Rob

Windguru and windfinder will give swell predictions, height and timing between. Direction of swell is also important with regards to swell \ tide against wind. Thursday 0.6-0.7m @ 9 secs wave direction from West - i ecpect will be great on the flood esp as wind north \ NW \ W. http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=47897 http://www.windfinder.com/forecast/poole_branksome Channel buoy data live-ish: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=62103

Small boat - Merryfisher 625, I dont think so!!! Depends what you are comparing it with!!! We had Free Boys come over to Alderney in some snotty weather and I think she is a Merryfisher 600 Marlin. Like Charlie says, we cant tell you whether it will be ok - that is your call and your call alone being the skipper. However, on that forecast I would probably take my boat, don't be afraid to get to the harbour entrance and turn back! Also, it can be worse in the harbour than it is outside, though that is the exception rather than the rule! Use Easy tide for online prediction of tides and look at the chart, there is also a tide chart book for Poole available, I find that excellent and it shows the double IOW tides we get. hth Rob

Well done chaps! How were the Kenzakis and Avets on a proper wrecking trip? I assume you used the 12/20s! Rob

Nice one Toby!! Congrats on your success. A detailed writeup of all the loops you jumped through would be a great help to other members on your return!! Enjoy the weather and cold beer! Rob

I would have liked to have seen the Snobee prize of rod & reel for the first one caught to be catch and release only!!! Maybe they need to be sent an email or two!?!?!?

Genius! Nice one Pete!

If you were blushing, you wouldn't have posted it yourself!!! Fool!!!!!! Why isn't the club mentioned, or Open!!!! You could have borrowed by score shirt!!! Next time try harder!!!! Well done though, just like our Alderney motto "Fish Ard"!

Try a few places! From 10 yds to 200 off the ends!

Well done Ad! If you have your haircut, save it for Dave!!

Dont worry Jim - Dom does Boat insurance not storage!!! Not that I can talk, JoJo is still on hols at the folks house. Mind you, the garden and house are looking good!

Indeed the forecast does look good! With small tides I woudl look at ray fishing off Ballard if you dont want to go too far and maybe drift around the piers with Sidewinders \ baited feathers for bass and gurnard. Rob

Nice fishing!!

I remember the commercial who caught one from ChirstChurch bay a few years ago - photo in echo etc: http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/archive/2...h_out_of_water/

Jason, don't get Terry started!!!

Ben, The Open is the only comp available to non-club members. However, there had been discussion with Mark about a Kayak Open, which would need to be organised by the Kayak member, with as much support as you need from the rest of the membership. Rob

Have a good one Alan! Rob

Good news! I surprised you got away with that so easily as they had been on for 3 years!!!

No mate, I haven't used her cause no room on drive during the house extension and garden refurb. Though she should be back in a month and I will be taking her to Devon for 2 weeks and making up for lost time! I like to get out twice a day when we are there!!!! I have been doing your trick, hitching a lift with everyone else!!!!

If you are not sure what you are doing, get a man in. A few guys have used a mobile guy from southampton. You could make it worse! Or think you have fixed it and it fails on you when out at sea! Any oil leak is bad news! Unless you left the filler cap off and it chucked some oil out when running!!

You wouldn't be able to keep up! Not many can, the Burts are speed freaks!

New Club record Plaice! Well done Mr Vice Chairman!!!! 149%

try makrolon - it is probably cheaper!!

They all float I think! Thanks Brian!!!

Jim - the mod of adding water is quite effective!!! Them Raiders can float you know!!!