Blackwater Small Boat sailors Rendezvous

[creeksailor]

Hello to everyone on the forum.

Please accept this invitation to be a part of the first Blackwater Small Boat Sailors rendezvous.
The group was founded in 2010 by a small no of sailors who rendezvoused at the Ballast Hole in tribute to local small boat sailor Charles Stock. The aim of the group is to informally share the simple enjoyment gained from pottering about the rivers, creeks and ditches of the Thames Estuary.

Date: Saturday June 18th
Venue: Goldhanger Creek.
Hw 15.06hrs meet 13.00hrs

Make a note in your diary and tell all fellow sailors. All boats welcome, big or small.

Please pm or email creeksailor at hotmail dot co dot uk

 

[tillergirl]

Now I must confess to never having made it by boat to the top of the creek - done it on foot. Is the RVP at the foot or head of the creek?

Oh and , welcome to the Forum

 

[FullCircle]

That sounds jolly. I shall check the diary this evening.
What is the prcedure once we get there? BBQ, lunch, quick turnaround and off on the ebb, or stay and mudberth for a tide?


Welcome to the forum......

 

[Marmalade]

come ashore at Marconi SC opposite Goldhanger - the bar will be open.

 

[Egbod]

Have you invited Charlie?

The rendezvous is a good idea I have put it in my diary.

 

[Cobra]

Sounds a good idea! It is in my diary, hopefully see you there.

For those who were not aware, Charles has a web site HERE Loads of interesting stuff from the many years of his creek crawling on the East Coast.

 

[NUTMEG]

Sounds good

PM sent

Thanks

 

[FullCircle]

How will we recognise each other?

 

[NUTMEG]

Pair of wellies hanging over the transom!

Great book that inspired me to buy a boat and keep it on the Blackwater

 

[FullCircle]

Pair of wellies hanging over the transom!

Great book that inspired me to buy a boat and keep it on the Blackwater

oh good, we keep red ones and blue ones on board.

 

[ianc1200]

The front cover of the book directly led us to taking the narrowboat round to Heybridge from the Thames and recreating the photo

http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk/Tour_01/Medplus5a.html

and how we got there (photo's of Faversham Creek etc

http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk/Tour_01/Medplus5.html

After hearing a talk Charlie did for the Henley Offshore Group we decided we could get the narrowboat round in settled conditions with the aim of eventually running up the canal to Chelmsford, and after achieving this I started bringing my own motorcruiser around from the Thames thanks to Charlie's inspiration.

 

[ChattingLil]

Is this rendezvous still occuring?

Saw the thread about anchoring in Goldhanger creek but no one seems to mention the meetup?

 

[creeksailor]

Still on, weather permitting of course.
Even if you can only pass by to say hi please do, as Charles will be there and will apreciate it.

 

[Cobra]

Weather for Saturday now looking decidedly 'iffy'...doubt that we will venture out. See Simon Keelings predictions HERE

 

[ChattingLil]

yes, weather forecast is dreadful!

We won't make it anyway as have been hauled out today due to a leaking seacock.

 

[FullCircle]

Doesn't seem that bad?

Not ideal, I agree....

 

[ChattingLil]

ah, keep forgetting you lot who have saturdays and sundays as weekends