How far to your boat?

[britemp]

I know lots of peeps on this board travel quite a distance to play on their boats - who here has to travel the furthest, either within the UK or globally? How many miles per year do you clock up a year getting to your boat? Does your family think you are mad? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

It must be a bit of a pain if something needs checking on your boat and you're 200 miles away thinking you've left the door unlocked or the gas on! I now live on the Isle of Wight, so if any forumites have a boat down here, live a long way away and need something checking urgently I'd be happy to help (and I might learn a few things before i get my own boat! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif )as long as it doesn't involve swimming out to the middle of Bembridge harbour in a force 9. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

PM if I can help and I'll send you my mobile number.

 

[jimg]

Good idea, I live on the Dart and would be happy to do the same.

 

[itsonlymoney]

I wont win but I will start us off. 65miles from front door to marina car park 1hr driving unless theres traffic jams / road works on M6 then its anybodys guess. Particularly bad sunday evening 6pm ish, which is why we generally stay for Monday or set off 7am monday morning in to oiffice 8-30am ish.
Incidentally lots of us have each others mobile numbers at our marina and allways check on each others boats and report back that all is good (hopefully) regardless of if we have been asked.
PS - jim44 yes I did and yes it is /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[BarryH]

10 mins walking or 2 mins driving. Oh the pressure!

 

[FlyingDutchman]

About 12 kilometers and 15 to 20 minutes driving. Very convenient!
If your boat is in the same marina as mine in Aalsmeer, the Netherlands I would be glad to have a look when I am there. Just PM me...

 

[Dave_Snelson]

72 miles. The good nature of this jesture is already alive and well with Shipswoofy checking on Coney Island for me a week or so ago. Likewise for Porthmadog, but I think Pwllheli is my closest forum neighbour.

 

[Magnum]

226miles - just got back in 3hours 12 minutes.

 

[tcm]

i know that jfm is further from his boat than i am, partly cos he is 50 yards down the other end of the pontton (also cos he lives n of london) . Dunno how far by plane to Nice, probly 600 miles?

There is a chap on our pontton who lives in australia and keep his boat in antibes. So, i reckon can't get much further, really. Probaly got another boat in oz, though, the cheat.

 

[LittleShip]

This may sound daft! Coney Island USA ????

 

[Riggy]

10 miles...Helston to Falmouth....15 mins on a busy day and about 7 with an early morning start.
Quote from "It'sonlymoney". "Incidentally lots of us have each others mobile numbers at our marina and allways check on each others boats and report back that all is good (hopefully) regardless of if we have been asked"

We have the same sort of frienship 'ring', (if that is the expression to use) comprising of a total mixture of Raggies and Stinkies, down here at Falmouth Marina in Cornwall, so if any body out there with a boat at Falmouth or Mylor Marina's wants a check-up, just PM me.

 

[Riggy]

10 miles...Helston to Falmouth....15 mins on a busy day and about 7 with an early morning start.
Quote from "It'sonlymoney". "Incidentally lots of us have each others mobile numbers at our marina and allways check on each others boats and report back that all is good (hopefully) regardless of if we have been asked"

We have the same sort of frienship 'ring', (if that is the expression to use) comprising of a total mixture of Raggies and Stinkies, down here at Falmouth Marina in Cornwall, so if any body out there with a boat at Falmouth or Mylor Marina's wants a check-up, just PM me.

 

[brianrunyard]

2 Miles in the summer, when the boat's in Cobbs Quay.
10 ft in winter, when the boats at home.

 

[mainshiptom]

50 Meters , 2 minutes by car 30 second walk !

The boat is at the bottom of the garden on a floating pontoon.

Tom

 

[tico]

200 miles / 3 hrs each way
x25 visits a year = 10000 miles .... OW!

 

[studgies]

erm if I walk realy slowly I can make it tae 3 mins!

 

[jerryat]

Three minutes by car. Longer if we have a 'comfort stop'!! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[gjgm]

92 miles and I get the pleasure of North Circular,M25 roadworks around Heathrow, but at least I ve found a way around Hindhead (A3)(only another 8 years before they build the bypass/tunnel). Of course I also manage to fit in M4 and M3, so if I m unlucky and dont get held up on one, i can always trust the other.
Unfortunately, the A1 doesnt run parallel to the M1 for a few miles further north, so it would be a bit of a detour to do a little stint there too.

 

[Jim44]

100 miles - Fastest 1hr 20mins but normally about 2hours.

Ian, thanks for checking, not sure when i will next be up, going on a Sea Trail for a 37ft hopefully this weekend, not for me, Phil is looking to upgrade.

 

[whisper]

About 250 mls - 3.5 to 4 hrs - Loughborough to Kingsbridge. Only do it about 8 times a year but stay a long time when I'm there. This is only possible because I've got rid of work and kids and wife (nearly). Haven't told her yet though /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[ChrisKaye]

80miles from Chippenham to boat at Island Harbour (on the Isle of Wight), normally takes me around 3hours, except for this last Friday, when the temp roadworks between Salisbury and b4 the M271 contributed to me having to take a detour and miss the 7pm ferry leading to a 1hr40min wait till the next one!
Have to get together for a beer Britemp sometime