Errrrrr , the social evening , ? Well that was very nice .
@Mike Hall @Gummage
Driving down from Swindon ( he does indeed get up at 4' 30 ish for work) and meeting up at Hookys mansion for 6.30 in the evening must take some serious dedication for a few hours on the water .
I was also very tired at the end of a very busy Saturday so a fair few hours got spent moored by the custom house steps eating some VERY good fish & chips ( Hartleys) while listening to a live band in the evening sunshine .
I did a few shouts on channel 6 but no replys off to the edges of Hook sands with lures .
Very small tides and blankets of weed made it impossible !
Tucked up inside Old Harry for a couple of hours into darkness , 2 X dogfish and that was that .
Such a beautiful evening under the stars with superb company , discussing important political issues & who is the most fantastic woman on the TV ( the vote was won on the third re- count to Dr Alice Roberts ) .
My thought is ending a very busy week on a boat is important to my own needs , selfish ??? Maybe but again it still goes back to many of us work virtually every day including weekends so this is the only way we can get out for a few hours in the evenings .
If you can't get crew for your own boat please consider going out with someone else , we would ( of course ) like to be out and skippering our own craft , those logistics may mean it just won't happen.
Im just a club member, I have a nice safe boat , I'm a pretty decent skipper that will make sure you will come back having enjoyed a few hours out ( for free) .
You may not catch anything ,, You may not enjoy the endless drivel and banter , ( we love to be very social on Doombar ) .
From that perspective our evening was a success ,