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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& sensible;)

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

they are now a taxi service & arrange hotel accomodation

i do like the cockpit sole &saloon sole on the A760 being on same level &the bathing platform access, that appeales as mymobilityisnt yet anything like normalbut my typing has impoved:love:

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 worry aboutwhen offshore, the listing i have found are silly expensive, im not yet in a position to proceed as i must get back driving first, my first thought...

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 breeze resulting in a flat sea, a merorable trip, for all the right reasons, nice sunny day, with wind from the right direction idyllic sailing

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

i stumbled accross the ferry norsky yesterday, she ysed to operate out of Ipswichmany yrs ago, it looks as though it might be a usefull service for crew changeor adverse weather trip home

ffsc is still there :love: