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Old 26 August 2014, 12:49   #1
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How to navigate the Menai Strait Swellies

A nice clear map for the unitiated.
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wish I'd seen that before Saturday HP
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good test of throttle control and ferrying skills, touch the bow onto The Swellie Rock safe water mark, but best to do it either side of high tide rather than low tide
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good test of throttle control and ferrying skills, touch the bow onto The Swellie Rock safe water mark, but best to do it either side of high tide rather than low tide
Past it twice today.....first time with horizontal rain, second in sunshine
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Deekus was that you coming out of Caernarfon at about 3.30. Saw the Ribnet flag on the back of a ribeye!
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things are looking up if you know you've been past it
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Where were you?
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Mr.C ?

Shame you were testing your plumbing skills with that tap, there was plenty of room on the straits today
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Shame you were testing your plumbing skills with that tap, there was plenty of room on the straits today
tested my patience I know that much
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Why?.......don't you like my existing one?
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could be a looooong wait then
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