Trust you are battened Down?

[poter]

It looks like its really gona blow ...

"SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 GRADUALLY INCREASING 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9."

This is the UK shipping forecast for the south coast at 17:25 26/10/04
Yike!! no sailing for a day or so!

poter.



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[RPC]

See full forecasts for UK including maps, charts, Sat pics, forecasts etc on the cruising website link below

Have you visited the Blue Water Cruising Site <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.onpassage.com>http://www.onpassage.com ?
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[halcyon]

First yacht of the day adrift, if you have a blue 30 footer moored in the Penryn river, Falmouth harbour, they have just draged it off Packet Quays.


Brian

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[Andrew_Fanner]

I was going to take the children to the fireworks at Sultan this evening.

Don't think they'll be happening!

<hr width=100% size=1>Two beers please, my friend is paying.

 

[AlexL]

I'm not suprised!

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://129.13.102.67/pics/bracka.gif> here </A>

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://129.13.102.67/pics/brack0.gif> and here </A>

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[BlueSkyNick]

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/plot_wind_pres.php?station=62103&uom=E> This </A>is from the channel lightshiip... a good one for meteorology students to see the relationship between pressure and wind speed!



<hr width=100% size=1>There is no such thing as reality, only different people's perceptions of a situation.

 

[halcyon]

Latest from Flushing, second yacht adrift, just gone aground of Packet Qauys, 35 40 foot white ketch. Fishing boat standing by.

Brian

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[halcyon]

They have a line aboard, bow is round in to the sea more, and there is lots off black smoke from the fishing boat. May 40 foot plus

Brian

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[Talbot]

Fishing vessel skipper with visions of salvage paying for all his repairs this winter!

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[halcyon]

Towing failed, she's lying on her side, grinding into the beach with water breaking over the port side. Will have to wait for the tide now.

Brian

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[halcyon]

Number three just hit Royal Cornwall jetty, they are trying to get lines aboard, all three are big yachts, expensive day.

Brian

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[Cobra]

Dunno who is responsible for the moorings down there, but if it is local authority, I bet their insurers are getting shall we say a tad concerned!!

<hr width=100% size=1>When God invented time he didn't give me enough of it.

 

[snowleopard]

got into dartmouth from perros guirec 2100 monday. 35 knots on the way over - didn't realise at the time how lucky we were!

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[Twister_Ken]

Very graphic

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.writeforweb.com/twister1>Let's Twist Again

 

[mirabriani]

Good trip then Chris?

Regards Briani

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[powerskipper]

Re: Very graphic

Mother nature has a way of reminding all who's boss.

<hr width=100% size=1><A target="_blank" HREF=http://powerskipper.mysite.freeserve.com/>http://powerskipper.mysite.freeserve.com/</A>
Julie