Round Isle of Wight trip - Page 2

ajstars · 11 April 2013, 06:47

Being unfamiliar with Portsmouth, where is the best place to launch from and is there a cost?
What about car and trailer parking?
Thanks

Johnscubanut · 11 April 2013, 11:01

Yes, we'll be launching from the Camber dock, Old Portsmouth. £2.50 if the barrier isn't open already & £10 parking for car all day. Trailers free in trailer park. ok?

ajstars · 11 April 2013, 11:02

Sounds good to me!

Lee argyle · 17 April 2013, 14:43

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Originally Posted by Johnscubanut

Hi guys, we've got a date set for Sat April 20th (neap tides) Launching Portsmouth, 9-10am ish arriving needles area 11-11.30 am.
So anti-clockwise.
Let us know if anyone else would like come along? Hope the weather is kind to us!

p.s this is nothing to do with 'Whispers' worthy trip. Thanks-John

Is this still going ahead? weather for the weekend is looking promising!

ajstars · 17 April 2013, 15:43

Yup, getting the RIB ready for the launch. Any others coming?

Johnscubanut · 20 April 2013, 21:00

Thanks guys, great day had by all, fantastic weather!!!!

ajstars · 21 April 2013, 08:12

Thanks, all. Great time, great people, great weather. Hope to meet again.

chris.moody · 21 April 2013, 11:54

Did you pop into Cowes town quay around 12:30 ish ? I think I may have seen some of you.

Lee argyle · 21 April 2013, 12:52

We were at the needles around12.30............

chris.moody · 21 April 2013, 13:00

I was on the town quay at West Cowes waiting while some clients had lunch, 12:00 until 13:00, and some ribs coming in we're talking about going round the island. I didn't twig until last night when I saw on here that the trip was today. Just thought I may have been chatting to some other Ribnet members without knowing.

Johnscubanut · 21 April 2013, 17:32

No, we didn't go into Cowes, popped into Yarmouth looking for Lee? lol

Johnscubanut · 21 April 2013, 17:34

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Originally Posted by ajstars

Thanks, all. Great time, great people, great weather. Hope to meet again.

Yes Andrew, you left the water a few times? That boat flies!! Lol

Johnscubanut · 21 April 2013, 17:41

Aj having fun!

paulbrown22 · 21 April 2013, 20:07

I sadly couldn't join the circumnavigation, but did pop up to Yarmouth from Poole with a friend on Saturday, and met a load of RIB's there. Didn't recognise any, but possibly some of this group?

And once we'd come back from lunch, there were another 6 RIB's rafted up alongside where I had berthed!

Whilst quite windy to begin with, Saturday turned out pretty well, and we had a great journey back to Poole.

PeterM · 21 April 2013, 20:12

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Originally Posted by paulbrown22

I sadly couldn't join the circumnavigation, but did pop up to Yarmouth from Poole with a friend on Saturday, and met a load of RIB's there. Didn't recognise any, but possibly some of this group?

And once we'd come back from lunch, there were another 6 RIB's rafted up alongside where I had berthed!

Whilst quite windy to begin with, Saturday turned out pretty well, and we had a great journey back to Poole.

Saw you out in the harbour today...ilb and all weather boat out.....just off brownsea.

I thought the ilb crew were swimming.....alongside an aground motor cruiser..then they just stood up!!!

paulbrown22 · 21 April 2013, 20:24

Ah ha - you should have waved and shouted!

I did start taking parents to Lulworth for lunch, but we got up to St.Alban's and it was getting cloudier and cloudier, so decided actually to head back to Poole and have lunch on Dad's boat in the Wych channel instead.

Anyway, it gave the new turbo some good exercise, but the boat's now back on it's trailer and probably won't be going far for several months now!

Yes, that motor cruiser had been anchored at Pottery Pier, and it's owners gone ashore in their dinghy. Boat started drifting by it's own accord, noticed by an anchored vessel who called it in to to PHC, so PHC Vigilant and the Tyne class launched to try and catch it. The owner also noticed from the top of the hill on Brownsea, and the anchored vessel gave a commentary of the owners running back to their dinghy on the beach and zooming to catch up with their cruiser! By then it had run aground by itself in the PW zone, so the Atlantic got called out as well! The RNLI crew were helping the owner deploy the yacht legs, so it didn't fall over as the tide still had about 1.5 hours to ebb... Haven't been to look this evening, but hopefully it's now been recovered!

PeterM · 21 April 2013, 20:35

I was on the quay with binocs....saw the ilb scream out heading direct for the cruiser..then I think they thought better of finding the same bit of sand and did huge serve....made me giggle...

Lee argyle · 21 April 2013, 21:13

Short Video from Sat, last minute of film is my brother-in-law playing on his zap-cat just before we head out round the island

Round IOW 20-4-13 - YouTube

chris.moody · 21 April 2013, 22:55

The zapcat looks to be loads of fun.

ajstars · 23 April 2013, 09:19

Photos available - please PM me your email addresses.