Oostende runners & riders

[sailorman]

JB & mel as usual

what victuals do we take Robert this year. Tea bags or sausages

 

[Otter]

What date is it?

 

[sailorman]

What date is it?

Edna May bank holiday

 

[Koeketiene]

What date is it?

26 -> 29 May

 

[Marmalade]

Planning to be there - not sure if it will be Marmalade, Steve's boat Annabelle or Glenn's Contessa or like last year 2 out of the three. Depends on whether we can muster a crew from all the people who've told us they'd like to come...

 

[Koeketiene]

JB & mel as usual

Planning to be there - not sure if it will be Marmalade, Steve's boat Annabelle or Glenn's Contessa or like last year 2 out of the three.

Guapa (including Mrs Guapa & youngest offspring)

Picking up a mooring off Levington Wednesday night - across on Thursday - back Sunday or Monday.
Might return via Ramsgate to catch the annual Dunkirk Little Ships 'do' on Sunday.

 

[wingdiver]

Not us as we're out of the water then for our 24 month antifoul and anode replacement (just ordered the antifoul and it's gone up a little this year). Trust you will quaff a reasonable measure of bier and think kindly of us temporary landlubbers a-scrubbing and a-painting.

Oh, and if anyone's not going, there's the inaugural Blues Festival at Stowmarket as part of StowFest 2011 on Saturday 28 May.

 

[benw]

Looks like we will be slipping out of the Orwell midnight on Fri 27th. So shall be aiming to be over Saturday early eve weather dependant.
Crew don't arrive til fri late afternoon.
Have a look out for us chaps please. Last time I poked my nose into the RNSYC our Bukh spluttered and stalled so we headed up to the ROYC instead. The stern to moorings look a little interesting too!
Ben
Charisma of Orford

 

[sailorman]

Looks like we will be slipping out of the Orwell midnight on Fri 27th. So shall be aiming to be over Saturday early eve weather dependant.
Crew don't arrive til fri late afternoon.
Have a look out for us chaps please. Last time I poked my nose into the RNSYC our Bukh spluttered and stalled so we headed up to the ROYC instead. The stern to moorings look a little interesting too!
Ben
Charisma of Orford

bring a Looooooong warp

 

[Slow_boat]

I thought it was to be Bruge this year?

 

[Koeketiene]

I thought it was to be Bruge this year?

Some heretics are going to Bruges, the keepers of the true faith are going to Ostend.

 

[CliveG]

Some of the more progressive forumites are going to Brugge by boat.
Some of the more traditionalist elements are doing Oostende yet again.
But there is an small group who appear to be going to Oostende by boat and traveling on to Brugge by train.

This is one of the beauties of the ECF.
We can all do what we want when we want without anyone saying that we can't.
All as set out in Rule 1 of the ECF rule book.

 

[ChattingLil]

I'm struggling to find crew rolleyes: wonder why?)

Anyone looking for crew, or want to double up with us? Currently it's just me and Marc (Taran not coming due to mocks).

 

[Koeketiene]

(Taran not coming due to mocks).

Sounds nasty

 

[sailorman]

This is whats happening in Gods World

http://www.oostendevooranker.be/Home/tabid/56/language/nl-BE/Default.aspx

 

[ChattingLil]

it's a "no" from team Black Magic this year. too many other variables to contend with!

 

[Koeketiene]

Ostend Radio 5-day forecast (only relevant dates displayed)

Thu 26/05: SW 4 - waves 50cm - chances of rain 70%
Fri 27/05: WSW 5 - waves 90cm - chances of rain 60%

 

[sailorman]

Ostend Radio 5-day forecast (only relevant dates displayed)

Thu 26/05: SW 4 - waves 50cm - chances of rain 70%
Fri 27/05: WSW 5 - waves 90cm - chances of rain 60%

easy peasy then

 

[Fr J Hackett]

It's not the going bit that will be interesting it's the comming back bit

 

[Koeketiene]

It's not the going bit that will be interesting it's the comming back bit

There's no rush - Mrs Guapa not due back at work till Thursday week, and I'm not working again till the 2nd or 3rd week of June (will check nearer the time ).