Surprisingly good weather for a bank holiday !

[henryf]

Filling up your million pound pride & joy?

Certainly Guv'nor we've kept the VIP pontoon clear for you.

Oh, you might want to keep the nozzle this way up or else the tap falls out and fuel pours out on free flow

Never again will I complain that the chap who runs the Cowes fuel barge needs to smile a bit more. 1st world problem.

Henry

 

[rafiki_]

What did you declare H? 60/40? ��

 

[[2068]]

A tad blowy here at the moment: next doors gate has just collapsed

 

[Jurgen]

Worse on the Hamble, the wifi pole was leaning at a very dodgy angle earlier ?

 

[dj43]

Touch windy at east cowes, just come back in as burst two large fenders and flattered others , tely has hit the floor , electricity is off ,boat trying to jump onto jetty 3 to 4 ft swell , had to log on as was concerned that Henry might be feeling home sick and getting to much sun ?

 

[omega2]

https://youtu.be/Dy0wpk7s5gQ

Where is Henry, I need to talk to him.

 

[henryf]

I'm almost afraid to report that the winds which at times caused a bit of chop the past few days died down today. Set off at 7.00am to make Admiral Marina Port Dickson in good time. Arrived 2.00pm having beaten one of the local boat jockeys who was way ahead of us with a couple of hours to go but who didn't trust the charts. Some navigation marks which probably scared him off so he took the long way round allowing us to stay close to shore and pop through the harbour shaving a few miles off the journey.

We are plodding along at 20 knots so as not to strain anything and stretch fuel so every mile makes a difference.

Saw our first dolphin just off port Klang which was nice.

Diesel almost civilised today bar a hose which still has 20 litres in it waiting to pour out after you've finished. No cut off nozzle, just an adaptor on the end of a tanker big bore hose.

Sun just setting as I type.

Henry

 

[mjf]

Well - FWIW I spent Mon/Thurs last week on Pole position on the town Quay Lymington, fab sunny weather each day and the town quiet. Flat calm trip out and 3/4 up the bum back on Thursday before the weather fronts arrived.

Well pleased with 1st proper 2016 trip

 

[timv]

I don't suppose you have come across Rob Hawkins previously of Lymington on your trip have you Henry ? I heard he was working for Princess out there

 

[henryf]

I don't suppose you have come across Rob Hawkins previously of Lymington on your trip have you Henry ? I heard he was working for Princess out there

Had a beer & a Pizza with him and his lovely wife on Friday night !

It's been a hell of a day today. Will post the full report tomorrow!!

Henry.

 

[Andrew E]

Took this video onboard at Town Quay. Needless to say we didn't get any sleep.

 

[henryf]

A long day riding shotgun at 10 knots to a slightly poorly MAN engine. Then it rained. Then it got dark. Then I had to negotiate Singapore harbour for the first time - and you think Lymington is tricky on a dark night. I earned my congee porridge with dried ship microwave breakfast yesterday I can tell you. We celebrated with sardines in tomato sauce whilst waiting 2 hours in the pitch black for the immigration boat to arrive at the Western Quarantine zone. Not even an acknowledgement on the radio.

By contrast at the airport it took 20 seconds and they even had free boiled sweets

Henry

 

[mjf]

Possible repeat. Robert was based in Poole when Princess had an office there

 

[timv]

thanks Henry ,could you say hi to him from Tim Vaughan if you see him again , and remind him of our trip to the Channel Island -we nearly ran a dingy down entering Crabby harbour !

 

[Whitelighter]

Weather was indeed terrible!

I got sunburnt and one of my beers was a bit warm.

Hurrumph