Tall ships race

bigwow · Post by **bigwow** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:57 pm

Any formites visiting Liverpool for the tall ships 18-21 July are invited for a tipple aboard BigWow, unfortunately in the marina as we are not welcome in the river during the event itself.

aquaplane · Post by **aquaplane** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:05 am

I may well take you up on that invite. My Lady has expressed a preference to come and have a butchers at the tall ships. We haven't finalised anything yet but it's still a possibility.

She is from Preston but her family is from Liverpool and she classes herself as a pseudo Scouser.

Arghiro · Post by **Arghiro** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 4:24 pm

aquaplane wrote:(cut)
She is from Preston but her family is from Liverpool and she classes herself as a pseudo Scouser.

Seems close enough to me. I'm from the Wirral & always been called a scouser by outsiders.

lady_stormrider · Post by **lady_stormrider** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 8:33 pm

Because I was only born in Liverpool and lived near Seaforth I am often referred to as a Woollyback as technically that's Lancashire.

I also hope to take in the Anthony Gormley statues opn Crosby beach. The ones stopping locals launching their boats off the beach.

Arghiro · Post by **Arghiro** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:27 pm

lady_stormrider wrote:Because I was only born in Liverpool and lived near Seaforth I am often referred to as a Woollyback as technically that's Lancashire.

I also hope to take in the Anthony Gormley statues opn Crosby beach. The ones stopping locals launching their boats off the beach.

They're worth a visit. And I never saw a boat launched off that beach in the 30 years I lived at Wallasey (across the river). I did once sail there (and back) on a 14' dinghy cat in the 60's. We were the only dinghy on the river that evening & had a bit of "fun" dodging the tankers trying to catch the last of the tide out of the river.

bigwow · Post by **bigwow** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:23 pm

Well, stayed on BigWow all week-end, in fact just got home today. Not visited by one formite! drunk myself silly just to get rid of all the booze!

bigwow · Post by **bigwow** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:50 pm

Marina was running a FREE shuttle bus from the Albert to the Marina and for the adventurous a rib from Gaciere as well

Arghiro · Post by **Arghiro** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:45 pm

I watched the parade from the Wallasey Prom (stayed at my brothers' so didn't manage to get over to visit BigWow). Who was that anchored just up-river from the Tower Bouy? Could it have been BigWow?

Couple of sail boats there too, Malvinas & Supra. Anyone we know?

Great day out & nice to see some were setting sails despite an near headwind to deal with.

aquaplane · Post by **aquaplane** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:28 am

We were put off by the fact that the ships were not actually moving and the traffic in Southport for the Golf. Plan A was park in Southport and get the train into town. Upshot was we went sailing instead.

We had a cracking sail on Sunday to make up for the slight dissapointment of not seeing the ships, and the major dissapointment of not being Wowed by the big one too.