Just pictures
- Thread starter Kukri
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Mersea week 1
johnalison
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What thunderstorm? I heard a bit of rumbling but thought it was my wife’s stomach.
AntarcticPilot
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Only a few drops of rain up near Ely! But I saw there was a long-lasting storm around Brightlingsea.
tillergirl
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There were qite a few, very localised. We had finished collecting data at the Ray Sand (twixt Crouch and Blackwater) and running up the 1 degree E meridian (the short cut up to the Blackwater) with 12kts of SE (oh I hate anyting (sic) with an E in it!
) when the sun went in and the black cloud over the Dengie Penisula came east at a rate o'knots. Wind veered to NW (well it might have backed! ) with 20+ kt at the leading edge of the storm avec beaucoup de eau. Vis disappeared leaving us grey sea, grey sky and a nice 'whipping' sea. Temperature didn't drop... well we didn't notice nuffin in the wheelhouse. We finished the ginger cake.
) when the sun went in and the black cloud over the Dengie Penisula came east at a rate o'knots. Wind veered to NW (well it might have backed! ) with 20+ kt at the leading edge of the storm avec beaucoup de eau. Vis disappeared leaving us grey sea, grey sky and a nice 'whipping' sea. Temperature didn't drop... well we didn't notice nuffin in the wheelhouse. We finished the ginger cake.
johnalison
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A SE wind is probably my favourite. It enables you to do the Wallet either way without tacking and it’s a lot warmer then the alternative NW. the trouble is that it never lasts very long in these parts.
Plum
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tillergirl
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Thanks Colin. Is she based on the Crouch? I'll try and give them a photo or two.
The Q
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Regatta week a couple of weeks ago, the only shot with my boat in it. we had a strong incoming tide during racing time for most of the week, so although we are 19 miles inland by river it's definitely coastal and there's a beach further inland..
PeterWright
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Thanks Roger, a beautiful photo and no thirds in sight anywhere! It shows the whole of this gorgeous smack with enough grey/brown sea ahead and astern to reinforce the impression of speed. I'll bet she's a wet ride!
Plum
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may I give her your email address?
tillergirl
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Yes do please.
Praxinoscope
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Not on the East Coast anymore, so a bit of an intruder, but bought and moved from its home in Woodbridge just before Covid hit us, ‘Muntjak’ now in Aberaeron.
Nauti Fox
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This morning on the Medway Riviera
MikeBz
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She was Brightlingsea based for some years but I believe moved to Maldon in 2020.
RivalRedwing
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One of the rare times I was glad to be in the Wallet - the Dengie disappeared but it all missed usThere were qite a few, very localised. We had finished collecting data at the Ray Sand (twixt Crouch and Blackwater) and running up the 1 degree E meridian (the short cut up to the Blackwater) with 12kts of SE (oh I hate anyting (sic) with an E in it!
tillergirl
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Yeap. We suddenly found ourselves surrounded by grey.... and rain. But we had the technology, wheelhouse and as I said Jamaican ginger cake. I had to share it with Gladys. Pontius is more economical I was quite pleased with the good wash but then we had an after spray of salt! I guess the solar panels lights went out for a while. We did wonder what it would have be like once we reached the Blackwater but the storm had passed by then - hence the smack above.
Pontius is more economical I was quite pleased with the good wash but then we had an after spray of salt! I guess the solar panels lights went out for a while. We did wonder what it would have be like once we reached the Blackwater but the storm had passed by then - hence the smack above.
Jmc1764
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On the river Mudway the other weekend, photo curtesy of another club member just before we flew past them and stole their wind 
TLouth7
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A bit further North than many of the pictures here, but still the East coast.
tillergirl
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Eek - looks deep to me.
johnalison
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930C doesn’t appear to be playing the game, with a reef. (Arpege?).
