South West Ribsters Get Together Feb 2006 - Page 2

Shaggy · 30 January 2006, 20:52

Hi Cookee
Would be great to see you there Cookee, and love to see da boat in action, Roys a local boy and should be able to give you a few B&B etc ideas.

Shaggy

roycruse · 30 January 2006, 21:49

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Originally Posted by Shaggy

Hi Cookee
Would be great to see you there Cookee, and love to see da boat in action, Roys a local boy and should be able to give you a few B&B etc ideas.

Shaggy

err - being local an all - dont have much use for b&bs - ill ask around

would offer to put you up myself but my DIY garage conversion project is kind of not finished (hardly started actually) so no room.

there is absolutely tons of accomodation in newquay and most will be empty this kind of year so you will have no trouble finding somewhere.

roycruse · 31 January 2006, 12:27

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Originally Posted by Cookee

If someone can recommend a good but not (too) expensive hostlery near the eatery I might be able to make it - might even bring the boat up as well if anyone would like a ride? Obviously weather dependant!

What sort of accommodation are you looking for.
There's everything from surf lodges with communal shared bunk accommodation at around £15 a night right up to the headland hotel which is 4 star and has the most amazing view of fistral beach for between £80 - £200 depending on room type.

Obviously there are hundreds of other places in between these as its pretty much all Newquay does (be a holiday destination)

try

http://www.newquayaccommodation.com/
http://www.newquay-hotels.co.uk/
http://www.newquay.co.uk/
http://www.newquay.org.uk/Accomodati...rchhotels.html
http://www.newquaynet.com/
http://www.cornwall-online.co.uk/acc-newquay.htm

or

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=newquay+accomodation

There is also a travel inn at £50 per room which is just up the road from my house (about 8 miles out of town) but I will be getting a taxi back there in the small hours anyway.

Whatever you do - let me know by the end of the week as i have to confirm numbers by then with the mexican restaurant.

roycruse · 31 January 2006, 13:19

OK I need to confirm numbers by the end of the week for the mexican restaurant.

So far I have

The A Team (Definitely Coming)
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Roy (roycruse) + 6 (my 2 kids + my Scillies trip crew and their wives)
Bob (randski) and Sue
Jeff (kernow) and Fran
Chris (mullulnan) and Esther
Greg (shaggy) and Makayla

The Reserves (Not Confirmed Yet)
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John (cookee) + any others ???

The No Shows (not contacted me yet)
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Alex (gingercoastie) + family ???
All the other South West RIB owners ???

Alex can you make it to this meal - what about heidi and the kids ???

And as for all you other south west RIBnetters - we will find you out on the water in the summer anyway - you may as well show your selves now !!!

Cookee · 31 January 2006, 17:16

OK I'll ask the gang tomorrow and get definite numbers by the end of the week - thanks for the wealth of information - you're a star!

Cookee · 03 February 2006, 16:31

Put us down for 2 - Kitten and I will be coming - I take it there will be someone around on Saturday afternoon and Sunday for a run out in the boat if we bring it?

Only been there twice, and one of those was for an OCR race which was abandoned due to big waves (not the UKs surf capital for nothing!) so we went to the pedalo lake and had a race in full race gear - helmets and all for the benefit of the TV, the other time was - shall we say - not boating related!

Will need to know the best place to chuck it in as well as any harbour dues etc to pay - looking forward to it!

roycruse · 03 February 2006, 23:47

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Originally Posted by Cookee

Put us down for 2 - Kitten and I will be coming - I take it there will be someone around on Saturday afternoon and Sunday for a run out in the boat if we bring it?

Only been there twice, and one of those was for an OCR race which was abandoned due to big waves (not the UKs surf capital for nothing!) so we went to the pedalo lake and had a race in full race gear - helmets and all for the benefit of the TV, the other time was - shall we say - not boating related!

Will need to know the best place to chuck it in as well as any harbour dues etc to pay - looking forward to it!

There is actually not much in the way of launching facilities on the north coast at all - bloody pain in the arse !!!

I always tow down to mylor near falmouth wich is about 25 miles away on the south coast - and i will definately be out and about that weekend if the temperature is above 10deg C and its not pouring down.

