Scuttlebutt Fowey meal

[Ru88ell]

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What do we fancy food wise on the Saturday evening? Fowey Gallants has offered the following suggestions:-


1 - sit down meal (would need to be in two sittings if there are 60 of us)

2 - buffet

3 - hog roast

A vegetarian option available for each.

 

[prv]

How likely is the 60? How many people who, in the depths of winter thought "that sounds like a brilliant trip" and put their names down, will in fact turn out to have boat trouble, work commitments, or double-bookings by the missus when the aspiration becomes a reality?

I freely admit to perhaps being one of them, but I did only ever claim to be a "possible"

Sit-down meal would be my top choice if we all fitted, but my bottom choice if we don't.

Pete

 

[KevO]

PRV is right... It looks like my crewman will have other commitments in Normandy around that D-Day weekend but I'm still a goer. I feel sure I'll be tucked out on the outside of the raft in my little 30 footer though

Food wise it will obviously depend on numbers. I LOVE a good hog roast but that can be expensive if the numbers don't materialise to spread the cost sufficiently. A buffet all together is a much better alternative than a sit-down meal in 2 waves IMHO.

Oh... and thank God no-one is actually organising this darned thing... that would be a 'mare... like herding cats :nonchalance:

 

[Seajet]

KevO,

I'm hoping to be along in my 22' so you'd have at least one on the outside ! - Russell please mark me possible, if you haven't got a ' probable '

Andy

 

[jakeroyd]

Russ,
i've voted for a buffet.
its the most flexible option with late arrivals etc. and stands a better chance of not cocking the finances up.
I'd love ahoy roast but there are practicalities against it and you could lose a lot of money on it ?

 

[jamesjermain]

I agree with those who have voted for a buffet - greater flexibility, less risk.

You can upgrade me from a possible to a probable but I'll be on my own - SWMBO is on singing duties that weekend.

 

[skip50]

I agree with the comments re buffet. If a sit down meal has to be two sittings, that is a definite no from me.

 

[Laundryman]

I would have thought Cornish Pasties would have been appropriate. Sitting or standing, no problem.

 

[Zagato]

Rice pudding and Stugeron for me

 

[Ru88ell]

How likely is the 60? How many people who, in the depths of winter thought "that sounds like a brilliant trip" and put their names down, will in fact turn out to have boat trouble, work commitments, or double-bookings by the missus when the aspiration becomes a reality?

From the responses so far I reckon we could get away with the sit down meal. I suppose I should give it a bit longer though.

 

[KevO]

Ow many on yer list now???

 

[Ru88ell]

Ow many on yer list now???

22, but I still haven't heard back from 12 boats, but I know some have two and three aboard. My guess is that we're looking at 40+. The buffet is getting good support, and I've received a number of messages from people saying that a buffet allows people to circulate meet more forumites than they would at a sit down meal.

 

[Ru88ell]

I think it's safe to assume that the majority prefer the buffet option. Thanks to those who participated.

 

[boaterbaz]

Not being a frequent frequenter ????? of the forum I seem to have missed the notice of intent for this jolly. I would be interested in meeting up and putting faces to usernames if the date falls on a leave period.