Deep Reefs For Easter

[ChrisB]

Just downloaded the North Atlantic Grib Files. It looks very windy Sunday but especially Monday. A 997 low is on the cards.

[Polly]

Woo hoo! Unfortunately we are not afloat yet, so I will be forced to stay in the warm.

[Gracie]

If you can't be afloat, do the next best thing, stay home and eat chocolate

Happy Easter everyone

Grace

[Broadsword]

We'll be on the boat until Monday, but not looking good for our first real tryout...    It's the gusts as gets you!

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Broadsword said:

We'll be on the boat until Monday, but not looking good for our first real tryout...    It's the gusts as gets you!

Especially around, where was it again? Oh yes, Thurne Mouth.

[ExUserGone]

Looks like my planned shakedown sea trip maybe a 5 times across breydon flat out shakedown trip.

[Baitrunner]

Glad I pushed ours back to after Easter. 

Severe weather warning for sat. 40mph winds and a drop or 2 of the wet stuff. 

Happy Easter!!

[BroadScot]

Just a normal Easter on the Broads. Come well prepared for all weathers, then you wont be disapointed

Iain

Happy Easter ! 

[Wonderwall]

A rainy day on the broads is 10x better than a sunny day at home , think yourselves lucky folks 

 

Billy Connolly once said there is no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothes.

[Broadsword]

6 hours ago, Spider said:

Especially around, where was it again? Oh yes, Thurne Mouth.

We brought the new boat back to PH from S. Walsham on Tuesday, in a nice steady breeze and, utterly predictably, as we negotiated my watery nemesis, the breeze really kicked up!  It is an unusual place

I will never forget that day Spider!  Taught me a lot; not least, don't take the helm if you are not fit (I had badly damaged my hamstring three days previously) and, when your crew offers to help by handling the mainsheet as you gybe, think twice before saying no!

 

[ChrisB]

Storm Katie due to arrive Monday.

[grendel]

its been a beautiful day today, the weather looks to be bad for the rest of the weekend though, so today was spent doing an oil change on the car, fitting new wipers and adjusting the handbrake. all outdoor tasks are now completed.

[Hockham Admiral]

I'd suggest that you find somewhere well sheltered for the weekend's and Monday's weather...........

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2641181

This afternoon, tomorrow afternoon and Monday most of the day look rather iffy.     

Stay safe, peeps.

[ChrisB]

We have heavy rain with hard bits. Started about ten minutes ago on the North Coast.

[Broadsword]

We had a great sail on Friday - overnight at Cockshoot Dyke, lovely as always... Beautiful morning on Saturday - so walked the doggies down to the hide, but the weather closed in fast as we set off an hour or two later. Very, very blustery... sailed for a while under jib with the wind behind but it got distinctly unpleasant, so we carried on with the o/b and a few degrees of heel under bare poles!

Hunkered down in Hunters' Yard (very kind as all of their fleet were still in, awaiting the Kestrels Camp, with no plans to venture out - but they found us a space!) and settled in for a windy evening... We were being blown hard against the quay heading until the wind eased late evening...

Another nice morning, so we headed off early to get OBY home, as the forecast was still awful for later and, more to  the point, for tomorrow! We left PH just as the downpour started, having tucked her away safely...