Polly

Awesome, I will look forward to that. Will Tony Robinson be in it?

Only in Yorkshire.....

We are out tomorrow between Wroxham and Horning.

Thunder Friday, your kids didn't do things by halves! Will you be sharing the results of your research BTW?

Well done on the restoration and wishing you happy times afloat.

I blame the goose myself.

. Dave, I have a son who was a rather good roughie toughie rugby player but cannot stand spiders and I rather suspect his wife Sandra plays a similar role to Jen Keith

Yes I will get back to enjoying thunderstorms. MM sound advice, as ever! :)

We saw a sailboat struck by lightning a few years ago. Dramatic, but the only casualties were the boat's electrics. People on board were fine. I wondered if fitting a conductive strip from chainplates to the water might be a good idea, but Phill did some research and it seemed to indicate that the chance of a strike would be increased thereby. Brilliant has a wooden mast, not aluminium, so we will leave well alone.

Ex saily, worrying taste in hats. Top guy.

When I were a lad we didn't have tickets.....

Warp started it on account of a recent visit to the O2 maybe the ticket price will cover this thread

I use marigolds for spider eviction from the boat, picking them up then is not a problem for me.

Is the blur because your hand is shaking?

It's a spider innit? This time of year they come into open windows, you can hear them trekking across the carpet and argh! they jump. Wolf spider??? House spider...I wouldn't care to offend it by calling it 'common'.

Hiya Finny, It all comes down to messing about in boats, why do anything else? If I won the lottery, I'd have a wherry.... Dream on!

No fanatic here, but I find quanting easier than starting an outboard, did I mention that I don't like outboards much?

Hi Tim, Hope Uncle Albert is making progress.

Enjoying the warm welcome, thanks.

We sailed in a thunderstorm last week, the waterproofs held out well, and recent work with the Sikaflex proved effective too. The previous night, we were out on Black Horse Broad with the thunder storms rolling round and round. Normally I enjoy them, but we were the tallest thing out in the middle of the broad, which made me reflect....

Do not even think of nailing me to the perch!!! :)

Ah but the spare outboard caught fire last week....I'd rather paddle thanks.

True, I didn't vote to remove it for 3RR and it was a very long paddle from St Benets to Horning... But you can go off outboards...

They get on the tiller of Brilliant, and display surprising amounts of skill!