ECF Laying Down Supper

[CliveG]

A proposal.

The The Marina Carvery @ Harbour Lights Restaurant at Titchmarsh Marina would be happy to accommodate us in October.
Meal costs are:-
Starter £5ish
Main Course about £6.
Sweet £4ish
http://www.harbourlightscarvery.co.uk/

The Marina will offer a £1.00 discount on mooring fees if there are a reasonable number of boats visiting.
http://www.titchmarshmarina.co.uk/71374 Titchmarsh Tariff Sheet p4.pdf

How about Saturday 23rd October?

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Sounds ok to me... Date works well too...

 

[MoodySabre]

Fine by me.

 

[Otter]

Did I fall asleep for 5 months?

 

[FullCircle]

Clive, we can be over the cill and in the bar about 3 hours before the others.

A jolly plan indeed.

 

[Cantata]

Glory be, a date with tides that actually might allow us to get to one of these events at last!
Weather permitting of course...

 

[ChattingLil]

count us in too.

 

[CPD]

Us too

Its in the diary.

 

[AliM]

Last time we went there, Gordon got food poisoning and swore never to go back. I should be able to persuade him, though. Count us in.

Avoid the mussels, though.

Ali

 

[Athene V30]

In diary. Clive - Thanks for stepping into the breach!

 

[CliveG]

Booking Made

I have now made a booking at the restaurant for about 40 people and with the marina for about 10 boats.

 

[wingdiver]

Nuts! Got a gig booked that night so we can't make it again. <sniff>

 

[nigelm]

i was all set to say yes when i was politely reminded that the 23rd is our wedding anniv 12 yrs

so a quiet meal for two has to be arranged for the sake of marital harmony

shame coz i dont mind the harbour lights restaurant .

 

[morgandlm]

Brr !

I'm keen for an October sail on Bonsella - or at least I think I am.
Dave Morgan

 

[MoodySabre]

I'm keen for an October sail on Bonsella - or at least I think I am.
Dave Morgan

You might be in the water by then

 

[FullCircle]

23rd October no problem for us.
Also the 2nd,9th or 16th also OK

 

[Otter]

23rd October no problem for us.
Also the 2nd,9th or 16th also OK

Not busy in October then?

 

[morgandlm]

In Water today

QUOTE from MoodySabre. You might be in the water by then.

Very droll!

A very enjoyable but poorly timed visit to Australia got in the way of boating plans this year. Quite unreasonably, my niece chose a wedding date that took no account of the UK sailing season. By all accounts, I didn't miss out on much good sailing weather!

After several days of intensive effort including new stern gland, new mast-head wind gauge, anti-fouling and hull polishing, Bonsella went in the water today. Luckily, she did not fill with water through the new stern gland (which I could not test before) and just needs the sails hanking on now. I have however forgotten how to sail since last October.
Dave Morgan

 

[nigelm]

i saw a very clean and tidy "bonsella" monday while i was down working on "micaralee" , i take it you didnt get her bottom blasted ?, at least yr afloat now - well done .

 

[morgandlm]

Blasted bottom

i saw a very clean and tidy "bonsella" monday while i was down working on "micaralee" , i take it you didnt get her bottom blasted ?.

Other matters intervened with the bottom blasting plan. I ended up giving the hull a fairly thorough scrape and wet/dry rub down that improved the surface finish somewhat. However, the blasting job will have to be done sometime.

Sails on and first sail tomorrow - I hope.
Morgan