Hull

[Lakesailor]

His little red car was Lady Lakesailor's.
I haven't been down there since , ooooooh , 1967. I sailed with Jeremy Austin and his father Peter in a Rivers Class gaffer called Clwyd. (I think Peter was commodore or whatever you call them). I think we dropped Parky's Foxcub in there once, but after that it was the Marina at Hull.

Preston Marina today

 

[Twister_Ken]

Ah-ha, so you want Lakey to come along and give his world-famous illustrated lecture on genoa halyard tension, eh?

 

[Lakesailor]

It takes a big man to lead by bad example.

 

[trevorr]

I'd Rather he just bring his Forum Famous Portfolio and give us a slide show.

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Re: Hull - important update

Today, while crossing the bridge during my 4th week of doing so, and on the first day that we've not had beautiful blue skies and its rained in all that time, I saw for the very first time, two boat sailing past the Green channel lightship just under the bridge....

Go figure!

Strange bunch you northeners... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[BlueSkyNick]

Re: Hull - important update

Neil, there is something you need to grasp.

Nobody wants to live in Hull, or own up to it, let alone go sailing there.

 

[Lakesailor]

Re: Hull - important update

I've been on top of the bridge towers a couple of times for a civil engineering company I did work for. The very top; on the cable saddles. It's very high feeling. The pic here is taken from the cross beam, but then you climb up a ladder on the outside of the tower to the top of the main cable he's hanging from.
I do have another pic somewhere of him at the end of that short rope. Luckily it has a stopper knot.

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Re: Hull - important update

I hear ya!

The great irony is that on a sunny morning, the drive over the Humber bridge and then alongside the river down the A62 and Clive Sullivan way is actually quite pleasant!

 

[Lakesailor]

Re: Hull - important update

Until the three main bridges on the River Hull open to let a chuffing little yacht through and all traffic into Hull comes to a halt.

That's the Clive Sullivan Way in the bottom of my pic. I used to live in the clump of trees at the top left of the pic. (couldn't afford a house)

 

[Sixpence]

Re: Hull - important update

Makes me feel dizzy just looking at him , must take balls of steel to do that