Safety Cover in Lyme Bay

Mikey · 12 July 2004, 16:45

Hi All

BIBOA is looking for some additional safety boats to help provide cover in the Lyme Bay area during the Cowes-Torquay-Cowes race on Sunday August 29th.

The race starts at 11am ... with the first boats likely to reach Lyme Bay at approximately 11:45am. There is an hour stopover for refuelling in Torquay, so the last boats will go through between 15:00 and 15:15 latest.

So, boats will need to be available for approximately 3-4 hours.

Course details for the race are on the BIBOA website (www.biboa.com) if you need more information.

There should be a fuel allowance (not sure how much at this point), but if you would be willing to offer your services, please contact either myself of the safety officer for the event, Helen Strickland (helstrickland@AOL.com)

Thanks

Mike

David Hickman · 12 July 2004, 21:27

Mike,
Will I get the normal letter of request as per the torbay classic for this event?
If not please forward the some details and out me down. I guess that Ian Austin will help out as well.

Mikey · 13 July 2004, 21:16

Hi David,

If you send your contact details to myself, then I can ensure you are aksed to cover the Lyme Bay area rather than elsewhere. Please ignore my comment above about Helen ... Tony Lewis is the safety officer ... I must have been having a Blonde day!

Thanks for your interest

Mike

Ian Austin · 15 July 2004, 22:31

Hi David and Mikey
I have already got my name down, but have not had any details.

Jon Brooks · 16 July 2004, 15:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ian Austin

Hi David and Mikey
I have already got my name down, but have not had any details.

Ian

That's not unusual!!

Regards

Mikey · 28 July 2004, 11:03

Hi Guys,

All the details for the race itself are now on the BIBOA website (www.biboa.com) and the Cowes Classic website (www.cowesclassic.com).

The organisers will be in touch shortly

The BIBOA website has full race instructions including all the official contact details, so if you have questions, you can contact BPRC directly. Charlie or Jenny are very helpful!

Mike

Cookee · 01 September 2004, 10:29

I would just like to thank all those who made the effort to get out to thier positions on the race course for the Cowes Classic weekend - especially those who battled unpleasant conditions on Sunday so that we could go racing and never saw a boat!

Without you the racing would never even be able to start so thank you to all of you!

cider daze · 01 September 2004, 15:32

Iam with on that one cookee many thanks to every one

Carl · 01 September 2004, 15:51

me to 100%.................big thanks

Allen · 01 September 2004, 16:17

I've suggested that we have a safety boat race next year.....

bogib · 01 September 2004, 22:45

Allen good point

Bogi

Ian Austin · 02 September 2004, 07:34

Hi Cookee/ Cider Daze/Carly Baby
Thanks very much for thinking of us down eere

, waiting for the arrival of fleet, was realy looking forward to see you all, ah well there will be next year.

I am going to be in Cardiff one way or another, so see you there.

Ian Austin · 02 September 2004, 07:41

Allen
Wot a good idea, I am in ( tortoise and hair me hopes)
Rule 1)
Will not be cancelled through any bad weather. ( Praying for force 7 +) sorry it's the only way i stand a chance.

Rule 2)
Same as Rule 1.

Cookee · 02 September 2004, 07:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ian Austin

I am going to be in Cardiff one way or another, so see you there.

I'll definitely buy you a beer Ian - did you end up out there waiting for us, or were you called off before you got out?

Ian Austin · 02 September 2004, 08:10

Cookee
Was out about 11-00, waiting, sorting out a position and got a phone call to say the race start was delayed by an hour ( somebody still in bed ???) then at 12.00 had a phone call to say that all had been cancelled, so i packed up me tow rope and went home.

Mikey · 02 September 2004, 16:52

Sorry you guys got all the way out there before being told it was cancelled. I guess you have to be there before they can start. My thanks also for getting out!

Lyme bay was supposed to be a 3 with slight seas! Can anyone confirm or deny?

From Portland to Cowes was S***! We managed to bend a trim tab support in the muster area

.. so it would have been a very interesting start!

I don't know if Dave Deacon made it onto local TV, but down near Portland they managed to stuff Hot Lemon and break the windshield, spraying glass all over Dave and cutting him up pretty bad.

I hope you all had a less eventful day

Ian Austin · 02 September 2004, 20:30

Mikey
It was not a problem to be out there, as by looking at the sea's around Torquay and Brixham we thought it would run, 1ft maybe 18 inch swell, visibilty must have been 10 mile +. what a good day for a race

i just wondering if it was anything like Exemouth (around Cowes), they cancelled that one 18 / 20 ft waves.

The Jackeens · 02 September 2004, 22:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikey

I don't know if Dave Deacon made it onto local TV, but down near Portland they managed to stuff Hot Lemon and break the windshield, spraying glass all over Dave and cutting him up pretty bad.

I hope you all had a less eventful day

Oh no...hope Mr. Deacon's better soon ...that sounds nasty.

Us

Cookee · 03 September 2004, 08:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikey

I don't know if Dave Deacon made it onto local TV, but down near Portland they managed to stuff Hot Lemon and break the windshield, spraying glass all over Dave and cutting him up pretty bad.

I hope you all had a less eventful day

Yeah great isn't it - you're doing someone (well ok a lot of people) a favour and you break the boat and yourself!

All the best to Dave for a speedy recovery, and if we can ever be of any help in Devon, just ask!

Paul Glatzel · 03 September 2004, 11:44

Quote:

Lyme bay was supposed to be a 3 with slight seas! Can anyone confirm or deny?

Went across Lyme Bay Monday c11am with conditions much the same as Sunday and it was very rough with large confused seas. Materially eased towards Torbay/Dartmouth area which accords with Ian's report.

Paul