dylanwinter
Well-Known Member
I am currently in Port Edgar Marina. It is under the bridges. The old Forth Bridge is a work of genius and an acoustic treat as the trains rattle across it. The road bridge has a steel deck so it is also noisy - but the acoustic ebbs and flows through the day - as do the tides. They are also building the new road bridge - wonderful to see it growing every day. Magnificent cranes and giant barges.
Katie L overwintered in Granton Harbour at the Forth Corinthian Yacht Club. Crane in day was set for the 11th so I drove up on the 8th. High winds of 40 plus were predicted for the 11th so they cancelled the crane and I spent a week aboard Katie L in a boat yard stern to the prevailing wind. Every night I wedged the wash boards with cardboard to stop them rattling.
I had a fan heater though - and a hot water bottle.
The boat was ready so I had very little fettling left to do.
I touched the Zen.
The FCYC considers itself to be a working man's yacht club and only launches on saturdays when the engineers, firemen and bakers can take a day off to help with lift in day. So we launched on the 18th - 20 boats in one day - big job.
£57 for lift in.
I took the boat from Granton to Port Edgar (£230 a month on a pontoon with free lekkie, free internet, good showers, nice cafe).
On Monday I went for a drift up the Fprth - Limekilns and Charlestown. The sand estuaries off Leuchars airforce base look marvelous, the Tay looks good as well.
Port Edgar is a very nice marina, Edinburgh is a wonderful city, the sailing is marvelous.
think I might hang around the Forth for a bit longer than I thought.
so I would like to apologise for the later arrival of films about the west coast of Scotland
and.....
is there anyone in the Edinburgh area who would be prepared to look after Maggie for the odd overnight as Jill and I take Katie L up the Forth and the Tay. Day sail;s she can come with us - but getting a labrador 20 feet up a harbour wall os a challeneg
Here is a film of Maggie.
She is easy going, serene, loves food and her bed and is utterly house trained with a 12 hour bladder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6DWrbA4t34
Deepest apologies to those who are awaiting the west coast films.
D
Katie L overwintered in Granton Harbour at the Forth Corinthian Yacht Club. Crane in day was set for the 11th so I drove up on the 8th. High winds of 40 plus were predicted for the 11th so they cancelled the crane and I spent a week aboard Katie L in a boat yard stern to the prevailing wind. Every night I wedged the wash boards with cardboard to stop them rattling.
I had a fan heater though - and a hot water bottle.
The boat was ready so I had very little fettling left to do.
I touched the Zen.
The FCYC considers itself to be a working man's yacht club and only launches on saturdays when the engineers, firemen and bakers can take a day off to help with lift in day. So we launched on the 18th - 20 boats in one day - big job.
£57 for lift in.
I took the boat from Granton to Port Edgar (£230 a month on a pontoon with free lekkie, free internet, good showers, nice cafe).
On Monday I went for a drift up the Fprth - Limekilns and Charlestown. The sand estuaries off Leuchars airforce base look marvelous, the Tay looks good as well.
Port Edgar is a very nice marina, Edinburgh is a wonderful city, the sailing is marvelous.
think I might hang around the Forth for a bit longer than I thought.
so I would like to apologise for the later arrival of films about the west coast of Scotland
and.....
is there anyone in the Edinburgh area who would be prepared to look after Maggie for the odd overnight as Jill and I take Katie L up the Forth and the Tay. Day sail;s she can come with us - but getting a labrador 20 feet up a harbour wall os a challeneg
Here is a film of Maggie.
She is easy going, serene, loves food and her bed and is utterly house trained with a 12 hour bladder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6DWrbA4t34
Deepest apologies to those who are awaiting the west coast films.
D
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