Phoenix of Hamble
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HW is midday approx, so we will aim to commence from midday onwards on Sat 14th.
Anchorage at Stone Point, just inside the Twizzle entrance.
Around midday, please make your presence known to the good ship Morgana (a Beneteau, and we'll be flying a big Jolly Roger), and instructions (for the hearty junior crew - not the scurvy adults) will be provided in a sealed enveloped to avoid more senior pirates prying eyes. It will be sealed with wax, in the mark of the ybw pirate, so be warned yer barnacled grown ups!
At around 13h00, we will commence on a run round the island in tenders and whatever else we can lay our hands on, heading towards Titchmarsh first to get through the shallow bits with a decent amount of tide. Don't be late... it dries! We will hopefully have the good pirate ship Duvel in attendance and will try our hardest to ensure that those that want it get a ride, and that a run round the island in her is available to as many as is safe. Own lifejackets required, plus responsible adults (now we are in trouble!) in attendance in tenders would be much appreciated. Volunteers to help would also be much appreciated, as I may have enough to do ashore, but will join in if I can.
Return to Stone point and meet ashore at 17h00, where the beach games will begin. Please bring whatever games you feel would be fun. We'll have the usual Boule, etc... pirate costume for the youngsters is considered de-rigeur!....
18h00, and the kids will be off on a treasure hunt, looking for pirate grog, booty and a few skirmishes with the natives.... Hope they've kept their instructions safe, as they'll find a treasure map inside....the long lost map of Captain Dew!... adults may want to join in with the younger ones, but the kids will hunt down the treasure as a group, and will be expected to share the bounty fairly!
By 20h00, we aim to have lit the fire, and when you BBQ is up to you, and I guess depends a little upon the age of the kids. Ours will probably be complaining of starvation before then, so may well eat a little earlier. Adults will no doubt be consuming the pirate grog they mysteriously found in the bottom of their tenders!
We'll bring along an ardinary garden Gazebo to offer some shelter to BBq'ers in the event of rain (surely not /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif), perhaps you might like to consider similar plans?
Retirement back to Galleons and Schooners is as appropriate to parents discretion.... but don't be surprised at a late night, weather permitting.
The following morning, we won't awake the fleet with a bugle call, as it might offend non pirates nearby, but hope that many will gather on the beach at 09h00, where we will be re-creating the battle of Skull Cove, with waterpistols as essential equipment (please bring your own!)... and with plans to capture the wicked pirate Captain Dew, and force him back to his boat to walk the plank.... a full fleet of tenders, loaded with mini pirates are expected to witness the spectacle...
Hopefully tired and happy, pirate ships can depart to suit their needs from hereon to fit in the with the HW around 13h00.
See you there!
Can you please confirm below if you are intending to come still, along with mini pirate numbers, and ages... Ta
And also, a reminder to anyone that can, to bring along a handful of firewood
Also, should add, that there will be plenty of opportunity for those that want to, to tender over to W&FYC to take a peek at 'Goblin', or Nancy Blackett, as some insist on calling her /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Anchorage at Stone Point, just inside the Twizzle entrance.
Around midday, please make your presence known to the good ship Morgana (a Beneteau, and we'll be flying a big Jolly Roger), and instructions (for the hearty junior crew - not the scurvy adults) will be provided in a sealed enveloped to avoid more senior pirates prying eyes. It will be sealed with wax, in the mark of the ybw pirate, so be warned yer barnacled grown ups!
At around 13h00, we will commence on a run round the island in tenders and whatever else we can lay our hands on, heading towards Titchmarsh first to get through the shallow bits with a decent amount of tide. Don't be late... it dries! We will hopefully have the good pirate ship Duvel in attendance and will try our hardest to ensure that those that want it get a ride, and that a run round the island in her is available to as many as is safe. Own lifejackets required, plus responsible adults (now we are in trouble!) in attendance in tenders would be much appreciated. Volunteers to help would also be much appreciated, as I may have enough to do ashore, but will join in if I can.
Return to Stone point and meet ashore at 17h00, where the beach games will begin. Please bring whatever games you feel would be fun. We'll have the usual Boule, etc... pirate costume for the youngsters is considered de-rigeur!....
18h00, and the kids will be off on a treasure hunt, looking for pirate grog, booty and a few skirmishes with the natives.... Hope they've kept their instructions safe, as they'll find a treasure map inside....the long lost map of Captain Dew!... adults may want to join in with the younger ones, but the kids will hunt down the treasure as a group, and will be expected to share the bounty fairly!
By 20h00, we aim to have lit the fire, and when you BBQ is up to you, and I guess depends a little upon the age of the kids. Ours will probably be complaining of starvation before then, so may well eat a little earlier. Adults will no doubt be consuming the pirate grog they mysteriously found in the bottom of their tenders!
We'll bring along an ardinary garden Gazebo to offer some shelter to BBq'ers in the event of rain (surely not /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif), perhaps you might like to consider similar plans?
Retirement back to Galleons and Schooners is as appropriate to parents discretion.... but don't be surprised at a late night, weather permitting.
The following morning, we won't awake the fleet with a bugle call, as it might offend non pirates nearby, but hope that many will gather on the beach at 09h00, where we will be re-creating the battle of Skull Cove, with waterpistols as essential equipment (please bring your own!)... and with plans to capture the wicked pirate Captain Dew, and force him back to his boat to walk the plank.... a full fleet of tenders, loaded with mini pirates are expected to witness the spectacle...
Hopefully tired and happy, pirate ships can depart to suit their needs from hereon to fit in the with the HW around 13h00.
See you there!
Can you please confirm below if you are intending to come still, along with mini pirate numbers, and ages... Ta
And also, a reminder to anyone that can, to bring along a handful of firewood
Also, should add, that there will be plenty of opportunity for those that want to, to tender over to W&FYC to take a peek at 'Goblin', or Nancy Blackett, as some insist on calling her /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
