Lowestoft

[Bosunof]

I have just returned from a near disaster in the harbour at Lowestoft. On Saturday returned to port in a bit of a wind and cross tide. I got in OK although some adrenalin flowed. After setting lines up and getting fenders out we snagged a tarpaulin in the prop and drifted about a bit till we got alongside an old tug. Uncomfortable.

Offers of help came from Tim Wood and Richard on Mystery II of Meon, another Robert Clark but a foot or two shorter than ours. David the club manager also came with a RIB to get us alongside and we celebrated whilst the wind got sharper and stronger.

What lovely folk you meet when you are in need?

Also the team from Learn Scuba came and unfettled the tarp so the boat is now ready for the off once again.

Really nice folk on the ground at Lowestoft. Good Dover Sole in the club too. Give it a try... you know it makes sense.

 

[DAKA]

Not the RN&SYC by chance /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Bosunof]

Yes, that was the club I mentioned.

We had the fortune to be eating when the Committee came out of their meeting. One or two were sociable. But the help came from club members and the Club Manager.

In the weather we had had getting debris in the estuary of a river is to be expected. This tarp was huge. Someone has a whole deal of goods open to the weather now tho' cos the whole lot when peeled off the prop went in a double armload, to the skip.

Harbour staff were unable to help tho'.

 

[oldfrank]

DAKA obviously doesn't want to join!

 

[lenseman]

I trust everything onboard is OK after your difficulties off Yarmouth?

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