During the summer mylor is an excelent place to base your activities from with marina fuel on site chandlery plenty of parking etc...

During the winter however the parking goes to shit as all the boats normally in the sea are jammed into every available space.

If you bring the boat down - do you have somewhere to store it ?

roycruse · 03 February 2006, 23:51

17 so far - I think that's a new record...

just waiting for the stranglers and ill confirm the booking on Monday.

please if any of the 17 who said they are coming now find they cant let me know asap.

and for any of you who can come who haven't spoken up - WHY NOT !!!

The food is fantastic at "Senior Dicks" even before you have downed a jug or two of margarita

Cookee · 06 February 2006, 09:09

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Originally Posted by roycruse

There is actually not much in the way of launching facilities on the north coast at all - bloody pain in the arse !!!

I always tow down to mylor near falmouth wich is about 25 miles away on the south coast - and i will definately be out and about that weekend if the temperature is above 10deg C and its not pouring down.

During the summer mylor is an excelent place to base your activities from with marina fuel on site chandlery plenty of parking etc...

During the winter however the parking goes to shit as all the boats normally in the sea are jammed into every available space.

If you bring the boat down - do you have somewhere to store it ?

Having read the above it sounds like a bit of a mission to get the boat in the water! The hotel have agreed to store it overnight for us - if enough people want to go out in it, we could launch it somewhere on Saturday or Sunday and go for a jolly, just need to agree a time and a place! By the way the new upholstery has arrived - looking good!

randski · 07 February 2006, 20:20

Roy, where the hell is 'Seen your dick's'?

Cookee, Would love the opportunity of a blast out on your RIB. We'll be about on Sunday.

Shaggy · 07 February 2006, 20:23

Love to have alook too Cookee...

Shaggy

roycruse · 08 February 2006, 01:50

senior dicks is right in the centre of town in between berties night club and the main post office.

I will post a link to a map when I get to a pc (i am on pda at the moment)

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Originally Posted by randski

Roy, where the hell is 'Seen your dick's'?

Cookee, Would love the opportunity of a blast out on your RIB. We'll be about on Sunday.

Cookee · 08 February 2006, 07:51

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Originally Posted by Shaggy

Love to have alook too Cookee...

Shaggy

Shaggy and Randski - If you guys want to come out then that's great - just need to know the best place to chuck her in on Sunday morning that isn't too far from Newquay! - Anyone else welcome!

Edit: Following suggestions via PM - how about Falmouth on Sunday morning - time to be arranged on saturday night - ok?

Shaggy · 08 February 2006, 18:14

Thats sounds great, err not too early though

Looks like i might get a bit choppy if that low is any closer.

Shaggy

roycruse · 08 February 2006, 18:17

Booking confirmed for 17...

here is a map showing where senor dicks is located for anyone who doesnt know.

http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.c...e=10000&icon=x

Cookee · 09 February 2006, 08:06

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Originally Posted by Shaggy

Thats sounds great, err not too early though

Looks like i might get a bit choppy if that low is any closer.

Shaggy

It's ok it won't be too early!

randski · 12 February 2006, 17:31

Cookee & Kitten, great to meet up with you guys, and many thanks for a great day on your TERRIFIC boat

randski · 12 February 2006, 17:33

..........a few more

randski · 12 February 2006, 17:38

Well done again Roy for organising another get together

roycruse · 12 February 2006, 18:10

Thanks Bob great photos...

A big thank you to Cookee and Kitten for bringing the "Bananashark Seven Seventy" down for us to all play with.

I think its safe to say we were all pretty impressed with the boats capabilities It has certainly changed a few of my perceptions on boating and at 58mph sat down low in the water like that it feels like warp factor 8.

Very impressed with the high speed cornering capabilities. Its just a shame Ive only just bought a new boat and need to run it for at least 5 years before ill be in the market for a new one...

Ill sort through my photos and post a few here a bit later on.

Many thanks for all those SW Ribsters who showed up and I'm happy to pass the torch to Shaggy now as organiser for the SW Ribsters Hayle Event.

Mollers - you plonker - you missed a great day today.

Oh yeah - and while ive mentioned mollers - I think we should start a "Bring Back Mollers" campaign and lobby outside JK's house.

Come on JK its making organising stuff awkward - un-ban him !!!