
Sian, you coming too?
Would be great to meet up with you guys before the SOC send off?
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15 March 2002, 23:14
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Worcestershire
Boat name: Not Yet Named
Make: Avon SR 4
Length: 4m +
Engine: 40 HP Yamaha Autolub
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 600
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Nadia
Unfortunatley I am tied up all day Sunday - I may get a few minutes to check out the Yacht Club and launch facilities - but cant say what time it will be.
I am however back in Cardiff Tuesday afternoon. I am hoping to stay for the evening meeting, but need to sort out my plans first.
If you are free to show me around the visitor centre Tuesday afternoon any time, or just to say hello prior to the SOC weekend let me know
My mobile numbr is 07900 278436
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16 March 2002, 21:03
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Member
Country: Netherlands
Town: Soesterberg
Make: Zodiac
Length: 4.2
Engine: 25hp 2 stroke
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 71
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Great cruz!!!!
Just returned from a fab day out on the water!
During the night the wind did a 180 and this morning, when I arrived at the slipway, I was confronted with a flat calm! Not a ripple to be seen! It still amazes me to see how quickly sea conditions can change.
Engine started at the third pull and off we where! Circumnavigated two small islands just of the coast and followed the coastline for a while. Dropped anchor for a coffee and a sandwich...and then the old Yamaha wouldn't start again...nearly pulled my arm of trying, but no luck. Two new sparkplugs saved the day and whe wizzed back full throttle to the slipway. Even with a sea like a mirror still a thrill!
Recovered without problems and enjoyed the sun for a bit longer, playing badminton on the grass.
If this wasn't a perfect first run of the year, nothing is!
Eddy
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16 March 2002, 23:29
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: NW& wherever the boat is!
Boat name: depends on m'mood!
Make: Humbers/15-24m cats
Length: 6m +
Engine: etec130/big volvos
MMSI: many and various
Join Date: Nov 2001
Posts: 1,816
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first cruz
Splish Splash
Yep we have been out today as well - first course (4 divers and two staff from major rib manufacturer) this year that it has felt like spring - bit rough at first Simon had the 4m searider and got wet in the rough stuff but the Humber was dry as a bone ( thats why the old man was in it!!). Real sunshine at last - perhaps Spring is here - I've had enough of winter!!
(probably rain on us tomorrow after this!!)
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17 March 2002, 06:32
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Worcestershire
Boat name: Not Yet Named
Make: Avon SR 4
Length: 4m +
Engine: 40 HP Yamaha Autolub
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 600
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Eddy
Sounds great - there is just nothing like it is there?
Here's to a great season - hope to be able to meet up wih ou at some point and share some sea stories over a few drinks
Graeme & Sian
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17 March 2002, 07:11
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Hilton-of-Cadboll
Length: no boat
Join Date: Aug 2001
Posts: 1,801
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Start of the season! I was out in the Cromarty Firth on New Years day in Quicksilver. Sureley there aren't people who only take their RIBs out in the Spring and Summer?
Anyway on Monday evening I shall be making the 8 hour drive up to Scotland to collect the aforementioned Quicksilver ready for the SoC sendoff weekend. If the weather is less than hurricane force and the waves less than 50 feet I hope to get in a couple of trips in the boat whilst I am up there. 
Cardiff here we come.
Cheers
Keith (small boat - big imagination) Hart
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17 March 2002, 09:19
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Worcestershire
Boat name: Not Yet Named
Make: Avon SR 4
Length: 4m +
Engine: 40 HP Yamaha Autolub
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 600
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Keith
Like you we don't have a season - and our boats are always in commission for 12 months of the year.
However, there is always a defining moment that feels like the first cruise of a new 'season'
What I can never understand is people who completely store and 'winterise' their RIBS, often as early as October, and dont see them again until April time. Often these are 8 and 9 metre beasts that - in theory - should be able to cope with any weather - and often have the creature comforts that small RIBs dont have.
