Well 'ard Solent cruisers needed on Sat (10th Dec)

[CJL]

Originally Posted by Tim M

I'm Tim M

so yes, Tim M + 1 on Cormorant

Edit: Ps how much is mooring at the folly?

I think my crew paid £3 last time we were there. Sorry for the mistake.

Chris

[Tim M]

Originally Posted by CJL

I think my crew paid £3 last time we were there. Sorry for the mistake.

Chris

[Ian M]

It's Ian M + 0 I'm afraid. Whilst I'm well 'ard my occassional crew arn't quite so .......well 'ard!
I have yet to pay mooring fees at the Folly! Have I just been lucky???????

[robin]

Metoffice..........Inshore waters.......


Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis.

24 hour forecast:
Wind: south becoming variable 3 or less.
Weather: fair, some mist.
Visibility: moderate or good, becoming poor at times.
Sea State: slight.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: variable 3 or less.
Weather: fair, some mist.
Visibility: moderate or good, but poor at times.
Sea State: slight.
See you on the Solent and in the Folly.

[Ian M]

Paul, I've got to know. Did you get THAT photo of B & Q? I missed it damn it

[Tim M]

Originally Posted by Ian M

Paul, I've got to know. Did you get THAT photo of B & Q? I missed it damn it

Was a very good "jolly to the folly" me and Pete had a great day.

[The Jackeens]

Originally Posted by Tim M

"jolly to the folly"

That's an excellent description of a wonderful day out Tim!

Our weekend started really well with Martin, Howard, JWalker and Sheila coming round to Pompey Friday night for dins out.

Then yesterday. Chris and Chris organised some perfect weather for a Solent blast and challenged all us Solent Wussies to show up!

Carly Baby (extreme as ever ) led the way with the Birdman navigating, and the crew of Explosion were munching bacon butties in Cowes while some of us were still at home searching for drysuits!

We had the lovely company of Jeff and Sheila on Merlin as we headed off on silky blue seas to catch up at The Folly. Great to meet Carl's Bro again also ! and the gang. Ian M! Nice to meet you too! (We don't have a photo of 'the moment' but we should have some other nice ones ) Tim M and Pete were none the worse for wear (from general 'studenty things' ).

Lovely lunch in the blazing sunshine, then off we went and ...
Gandalf helmed Merlin home !!!! Upon which it became apparent that inside jw is definitely a boy racer!!!! OK I'm in trouble now

BTW I carried around a CD of Pauly's photos for a certain PB Instructor (who needs them for his website) all day long and didn't spot ya anywhere ! Never mind, they are still safe

As we were steaming back across the Eastern Solent in a beautiful sunset, who should emerge from Pompey but Tony & Holly in Xanthus! So we cruised home together and a gang of us met again for tea, cappucinos and chat. Oh and grub

Thanks for visiting us JW and SW and hope you'll be down again soon.
Thanks for a lovely day out Chris and Chris and look forward to the New Year blast Lovely day, Lovely company. Himself will get to the photos eventually.

Magic !

missus very appreciative

[Ian M]

Thanks for a great day out, as a Ribnet virgin I was well impressed by the friendly and accepting atmosphere. CJL thanks for organising the day. I look forward to meeting you all again.
What's more, the anti freeze we took onboared seemed to work

[slimtim]

dammit, missed this one

[robin]

Nice to meet the new faces and as always the old ones too.
Thanks to Carl for the lift in Explosion (goodness me it's quick!)

Some pictures what I took.
The first lot are of Explosion.....my ride for the day (cheers Carly Baby)
1....Brass Monkeys
2....Smoke on the water
3....My view from the back seat
4....Rafted at the Folly
5....End of day engine run down in the dark

[robin]

and......
1...CJL and a mighty fine ribtec
2...Chris and Laurence and a mighty fine sea rider
3...TimM and Pete on Cormorant
4...Folly gang way
5...IanM and his very tidy XS

[robin]

and finally.....

Merlin...Mr and mrs Jackeen and Mr and Mrs JW
Ribtec and searider rafted at the Folly

[CND]

thanks guys for a cracking day! really nice meet up and a nice trip down to the needles afterwards! My photos only off my nokia, so not up to much but hopefully u can see the "afterwards"


Chris

[Biggles]

Great Photos.

I was at Langstone yesterday. The sea looked just like a mirror. Wish I'd taken my boat.

Just goes to show their is never a good time to get your engine serviced....

[The Jackeens]

Nice to see the photos.

Those might make a good Crimbo souvenir for Carly, Robin Dood.

Bit arty farty!

Good on ye for doing the Noodles peeps!

Tony allegedly saw the dolphin on the way home from da pub

Us

[Zippy]

Great pics Robin!

Looks like a top day was had by all

[robin]

Arty Farty!

Arf.

Cheers Zippers. It was a fab day.

[tcwozere]

Originally Posted by The Jackeens

Tony allegedly saw the dolphin on the way home from da pub

If it wasn't the dolphin, it was a fecking big fish.. Or someone lost from a fancy dress party at gunwharf..

Excellent day, (after waiting ages to launch.. ,) The music discussion in the Indian afterwards has given me the excuse to compile a decent cd for my eldest..

Thin Lizzy.. The Boys Are Back in Town
John Lennon.. Imagine
Cyndi Lauper.. Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Fergal Sharkey.. A Good Heart
Fleetwood Mac.. Beautiful Child
Fleetwood Mac.. Tell Me Lies
Jimi Hendrix.. Voodoo Chile
John Lennon.. Woman
Led Zepellin.. Stairway to Heaven
Moody Blues.. Knights in White Satin
The Beatles.. Hey Jude
Pogues and Kirsty MacColl.. FairyTale of New York City
Thin Lizzy.. Whisky in the Jar
Gary Moore.. Parisienne Walkway
Fleetwood Mac.. Thunder Only Happens

Apart from the Beatles and John Lennon, she said "" to all of the above.. (Altho we won't mention who claimed he hadn't heard of Radar Love by Golden Earring, or Teenage Kicks by The Undertones.. )

[The Jackeens]

Nice collection for Holly. 5 Paddy efforts there too


Mind you she is one cool Ribster kiddo

Must think of any others that would go with that...

Howabout a few more 'classics' that ye forgot over the biryani

Meatloaf : Bat Out of Hell
Dire Straits : Romeo & Juliet
Bruce (The Boss) : The River
Dire Straits : Telegraph Road
Tom Waits : Martha
Anything by Christy Moore
Bob Dylan : Forever Young & The Watchtower

(oh and 99 Red Balloons (nena????) and 'I won't let you down' :forget the guy's name Jim summat)


missus

[The Jackeens]

1) Leaving the Folly after lunch, special guests Sheila and Jeff on Merlin

2) Something wrong with your trim Chris
3) Gandalf takes Merlin home ... Jeff and Sheila and we meet tcwozere and Holly on Xanthus! (I seem to have 'done a Bogib' ! )

4) The sun goes down...on Explosion. The much-loved Rainbow Boat goes home in a blaze of glory.......