GSC Forum

Hi Chris, Anne wants to know at what time should we be there for the Jacobs join?

Were we afloat?....

Greetings Roger! We may not make the cruise meeting this afternoon but you can put us down as a yes to everything on the list except no.3 as we will probably be somewhere off the African coast at that time! We,ll be at the quiz later so can catch up then.

Need to get the moorings officer to check that landing stage!

Great weekend!

Congratulationsd to you and your crew John! I will never again slag off Leisure 23,s. ha ha!

My mooring is available for anyone wishing to moor temporarily until the tractors are fixed. It,s the one behind PJ,s with a blue pick up buoy. Both strops renewed this year so no problems.

I have that set up on my nexus 7 Roger and you are right it is very good. In fact the charts are better than the navionics gold on my standard horizon plotter and they cost £172!

I have approx 8metres of 10mm wire with an eye at each end and i may have a couple of bottle screws-have to check if they are on suzi first.

Hi Roger, Are we still on for tomorrow. Weather seems to be improving? Duncan

Hi Roger,Suzi will be coming on the voyage to Piel. Do you have launching and recovery times yet?

Yes this afternoon. Not mine btw . I was ballast in the other seat!

looking the other way

GSC from Maule today

Fingers crossed they should be ok Mick. The ones that are on now are really deep.

Tyres with wheels identified and due to collect on Saturday. Will 127 pcd fit 130 pcd or vice versa?. Well, the current owner when i asked him what the pcd was over the phone said,yeah near enough 5" mate! I,ll bring a round file just to be on the safe side and if i can hammer them on to the tr...

Anybody see Dragons Den? 2 chaps trying to sell and make a legal requirement for all leisure boaters to have on board their plastic mushroom plugs which they claim will let you change a sea cock without hauling out. They say the average time to do this change is 2 minutes! The last time i did that i...

Ha ha! thanks Roger. I think missing afternoon tea and late night snacks on most days has helped to keep me in shape!

First visit to gsc today since last October- where has that gone!- Many thanks due to kind person -Dave Gill?- who put Suzis trailer on blocks. Not sure how many tyres are flat but that will be priority project before launching. Dinghy trailer has come out in sympathy with big trailer and has one fl...

Nothing less than 9 dollars Aus!!! 0r the drinks package at 28 dollars per day each- must buy 2 if you are a couple. Back home now Mick,got fed up waiting for the return trip.

http://youtu.be/Qsfrr2Eo5Sw More fun and games on our cruise to Australia aboard the good ship Astor. Copy this link to see Astor beam on to high wind recovering a lifeboat in Mossel Bay. For wind strength indication see hat fly off tug boat crew member 10 metres? must be F9!

Hi Guys, The blog is on hold due to tech reasons and also i,ve had at least one beer too many. Now in Cape Verde islands. What a fabulous place. I,ll try to post something on the alleged blog in Cape town but don,t hold your breath

Hi Roger, apologies in advance for not being able to attend the meeting but not having won a trophy we are determined to win the next furthest south! Bit extreme i know but i fear i,m developing a competitive streak in my old age! http://www.halfwayshoal.com/

Weather looks fair for tomorrow so could be an excellent day for a dinghy sail. HW at 10.24 so it,s an early start. Nothing planned but an impromptu sail around the cans could be nice, course to be decided on the day. Anyone up for it?

The fleet ghosting along on Saturday