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09 August 2010, 08:09
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Bear Grylls
Hi I was looking around Bear Grylls new rib this weekend at Pwllheli Marina it had Sahra written on the console anybody know what he's up to it looked like a serious piece of kit...!!!
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09 August 2010, 10:11
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Country: UK - England
Town: Leicester
Boat name: Vixen
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 6m +
Engine: Suzuki OB 175
MMSI: 235071839
Join Date: Jun 2004
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That's his wife's name, there was some Cougar C10 up for sale I think on boatmad (might be an old ad) Might look later - spot of bother on the Wotsits line at the moment so got mi ed down.
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New boat is here, very happy!
Simon
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09 August 2010, 10:12
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Country: UK - England
Town: Chesterfield
Boat name: Sea Quell
Make: Picton Cobra
Length: 5m +
Engine: Mercury 150 4 Stroke
MMSI: 235038298
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I believe its just a 'toy' for him  - no serious expedition in mind
... saw it in Ribquest before final delivery - Scott seats , self righting bag, radar, etc etc etc. Very nice build
Looked huge on the trailer - lucky boy !
Jeff
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09 August 2010, 11:21
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: N Wales Chester
Boat name: Mr Smith
Make: Humber
Length: 6m +
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He was in abersoch this week end, mate got a picture with him. It's his boat for his island "st tudwalls" hence the badging below the name on the console.
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09 August 2010, 15:16
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Country: UK - England
Town: Newcastle Staffs
Boat name: blue it
Make: ribcraft 7.5
Length: 7m +
Engine: suzuki df225
Join Date: Dec 2005
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hes brought st tudwells west i believe, and carla lane owns the east island.
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09 August 2010, 18:47
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: Barmouth
Boat name: Blue Marlin
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yanmar 315/Bravo 2X
MMSI: 235020218
Join Date: Jun 2003
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He's owned one of the Tuds for at least 6 years and used to have a serious looking Ocean Dynamics (I think) as his taxi out to and from the island. When we first came down to Pwllheli with our boat 6 years ago, they used to use the trailer for his RIB to pull my Ribcraft out - so he's had it that long at least.
Seemed like a nice bloke on both occasions I spoke to him - not like some of the press would have you believe...!!
D...
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09 August 2010, 20:29
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: N Wales Chester
Boat name: Mr Smith
Make: Humber
Length: 6m +
Join Date: Feb 2009
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Bought in 2001 for £95k, previously uninhabited for years. No beach. No facilities with automated lighthouse and two derelict cottages he's knocked in to one.
Author of the liver birds owns the other island.
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09 August 2010, 20:55
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Country: UK - England
Town: Ashton-under-Lyne Lancs
Boat name: IMOGEN
Make: Air-Craft 5.4
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki df70a
MMSI: 235087492
Join Date: May 2010
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If I had Bears money I would make sure I bought an Island with a pub on it. 
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09 August 2010, 20:56
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: Cardigan
Boat name: Celtic Bravo
Make: Avon
Length: 6m +
Engine: Honda 90
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Who's bought his old Ocean dynamics ? remember seeing it for sale for a short while. about 24k was the asking price. was a v nice rib !!
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10 August 2010, 10:38
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Country: UK - England
Town: Gloucestershire
Boat name: Osprey
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 5m +
Engine: E-tec 300 G2
MMSI: TBC
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Originally Posted by Markymark
Who's bought his old Ocean dynamics ? remember seeing it for sale for a short while. about 24k was the asking price. was a v nice rib !!
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Yes I bet hes regretting selling it after taking his new "tail dragger" out  
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10 August 2010, 13:29
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Country: France
Town: Côte d'Azur
Boat name: Beaver Patrol
Make: Avon Searider SR4
Length: 4m +
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Simon B
That's his wife's name, there was some Cougar C10 up for sale I think on boatmad (might be an old ad) Might look later - spot of bother on the Wotsits line at the moment so got mi ed down.
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That was sold recently. I delivered it somewhere by for them a few months ago.
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10 August 2010, 14:46
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Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: jersey
Boat name: Martini II
Make: Arctic 28/FC470
Length: 8m +
Engine: twin 225Opti/50hp 2t
MMSI: 235067688
Join Date: Jun 2005
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Originally Posted by Tim M
That was sold recently. I delivered it somewhere by for them a few months ago.
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I heard it's gone to NZ?
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10 August 2010, 14:51
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Member
Country: France
Town: Côte d'Azur
Boat name: Beaver Patrol
Make: Avon Searider SR4
Length: 4m +
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I heard it's gone to NZ?
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Something like that. Tender to a superyacht
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10 August 2010, 15:06
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: N Wales Chester
Boat name: Mr Smith
Make: Humber
Length: 6m +
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/2985877.stm
ugly tender to a superyacht 
If i had a superyacht, the tender would be much sleeker.
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10 August 2010, 15:36
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Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: jersey
Boat name: Martini II
Make: Arctic 28/FC470
Length: 8m +
Engine: twin 225Opti/50hp 2t
MMSI: 235067688
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Thats his trans-atlantic Ocean Dynamics boat from years ago, completely different boat.
This one is a Cougar built for the North West Passage "trip" at the end of this month. Until he realised it was completely unsuitable for the task, flogged it and forked out another £400k (prob more with the Shockwave ICE) for a Zodiac Hurricane Mach II.
Damn wish I could afford to make cock ups like that 
http://www.boatmad.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15141
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10 August 2010, 19:51
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: Barmouth
Boat name: Blue Marlin
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yanmar 315/Bravo 2X
MMSI: 235020218
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The old Ocean Dynamics RIB wasn't the trans-Atlantic one. As far as I know it was only used to go to and from the island - but having seen both of them - defo not the same boat. It was a nice boat - but it definatley wouldn't look right as a tender to a superyacht!!
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10 August 2010, 19:58
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: CONWY/CORFU
Boat name: The Full Morty II
Make: Air Craft/Shakespere
Length: 8m +
Engine: Etec 300hp/Etec150hp
Join Date: Feb 2001
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Milan
Hi I was looking around Bear Grylls new rib this weekend at Pwllheli Marina it had Sahra written on the console anybody know what he's up to it looked like a serious piece of kit...!!!
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starting to get broody, looking for another boat. its been a long time Milan......
Its about time you came out for a spin with us 
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11 August 2010, 08:47
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Country: UK - England
Town: Looe
Make: Delta
Length: 4m +
Engine: Mercury
Join Date: Apr 2004
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The Zodiac is on loan for the expedition, and his own boat is a Ribquest, running twin 300hp Suzuki's. Nice bit of kit. Alright for some Suzuki have given the engines to him for free!!!! 
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11 August 2010, 11:45
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: N Wales Chester
Boat name: Mr Smith
Make: Humber
Length: 6m +
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so he's had an ocean dynamics that was butt ugly.
An ocean dynamics that was his old n wales island taxi
A cougar that was built for an expedition, not used, then sold
A zodiac being built for the purpose that the cougar was made for
A ribquest that is now in n wales as an island taxi
 I'll take any one of them if he doesn't need them.
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11 August 2010, 16:21
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Member
Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: jersey
Boat name: Martini II
Make: Arctic 28/FC470
Length: 8m +
Engine: twin 225Opti/50hp 2t
MMSI: 235067688
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Originally Posted by Turbodiesel
Alright for some Suzuki have given the engines to him for free!!!! |
Think I'd rather pay for them than have to go on telly drinking my own p*ss, sleep inside a dead animal, jump into frozen lakes etc...
He gets slagged off a bit by people but fair play to him I say, he's earned his fame and fortune a lot more than some of these so called "celebs"
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