Pirate weekend plans

I have 6 spare eye patches (right), and 3 genuine Pirate hats spare.

I also have a Super Soaker which purports to outperform other Super Soaker imitations....
 
Jim, if you are serious about the eye patches and hats, then I will swap a swig of the capn's finest for 2 of each. And FullCircle will indeed turn one when she sees the size of our soakers aboard.
 
Done. You may proffer your liquid plunder at the meat scorching comp in the eve.
Hope you have a long range rig catapult mounted. Mine manages to hurl water bombs 200 feet. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
Bernie, We too will be there first thing Saturday (literally - leaving Bradwell Frid pm). VHF or 07771 596755 if you need any help when you get there - go for it.
 
It's now quite likely the Nancy Blackett / Goblin won't up at the W&FYC basin for the weekend due to sickness.

I suggest anyone who might fancy going up to see her on Sunday morning checks with me on Santana first to avoid a wasted trip.
 
Down on the boat now.

Been for a run up river to put a charge in the batteries.
know I shouldn't have on a Friday 13th.
Fan belt on the engine shredded is self.
No spare on board and the emergency belt I used on the Range Rover at the end of last year.

Had to sail 2 miles back down river against wind and tide and on to the mooring.
Been into Ipswich to try to get a replacement.
No luck.
Will go in again in the morning.

May be a bit late.
Save me a spot if you can.
 
Can anyone who's going please tell Neil that Santana is almost certainly having to pull out of the Pirate Weekend. We have just received tragic news by email of the death today of a friend in a motorcycle accident in France, and my wife feels she probably needs to be down in Surrey tomorrow to be with his wife. We will not finally decide until the morning.

Sorry not to be with you, and hope you all have a great time.
 
Well,

What a weekend!

An early start Saturday, and we arrived at the anchorage to find no one there, other than Vreny hanging off a buoy further up the river. The Anchorage wasn't straight forward, with the wind dominating, and straight across the river, entailing anchoring well into the fairway in order to stay off the shore!... we took a couple of goes to get the right spot, and then watched a series of entertaining attempts by other boats.....

By 10h00, we were beginning to worry that no-one was going to come, but slowly they started to arrive.... one of the first being CentaurPipeDream.... a ship full of pirates, complete with scars and swords sailing by.....

By midday we had a good turn out, (in the end 9 boats turned up)...

We abandonded the trip round the island due to a stiff breeze, hitting 25kts in the gusts... not ideal for kids in a small dinghy round the island... so everyone chilled... visited other boats... and by 17h00, made their way ashore

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Full Circle wasn't at this stage yet in attendance, and the mystery was resolved via VHF.... as the boat nominated to tow the small sailing dory, Duvel, round, he'd had the painter part in the shallows on the way over, and had spent the best part of an hour trying to round her up.... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

By the time the kids had noisily chased down their treasure, the BBQ'ing started in earnest...

First we met the delightefully dressed CentaurPipeDream
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And just a few minutes later, in a burst of raging BBQ fury (don't put it in a pit next time /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif) we were given a demonstration of his culinary skills...
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As it started to get dark, the fire was lit..
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And general piratical consumption ruled... or actually, the kids ruled... with EVERY kid dressed as a pirate, it was a treat to see them enjoying themselves... with lots of 'pieces of eight' and 'jim me lads' going on... but this pair of the youngest pirates stole the evening, when the retrieved Jims 'Jolly Roger on a pole', and made a two man attempt to stand it.... lots of ahhhhs.. they were ultimately unsuccessful, but it sure was a grand sight....
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And to finish off what had been a fabulous afternoon, the sun decided to treat us to the most spectacular sunset
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Everyone stood and looked on in awe.

All that left was for the Rum and Bourbon to be drunk, and much booze fuelled discussion on the important aspect of sailing.... such as what the 'eck is this flag
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Sunday events were abandoned as we arose to a cold wind, and fairly steady rain, accompianed by thunder and lightning.... but it didn't matter.... everyone had a fabulous time.....
 
Brilliant Neil - thanks very much. Most uplifting for Santana's crew, and we were very glad we made it in the end.

Had my better third (used to be half, but I've put on so much weight!) not insisted on getting back aboard to catch up on her sleep some time after midnight, I think I'd still be happily sitting by that vast burning log now, swigging my grog!

Am off to ebay now to buy me a pirates hat like Clive's.
 
Neil

Thanks for a great weekend.
Could you try to do better with the weather next year?

And thanks for the offer of trying to find me a Fan Belt on Friday evening.
Finally got one from a trade motor spares shed on the road at the back of the oil terminal in Ipswich on Saturday morning.
I got two actually. Not going to be caught out again!


Bill

My son Jonathan got the hat from a joke shop in Southampton for £5.00.
Good luck with your search.
 
Great to see you all had a good time Niel , would have loved to join you but other plans had me getting soaked working on Miss Ellie /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif pity the weather let you down but you wouldn't have been any better off at home , at least you all enjoyed the meeting . Nine boats /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif isn't that at least some kind of record ? /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
 
Thanks to all for a great weekend but esp Neil of course for the planning and ferrying us around. It was also really really nice to put some faces to known names. Neil has also kindly told me how to use photobucket and this is the first time, so hope it works ........

Nervousness before battle

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Battle strategy is developed and the flag raised

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The battle in full flow

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The enemy a'scarperrin

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Thanks again Neil. Hope to see you all again soon.
 
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