Hamish and Calum have worked really hard to sort out this 'little holiday' for us - take a look at their blurb at the link below. I am very gutted that I cannot make it! http://www.merlinrocket.co.uk/build_up/specific/scotland2006_details.htm |
Mags, |
Mrs GGGGG and I are all signed up - we want to be the first MR World Champions! |
World champions is it? We will have to see about that. Do we have to race of scratch or can I have a headstart? |
The pages for the Easter event are fantastic, I was at the venue yesterday(benifit of working over the whole country) and even in January this is a fantastic location. |
Cheers Scott. Its been good putting it all together. By the way how is Sweet Charity coming along. Is she back in one piece yet??. |
In anticipation of this event, I have had my crew in training in Scotland for the last four years. He's now a proper Wegie outwith his English heritage. |
Steve - were you not aware that at Wormit last year young Tobi was pressed with the help of strong drink to become a mole in the English camp. Any dropping of spinnaker poles, luffing of jibs or failure to hike properly should be regarded as proof positive of his true and new-found allegiance!!! Look forward to meeting you at Delgaty Bay at Easter. |
Yeah, I knew he had gone on a reconnaisance. |
Dalgety Bay can offer you a wider expanse of Water than the Thames, as requested by Mags, and we promise to clear the course of Whales..... |
So if this is being classed as the 'World Champs' will it be added to the masters series as a qualifying event. |
Scottish water is nothing to be afraid of, a splash is lovely with a single malt! |
You should not regard Scotland as a cold place at all. The news this morning reported that London had its coldest night for nine (yes NINE) years last night - a staggering -2.5 degrees celsius. Would you like us to send blankets and food parcels as we had a similar temperature and are not now needing ours!! |
Well last night it was 30degree Celcius here! |
Dear Jim'll fix it, |
Looking at the list I see 6 Scottish boats have signed up but only 4 Southerners. Passports are not required for this event, border controls were taken down years ago. |
Loads of people voted in the poll we ran to say they were committed. Let's see your names on the list!!! |
Come on you wimps, thoes in the north are already halfway there, compared to us in the midlands, |
Mags, |
We're getting serious about hauling up from Wiltshire. Will the Vintage handicaps be used? Pleez, pretty pleeeez??? |
AS the last Scottish Merlin get togethers have been run on handicap due to the diversity of aged boats I think that the plan is to have a concurrent handicap event. Hamish will confirm that no doubt. Come along anyhow it should be great fun. |
The intention was to run both scratch racing in line with the Class rules but also to extrapolate the handicap results as well. It might be that the same boat wins both but to encourage as many as possible to attend I thought running handicap would be fair. After all its a holiday as well as an event. |
Age related handicaps will be used. I feel about 150 today so my handicap will be me. Handicaps as per recomended Merlin Association. |
just a wee reminder, only 10 weekends to go. |
Yup lads - nudge nudge!!! I can personally guarantee you won't be last!!! |
I was wondering if anybody had a boat they would be willing to lend to an ex Scottish Enterprise Champion ( who now sails a Musto Skiff/ RS400/Solo) for the Easter event. Anybody who would be interested please get in touch with me and I will pass on details ect. |
Just a shamless attempt to get this thread back to the top of the pile and also to ask people to committ early to the event. |
How is the balance of English to Scottish boats looking I wonder? http://www.merlinrocket.co.uk/build_up/list_entrants.asp?majorevent=2 |
I thought you were going Mags? |
I only said I wanted to....the wife had other ideas... |
Then Leave her at home, you know its the only way?? |
You are obviously not married.... |
We're planning to make the trip all the way up from Wiltshire as long as we can sort the woodwork out first as the wet has penetrated and discoloured the deck. |
I am married, but she knows my love of sailing, and i know her love of Edinburgh just a short bus ride away!!! |
Better put her on the train, its quicker and less hassel. And it drops her right in the heart of edinburgh ( opposite Jenners) just make sure that you have the credit cards!! |
Train it is then, Thanks for the tip, and she has her own credit cards. |
Or easyjet from Luton to Edinburgh is cheap!! Still looking for a helm here .......... |
Or Flybe from Birmingham!! |
It being Spring and Spring having (where i am anyway!) Sprung the grass is definitely rising I thought I'd offer the concept of a stop over for those travelling from the South via the M6 in the Lake District. |
At Easter in Scotland there will be no f'in daffodils |
Not even on the West Coast at Mull? or Inverue? |
At Inverewe there is an almost tropical subclimate so I suppose the daffs would be over by Easter!! |
Well here in Muscat the Daffs are out! They really are; in refrigerated beds! Just toppin' up the tan before yotting! I love Scotland in the Autumn but I'm not sorry not to be on the East Coast at Easter, though I do hope you have unseasonably good weather! |
The City of Dundee has the highest spend on daffies in Scotland. There everywhere around the city - every road verge is covered in them and given that the weather has been great over the last few days I expect to see the little blighters poping up soon. |
Because...... people talk a good game but walk the talk?????? |
What are Percy's and why need they be thrown? Are they like Haggis but less well known? |
reminds me of a film years ago............ |
oh no! that was percy sower! |
John, I feel a case of Carbolic soap for you my friend. |
HHHHHHHeeeeeeelllllllpppppppp |
This event has to go ahead - my cheque is in the post and hope not to see it again!! Come on everyone get signed up. |
If the film is to be believed (Dam Busters)then he did have a lot of trouble selling his ideas! If ever in the Lincolnshire Area go to the Woodall Spa Hotel which was the Dam Busters mess, there above one of the bars is an elderly pine tree dug out of one of the returning Lancasters Undercarriage, the Hotel is always fullly booked for the anniversary of this raid by the survivors who are never asked to pay a bill! |
Come on you students - surely you've got the free time to participate? Camping isnt going to cost much, and there's nothing like a 6 hour drive in an old banger... |
Dust off the dancing shoes, revise the Dashing White Sergeant, introduce yourselves to Gay Gordon - anyone can do this stuff if I can - it's the dancing equivalent of Painting by Numbers!! And the more alcohol taken the easier it gets - so no problem there then!! |
Machine without horses? |
Never mind the Students, Were camping/crashing/whatever/whenever/with whoever/wherever. |