BLUEMOMENT

I have gotten this 43DS (Deluxe Shed) booked for the first long w/e in May. The boat costs £1500 for the weekend, and sleeps um, about eight, so i reckon that it should be about 187quid each. I owe ljs 80quid so it's 107 quid from him. Perhaps people with government grants could get them paid early? Or has it all been spent several times over?

Anyway who's coming? I make it me, para, claysi, muzzy, ljs and possibly bignick coming up by private jet.

Will the Muz and I send you a gregory?

claymore wrote:Will the Muz and I send you a gregory?

Yep but it can wait till may.

erm .. gregory .. will VII ponies do?

ParaHandy wrote:erm .. gregory .. will VII ponies do?

I am guessing the laird is using made-up rhyming slang relying upon the link gregory Peck - cheque. Is a pony 25 quid? or is it fifty?

tcm wrote:Is a pony 25 quid? or is it fifty?

aye .. 25 ... same as the 4 legged numpty cost at cheltenham last week and still hasnae finished ...

BigNick wrote:um.... nobody got back to me so Ive sort of made other plans ... which could be changed.

what's the grand plan? Like where and when should i get the plane to land and how far is it from there to the yot?

Grand plan? Um, well, we float about off oban for a few days, possibly sailing, possibly reaching tobermory this time or not, and definitely going to the pub. The main aim of the weekend is to hunt down a boat called Shard and overtake it, or even better, sail around it in circles.

The yot is near Oban, rented from alba sailing. I was planning to look up their address on google, plug the postcode into the nav system and point car in that direction.

There's an airfield just nearby. If you let us know what time you are landing we could all sit around in deckchairs wearing sheepskin jackets and flying helmets and shouting "tally-ho"

claymore wrote:There's an airfield just nearby. If you let us know what time you are landing we could all sit around in deckchairs wearing sheepskin jackets and flying helmets and shouting "tally-ho"

http://www.sedberghofficeservices.com/t ... mments.php

Jolly good show. Looks like Jerry's having the day off.

Golly gumdrops, the balloons just gone up ... sorry BickNick's just taken off ..

More usefully, a flight to glasgow er I mean Glasgie, and then get picked oop is a possible? Somebody has to get ljs also ariving that way, and since claysie will also be whistling past that way he mite be persuaded to stop off as well.

I would need to consult with Carruthers who will be loading the portmanteux.
Would the honourable gentleman have dined or would more pate need to be provided?

Carruthers is a bit of a stickler and will need the detail otherwise Shap will be a frostier place than usual.

look at Ryan Air flights from Bournemoth to Prestwick, can be cheap if you've no luggage to check in.

The CC08 runs from about 3pm on the friday of the May Bank holiday (fri 2nd i think?) to the Sunday evening. We have to give the boat back on the monday and get home. The boat is booked firm, name of Eloise, from Alba Sailing in Oban, google for it.

The skipper is harmless enough and as long as you don't noticeably endanger the (albeit only slight) possibility of the deposit being refunded i reckon you can do pretty much whatever you fancy. However, i believe that (even) if push comes to shove the skipper will only call a reef when speeds exceed 20 knots, tippy boat or otherwise, so perhaps hide the engine keys and offer to "adjust the sails" when in fact you intend to take in two reefs regardless.

I thought that the best strategy might include the appointment of Para as Official Sailing Master, giving us someone else to blame for any too-slow sailing, and I am hoping that Fleet Admiral Vasco de Claymore may also be able to give us the benefit of his very detailed knowledge of all the dangerous rocks. I am going to be responsible for Afternoon Tea, i think, and I might even do a breakfast or two as well, all under the auspices of Muzzy Carruthers as Maitre D'hote. As usual, Ljs is Chief Cynic. Ashore, we are all going to hide behind you if that Shard starts looming over us due to our dastardly sailing tactics, cos you are even more loomy than he is.

Oh, and it is Fecking Cold! Even if sunny, you need thermals, overtrousers, the lot.

As chief cynic I'd just like to point out that the whole thing will probably be a complete disaster. In which case I'll be at Glasgow Airport waiting to witness it. Especially as I have an 80 pound discount. Seem to remember tcm bet me 107 pounds I couldn't name that tune in one - so actually I'm travelling for free...