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.
CC08, boat rental and winter heating allowance
Re: winter heating allowance
erm .. gregory .. will VII ponies do?
Re: winter heating allowance
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?ParaHandy wrote:erm .. gregory .. will VII ponies do?
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aye .. 25 ... same as the 4 legged numpty cost at cheltenham last week and still hasnae finished ...tcm wrote:Is a pony 25 quid? or is it fifty?
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BigNick
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.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?
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.
http://www.sedberghofficeservices.com/t ... mments.phpclaymore 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"
Jolly good show. Looks like Jerry's having the day off.
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BigNick
still thinking about it.
having done some research today, getting to Glasgae is the easy bit - jump on FlyMaybe from Southampton, choice of 3 flights per day, about £100 round trip.
Then it would be 3.5 hours on the chuffing train including 3 changes before the right one for Oban, or get into the City then 3 hours on a train and taxi to marina. Not too bad getting there, but totally wipes out Monday to get home again.
Then I found its a lot easier, and not too expensive to rent a Ford Fucus at the airport and drive straight to marina. It allows a lot more flexibility on leaving the boat to come back.
Being a hard working man, could take one day off, i spose, but its looking like a load of dosh, travelling and aggro right now. Need to know the actual days and times to make any further plans.
Having said that, I really want to sail on the west of Scotland because I've heard so much about it, and to enjoy the company. Not sure about the skipper though, he's not used to sailing tippy boats, with only one engine, these days.
Then it would be 3.5 hours on the chuffing train including 3 changes before the right one for Oban, or get into the City then 3 hours on a train and taxi to marina. Not too bad getting there, but totally wipes out Monday to get home again.
Then I found its a lot easier, and not too expensive to rent a Ford Fucus at the airport and drive straight to marina. It allows a lot more flexibility on leaving the boat to come back.
Being a hard working man, could take one day off, i spose, but its looking like a load of dosh, travelling and aggro right now. Need to know the actual days and times to make any further plans.
Having said that, I really want to sail on the west of Scotland because I've heard so much about it, and to enjoy the company. Not sure about the skipper though, he's not used to sailing tippy boats, with only one engine, these days.