Where is everyone?

[johnalison]

We have just returned from a fairly gentle cruise to the Baltic. I had been led to think that vast numbers of British boats were going there this year, so I expected to bump into a few. In the event, we met two Brits that we knew, one by pre-arrangement and one that we saw on the way in Norderney. Apart from these, we met One CA member on his way to a rally then no-one until we got back to Rendsberg, where most people pass and met two British boats. From then on, we saw no fellow-countrymen except two British boats based in Holland anyway. Coming back from Blankenberg yesterday, which was calm, we saw no sails at all, except one foreign yacht going south off the Galloper and a couple inshore on a fine Friday evening.

If I were Dutch, I would have been meeting my countrymen everywhere. Have the British given up sailing?

 

[sailorman]

Frightened of getting a fine by those nasty foreigners.
Im in the Pyefleet tonight

 

[Athene V30]

Sold boat to move to sunnier climes

 

[johnalison]

Sold boat to move to sunnier climes

You may have a point. It was cold through to July in Germany and I believe the south coast here wasn't wonderful.

 

[sailorman]

You may have a point. It was cold through to July in Germany and I believe the south coast here wasn't wonderful.

1st 3 weeks o July were hot on Holland, some said too hot

 

[johnalison]

1st 3 weeks o July were hot on Holland, some said too hot

That doesn't make me any happier.

 

[Tomahawk]

We met a loely Dutch couple onboard Triton.

They should be in Heybridge by now...

 

[Marmalade]

Just back from a trip to Holland and Belgium shortened at the start by work emergency. In true Bridget Jones style:

No of hot days: plenty
no of beers consumed: many
no of moules consumed : quite a few
No of litres of red diesel in tanks c.420
no of visits from customs / police/ douanniers etc :0
No of fines levied:0


Had a great time - but as sailorman hoas mentioned - not many Brit boats