Sixpence
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Vulcan XH558 is joining the red arrows for the bank holiday, details here
http://www.clactonairshow.com/
http://www.clactonairshow.com/
Heads up for Clacton and surrounding area this weekend
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Otter
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We're planning to be there with friends on board, it was an absolute blast last year. The wind forecast and tides are perrrrrrfect for a journey from the North, monstrous tides to whisk us both ways and a beam reach with sunshine. Even the dog's excited. The Vulcan performed most of its manoeuvres over the anchored yachts last year, fingers crossed for the howl again this year.
sailorman
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Sixpence
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If you're going to try and catch the howl, best go Friday
Otter
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Yep, all booked for Friday, we'll have two RAF johnnies on board and a brown job who knows his planes, so much muttering of "curiously they put the reverse camber on the tail foil to add 7% more lift in a Mach 2 climb out". Planes is nice but the Vulcan is awesome.
Sixpence
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Used to watch squadrons of them scramble from Wittering when I was based there, used to work at the bottom of the control tower so had a grandstand view. Nothing on the internet sounds even remotely as impressive as the well known howl, so if you can get some good video footage I'd appreciate it, as would the XH558 support team on their website and FB
Otter
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I'll give it a go, though last years' video was over spoken by SWMBO screaming "HE'S OPENING HIS BOMB DOORS"
Sixpence
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Tell her the he's a she, then ask if she realises the connotations, then run 
paul-essex
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how much time should I allow and what is the trip like from bradwell towers to the air show area as I have not bean past east Mersea / Brightlingsea area as yet
Friday 23rd August 2013
High: 01.58
Low: 07.57
High: 14.15
Low: 20.41
dose the tide affect that trip ?
would you leave early to get their before low tide at 7:57 ?
Friday 23rd August 2013
High: 01.58
Low: 07.57
High: 14.15
Low: 20.41
dose the tide affect that trip ?
would you leave early to get their before low tide at 7:57 ?
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Otter
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Hi Paul, the tides are humongous this Friday/Saturday, you'll see up to 3 knots along the coast. In reality that means you'll need to arrive by 8am. It's a very simple trip along the coast but an early start if you're coming north.
Ianqv
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The Vulcan is only there on the Friday.
I called the number on the airshow website... apparently the Red Arrows and Vulcan are 3pm < 4pm ish
Sadly you can't download a programme - they said they are not that high tech!! I then asked could she post me one and take the £4 payment over the phone. Sadly they arn't set up for that either!!
Does anyone know what time the Lanc is going over?
See you there
Ian and Sarah
I called the number on the airshow website... apparently the Red Arrows and Vulcan are 3pm < 4pm ish
Sadly you can't download a programme - they said they are not that high tech!! I then asked could she post me one and take the £4 payment over the phone. Sadly they arn't set up for that either!!
Does anyone know what time the Lanc is going over?
See you there
Ian and Sarah
jh2005
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From the airshow facebook page:
sailorman
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we will be there friday
benw
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We hope to get down this year. Presume the anchorage is easily identified once off Clacton?
Bubblegtt
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Yes there were bouys last year along the beach to keep you away from the shore, which was also patrolled by officers in blue in their rib. The Vulcan came right over our heads last year and the sound was awesome! We will be there again on Friday
benw
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Yes there were bouys last year along the beach to keep you away from the shore, which was also patrolled by officers in blue in their rib. The Vulcan came right over our heads last year and the sound was awesome! We will be there again on Friday
Friday it is we will be taking the last of the ebb and early flood down the Wallet to be in situ aroun 1200 so should see the Sea King in action. Amazing to think they will be out of service. Mate of mine pulled Richard Branson out of the Atlantic whilst serving with 824 Naval Air Squadron when his ballon ditched off Rockall. Will be a poignant reminder of the amazing service the crews and airframe have given us boaters, climbers and mountaineers.
Corribee Boy
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What sort of depths in the anchorage? I'm just wondering if I've got enough chain in the locker if the exclusion zone pushes out into the Wallet.
nortada
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They will be badly missed!
+1
Wonder if Prince William could follow in his dad's steps & lobby to keep them!
+1
Wonder if Prince William could follow in his dad's steps & lobby to keep them!
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Otter
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I'm trying to remember but I think we anchored in about 7m. We only have 35m of chain and we were well and truly OK, no need for us to use the rope.
sailorman
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its that depth for 4 mls out from Clacton