Tugarchie

Was member on old site, posted some pictures of the Goose out of the water, that was back in 2007/8, just rejoined. Old Leigh Is on the River Thames, near Southend on sea, Essex, Its a fishing village, best known for its cockles. Jill and I both want to get her ready for next season, when I will motor her round the coast to the Wash and then onto the Fens, where she will be based for a few years. Regards Gary

The Goose is back on the water for the first time since April 2011, she has been on a mud birth ever since, only floating a couple of times a month. We have been working on her as and when we could, but it took us longer then we expected, due to me becoming ill 2 1/2 years ago, which I am pleased to say I'm getting better. On Thursday September 2013 we managed to refloat her, after 4 tides to get her out of mud birth, having done that, we took her to Old Leigh for 8 days with mixed emotions, all of my sailing/cruising career I had wanted to go their by boat, I have to say, I will never go their again, I had kids running across the top of Boat, people spitting at her, and generally being disrispectful to me for the whole time I was their. On Friday 30th we set out for the new mooring at Suttons Whafe Rochford, we spent 6 hours motoring round past Southend Pier, on the Thames, going out to sea about 2 miles to clear the Maplin sands, motoring on into the River Crouch, I had to navigate through a yacht race, of about 50 yachts coming from all directions, we arrived safly at the Burnham Yacht Marina at 11.56, where we took a mooring for the night, got to say it was the nicest place I have moored in a long time, and spent a pleasent evening in the pub. , the next day we set off for Suttons Whafe, Rochford, it took just under 2 hours to get their, I was'nt in any hurry to end trip. She is now safely on her new mooring, awaiting the final finishes, the she will be going round to the Fens next year.