amazing weekend!

Zippy · 28 June 2010, 20:48

Well, sods law says the last weekend of june is rubbish weather cos its my birthday, how different this weekend was!

Left Hamble saturday lunchtime and zoomed over to chichester and picked up Richard and Mrs Richard. at first we couldnt see them at Itchenor quay but we saw the ringo before we say them!!

Trudge back up the harbour and out in search of flatter water!

Short hop to Priory Bay for some lunch! followed by some ringo action! couldnt manage to persuade the girls into the water but Richard decided it was a "challange" to ringo back so off we set, prioty bay to chichester with him behind us! outstanding effort!! when i get the chart chip from the boat will work out how far it really was!

Obviously needed to relax a bit so anchored at East Head to let the tide come in and to have a few drinks!

lovely relaxzed trundle back up the river watching hot air balloons taking off and back for some serious drinking!

Sunday morning didnt really happen to be honest and a quick blast back from Chichester to Hamble on Sunday afternoon was a perfect way to clear a rather fuzzy head. Coming through the solent at 2.45 there was no one about!!!

Perfect weekend in my book! Many thanks to Richard and Debs for looking after us and plying us with more wine than i care (or am able) to remember!

we have some great video clips which are currently rated 18 and are in need of editing to remove some choice words!! hopefully Richard can sort that in the next few days!

Zippy · 28 June 2010, 20:53

few more pics to bore you with.

theres some more on facebook too but thats enough for now.

special thanks for the day goes to the clown in the little red rib that gave us all a laugh as they hit the sand at east head after speeding through the anchored boats (a pet hate of mine)! i think they may have heard us laughing!!

willk · 28 June 2010, 21:19

Looks like The Best of Days

How important they are...

Nauti Buoy · 28 June 2010, 21:21

Was such a fantastic day out on the boat, brilliant company, loads of laughs, fantatstic boat!!!

Got some funny looks stood on the end of the pontoon with a ringo but no boat! so was quite pleased when Howard and Gwen arrived promptly

Fab day and laughs carried on way through the night till 4am at the caravan site.

Still aching from the ringo marathon towing session.

Awesome day! bring on the next trip out.

Richard and Debs

Nauti Buoy · 28 June 2010, 21:27

Will aim to get the video footage done tomorrow

Zippy · 28 June 2010, 21:30

Love that last wake shot!!

bedajim · 29 June 2010, 08:47

We came out of Calshot 11 ish on Saturday an inboard rib passed us just before Yarmouth (had soft ish looking white tubes) was that you ?

We had lunch in Ventnor and carried on round like a mill pond after the Needles

Jim

Zippy · 29 June 2010, 09:00

not us im afraid.

We were a bit slow getting started on saturday and didnt trundle down the hamble until about 12 ish taking the northern channel through eastern solent to chichester.

didnt really see many ribs out this weekend. a few well in on the shore at Priory bay but that was about it.

i was looking at some pics on MBY forum and the needles and around the back looked amazingly flat! by no means was it rough up the eastern end of the solent but it was no way near as flat as those pics!

Nauti Buoy · 29 June 2010, 11:55

Here you go mate, this is Video of your Cougar only U-Tube Clip to follow

This footage was shot from a Ringo hence a little rocky!!!

please excuse the fowl language approximately half way through, I have removed the worst of it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_QFyG-Ytp4

Zippy · 29 June 2010, 12:27

see now i know its our boat and i am bias but i think thats looks coool!!!!

thanks for editing the vidoes and honestly, we werent really that close before all the health and safety bods come out to play!!

Carl · 29 June 2010, 12:48

shame we missed you,we came out of langstone about 12.30 and went over to wootten creek for the day,and back up chichester as the balloons were coming over

Zippy · 29 June 2010, 13:05

surprised we didnt hear you! next time for sure tho!!

did you see the balloon that went up and came down again? we were down the river by then but looked pretty close!!

Carl · 29 June 2010, 13:33

julie was driving,so i had my eyes closed at the time

Nauti Buoy · 29 June 2010, 14:00

U-Tubing Clip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtGKndl8Wr0

Roy Smith · 29 June 2010, 15:11

I am sure we passed you on sat just out side Hayling yatch club
We got cought that evening in Langstone harbour wake boarding
so we towed my son from langston to Chi bar
realy nice evning
i liked your rib IMHO the cougars look good in the water.
whats under the bonnet

Carl · 29 June 2010, 15:18

think you were on northney slip as we came back in

Zippy · 29 June 2010, 15:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roy Smith

I am sure we passed you on sat just out side Hayling yatch club
We got cought that evening in Langstone harbour wake boarding
so we towed my son from langston to Chi bar
realy nice evning
i liked your rib IMHO the cougars look good in the water.
whats under the bonnet

sorry to have missed you Roy, maybe next time!

it has Steyr 256 in the engine dept which is good for tops of about 45 kts and happy cruise at around 34, 36 kts all day long!

Nauti Buoy · 29 June 2010, 15:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zippy

it has Steyr 256 in the engine dept which is good for tops of about 45 kts and happy cruise at around 34, 36 kts all day long!

Except when being towed on a RINGO hey Howard

Zippy · 29 June 2010, 15:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nauti Buoy

Except when being towed on a RINGO hey Howard

Pah! wimp!!!