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I suspect one might be very very well showered indeed by the time one had arrived!

Oh. just a tad

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Am intending a 5am start from Pin Mill, foul tide out of Orwell (may drop down to Halfpenny on Fri evening) and last of favourable tide in Wallet hopefully making the Spitway just before HW so the SW leg of getting into the Crouch still has a little flood or is slack. Then the 24 horses will be helping.

Alternative if Wallet is truly ghastly we turn tail and come by car!
 

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For what it's worth , last year we came back from Woolverstone to fambridge , left marina about 1.5 hrs before LW and as there was no wind motored all the way but made it in 6.5 hrs which I thought was petty good - auto pilot and sun hats !! , probably the complete opposite to what this w/e will bring ..
 

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A little ditty to sing when going through The Wallet..
I composed it one fine aftnoon on the way to Pin Mill... The tune (if there is any) is Morningtown.

Rocking rolling gybing
Out among the spray
Somewhere there's a mooring
With a pub not far away..... (Chorus)

Can't go down the cabin
Dinner's on the floor
I am gettihg hungry
but there is no more.

I'm cold wet tired and seasick
What am I doing here
I should be sat by the fire
With a lovely pint of beer


Chourus


What happened to the weather
Forecast promised sun
Instead it's raining cats and dogs
I do not call this fun

White horses on the horizon
All galloping this way
Wind is rising steadily
Its such a filthy day


Chorus


The skipper is detirmined
The bit bewteen his teeth
No chance of turning back
Or putting in a reef

Where are past the half way point now
Have to carry on
That means six more hours of hell
Before the sail is done.

Chirus


At last the pub is in sight
Nestling by the shore
Thank god at last we made it
I could not take much more

All standing round the bar now
Each with a pint of beer
It's been such a lovely sail
The best by far this year.....:encouragement:
 
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Maybe he's putting in a tack across country till the the lay line and upwind mark at Chelmsford ??

suspect there may also be various 360s involved! Weather looks fine at moment, it better turn rubbish very soon or I'll be distressed!
 

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Well done Alchemist......
The only real sailors today...

Sorry Erbas, but you did motor instead of sailing......

Indeed but you might find the application of the thumbscrews to certain parties from more northerly origins instructive on that score

Anyway, motor or not Erbas and Alchemist did at least make it in the face of adversity (although I have to concede the bragging rights to Peter and his crew. Did I say crew? Huh, I was single handed I'll have you know)

@B-)
 
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