The Genoa boat show(via Ryanair)

[oldgit]

I am now full of admiration for anyone who thinks that just nipping down to the Med for a relaxing couple of days on the boat is cool.
Its all total tosh of course,you have got to be nuts to do it.
Its the 4.30am start to catch the 7.30am flight from Stanstead that hints of the endurance course to come,all to quickly followed the day after by the 10pm last flight out.
The show area was well described by TCM a week or two ago and the whole place is in desperate need of a coat of masonery paint and all exibition halls a bit tatty and seemingly bit halfhearted.Lots of stylish "boat theme" clothes but not much actual proper real gear.
Ps.All shorts and T shirts remained untroubled with brollies and fleeces being much in demand..
Also tons and tons of impractical me too Fairline/sunseeker clones sporting acres of garish white plastic with Italian names that know one has ever heard of.
But......
Wow,what a monster gathering of divine mega yachts,which make SBS look like poverty corner at your local boat jumble.Notice the new big Sealine tucked away in a corner looking bit lost.What appeared to be the biggest fish in the pond at Southampton was relegated to the economy section along with the ribs etc./forums/images/icons/laugh.gif
Six of us got well and truly shafted in on site restuarant over light liquidy type lunch debacle.Two day budget vanished in 90 mins.
Other establishments in town proved to be good value as did taxi prices.
loads of interesting little streets and alleys around dock front selling all types of interesting cack.

Ps.It was chilly and windy and wet.Just like home really,only more expensive

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[DERF]

Did the same as you Fred... 4.30 start etc... but stayed a few more days to have a good look around other places.... got to Portofino, Rapallo, St Magerita, La Spezia, Portovenere, etc etc..

Hired a car for 4 days and had a great time...

Must say I found Ryanair better than Easyjet... nicer planes not the same mad rush to board.... maybe a one off as my first time on Ryanair

weather was Crap tho and the main Padaglione certainly neededs some cosmetic TLC..

But wow you're right about the mega yacht stuff.... I think my next ones a Mangusta 72!

So what was the star of the show for you?

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[oldgit]

Actually it was a Hatteras.

Did you spot the two Leopard 27 looking bit lost and unloved,tucked out of site between a couple of proper boats./forums/images/icons/laugh.gifOnly there for two days so all a bit squeezed in.Had real grief trying to find any reasonable(dirt cheap) rooms and ended up at the H. Mediteranee,miles away up at Peglia.Apart from mega yachts, the amazing selection of ginormous pumped up speedboat things in whatevercolour you fancy,caught my eye.
Having said all that,the only boat which would have persuaded me to part with any money at all would have been the Hatteras parked down in the marina alongside the road.
Built like a brick s..... and designed to be used on your actual genuine lumpy wet water ,with neer an inch of bling bling chrome or even an inch of hairdresser white carpet to be seen anywhere.

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[boatone]

Oi Fred.....

....u r a tight oldgit /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif
isnt it time you got broadband so u can be on the net and peeps cans till get thru on the phone !

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[oldgit]

Re: Oi Fred.....

Sorry just bin poking sharp stick at owners of anything other than Audi on another thread.Any way we have only got one phone line in the village and right now its mine,all mine.We may get broadband this century as soon as the elektrikery and gas block get their horses and carts out of the way.

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[boatone]

Oops........

.......sorry Fred....that was meant to be private.....marbles definitely seem to be going awol !

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