Bottled In Formaldehyde

[hlb]

A great trip to Dublin from Holyhead after a leisurely trip from Conwy, visiting the sights. easy trip into Dublin bay, then all hell let loose. Nothing that could not be handled, but I thought it should have been calm there. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

Up the Liffy to a little yacht club, forgot the name. A regatta on, with boat rowing contests, sun and loads of fun.

Made arrangements to go under the bridge to Dublin mooring pontoon. Then at the last minute, they said. No pleasure crafts. I checked this with the office and it seems the moorings are closed. So off to Howth, nice little village and very interesting if you like sea food stuff. But the fuel berth needs some attention, it's DIY and was so slow, the pump actually stopped for half an hour and we did not notice the difference!!

Then on to Formaldehyde. Well some thing like that. Christ you need a good swig of that stuff before going there. First shock was buying a couple of halves of bulmers cider. Ten quid. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif But then met Mick (son vida) which made it sort of OK. Then went to pay this morning. £83 she says. Then had the cheek to ask if we'd used any electric!! Mind she had a very low cut top and I nearly scummed. But sod paying more to charge a mobile phone.!

The trip out was like trying to wring water out of a damp dish cloth. WEnt miles before we saw 2M on the screen. Then like riving over 6FT cobbles for the first ten miles, nearly turned back, flat calm after that.

Mick told me a special Irish navigatory method. Go in one direction for an hour. If you dont see anything, turn back.!!

Think he must have been to my skool. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[sarabande]

No exploding heads
No torn-off props
No blood on the carpet
No Dog left on the pontoon

H - what the heck is going wrong ?

 

[hlb]

I'm even getting embarassed by the lack of smoke these days. I could go on about the rev counter, the mysterious loss of water from one engine. The only getting 16/17 knots at the same revs I used to get 22. We,ve got the new carpet, with only one fag burn so far. It's all getting a bit boring.

 

[kindredspirit]

"The trip out was like trying to wring water out of a damp dish cloth. Went miles before we saw 2M on the screen"

Like that description!

See, you only went to the mickey mouse east coast. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Everyone knows the REAL cruising ground is the west coast here. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif That'll teach you! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

In Galway at mo' for the Volvo stopover. It's one mega party here.

 

[hlb]

What fab weather, all week just about perfect. Came down to Conarvon today on a flat sea with sunshine all the way. Looked for Little Ship and a raft race, but never found them.

 

[Coupe]

Back in Malarina now after weekend in Arklow. The weather took a turn for the better before we reached Wicklow. Bit bumpy before that but SV up to the job.

When did you leave - Sunday I guess coz flat calm for slow boat with leaky bits /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

We're staying for the week unless weather takes a turn for the worse - spent the evening sharing a hook with 35ft Gobbi and Fleming 55 - probably loiter around Dublin Bay for the next few days as fuel is low (again).

Hello to Debs - lovely lady but no hello to Henry (sly barsteward) /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[hlb]

Cant remember the day we left. Think it was day after we saw you . a good few miles before we had sencnable water beneth. Bashedf for over ten miles out of Irelland,, \bearlyturned€$ac\k. After ten miles it became better and better.