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[Tomahawk]

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Still looking for a forecast offering wind with some North in it and F4 and 16 degrees C+

How about the east med? Egypt looks good, as long as you afre happy dodging bullets?

OTOH... the Wallet looks fun........

 

[Athene V30]

How about the east med? Egypt looks good, as long as you afre happy dodging bullets?

Managed to avoid action when was serving in RN, no plans to go looking for it now! Strictly peacetime me!!

 

[Vamoose]

What sort of cake, any biscuits?

We can manage Biscuits complete with weevels at no extra charge !

 

[Athene V30]

Gibraltar Point to North Foreland

11:00 UTC Fri 9th May – 10:59 UTC Sat 10th May

Wind - Westerly, backing southerly or southwesterly, 5 to 7..

Sea State - Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in far south..

Weather - Showers, rain later..

Visibility - Moderate or good, occasionally poor later..

I'll take the Westerly 5 please. Where do I make my payment?

 

[MoodySabre]

So that's SW 7 Rough Rain Poor.

Hmmm

 

[maybh1]

What time is kick off please?

May
xx

 

[MoodySabre]

What time is kick off please?

May
xx

Muster from 6.30 eating 7.30+

 

[maybh1]

Excellent:encouragement:

We are now overnighting in our mini Motor Home having spoken to the charming Harbour Master at Burnham who will find us a place to park her

Been promised a trip to West Mersea on the Sunday for lunch and collection of a couple of dozen oysters - so its shaping up to be a good weekend all round

May
xx

 

[Cantata]

Gibraltar Point to North Foreland

11:00 UTC Fri 9th May – 10:59 UTC Sat 10th May

Wind - Westerly, backing southerly or southwesterly, 5 to 7..

Sea State - Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in far south..

Weather - Showers, rain later..

Visibility - Moderate or good, occasionally poor later..

I'll take the Westerly 5 please. Where do I make my payment?

Ah, the good old 5-7 forecast again. I've complained about this, explained that 5 and 7 are very different in a small sailing boat, but they just wave a hand and quote some unbelievable percentage accuracy.
Well, if they said wind F0-9, they'd be right 99.9% of the time, wouldn't they.

 

[Athene V30]

I appreciate it is a big area to forecast for. The N Foreland end seems to be windier than the Gib Point end.

Am working on the basis that once am over the spiway (near HW) will be in the lee of the Dengie so there may be wind but not much sea.

Am blanking the Wallet out for now as I have a man's boat crewed by gorillas and skippered by a wimp.

 

[Bru]

Never mind the weather, my crew is ors de combat and won't be joining us tomorrow night (he's hopefully going to be either tucked up in his berth or joining me on Sunday and doubly hopefully well enough to go a-voyaging by Monday or Tuesday otherwise this could be my first major single handed sailing trip )

 

[MoodySabre]

One less? I can't change the order at this late stage so might need to pay.

Anybody got someone who wants to come? (And have the same food).

 

[cliveshelton]

One less? I can't change the order at this late stage so might need to pay.

Anybody got someone who wants to come? (And have the same food).

Ill be bringing a chum. He'll take those plates!

 

[MoodySabre]

Excellent

 

[Sixpence]

Ah, the good old 5-7 forecast again. I've complained about this, explained that 5 and 7 are very different in a small sailing boat, but they just wave a hand and quote some unbelievable percentage accuracy.
Well, if they said wind F0-9, they'd be right 99.9% of the time, wouldn't they.

Not sure if he'll get a chance, or even choose to do so, but just in case he does, I've asked Simonjk to see if he can give something a bit more accurate. So no picking on him for advertising if he does

 

[Bru]

Ill be bringing a chum. He'll take those plates!

Good, otherwise I'd have to eat double!

 

[Tomahawk]

fambridge to Burnham....
A pretty difficult passage if you don't mind me commenting.
Are you sure you can manage? Who will take over watch when you get tired? And who is gong to navigate?

 

[Bru]

After the adventures I had earlier navigating all of fifty yards in a dinghy, Fambridge to Burnham should be a breeze. Even if it is quite a stiff breeze

 

[sailorman]

Alchemist was girding his loins in FMYC this evening.

 

[simonjk]

Arrrggghhhh sorry, only just picked this up. Still need a forecast?