Itchin and Scratchin run - March 15th

[Rapier]

Here are the details:-

Launchsite is: Crosshouse Road, Southampton, S014. 9h30 meet in carpark. The slipway is shallow but wide (and slippery....) it has no mooring / pontoon facilities, so we'll work out a launch sequence on the day that sees the deeper draft and more fagile boats looked after.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&sourc ... 9&t=h&z=16

Carpark is shown, the pay and display machine will take coins and cards. I think was about £4 for the day. Cars can be parked in the carpark, trailers to one side of the slipway. Bring locks / clamps.

Tides

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/coast/tide ... 5&loc=0062

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/coast/tide ... &loc=0063B

Weather

http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/11?area=SO14

Jolly Sailor Lands End Road, Old Bursledon, Southampton, SO31 8DN. Their pontoon is shown - if the weather is nice there can be other boats and we may have to raft up, so bring fenders. Plan is to get there by 12.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&sourc ... 9&t=h&z=16

Hamble River speed limit from the markers at the entrance to the upper reaches is 6 knot / no wash zone. The Harbour Master is vociferous about this...and as there are pontoon moored yachts all the way along we need to be very considerate. From experience I think is about 35mins to get from the mouth to the Jolly Sailor.

Harbour dues I think these will be about £4 if asked for.....will check this one..

http://www3.hants.gov.uk/hambleharbour/ ... orings.htm

If the weather is not good enough to go up the Hamble we'll have a blast, slip and eat later at the Victory in Hamble.

Let me know numbers - that includes anyone wanting to be a pax, as I am sure there will be spaces (bring a lifejacket). Any questions, ask.

[Scandal]

Hi Nick

Please count me in. I will have spare seats and passengers are very welcome. I will bring a selection of lifesavers and lifejackets. Looking forward to this first trip of the year. Let's hope the weather is kind to us on the day

Al

[Alacrity]

& me + junior 1st mate!!

[petrolhead]

and me hopefully with shaky. Middle mate possibly, any seats in a fairly sedate ride for First mate and mini mate if they came?? I would rather not be 4 up in shaky for first run as I am likely to

a) Need access to motor! climbing over seats
b) Try it out...which mini mate may not like!

Assuming it makes the Jolly can be four up back home.

[Rapier]

Numbers 12/03

Alacrity + 1
Scandal
Petrolhead + 1 (+ 2)
(Se7en + 1)
Rapier
Vital Spark
Puddleduck?
Tarantula

13 total, 7 boats.

[Alacrity]

but so far so good. See:-

http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/11

[assegai]

I'm affraid I wont be able to make this one, Tremlett still not finished and family commitments. Have a goodun.

[Alacrity]

Sorry to here that Andy. See you soon.

[Rapier]

Yes,. pity the weather not being very conducive to varnish work!

[Rapier]

Please let me know if there are any more takers for the run on Sunday - even if your boat is still in project stage and you want to join for lunch - I need to make a booking at the Jolly Sailor and make sure their pontoon is available too. So far we have 7 boats and 13 people all wanting a shakedown before the season starts. The weather looks nice as of this post, so no excuses..N

Boats thus far:-

Stapley Hawk with 1150 Mercury
Stapley Hawk with 90 Yamaha
With Vital with Johnson 75 Stinger
Shakespeare Mini Clubman with Johnson 40
Shakespeare Mini Clubman with Mercury 402
Pearly Miss with Mercury 400, or Birchwood Thunderski, Mercury 500
Lone Star Malibu with Mercury 350 - possible..