Salty Bottoms Easter

[mbird]

I can confirm me personally (on Saturday) but no wife and no boat, just me.

The important bit will be there then, mate (Don't tell your boat I said that!)

[goodall_m1]

I dont have chart plotter or gps on board so unless I can pick one up Sea Jem might have to stay in the marina.

I did my day skipper theory recently so it is reasonably fresh in my mind, but the whole going to sea bit might be best after I have followed up with the 4 day practical anyway.

Wayne

Wayne, do you have paper charts of the area?

I have a couple of hand-held Garmin GPS's with chart display that I can bring up with me,

but as my memory serves me the Garmin charts of the area are at quite a small scale.

Unfortunately my own collection of paper charts ends at the Suffolk coast!

Martin

[Guest]

The important bit will be there then, mate (Don't tell your boat I said that!)

Compared to the things I've said to it, I doubt it would be shocked!

[wayneakp]

Hi Martin

I will have charts one way or another by then.

Generally Sea Jem (wayneakp + SWMBO + 1 teenager) confirmed for Friday and Saturday. Be gentle with us we are a bit shy.

We have never slept on board before - I think we are having a dry run next weekend at WRC.

rgds

Wayne

[Jupes]

Hi Wayne

Teenager - boy/girl, what age? We have a mixed bunch meaning us, Mariotech, Senator, Happy Jax and M Bird.

[wayneakp]

Hi Jupes

1 x teenage (15) girl

rgds

Wayne

[mbird]

Mine are 14 and 8 Wayne. I hear teenage girls mature faster though

[wayneakp]

If by mature you mean does the dishwasher and tidy's her bedroom no - if by mature you mean wraps dad round her little finger then yes.

Wayne

[Jupes]

Our daughter is 11 going on 21 . We may also have our 15 yr old son and his 16 yr old girlfriend with us, not sure yet.

[Lucky]

My boat name is definetly the Gayest !!!

Urgh.......

[Guest]

Plesbit minus Boat (name unknown at present)

Ian, you don't need to know its name if it's not there do you?

[mbird]

Ian, you don't need to know its name if it's not there do you?

I think I heard it was going to be called after some bow-legged water fowl .....

[mbird]

My boat name is definetly the Gayest !!!

Urgh.......

Can't disagree there Luke, sorry mate

[diesel falcon]

Lucky... old Wendy whooooooo ho!

[goodall_m1]

Lucky... old Wendy whooooooo ho!

You could get a lot of Radio traffic calling up "To Wit to Wo" etc..

[senator]

Are you still coming Martin?

[Happy Jax 3]

Are we all going to agree on a VHF channel to use ship to ship for the Easter Break. Of course not for general chit chat.

[senator]

Maybe some of the more experienced VHF users can comment but from what I have witnessed most seem to head for channel 6 so possibly 72 or 77 would give the most chance of empty channels

[Guest]

Are we all going to agree on a VHF channel to use ship to ship for the Easter Break. Of course not for general chit chat.

We normally use 6 Colin and Monitor 16.

Jonathan

[senator]

Those with DSC will be in receipt of the group MMSI number kindly sorted by David, so if anyone knows how to set this up on the sets it is the obvious choice to call and select an empty channel

[senator]

So confirmed we have

Jupes and Jupiter's mist on Sea Hunter (said in a macho echoy voice

Mariotech on CrackerJack

MBird on Serenity

WayneAKP on Sea Gem

Senator on Clandestine

Lucky on Wendy Woo

PJCJ on Binky

Plesbit minus Boat (name unknown at present)

diesel falcon on Grand Cru

HappyJax11 on HappyJax11

Any More?

[Guest]

Hi all...

being of blonde heritage...not quite sure how the group MMSI thingy works.... and what I would recommend is that we enhance this list (as lucky has on a previous post) to include mobile phone nrs and MMSI numbers of those going out on the day so that when we go out, regardless of whether your boat has these facilities, there is still a way of contacting in the event of a problem.

Think I may have also mentioned this before, but I think it would be a good idea to advise the Coastguard as a matter of courtesy of our sea passage intentions.

Not least they will be on Red Alert when they know that I am coming along!!!

adam... : : :

[wayneakp]

Agree - i think my radio was last used by Noah - and i dont think i will get to change it before Easter - tp busy looking for radar reflectors to comply with Solas (dont want to give the insurance company any excuses!).

Wayne

[senator]

Think I may have also mentioned this before, but I think it would be a good idea to advise the Coastguard as a matter of courtesy of our sea passage intentions.

Not least they will be on Red Alert when they know that I am coming along!!!

Think that is one for the day Adam but you can do it, after all you are the one that knows them

[C.Ricko]

I have just bought 5 more boats from Leboat, one of which is at Sommerleyton, I might have to bring it home next weekend and make a weekend of it but will have to see how things pan out as I have no details of crew members or dog sitters as yet.so I may not make the salty trip but may be available with extras for beers at some point.