. The buzz and fun have gone too. Staff are fine but that's all that's fine. I hope it returns to form and wish Andy et al all the best in their new place. I'm sure they will make it a huge success as they did with the "old" Folly.
Average boat speed was lower than expected, and we had a completely insane autopilot which appeared to keep a course during the crossing but in hindsight probably didn't do as well as we thought. It later demonstrated it's abilities nicely with a little dance routine...
Not overly happy running it up the beach, and some pontoons are ok but I don't want to find out ones too vicious when I get there. Mostly, I just haven't had enough practice coming up to pontoons in the laser especially on a lee shore. So I'd better get some practice I guess.
I've not been to Beaulieu yet... should give it a try sometime thanks. No need to be Cowes just somewhere within a couple of hours of the Hamble.
We quite often have the fisherman's platter at the Master Builders, with a "bucket" of chips and have never been disappointed. Have found the food there on the whole to be quite good the last couple of years. Ate from the barbecue the other week and that was good too - despite the paper plates and disposable cutlery. The bar just seems to be lacking something in terms of atmosphere though for some reason, which is a shame.