We have also found that some of the winter days spent on the water are amongst the best.
Guess some people are just more adventerous than others ...
we cant all take our Quicksilvers OVER the harbour wall in a storm ..........
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17 March 2002, 11:39
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Groupie
Country: UK - Wales
Town: In my bed in Cardiff
Make: Still dreaming
Length: Definately dreaming
Engine: Dream size
Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 328
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Jools just rang, he is on his way to Cardiff.
so we are going to check out da szene.
Cathc ya later
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17 March 2002, 21:02
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Member
Country: Netherlands
Town: Soesterberg
Make: Zodiac
Length: 4.2
Engine: 25hp 2 stroke
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 71
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Seasoned...
With my small inflatable I sort of have a season.
Most often I use it just for diving as most of the dive sites reachable from land are over crowded in the summer (especially those in tidal waters with a small "window" of slack tide).
I dive in snow, under ice, rain...doesn't matter, but the Zodiac has all the comfort of a shopping trolly (not to speak of the fact that I get soaking wet sitting on the tube!) so I tend to leave it until the sun comes out again.
I am sure that when I have the new RIB it will be in the water year round!
Eddy
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18 March 2002, 06:59
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Hilton-of-Cadboll
Length: no boat
Join Date: Aug 2001
Posts: 1,801
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The Season
Hi Splishsplash
Talking of 'the season' you see I am a real expert because I have been boating for almost 2 years now! So please don't take much notice of anything I give my opinion on.
My season revolves around how often I can get up to our house in Scotland. Fortunately we are located in a position where we are able to find some sort of sheltered water whichever way the wind is blowing. All I have to do is persuade someone to come out in the boat with me.
Cheers
Keith (a man for all seasons) Hart
PS please note the subtle literary reference.
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18 March 2002, 08:08
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Groupie
Country: UK - Wales
Town: In my bed in Cardiff
Make: Still dreaming
Length: Definately dreaming
Engine: Dream size
Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 328
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Season, season!
I thought you lot were hard core and went out throughout the year!!!
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18 March 2002, 09:02
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Member
Country: Netherlands
Town: Soesterberg
Make: Zodiac
Length: 4.2
Engine: 25hp 2 stroke
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 71
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Invitation...
Easy for you to say!
You are welcome next winter to sit on my tube...err...sit next to me on the tube in some nice typical wintery conditions on the north sea 
Believe me, after that you will reconsider going into hibernation 'till spring!
Eddy 
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18 March 2002, 09:18
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Worcestershire
Boat name: Not Yet Named
Make: Avon SR 4
Length: 4m +
Engine: 40 HP Yamaha Autolub
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 600
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Eddy
Fortunately for us we have a place called the Solent - where, so long as you wrap up warm, you can have some great days on the water al year round.
(Actually,not wishing o upset anyone, there are many other places - all along the South Coast in fact, parts of Wales etc where you can do the same thing)
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18 March 2002, 09:32
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Member
Country: Canada
Town: Newfoundland
Length: no boat
Join Date: May 2000
Posts: 2,100
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Actually I like............
the North Sea during winter !! Or at least the Essex/Suffolk coastal bits of it. Bright crisp days, no-one around, wrap up warm, brilliant!
The Solent? Bit namby pamby if you ask me!
Alan W
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18 March 2002, 11:36
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Worcestershire
Boat name: Not Yet Named
Make: Avon SR 4
Length: 4m +
Engine: 40 HP Yamaha Autolub
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 600
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You an call it Namby Pamby if you like - but given the choice of the Solent or somwhere like Hull / Grimsby / Cleethorpes etc into the North Sea I know what I would choose
(see you in Cleethorpes .......(not))
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18 March 2002, 11:47
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Leatherhead
Length: no boat
Join Date: Aug 2001
Posts: 907
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Graeme,
I wonder how the North Sea lads would cope with the "Solent Chop" in a WAT, top of springs, F6
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