So what’s been going on … Well mostly socialising and very little boating to be honest, since I dropped anchor.
My pole end finally arrived which will get fitted tomorrow and I have also purchased 30m of 18mm anchor warp which I will spice into my 30m of 8mm chain. Jerry – I could really use that 50m chain I sold you!
Nothing else to report except that ‘we’ (Niels, Bruce & myself) are going assess the weather for Wednesday.
Dave (Brighton) will be coming out for the 2nd week in October so I need to get near an airport in Portugal. Updates, well Mark and Amanda left us and are now in Povoa De Varzim and Brian (from La Coruna) is anchored off Cascais.
I met Marcus & Lidsay of Veracity, an old school lugger (built by Marcus) based on a design from about a hundred years ago. These two loons have sailed straight from the UK to here and even then they only stopped because of a lack of any wind. Ordinarily this wouldn’t stop them except for the fact that they have no engine! - Or fridge or toilet!
The anchorage has become a social hive of activity with mucho sun, beer and playing of guitars etc Bruce, Lindsay, Marcus, Niels and Steve all being regular attendees.
My pole end finally arrived which will get fitted tomorrow and I have also purchased 30m of 18mm anchor warp which I will spice into my 30m of 8mm chain. Jerry – I could really use that 50m chain I sold you!
Nothing else to report except that ‘we’ (Niels, Bruce & myself) are going assess the weather for Wednesday.
Dave (Brighton) will be coming out for the 2nd week in October so I need to get near an airport in Portugal. Updates, well Mark and Amanda left us and are now in Povoa De Varzim and Brian (from La Coruna) is anchored off Cascais.
Bruce is finally enjoying a few beers in the sunshine...
Watch this space…
Watch this space…
13 comments:
Oi oi sailor!
How tanned are you!!
Its like the party boat on Doris from those photos hah! Its sh*t weather over here don't worry. Bast.
I've donated £5 to start the "GET BOO AN AUTOPILOT THINGY SO HE CAN MAKE A CUPPA" fund off. Get your hands out of your pockets, that includes you Compton ;) and you six figure gr0m :P
Bruce looks like some sort of oracle ;)
Your paypal button is busted! Whats your paypal e-mail address old boy?!
PayPal - busted? Crutey didn't you use it Ok?
"GET BOO AN AUTOPILOT THINGY SO HE CAN MAKE A CUPPA" - Now why didn't I think of that?
Tom - Yer Genius!yachtdoris@blueyonder.co.uk
Sorted, sent! :P
You've that much nearer to your auto pilot thingy ;)
10p of that is your VZB bonus ;)
LATERZ!
Yup and the button it's working now too (no donation this time, don't get your hopes up).
I'm guessing Tom is a Pen-tester type and as such will prob be using a 'superior browser' ;-). Works fine in plain-old IE!!
In that photo you look like mike reid!!!, with a bit more sun.Youve got it made, playing guitars while people back home are filling up your paypal account.Ive told dave to pack his nice green trainers so he can wear them onboard to leave his customary green scuff marks, the ones you love so much!!.Have you used the bog roll yet or did daz take it with him?
stay safe
Capt Costa.
IE 6!! Can't beat a good Microsoft Browser. :)
Tom,
I have misjudged you at retract my previous browser-based slur ;-)
Ver 6 may be the issue though, it works on IE7 and 8, Google Chrome, Opera 9.5, Firefox 3, and Safari. (Let's just say I have a professional interest in browsers!!!)
How much in the autopilot=cupatea fund (Boo already has £15 I put in for him to get a slap-up greasy breakfast during a low moment - which he never did!)?
Glad to see Gromit's name has stuck!
Crutey - You & Tom actually have a lot in common besides the whole KENT thing!
And who the fook is Mike Reid?!?!?
If he brings those trainers hes gonna have a long week!
The 'special' bog roll got used way back.
http://primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/frank-reid.jpg
RUNAROUND!!
hey dude... gr0m here, finally figured out how to use this blog thingy, u know how I am with anything IT :) So I thought I would write something interesting..........
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................. hmmmmm not really good at this.
f*!k it, i'll give u a call
Gr0m!
How you doing dude?
You must have been the reason I couldn't get through for the next installment in a series of discussions of Doris' electrical system!!!
Boo, you get where you were going?
Hey dude! Glad to see that you are relaxed and having some fun in the sun, playing the guitar and having a few beers :-) - sweet.
We are just back from Cannes sailing with Pierre - he is really interested in what you are doing and I have sent him over all of your contact details and this blog. He sends his best wishes.
Man we set off in his yacht for the day last week, the sun on our backs and I was thinking - bring out the bubbly! Then a storm broke, thunder & lightning and what seemed to be a 90 degrees tilt for the following few hours, oilskins and certainly no bubbly just hot tea! It was fun, but boy did it happen quickly!
Got some great pics, will email them over to you soon.
Will try and give you a call again to have a good catch up.
Stay safe and keep up the good work!
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