How will you remember 2012 ?

[boatone]

 

[No Regrets]

I agree, there's been a lot of rain, and too many Reds.

However, we have enjoyed many hours of awesome Jubilee social time, other mini-cruises, and loads of bray events.

I shall remember the weekend at St Kats, and will never forget 'No Regrets'

 

[thejonesey]

A wonderful month afloat. It wasn't all bad weather!

 

[rosssavage]

Jubilee Trip (Nod at 'Fifty shades' there, although he wasn't called that then... ) Nice week at St Kats, mostly in the rain!

Sting in the rain at Henley festival, Music in the sun at Henley 80's rewind, spending three days in the engine room of a mates Ocean 42 fixing his port engine. And starboard engine. And generator. When I should have been polishing my boat for above festivities...

Olympics (park and following the gold medalists up river on my RIB, rudely interupting a BBC interview..)

 

[dash300]

It's not over yet, however, we were out early this year pootling about and had a great 3 weeks up river during the Olympics.The river was pleasantly quiet with moorings a plenty. Did an up and down the tideway post Olympics which overheated one engine(now fixed) but a great blow out. Yes not a bad year in all on the river.

 

[HONEYMOMMY]

We will remember this as our first year afloat, testing out a new interest to see if we liked it. Boy have we!!!

Even though the weather started out horrid and the summer was not as we would like, we have had a blast. We have made many new friends and learnt so much in such a short time. It the best thing we ever did.

Main memories.... Hurley BBQ weekend, our kids learning how to not capsize the tender, and putting the prop pin in properly next time. and most of all being just happy in our new adventure.

I commented the other day that passing through the gates into the marina was like entering another world. Calming, happy, friendly and great fun. What a wonderful escape.

Thank you to everyone we have met for being so friendly, it is catching you know.

 

[russ]

Our first Henley Rewind was a weekend to remember not just for the great music but it was so kin hot!!

Then another weekend trip to Henley turned out to be an eye opener for the wife.
Five totally naked men proceeded to swim across the river from the yacht club to our mooring. Much to my wife's amusement a few decided that they then needed to take a comfort break in the trees. They then swam back to find the girls at the wedding party they were attending had taken their clothes.

Next was a night at Hampton then Runnymede and being woken with boats speeding past at 3 & 4 am. A new meaning to wake as in wake up!

 

[CX54WEK]

 

[Sulley]

Wet but some lovely sunny bits as well.

A very hot Rewind weekend, lovely BBQ weekend with friends at Henley, Hurley BBQ weekend and many more.

Change in career so now I get to spend all my time on the Thames...

Oh and the latest edition to the house hold as of last week, he will be out on the boat in 2 weeks time after his last injection and a weeks wait. Lifejacket arrived this morning

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[mlines]

Not a very good quality picture but sums up the year for us, the year we started using a sportsboat for sports.

 

[Deefor]

Two events stand out - bought a new boat and three weeks of great weather on the Broads .

And not a red board or lock in sight .

Oh, and the temperature probe resting against the gel coat (47.2 deg C) on the 18th August on the River Ant.

 

[Brayman]

:>

 

[CJL]

Easy - Stressful

TDJP, Olympic Torch Relay and a Royal visit to the NSSA National Youth Regatta, just weeks before the games started!

But in the end it was all good fun!

CJL

 

[oldgit]

from sauce

to see

and a new first time bit (for us ) in in the middle.

Like most ....just got on with it !
Bit annoyed we did not get round to see you lot this year...maybe next ?

The automatic flushing system at Faversham does its stuff.

 

[Mirror Painter]

June at sunny Lechlade

 

[dash300]

Very nice. Fondest memories of the river I have with the family are the upper reaches, scraping under Osney Bridge in our Freeman 22. Ironically as the family leaves one gets a bigger boat which denies access to the best bits of the river.

 

[Mirror Painter]

I keep jokingly saying shush don't tell anyone it's good up here but, in seriousness, think we could do with all the boat tourism we could get.

I haven't got as far down as Osney yet...

 

[boatone]

Around 12 years ago we did Lechlade from Chertsey and back in a fortnight in our Norman 32. This year saw me complete the whole length of the Thames by taking the Hardy down to the estuary and round into the Medway. That trip also meant closing another circle as over 50 years ago I set foot on my first ship at the Isle of Grain when I joined the Merchant Navy as a nav. app. with BP Tankers.
Back in July I was thinking this year was a washout, but the Medway trip has turned it into what I will probably remember as my best year of motor boating since buying the Norman at Shepperton in 1995 and making a very bad fist of taking it across the river and into the Wey where we kept it for 5 years or so.

Sunrise on the Swatchway .....

Coming back from Chatham last month......

 

[dash300]

Down as far as Osney!!! You have barely experienced a quarter of our lovely river then. You have some lovely cruising ahead of you to enjoy.You have started the right way in my view, as we did. Those that buy the big statement boats from the start, do not see complete river which you are aquainted with up there.Osney Bridge can be seen as either a barrier or a godsend depending on your point of view. You have many happy cruising miles ahead of you;as long as you keep under 7'6 air draft that is.

 

[My She]

Our memories of 2012 are neatly divided into two - The Targa 37 (and the Jubilee Trip) and the renovation of 'Trotwood'