TCM

[MRC]

Just reading a few of your posts, Am i right in saying you used to keep your boat in SOF and are now in the Hamble? Howcome? had a quick look through old posts, my god you dont mind posting a few. Is there a thread with the trip on it? Im just being an interested nosey bugger.

If there is an old thread, whats was it called, i will try searching for it.

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[tcm]

for nosey buggers ONLY

well, it's fairly big and floats, and after few years in the same place got a bit bored in med, so we brought it back from southern france to the UK. Yeah, wife thought the plan was raving mad as well, but fortunately it's been a rain-free heatwave for the last month so i am cleanly off the hook.

Original plan was to take it down to gib from near Nice over Easter, then get a ship to take it from Gib to southampton late April/early May, and then after spring/early summer in the uk we wd drive it back to the med.

The easter trip Nice-Gib was fine with family, went Toulon, Barcelona, Denia, Alicante, Cathagena, Puerto del Este, finally Sotogrande (within 10 miles of Gib)

The transport ship was due with a week of us arriving...but the bluddy thing was late to Gib, then even later, then even later than that and planning for late May/early Jun, so self two other forumites (Burgundyben and Trazie) drove it back near-non-stop from Gib in Mid-may, and it took about 4 days or (after an engine cockup in portugal when the mechanic gave me a bollo*ing for not using the engine very much) it took 60 hours from Vilamoura in Portugal to Portsmouth.

erm, there must be a post with the trip onnit, cept of course since we blammed it, not much to tell. I have detailed knowledge of the fuel docks at Lisbon Cascais in Portugal, La Coruna in NE spain, and Camaret near Brest, France.

I must say that the long-distance trip has made us more ambitious, so over half term we spent five days and went Plymouth, channel islands, Cherbourg and back . A mate came over at the w/e and we went round the Isle of wight, and planning Deauville this weekend. English channel is a bit small innit, really?

Julyish plan to rumble back down to Gib. The insurance policy says we must not be in Biscay after 15th August, which seems as good a target as any.

I think you are up to speed now. Use the "search" for any of the place names should find relevant posts amonst other stuff.

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[MRC]

thats brilliant, sounds superb. found a few other bits n pieces on the searching I did.

So given what you have just said, your boat may be a rare sight in the solent !! or anywhere near its short term base. sound like you get above average use out of your boat.
good luck with the trip back


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[Aardee]

Re: for nosey buggers ONLY

I think it was your big pointy thing I was admiring in Port Solent earlier today (Diana II???). Very impressive...

Glad I've never had to share a lock with it tho' /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

Graham.

<hr width=100% size=1>"I am a bear of very little brain and long words bother me" - A A Milne.