sailorman

Just brilliant. What stoicism. So poignant as to how Britain has changed in the intervening years. Sad in a way to be reminded of that too.

Oostend was my 2nd home always there for the OVA weekend, that is a brilliant festival,the best was the stoom boats whistles

Oostend was my 2nd home always there for the OVA weekend, that is a brilliant festival,the best was the stoom boats whistles

train = kit not really an option

i always used primocon to good effect then a coat oh boot top a/f

i assume mainly coadtal pottering. but i still yearn to get back to france,belgium &the Netherlands, via dover to keep trips short&...

when i was much younger i always wanted to get her wet:LOL:

they are now a taxi service & arrange hotel accomodation

There's an oxymoron... "Home Office Intelligence". I was an IT contractor for that august organisation, and can confirm it has none...

i do like the cockpit sole &saloon sole on the A760 being on same level &the bathing platform access, that appeales as mymobilityisnt...

i have stumbled upon the trusty t23, thel look well built & rufty tufty little boats, a nice simple yanmar motor, no turbo or cam beltto...

the volkerak sluis has a commercial sluis vhf control for permissionto use it

my 16.1 air draft is no issue @the volkerak slius, plenty of clearence under the fixed bridge

its eitherthe normal "staande mast route" in my lst tour we locked out @stellendam &had a wonderful sail t0ijmuiden with a nice offshore...

thats a shame, as it might have ben a very usefull serviceany info on public transport connections with tilbury