Caernarfon to Dun Laoghaire 7th July 2012

[mick]

Anyone that wants to leave there car at farm past chris's place is fine to do so

[tony t]

Originally Posted by mick

Anyone that wants to leave there car at farm past chris's place is fine to do so

Thanks Mick

[tony t]

4 Weeks tonight i will be in Caernarfon with full tanks ready to go lets hope this bloody weather as gone what a week glad we didn't pick June the 7th

Sorted my insurance today seeing as it was my yearly renewal time no extra cost

[mick]

Originally Posted by tony t

4 Weeks tonight i will be in Caernarfon with full tanks ready to go lets hope this bloody weather as gone what a week glad we didn't pick June the 7th

Sorted my insurance today seeing as it was my yearly renewal time no extra cost

looking farward to it

[Chris Caton]

Originally Posted by tony t

4 Weeks tonight i will be in Caernarfon with full tanks ready to go lets hope this bloody weather as gone what a week glad we didn't pick June the 7th

Sorted my insurance today seeing as it was my yearly renewal time no extra cost

only four weeks, wish I was going

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by Chris Caton

only four weeks, wish I was going

If the weather stays like this, I'll be wishing I wasn't

[Chris Caton]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

If the weather stays like this, I'll be wishing I wasn't

[Silverfox]

On the straits now. Tied up to a buoy with the sun trying to break through and the waves gently lapping the hull. No rain either. Facing in the direction of Dublin. Looking forward to it.

[Chris Caton]

Originally Posted by Silverfox

On the straits now. Tied up to a buoy with the sun trying to break through and the waves gently lapping the hull. No rain either. Facing in the direction of Dublin. Looking forward to it.

wot, no photo

[jambo]

Originally Posted by Silverfox

On the straits now. Tied up to a buoy with the sun trying to break through and the waves gently lapping the hull. No rain either. Facing in the direction of Dublin. Looking forward to it.

I do hope you are not tied up to the permanent 'Cardinal' marker buoy?

[Chris Caton]

Originally Posted by jambo

I do hope you are not tied up to the permanent 'Cardinal' marker buoy?

nope, he'd jus be looking at de gazelle

[Silverfox]

Takin' a break!

[willk]

Originally Posted by tony t

There is a hotel in Wicklow called the Grand Hotel looks a nice place just a short walk from the harbour.

Looks like you lads dodged a bullet Linky - kitchens closed by Health Officials

My Eyes in Dunlaoghaire will be reporting back on Monday with a few suggests for dining. We're also working up the Liffey passage a bit more. I'll report to Tony ASAP.

[Chris Caton]

Originally Posted by Silverfox

Takin' a break!

nice spot for a break

[hadd]

Originally Posted by mick

looking farward to it

Me to

[Maximus]

Originally Posted by hadd

Me to

Ditto!

[Silverfox]

Originally Posted by tony t

Details so far

I have booked in to the Premier Inn Caernarfon on the Friday night so if anyone is around we can meet up for a chat/skippers meeting over a meal and drink. The plan so far is to meet at Ty Calch on Saturday morning around 9ish for a coffee and final check over allowing time for everyone to be launched, hopefully set off around 10ish or before weather / tide dependant

As a few of you already leave your ribs with Chis at Ty Calch hopefully there wont be many cars taking up a lot of parking. We can either leave them at Chris’s if he has room or we can take them in to Caernarfon where there is a free 24hr car park next to the Premier Inn, I’m sure one of us will ferry back those that choose to use that facility.

Please make sure all boats are sea worthy and that you carry all the recommended safety equipment remember this is not a race but a weekends cruise with like-minded people. Each and everyone is responsible for their own safety and passage planning, its up to each skippers decision to go or not. Check that your insuance covers you for this trip
We will use channel 8 to transmit to each other call sign to be arranged
We should hopefully arrive at Dun Laoghaire around 1ish that’s estimating a 3-hour crossing travelling at around 20/25 knots. I think we should run in pairs with 2 lead boats and 2 sweeper boats. We need someone with A.I.S. etc to lead so Pikey Dave and Maximums have agreed to this with myself and another as sweeper boats. We all travel together with no one getting left behind. In the event of fog we will obviously slow down and group closer together, but lets hope its sunshine all the way.We will hopefully meet up with willk and the welcoming committee at some point to be arranged roughly around 5 miles out
Can you please confirm how many people there are on each rib so that we can inform the coast guard of our numbers ?

Saturday night if everyone agrees we can try to arrange a group meal bearing in mind the number of us 20 plus bodies can be a PITA standing outside trying to agree where to go, so we will need some feed back on this asp, but if you would sooner do your own thing that’s fine I,m sure the Guinness will be refreshing whatever or wherever you decide to go.

Sunday after a good breakfast and plenty of black coffee we will head to the Marina and for those that need to top their petrol tanks up etc nows the time “we wont mention any names will we Deano”
We will then hopefully make our way for a trip up the Liffey river for a sight seeing tour before saying farewell to Willk and others and setting back to Caernarfon around 1ish arriving back around 4 oclock. This trip might might yet be arranged for the Saturday depending on our time of arrival we can decide on the day, some of you might need a little bit longer to recover from the Saturday night plus there is the drive home to consider once we arrive back at Ty Calch.

I have been in touch with Dun Laoghaire Marina and have been told we don’t need to pre-book. But i will need to get in touch with them a couple of days before our arrival to confirm the numbers so that they can arrange a space for us.They charge €3.60/m for the night so for my 6.4m Rib that works out about £18.00

Anyone wishing to join us are more than welcome

Hotel info, Royal Marine Hotel. Dun LaoghaireTel; 00353 1 271 2524
Block Name Ribnet I.D.Number 984700
Rates €85.00 B/B per night single occupancy €100.00 B/B per night double or twin
Arriving 7th July 2012 Depart Sunday 8th



Other usefull numbers
Dublin Coast Guard operations room Tel; 00353 17751602 TRs Direct on channel 83
Dun Laoghaire Marina 00353 1 202 0040


Can you please confirm the numbers below asap

Booked so far
Tony t +2
Pikey dave +1
Hadd +3
Mick +1
Maximus +1
Rocknrolla +2
Telecowilliam +3
Silverfox +2
Dave griffiths +1
1978 searider + 3
Ribeye mick +1

There are a few more that have expressed interest but as yet have not confirmed can you please let me know asap

We will post more info as we get closer to the day if anyone has any suggestions or queries please give me a call or pm

My Mobile number is 07970 799613 should anyone need to contact me

In the event of bad weather and it’s a no go then plan B every man for himself find a pub and get wet on the inside..!

Tony T - I have just checked the tide for the 7th and 8th at Caenarfon, and high water is 13:12 on the 7th and 13:56 on the 8th - you couldn't have planned it better!

[Chris Caton]

Originally Posted by Silverfox

Tony T - I have just checked the tide for the 7th and 8th at Caenarfon, and high water is 13:12 on the 7th and 13:56 on the 8th - you couldn't have planned it better!

wot planning, jus pure luck

[Silverfox]

Originally Posted by Silverfox

On the straits now. Tied up to a buoy with the sun trying to break through and the waves gently lapping the hull. No rain either. Facing in the direction of Dublin. Looking forward to it.

Here's a better photo of the view I had at the time of writing the post above - nice!

[ribeyemick]

just got the green light off the insurance, excess is more during the trip plus £20, for what i dont know, it must of been my sons navigation skills that swayed it. just need to straighten my skeg now and were ready to go.