NW Ribsters weekend 28-29 June 2003 Section 3 - The Swellies

Keith Hart · 02 July 2003, 08:03

Yes folks, 'Llynhome', 'Caprice' and 'The Full Morty' did The Swellies...twice. The Menai Straits is an 'interesting' piece of water.

Here we are on the way back to Conwy:

Keith Hart · 02 July 2003, 08:03

And now we're right in it...

Keith Hart · 02 July 2003, 08:05

We are carefully navigating our way through the channel...

Keith Hart · 02 July 2003, 08:06

No turning back now...

Keith Hart · 02 July 2003, 08:08

BTW Spiderman (the ribster formerly known as Crazyhorse) had, by now, abandoned DM's boat for the chance to 'pilot' The Full Morty...

Keith Hart · 02 July 2003, 08:09

The end (of The Swellies) is now in sight...

Keith Hart · 02 July 2003, 08:12

Made it safeley. Just the trip past Puffin Island in a very nasty sea with a boat with no steering left...

Keith Hart · 02 July 2003, 08:16

As we entered The Swellies, by that island with the house on it a jetski approached at a very fast speed. He seemed to be heading for the middle of the channel where the worst of the rocks and current are.

Ah, we thought, he'll turn round in a second. But no. He kept his course and went straight over the rocks. Luckily he had a very shallow draft as he skimmed on regardless!

DM stated, "Well he's either got no brain at all or he is a very skilled jetskier with years of local knowledge."

I suspect the former...

Keith (the sweaty swollen swellie sailor) Hart