Bit of rough weather ....

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Yesterday traveling from Carlingford to Dublin (Poolbeg) so I went in to Howth. Lots of competitions going on this weekend (Squibs :confused:) I'm single handing at the moment and wind in the marina was not bad but I needed a little help with somebody to take a line.

There was a Nicholson 35 (name withheld) with 4 guys sat in the cockpit and I asked if they would take a line........... not one of them got up to help, a guy on the pontoon gave assistance which I was very grateful for at the time.

This is the first time I have ever seen what maybe the Raggie-Mobo snobbery and to be honest I was quite put out. I have been for the past week cruising with 9 yachts so it seems odd to be treated this way. I couldn't believe that they wouldn't give a hand to secure a boat. Would they rather see somebody damage their boat or one that belonged to someone else.

Anyway I hope they enjoyed the seagulls removing the corn flakes off the roof of their boat at 6am this morning :p

The trip to Poolbeg was ..... lets say exciting........overfalls off Howth with wind against tide gives some very good short sharp 8 foot waves. Forcast was 12 knts........ 26 was registered :( My cruising friends have told me the prop is still clean :D

So I'm tied up in Poolbeg waiting for a weather window to return to Wales.

I'll be back to a normal life again soon...... I think SWMBO will be pleased.

Tom
 
Got back to North Wales yesterday......

90 Miles from Poolbeg to Conwy in 12 hrs = 7.5knts average..left at 0100hrs and arrived at 13.00hrs, not bad for the old girl, fuel burn was around the 100ltr mark :) I have to say that it was the best trip from Ireland I have ever done, flat calm although it did rain for a while there was bright sunshine as I got close to Anglesey. It was good to see all the overfalls when there is no wind to pick them up, I didnt realise that they went so far out to sea form the Skerries.

The Admiral picked me up and when I got home it was a shower and stright to bed........ for a long sleep. I think I'm getting a little long in the tooth for staying up for 36hrs.

Tom
 
There was a Nicholson 35 (name withheld) with 4 guys sat in the cockpit and I asked if they would take a line........... not one of them got up to help, a guy on the pontoon gave assistance which I was very grateful for at the time.

This is the first time I have ever seen what maybe the Raggie-Mobo snobbery and to be honest I was quite put out. I have been for the past week cruising with 9 yachts so it seems odd to be treated this way. I couldn't believe that they wouldn't give a hand to secure a boat. Would they rather see somebody damage their boat or one that belonged to someone else.
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Ignorant berks like that don't just ignore power boats but other yachts as well, which sadly seems to be a sign of the times. We had many similar instances over recent years and I have to say the most frequent culprits were Brits when we were in French waters. Several times we would have French folk come to offer help from much farther away whilst the Brits in the next berth sat watching.
 
Am always prepared to take a line even just walking down a pontoon.

Nothing worse than seeing someone struggling.

Must get a couple of party size cornflakes boxes :cool: Absolutely brilliant and leaves everyone onboard wondering why the seagulls picked on them.


Unless of course they are reading this :eek: :eek:
 
Did this happen in Carlingford or in Dublin.
I have my boat in Carlingford marina and everyone is normally willing to give a helping hand, well I am anyway.
 
Apologies, HYC types are famously snobbish and some of them a real shower of ignorant a55es. Northside snobs. There was a piece years ago in MBM about a pair of Brooms circumnavigation the UK who were refused shelter in Howth during a blow. Our countrymen are not like this!!! Littleship, someday you must visit the awesome Cork/Kerry coast, you should get an altogether different welcome there, especially in places like East Ferry, Baltimore, Unionhall, Schull, Lawrence Cove and Dingle. The east coast of Ireland is rather boring and featureless with two massive caravan park style marinas in Malahide and Dun Laoghaire which are rather soulless. Poolbeg or Grand canal dock at least have character. The next nice spot around the coast is Dunmore East and Waterford city, but the further west you go the better it is. Sorry about the HYC gob5hits.
 
colliemcc said:
Did this happen in Carlingford or in Dublin.
I have my boat in Carlingford marina and everyone is normally willing to give a helping hand, well I am anyway.
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Hmmm ! Carlingford.........well the town was lively but the marina is...........

Should we say unusual. Been there done that! :) As I stated it was in Howth Marina.

I'm over it now and just giggle about the gulls :)

OF

I may just be coming that way next year, good grief, not finished this year and already thinking about where to go next year :)

Andiemac

Life is hard boating is so much more fun than 30,000+miles a year and 50-60hr working weeks :)

Tom
 
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