BLUEMOMENT

As far as i can make out, the cruise starts in kintyre, on monday 28th may. Or is that where it finishes? Also sounds as tho we may need another boat, not sure...

tcm wrote:As far as i can make out... Or is that where it finishes? ...not sure...

Glad I'm not the only one. Do let us know when you find out.

Had a chat with the main man last night. Well was grovelling slightly about another meet missed.

We are expecting to be around on the Monday (28th) in the vicintiy of Tarbert (L. Fyne) with Claymore heading towards the canal.

Donald

Rergettably will not be with you as I'll need to be travelling down south on the 29th May for stuff on 30/5. On the other and, could maybe be around from PM Thurs 31/5.

Anyway, what's with canal? End of May?

I heard you can get stuff in Scotland these days, no need to go down South any more . . .

So if Claymore & Aja are planning to pop out of the canal on Wednesdayish, will that not be the cruise over, what with Loch Melfort being just around the corner?

Silkie

We wont be going through the canal - just meeting up Clydeside.

Donald

The plan so far is as follows.
Claymore will leave Fleetwood on the morning tide on Saturday 26th May - the crew having assembled the evening before.
We will then take one of the following options - provided we are not facing a gale.
* IOM Sat, Portpatrick Sun, Clyde- Campbeltown or Tarbert Mon and go through the canal on the Tuesday

*Sail direct to Portpatrick so be there approx 18hrs after leaving fleetwood - then wait for the tide and leg it up to the Clyde by Sunday Evening.
* Sail non-stop tae the Clyde.
One consideration is that para sowed a few wild oats a few years ago on the IOM so it might be worth just checking out tae see if he's ony offspring daein weel wha' wid be of a mind tae tak us oot fer a bite an a beer.

* IOM Sat, Irish Coast Sun, Clyde Mon. Either way I'm hoping we will be in the Clyde on the Monday ready for going through the Canal on the Tuesday.
This would give the chents a chance to sample the fleshpots of Tarbert and or Cairbnbaan - see they pretty wee things at the Crinan Hotel and the be up tae Kilmelford by Wednesday at the latest where Dear Heart will be waiting in the Espace tae convey us all sooth.

Fortunately the 26th May is neaps so we can get out of Fleetwood at around 07:00.
10 hrs to IOM = 17:00 is and so a few scoops.
Depart Douglas around 07:00 to get to Point of Ayre at HW on the Sunday morning means we'd be into Portpatrick by lunchtime ish then take the evening tide possibly to Sanda if we didn't hit the drink - in which case we would be at Sanda/Campbeltown by Monday evening

Then again we could leave on the Friday evening tide from fleetwood which would bring the whole process forward by a tide.

I cannot leave work before 4:30 on the Friday.

Started talking to himself again?

Donald

Then again
Muzzy has said that if we play this smart we could be out of work by mid afternoon - (around 13:15) and we could have loaded the boat the day before so we could get the Friday evening tide, take Breakfast in Ramsey and pick up LJS if he has only managed to get to the IOM instead of Blackpool.
Proof - if ever proof were needed that I am talking to someone else.

Was that Donald Beaton the ex candidate for promotion to higher office?

Funny echo about here...

Obviously not all destined for bigger things. Still up for lunch?

Donald

Whilst basically it would be lovely to meet up and take lunch, I'm going to just take a little while to consider my position. Will it damage my chances of being invited to do the line for the centenary Tobermory race for instance?

Its a long wait till 2009. But I will demand that Claymore is in position, dressed overall.

Donald