A boating Year in pictures

[oldgit]

The boat club 2010 Xmas cruise up the River Medway to Allington Lock,first trip out with new boat after bringing her back to Rochester from The River Crouch

Spring trip to Maidstone Town centre.

First proper journey up to East India dock

Then on up the Thames to Bray stopping at Windsor an alll points west.

A day out at the Races(Medway Barge Match)

Followed by a trip into the Swale

Exploring muddy Creeks on ones doorstep (Conyer nr Faversham)

Mid summer and its the Beating of the Bounds both up

and down the river to the wreck of the Montgomery for wreath laying.

the party afterwards

Back up the Medway on the hottest day of the year just to see see how far we can get with the flybridge

Then back round to the Thames via South Dock near Greenwich and a day on "Location" watching the new Tom Conti movie being fillumed on a Sealine 50 ?

Following day up to Imperial Marina and the Mayors Flottila bash

Loads of local stuff
The new commodes sailpast

Yet another "last trip" to the freshwater bit.

and finally
The Xmas Cruise 2011.
Parked outside the Malta Inn just below Maidstone

Coming back down in the November sunshine
Our newly elected Commodore in the lead.

where would we be without a T36 or two

cracking year.so c,mon the rest of you whats been happening ?
Oops nearly forgot the Maidstone River Festival and .......
Err ......not allowed any more pictures

 

[rafiki_]

Nice post O/G. Thank you.

 

[longjohnsilver]

OG what are the purple gowns for?
Enjoyed the pics, have you had a good first season? Hope the change in boats proved worthwhile. She looks good, quite a change from the Princess.

 

[oldgit]

OG what are the purple gowns for?
Enjoyed the pics, have you had a good first season? Hope the change in boats proved worthwhile. She looks good, quite a change from the Princess.

The beating of the bounds aka Admiral of the River Cruise in a joint bash between our club and the Rochester Oyster Floating Fishery who are freeman of the River Medway.(We have a mention in the Domesday Book).The chaps in the furry hats and robes are guests from the ancient Southwark fishery and we "entertain" them every year with liquid refreshment and a fish feast laid on by the fishery boys and lady.
ROFF have been around for about 550 odd years and have been looking after the fishery by royal permission since then.Few years ago they went into bat against Southern Water who after privatisation thought they had aquired the right to sell fishing licences to all and sundry.
It took ten years and went to the House of Lords and they (Southen Water ) lost.
A Royal Charter cannot be set aside other than by royal assent ???

 

[BartW]

well done that old man,
thanks for sharing these nice pictures.
hope to find time soon to post some myself

 

[volvopaul]

Great post, nice to see some pics, the princess 398 la rapita from memory is a boat I went to buy a few years back, it was at Gosport.

 

[Kawasaki]

Great post, nice to see some pics, the princess 398 la rapita from memory is a boat I went to buy a few years back, it was at Gosport.

Yeh, that's what we like, piccies an stuff
Must learn it one day
Nice
oldgit!

 

[oldgit]

Yeh, that's what we like, piccies an stuff
Must learn it one day
Nice
oldgit!

Thank you gentlemen .
Been a pretty good year apart from a bit of a hammering on way back from Ramsgate,which probably caused all the muck on the bottom of the tank to make its way into the primary filters which resulted in an "interesting silence" from one of the engines and a reluctance for the other one to rev over 1500 rpm.
It was a slow journey back with much muttering from crew.

 

[oceanfroggie]

OG, Nice set of interesting photos

 

[kcrane]

Good post, lovely pics

 

[shaxi]

very nice ,i want to be one of the people there !

 

[gravygraham]

cracking year.so c,mon the rest of you whats been happening?

We've all been hiding in your shadow Mr OG!

Still, I've got an excuse as we sold our boat this year.

 

[Firefly625]

lovely picture filled post oldgit, thanks for sharing your year.. looked a good one!!

Anything different planned for next year ?

 

[oldgit]

"Anything different planned for next year ?"




Peut-être un peu plus loin cette année


If this is anything rude,blame Google translator not me !

 

[Nauti Fox]

Nice pics Fred, glad you had a good year.

 

[oldgit]

Nice pics Fred, glad you had a good year.

Any news on selling the Profile 33 cannot believe it has not gone at the price you are asking ?

 

[Nauti Fox]

There is a guy interested, he's looked at it three times now including a sea trial, but went away last weekend saying that he is looking at other boats now.
One guy after breaking the table said the berths weren't long enough, another had a look over it and said it was too slow, even though I'd already told him all the details and another didn't want an aft cabin even though I'd sent him loads of photos!
Here's a couple of pics from our upper reaches of the Medway trip with you Fred.

 

[AndieMac]

Your new boat looks good OG, I like the cockpit hardtop and that serious looking flared bow.
Nice lot of photo's, cheers.

 

[oldgit]

Actually we are two.

Your new boat looks good OG, I like the cockpit hardtop and that serious looking flared bow.
Nice lot of photo's, cheers.

There is another Transocean 36 and its in Australia.
Did a Google and it turned up on a brokers website.

Possibly in Adelaide.
This one may be the actual boat featured in the 1972 Boat Show at Earls Court.
There are a couple of other versions with aft cabin here in UK.Basically you bought your hull and the rest was your problem.
A very common solution to buying a boat in the 1970s unlike today where you may get a choice regards colour of light furnishings and thats your lot mate


Nearly forgot Ramsgate

 

[AndieMac]

There is another Transocean 36 and its in Australia.
Did a Google and it turned up on a brokers website.

Possibly in Adelaide.
This one may be the actual boat featured in the 1972 Boat Show at Earls Court.
There are a couple of other versions with aft cabin here in UK.Basically you bought your hull and the rest was your problem.
A very common solution to buying a boat in the 1970s unlike today where you may get a choice regards colour of light furnishings and thats your lot mate

Do you mean there are only two aft cockpit boats, factory fitted OG?

You could nearly call her a "clipper bow".