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So, Claysie, how was it on the 'dark side'?

Are you power-crazed? A devotee of marble-lined bathrooms? Still awash in ginandtonic? Medallioned? Sun-tanned and chest bewigged? The owner of a rather fetching yotting titfer?

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Re: hah!

See, they are all very eager to have a zoomy blast themselve. Free of the unending restriction of trundling around at 6 knots max, free of setting of at 4am to get anywhere, free to go wherever they want and to hell with the wind, free at last, free at last.

ahem. I'll get me coat.

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Re: hah!

Free at last! Except for that fuel bowser tied on the back!! Expensive stuff down there innit! First time I've filled up with non duty free stuff!! Thank goodness I only fill up once a year!

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Re: hah!

Free of wind and tide.
Free to go where one pleases and when.
Free to chose ones own pace, amble along or zoompast the uninteresting bits.
Free to stay in bed till dinner time and still be there by tea.
No dodging lobster pots in the middle of the night.
No getting up at 3am. Ugg!

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Humbug

Och you lot are jist a bunch of Philistines, if you could afford it ye'd buy a helicopter no' a boat if the purpose wiz jist tae get somewhere. It is the journey not the destination that's important in a boat, the discomfort rather than luxury, tweakin with ropes no' greased nipples, the lottery of tide and wind, not diesel & caulie. Thats whit makes a boat enjoyable and an escape from the humdrum monotony of the tyranny of time and motions.

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Re: Humbug

They use grease in your part of the world do they? Ours tend to use Nivea or Ambre solaire ...

John

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Re: Humbug

and ofcourse pumping out yon tanks for an extra knot

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Re: I notice

claysie's being awfie quiet
you don't think he's gone over there???



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OK
We drove the 3 hours to Inverkip Marina and had a very pleasant meal in the Inverkip Hotel.
I was up at 06:00 hrs - eyes bright with excitement and the prospects of the day.
The racing fleet - including Donald Beaton were getting ready at around 8 ish but nothing much was stirring on the Grandiebanksietrawlerietypiestinkieboaty.
Had a pleasant chat with Donald and Partner then they had to be off.
Things stirred on GDTTPSTY - it was the rest of them getting up for Showers and Breakfast. Won't bore with details but took until 11 to consume.
Shot across to Rothesay in less than 1 hour and tied up alongside pontoon.
Drank tea, walked around town, 18 holes of putting, drank wine, ate meal, slept got up, monster breakfast mark 2, shot back to Inverkip in less than yesterdays time, despite the fact that the racing fleet was out and the Fife's were racing. They went off around show houses, cleaned boat, packed up, fuelled up (10 gallons!!!) pissed off.
Terrible weekend. On way back in car, conversation eased towards "Well that was a lovely weekend and when should we do it again" Dear Heart made diplomatic noises, I lapsed into coma.
Off on Claymore next weekend, time the tides, get the forecast, driven by dark and light, wind and tide. Can't wait.

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We on the other hand.....

Up at eight, got boat ready for racing, chatted with John re our hopes for the day, started off at 9 and raced round the Cumbraes, jostled with a couple of big Fifes coming the other way, ran out of wind at Kilchattan bay on the way back in, retired, motored to Rothesay in bright sunshine, arrived in rothesay tied up chatted to all our saily pals, eat, drank, slept. That was only saturday.
Sunday - up at a gentlmanly hour, started race in breezy conditions, Claymore claimed he caught sight of my bottom (good possibility) sailed to Kip, came in third, shot through the finishing line headed back to Toward and sailed most of the way back to Colintraive, ran out of wind motored back to Kames, tidied up, off Rebel at 8pm.
Knackered, but great fun.

Claysie. You looked fed up.

Regards

Donald

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Re: hahaha

that is not fair
kick the man while he is down why don't you
he was probably a bit mis cos he thought he was going to have to foot the fuel bill.

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Ah well, at least you have the gratitude of your fellow raggie-types for confirming that motorboatering is as boring as it looks. Are they as noisy and smelly on the inside as they are on the outside?

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Fed up

I would imagine that a man of the age and stature of Mr Claymore has rather a lot to be fed up about. Has he tried sailing? That often seems to keep elderly gentlemen amused, or at least out the way of everyone else.

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Re: Fed up

Welcome Mr Brush. We did offer Claymore a shot with us on the sunday, but he declined, muttering something about a visa bill to pay....


Donald

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Some nice footage of a Fife on Discovery Home & Leisure - Getting Afloat - last night.

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The fleet was tied up at Rhu marina last night - apart from Adix - which had to anchor off due to her draught. We went down after tea and were able to wander round the pontoons.

They really are the most marvellous yachts, in the true sense of the word. W Fife III really had an eye for a pretty boat, even the Menai One designs were immaculate, and had gorgeous lines - the really were pocket yachts, everything was in complete balance.

We were able to mix with the owners and crew and chat and ask the same inane questions they probably get asked everywhere they go.

Quite a sight.

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Not sure what this one was, named Mikado and appeared to be down south. Owner wnt on about the Fife family boatbuilding traditions. Would have liked it to last longer and more in depth. Interesting. A pity we don't have more programs or a series delving into the histories of boatbuilders like this.

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