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Old 28 August 2014, 21:56   #1
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Day trip to Gigha

Redbay Boats will be holding it's annual customer cruise to the beautiful island of Gigha on the 6th of September. All Redbay customers are invited to come along and enjoy a fun day of RIB cruising.

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As most know this annual Redbay blast across the "shuck" is traditionally to Ardbeg on Islay but the distillery is hosting a wedding on this day hence the change.

C U there
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What a shame, were up here this week, lots of redbays up here including ours.

Went to gigha on Sunday as part of a five boat cruise, coffee and cake in the cafe, gentle walk to the achamore gardens and then a cruise back, well worth a visit.

Unfortunately we go back home on Monday, really envious would have been great, weathers looking better too

Have a great day

Picture, one day when I grow up I want to be a stormforce 11.
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Out of interest, how do you get ashore there?
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Out of interest, how do you get ashore there?
There's a fairly rickity finger pontoon that extends into Ardminish? bay at the hotel/Restaurant. Trimmed up IIRC!

Anyone on here going? Portnahaven I guess - Ribochet too?

Imagine a wedding in a Distillery - that wouldn't end well over here - LOL. I wonder do they do second honeymoons too?
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Imagine a wedding in a Distillery - that wouldn't end well over here - LOL. I wonder do they do second honeymoons too?
lol .. it might lead to some straight talkin' before the vows are taken
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Hi stranger - where have you been? - glad to hear that you are coming


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What a shame, were up here this week, lots of redbays up here including ours.
That's a double shame as new faces are especially welcome

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There's a fairly rickity finger pontoon that extends into Ardminish? bay at the hotel/Restaurant. Trimmed up IIRC!
Yep - but the Boss was saying that they are starting work on new pontoons to accommodate WAFI's
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We were able to drop our folks off onto the slip, however it was only about 3ft deep, we left the bigger boats on a mooring rafted together and I ferried the folks in and out. If someone has a little tender it would be much better.
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There's a fairly rickity finger pontoon that extends into Ardminish? bay at the hotel/Restaurant. Trimmed up IIRC!
Isn't there a skinny little pier there? I seem to remember Redbay HQ being quite gung-ho about it and insisting that there's all tides access to it.

I bottled out when I went there and took a mooring. Driving a couple of hundred grand of someone else's boat tends to focus the mind a bit!
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I seem to remember Redbay HQ being quite gung-ho...
Nothing wrong with your memory Boss. If you check the Redbay Mottos List, a few lines below "When you must go to sea" you'll find "Ah sure, it's only a boat"
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Isn't there a skinny little pier there?
That's the pontoon Willk's talking about.

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not that much you left me at the helm whilst you had a snooze coming back from the Cushendall!
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Yes, but I put the autopilot on first
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Little pontoon

Here's a picture of the pontoon, just be careful of the depth

Getting really envious now, seeing all the stormforce models would have been great.
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Getting really envious now, seeing all the stormforce models would have been great.
Models? Hey Ribochet, you never mentioned Models! Leona's nose is gonna be well out of joint. I bet that was Conor's idea...

I think I'm gonna go. I may need a lift...
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The rickety shinny thing is the old passenger ferry pier. It's ok if you have a bungee roped anchor and tie up yo it so as you are kept of the pier.
Have a good day remember the owner if the boathouse is a ribnetter.


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Have a good day remember the owner if the boathouse is a ribnetter.
Oh yeah! Remind me who - I feel a Latte coming on
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Oh yeah! Remind me who - I feel a Latte coming on

You mean that's one that's missed you. I'll leave you hanging!!


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Models? Hey Ribochet, you never mentioned Models!
But of course there will be a bevy of beauties with big hard sponsons, powerful vibrating pulsating engines, twin rotating props with big cups etc

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I think I'm gonna go. I may need a lift...
No show without Punch

Unfortunately with my new layout I have only standing room only

Since the Beast has departed why not get your other "Boss" to lend you Caledonian - with your track record Tom would be well pleased if you managed to flog it

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Why not pop down for the craic Billy
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But of course there will be a bevy of beauties with big hard sponsons, powerful vibrating pulsating engines, twin rotating props with big cups etc



No show without Punch

Unfortunately with my new layout I have only standing room only

Since the Beast has departed why not get your other "Boss" to lend you Caledonian - with your track record Tom would be well pleased if you managed to flog it



Why not pop down for the craic Billy

If I'm up I will


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Just recalled my last trip to Gigha - got towed home

http://www.rib.net/forum/f16/redbay-...0-a-35187.html
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