The past boaty year in pictures.Med to the MED.

[oldgit]

Despite the alleged rubbish weather this year Oldgit had lots of boaty fun.
Starting with a trip to Chelsea Yacht Haven

A ditch crawl up the Med.

several other ditchcrawls up the M...........

A day out at the races

Our local river festival

A trip To Burnham on Sea with Unit18

A swift visit to see how the rich gits live

And to finish a visit up the scary Thames to Bray

The obligitory wash shot nearly doing 8 knots /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[cliffdale]

OK, where did the dinghy spring up from??
Nice pics but the dinghy mystery??
Cliff

 

[oldgit]

Manky auld dinghy.

The fine example well spotted in the photo normally lives behind the boat during the winter.You will have heard of MAB,down here we have MAD.This MAD must be in as poor state of repair and look as rubbish an rickety as poss in order that it is not nicked the very first time you leave it anywhere.Most of the local "characters" will have about their person an angle grinder or at the very least a set of bolt cutters to liberate your tender.Failure to nick the dinghy normally results in them sinking the thing in frustration.
Do have an inflatable,but this usually lives in the garage at home and only comes out in order to hold head up high when cruising in company with posh marina types. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Powersalt]

Re: Manky auld dinghy.

great pics I used to keep my boat in Gillingham andhad great fun around the area for many years.
Davits.... how come stainless in oneshot and whitein next???

 

[oldgit]

The mysterious case of the davits

Dear Mr Sherlock Holmes /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif........The stainless ones belong to a mates Fairline 37,while the rather scruffy white ones belong to my olde Princess 33.
Unprincipled enuff to blag rides on other peoples boats if at all poss.............so much cheaper on the wallet ,what with the price of diesel etc.