GSC Club Cruise - 1st August onwards

[Roger]

Hi All,
If you fancy a cruise in company to newish destinations then keep the first 2 weeks in August free. The plan is to head to Conwy and then through the Menai Straights to Caernarvon. Thereafter where the wind takes us. Last time we went round the top in excellent weather.

Lots of good experience and craic to be had. It's not a race and people are only too willing to share knowledge and assistance where required.

Talk to me or Pete Johnson if you require more info.

Regards

Roger

[chorleyjohn]

Hi note Conway River festival is on from 15th to 22nd August 2015 http://www.conwyriverfestival.org/ they have races for all classes of boats if you enter a race and pay before 15th July you get a free marina berth for that day see website for full details on entry form listed under racing.
Briefly there are 5 race days each race cost £15 but if you enter 5 races before 15th July you get one free, so thats 5 nights berthing for £60.
There are also lots of off the water activities, Big John told me " It's a right good do ".

[Roger]

Good-day All,
I'm about to start calling potential Marinas to pre book some berthing slots; initially Conwy and then maybe Port Dinorwic and Caernarfon.

Firm attendees for the cruise are:
Rice Pudding
Ocean Phoenix
Freelancer

Anybody else thinking about coming ?

Regards

Roger

[tantrum]

Owen smith and I are planning to leave glasson on Tantrum 22nd ish for Dublin arklow Kilmore quay then across to Pembroke then up to join you in Wales beginning of aug. as ever it's weather dependant but will keep in touch and hopefully we can meet up

[Roger]

Phil,
Good plan. Hope th weather cooperates.....

Cheers


Rog

[tantrum]

Hi Roger
Owen and Tantrum and I are in Ardglass, still hoping to meet up with you in Caernarvon

[chrisb]

Currently recovering at Conwy after a long roughish passage. Bbq tonight. David

[pj]

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BBQ at Conwy in slightly less than ideal conditions, hopefully the weather will pick up soon. Plan is to move down to Menai bridge tomorrow Wed and go through Swellies Thurs to Abermenai.
pj

[davidb]

Challenging, one could call it, partly due to the quality of the equipment:



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something to do with the triangle of fire..........


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[Roger]

Now moored under Menai Bridge after a less than successful attempt to raft next to a precious Hallberg Rathsay on the survey vessel. Alan Round was soothing things diplomatically. It's not raining and we may go ashore later - if only to thank the HR owner for his welcome......
Forecast not great but some better weather out there somewhere!

Ocean Phoenix
Freelancer
Rice Pudding

[davidb]

Abermenai Point is in the background of this webcam picture, weather looking good from there, I now regret cutting our "cruise" short, better luck next time:

[davidb]

They are in Caernarfon now, Jeff asked us to look at the webcam, but I don't think it works any more. However, if they go to Porth Dinlaen, there is possibly the best webcam in the world - how do they do that?

http://www.tycoch.co.uk/index.php/view-the-webcam

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[hinasmoon]

Get a good ISP or dedicated streaming ISP helps..........but what a backdrop, not a pylon in site..

[davidb]

Some pictures from PJ,today and yesterday:


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[Roger]

Rice Pudding arrived back Tuesday, via mooring at Beaumaris then Piel. Ocean Phoenix arrived Glasson today, Wednesday after a cracking sail from Conwy and Piel in the finest weather of the trip !
Freelancer last seen in Caernarfon.

Roger

[valsimpkin]

Fabulous pics - looks like a good time was had by all!

[Chriss]

Rice Pudding surfing back from Wales

[pj]

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Dave and Dermott (ex members) came to see us for a brew and a chat.

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As did Alan and Sue Round and Dave and Chris Booth.

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A current picture of Port Penrhyn (where we often stayed on previous cruises) we haven't been in for a while and I don't know what the situation is there now.

pj

[kerrygirl]

Hi Pete We were at Port Penryn in 2012 and it was like a graveyard. Dickies used to have a good chandlrey across at Bangor along with a lot of boats for sale. That's reduced to a portacabin at Port Penryn, a shadow of it's former self. We berthed alongside their dock in Bangor in Kerry Girl for £5 a night.
Brian

[Chriss]

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Another picture of Rice Pudding surfing back.

[Chriss]

Norman and Einar had a competition to see who could get the top speed on the way back. Norman got 18.5 knotts , then Einar got 18.8. Finally Norman got hold of a big one (a wave that is) and and got 19.2 - so he won. Not bad just on foresail and a bit of engine.

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