Bank Holiday Weekend

[Athene V30]

Is everyone going to Oostend? I hope to be in Calais - several other YCs go there and locals are very friendly. Local YC even holds a reception on the Sunday lunchtime for the visitors.

 

[Koeketiene]

Calais? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
I'll have you keelhauled for mutiny - Mr Christian /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[sailorman]

Wheres Calais then /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[Athene V30]

Plenty of space to berth then!

 

[FullCircle]

Keep away from the stinky place.

Go to Gravelines instead.......

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

[ QUOTE ]
.....and locals are very friendly....

[/ QUOTE ]Especially the Eastern European ones standing on the end of the breakwater, looking for a lift over the channel..../forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Athene V30]

I don't think you have a good impression of the place! It is always a good weekend.

Only been asked once for passage to UK and that was a few years ago now.

Should be a White Ensign in port too, they usually manage to come to the dinner on Saturday night.

 

[winkle]

been to le touquet a couple of times and have been very impressed with the town. fwiw

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Don't get me wrong... the yacht club was very friendly, and we enjoyed it there... I just found the combination of the lifting bridge/lock for entry (and its restricted opening times), plus a relatively unappealling town made it a less than attractive cruising destination for me... probably not assisted by the fact that despite the pilot, almanac, and indeed the Calais website listing one channel for port comms, they had switched to another, and the Harbour Master refused to communicate via the old channel (and we didn't know the new channel even existed, let alone what channel number), he then finally used his tannoy on the end of the pier to be extremely rude to us and 3 other boats waiting for entry who were also confused by the absence of response on the 'correct' channel..... unneccessary, and unpleasant....

I much prefer Boulogne... and will try Gravelines in a couple of weeks or so...