z1ppy
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We took my aunt and uncle out on Saturday. These were the two people who introduced me to the joys of boats (albeit sailing ones) and since we had Charlie Brown, they have waited patiently for a trip out.
We booked the weekend months ago and hoped for decent weather, of course we could not have wished for better conditions.
Just a short run out to Hamble for a drink and some lunch.
They seemed to enjoy it! even managed to see their old boat which has taken up residence on one of the river moorings.
Nice spot for a beer.
I cant help but think the Waterside restaurant at Mercury is missing a trick. 14.30 on a Saturday afternoon and they had finished service lunch and they didn't have 2 wine glasses the same. Its a beautiful location and with a decent bar / resturant it would be my preferred waterside dining spot for miles.
Back home we topped out at 45 kts with 300L of fuel and 4 persons on so happy with that! (especially as she has been in the water since June and very grubby underneath)
now i seem to struggle with our berth in Hythe. Everywhere else i can put the boat pretty much where i like in most conditions but i always seem to struggle with our own berth.
its a 8 meter finger berth with boats both sides. no tide and not a huge amount of wind. fairways are not massive but big enough... theres nothing wrong with the berth and far from difficult but i always seem to get it wrong!.
Not talking about hitting other boats of getting it 90 Degrees to the pontoon but i expect to be able to reverse in and be able to get lines on without stepping off the boat. still, at least i gave a laugh to the dozen of so people watching from their boats and thanks to the nice buy from the Broom who berths behind us for taking some lines for me.
Think some pontoon bashing is required as its starting to really annoy me!
Great weekend all in all and some very happy guests which is always a bonus!
We booked the weekend months ago and hoped for decent weather, of course we could not have wished for better conditions.
Just a short run out to Hamble for a drink and some lunch.
They seemed to enjoy it! even managed to see their old boat which has taken up residence on one of the river moorings.
Nice spot for a beer.
I cant help but think the Waterside restaurant at Mercury is missing a trick. 14.30 on a Saturday afternoon and they had finished service lunch and they didn't have 2 wine glasses the same. Its a beautiful location and with a decent bar / resturant it would be my preferred waterside dining spot for miles.
Back home we topped out at 45 kts with 300L of fuel and 4 persons on so happy with that! (especially as she has been in the water since June and very grubby underneath)
now i seem to struggle with our berth in Hythe. Everywhere else i can put the boat pretty much where i like in most conditions but i always seem to struggle with our own berth.
its a 8 meter finger berth with boats both sides. no tide and not a huge amount of wind. fairways are not massive but big enough... theres nothing wrong with the berth and far from difficult but i always seem to get it wrong!.
Not talking about hitting other boats of getting it 90 Degrees to the pontoon but i expect to be able to reverse in and be able to get lines on without stepping off the boat. still, at least i gave a laugh to the dozen of so people watching from their boats and thanks to the nice buy from the Broom who berths behind us for taking some lines for me.
Think some pontoon bashing is required as its starting to really annoy me!
Great weekend all in all and some very happy guests which is always a bonus!
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