Pirate weekend - the final countdown

[Otter]

Avast me hearties, there be a gathrin called of all you east coast pirates. Come to the pirate fortress kown as Dead Man's Stone Point. Steer past the ravenous Kraken, sail through shark fin bay and drop your barnacle encrusted anchor into the muddy depths.

Carve the date of the 28th in yer mainmast

Bring wood for a fire to warm the heart of the coldest pirate

Bring rum to slake the thirst of the driest corsair

And if ye have the skill, bring fife, fiddle and flugelhorn to lead the dance of the dead till dawn rears her cursed head


And some nice Kath Kidston picnic blankets as one finds one's ice cold chardonay looks so naff just plonked in the sand dontcha know?

The Lazy Kipper - 2 adults, 3 mini pirates and a pirate dog

 

[FullCircle]

The Lazy Kipper - 2 adults, 3 mini pirates and a pirate dog
Full Circle - 2 adults.

 

[Saguday]

The Lazy Kipper - 2 adults, 3 mini pirates and a pirate dog
Full Circle - 2 adults
Saguday - 2 big, 1 medium, 1 small

 

[photodog]

Talisman.... 2+1

But I am gonna have to buy some more BBQ's...... Annoyed.

 

[photodog]

Can we have a FIRM weather alternate????? Hate to dissapoint a second time.

 

[Otter]

It's a bank holiday, what could possibly go wrong with the weather???

The Lazy Kipper - 2 adults, 3 mini pirates and a pirate dog
Full Circle - 2 adults
Saguday - 2 big, 1 medium, 1 small
Talisman.... 2+1

 

[Saguday]

Stop being such a wimp Doug

 

[Slow_boat]

No White Magic this time, I fear. Have to look after swmbos elderly relatives. What a **** year I'm having!

Have a tot for me, hearties!

 

[Zippysigma]

Bianca

3+1

Wood is still dry, BBQ's at bottom of cave locker I think. Jolly Roger has nearly dried out from last attempt.... (we did eat the bbq food though!)

 

[ChattingLil]

The Lazy Kipper - 2 adults, 3 mini pirates and a pirate dog
Full Circle - 2 adults
Saguday - 2 big, 1 medium, 1 small
Talisman.... 2+1
Bianca 3+1
Black Magic - 2 adults


Is the pirate gathering still happening? Any more attendees in addition to the above? I've conscripted a glamorous new crew (my sister) so will attend if the weather is good.

We won't leave Bridgemarsh until Sunday morning though and I see HW is around midday on Sunday - How long either side of low water can we get in there?

 

[AliM]

From memory, the charted depth going into the backwaters is about 1.2m. LW on Sunday at Walton (or Harwich) is 0.4m, so with your draft you could in theory get in even at LW, but it might be a good idea to be a bit more cautious than that.

We usually start from Bridgemarsh at about HW, and get to Pye End at LW, which assumes a reasonable ~5kt average. That's quite late on Sunday, so you may need to punch the tide to get there earlier with more depth (and more time to pirate).

I don't think we'll be able to make it.
Enjoy, everyone

Ali

 

[Saguday]

Can I please get confirmation that the pirate weekend in fact starts on Sunday 28th Aug and not the Saturday? I fear Mr Full Circle may have beem giving me a bum steer as I believed it wad Sunday as per the OP

 

[ChattingLil]

I also believe it to be Sunday...

 

[photodog]

Sunday the 28th.... Thats the date.

Weather is looking better for Sunday as well...

 

[photodog]

I mean, you can start on Saturday if you so wish....

 

[FullCircle]

Oops....

 

[Wunja]

Due to a deficiency in Dutch public holidays and me needing to be in Rome later in the week, the Wunja crew will be absent this year.

 

[Saguday]

Well, we're here already or close enough so pre-piratical socials will be available on Saguday probably in Hamford water on Saturday if anyone else is around.

Doug, will you be around on Saturday?

Wunja, need to get priorities sorted

Sunday weather looking ok - shud b gud

 

[Wunja]

Wunja, need to get priorities sorted

Leave booked for Oostende - didn't happen
Leave booked for Pirate I - didn't happen.
Work not looking kindly on flexible leave arrangements
I need to bring retirement forward 15 years

 

[NUTMEG]

Pirate passage plan help

Not committing to the pirate meet yet, still need to pressgang crew, but could use some advice. Leaving Maylandsea on a rising tide at 10:00 on Sunday and allowing a conservative three kts I calculate about 111/2 hours to make the Backwaters! Seems a very long time. Everyone will have found the treasure and finished all the rum. Have I got the passage time right? I guess it would be better to set off on Saturday but the Pirate Queen might not be to happy about me escaping for two nights