starboard
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Forecast here on the Clyde tonight Storm 10 with violent storm 11 forecast further up the coast!! Just away to check all my chock wedges are hammered in tight before the full force hits!!
Paul.
Paul.
Scotland about to get a battering!!!
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jimi
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Blinking 'eck! Battered choccie wedges yer first priority .. you've gone really native now!!
cameronke
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Bogger!!!
My mast is still up as I left my boat in the dingy park this winter rather than undercover in the boat store /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
Cameron
My mast is still up as I left my boat in the dingy park this winter rather than undercover in the boat store /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
Cameron
starboard
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Cameron....Fingers crossed for you...... Marina at Troon does not allow yachts ashore to keep mast's up when chocked off unless in a specific type of metal craddle.
Paul.
Paul.
Gordonmc
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Ta for the heads-up.
I'll be heading over to your bit to check a friend's boat... he's left his cockpit tent and sprayhood up and it tends to flap about a bit.
Better to have it down than decorating the cruising club fence.
I'll be heading over to your bit to check a friend's boat... he's left his cockpit tent and sprayhood up and it tends to flap about a bit.
Better to have it down than decorating the cruising club fence.
NPMR
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Not that it compares but it is gusting 50kts in Fowey at the moment - been climbing steeply all afternoon!
In Mounts Bay (Penzance) it must be about the same already!
In Mounts Bay (Penzance) it must be about the same already!
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Yawn. What's new?
Dave
Dave
dunedin
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mmm - just looked at the Met office forecats for Hunterston by Largs. Not seen a forecust with gusts of "101mph" very often for this area.
speed gust
0000 WSW 52 mph 86 mph
0300 W 52 mph 101 mph
0600 W 36 mph 77 mph
0900 WSW 32 mph 77 mph
1200 W 31 mph 83 mph
1500 W 22 mph 55 mph
That could test things a bit
Tried phoning the crane at Hunterston for curent wind speed, but number engaged ? All boat owners trying the same thing, or the wind speed guage just blown off ?
PS Just retried a fifth time and gotten through - 39mph average, max 47 mph over last ten mins
speed gust
0000 WSW 52 mph 86 mph
0300 W 52 mph 101 mph
0600 W 36 mph 77 mph
0900 WSW 32 mph 77 mph
1200 W 31 mph 83 mph
1500 W 22 mph 55 mph
That could test things a bit
Tried phoning the crane at Hunterston for curent wind speed, but number engaged ? All boat owners trying the same thing, or the wind speed guage just blown off ?
PS Just retried a fifth time and gotten through - 39mph average, max 47 mph over last ten mins
starboard
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Windows in the house starting to rattle but not too bad at the mo. I think the worse is due aroundabout 0400, could be a restless night!!
Paul.
Paul.
TFJ
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Hi Paul
I thought you were going to miss this and we were going to get it tonight but must have read it wrong
Hope them dodgy warps hold OK and your wedges keep still
Terry
I thought you were going to miss this and we were going to get it tonight but must have read it wrong
Hope them dodgy warps hold OK and your wedges keep still
Terry
cameronke
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Cheers Paul
My standing rigging is only 4 years old and she is sitting on her road trailer on blocks so should be secure enough.
Threw a sicky as I have really been suffering from man flu today so got home here to Toward Point so I could really enjoy the storm. Midnight now and really starting to howl.
Should last well into tomorrow so I can get nice and cosy up in my study looking over towards Rothesay bay with a nice frothy cappaccino, some mincemeat pies and some industrial strength Lemsip and watch the water.
Safe night everyone
Cameron
My standing rigging is only 4 years old and she is sitting on her road trailer on blocks so should be secure enough.
Threw a sicky as I have really been suffering from man flu today so got home here to Toward Point so I could really enjoy the storm. Midnight now and really starting to howl.
Should last well into tomorrow so I can get nice and cosy up in my study looking over towards Rothesay bay with a nice frothy cappaccino, some mincemeat pies and some industrial strength Lemsip and watch the water.
Safe night everyone
Cameron
Rob_Webb
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Oh, you're talking about weather (from the title I presumed it was about sport). Sorry!
How'd it go? Did you get thru the night in once piece?
How'd it go? Did you get thru the night in once piece?
Billjratt
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Aye, but sometime the pontoons fall to bits...
JoeQ
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Well, that's more than a few tiles off the roof, what a noise! I just had a look at the UK Wind Map site and it's gusting 105mph at Malin Head...........
Do me a favour, when you go to Troon could you please have a look and see if there's any damage to mine? /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
Do me a favour, when you go to Troon could you please have a look and see if there's any damage to mine? /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
Kylora
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Mayhem in my back garden at the moment - bins, potted trees, kids chutes, roof ridge tiles flying everywhere.
Went out to try batten things down - and my glasses were blown off my face - can't find them.
Local personal weather station, Neilston Weather, showing 39mph gust, but it feels higher.
Ash
Went out to try batten things down - and my glasses were blown off my face - can't find them.
Local personal weather station, Neilston Weather, showing 39mph gust, but it feels higher.
Ash
Impaler
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Maybe time to take in a reef...
starboard
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Hi Terry,
Survived a very noisy night....lost a side gate but gained a bludy great trampoline!!!! will check out your "Angel" after my morning shift. Still gusting 65kts at Tiree at the moment.
Paul.
Survived a very noisy night....lost a side gate but gained a bludy great trampoline!!!! will check out your "Angel" after my morning shift. Still gusting 65kts at Tiree at the moment.
Paul.
Porthandbuoy
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Anybody seen our Xmas tree?
SWMBO put it out by the bin yesterday and this morning she can't find it.
SWMBO put it out by the bin yesterday and this morning she can't find it.
Sans Bateau
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I think we're due for a bit of a blow darn saaf on Thursday. A friend is doing his dazed kipper course this week. I know yesterday they had great fun tacking up Southampton water in an 8 (on a Bav 36!), but with a 9 - 10 forecast for tomorrow, it might be time to do some knot work!