Rob

Please add Olivia to Aug & Sept dates on Joint Venture? Thanks, Rob

Pete, Can they not drop her in on sat night ready for the am like other yards? Rob

Jim, If we have time I'm happy to demo and screw up an Alderney buoy retrieval!!!!! Would make a good what to / not to do for the site. Rob

Sounds early...................yawn! But as you say, will be quiet and often the best part of the day! R

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Good news Jim! I was worried that too much wind and cake may get blown from your plate! (Assume it manages to touch the plate!)

Steve, will we see a kayak? Could you grab a lift with one of the bigger boats? Rob

I wanted an option for Jim! Easterly slop isn't fun!!!

I guess that the waterski area would be preferable with shelter from Arne in the predicted SE wind? Esp as we have plenty of water all morning till past lunchtime.

Jim is saying you can get seats from the factory. I picked up my boat from colchester and did the M25 on a nice busy evening!!!! If its a good one, it would be a shame to miss out, if he had it new from the factory even better as they will have a record! I expect you could ask Warrior the history of the boat too. Maybe a long journey, but at the end of it......................new boat! doesn't get better than that! Those hours will be forgotten once you're hauling fish over the gunnels.

Sounds like two good sized live wells Mike!

Another frustrating underwater vid! But much to learn, that classic, "there were no fish, didn't get a bite".

Enjoy!

Enjoy!

I had a play with a new toy for wrecking, don't bother, pain in the wotsits! No only is it just the right height for the spinny bits to hit the gunnels, but much harder to feel the lead touch the wreck. Had some more snag ups than usual, so switched back to a multiplier after lunch. Be fun no doubt for anchored / drifting.

How big does it look now: Doggy fishing:

JV hits the wrecks Joint Venture headed out at 7 with the usual suspects aboard (Alderney crew with no Alderney). Headed out in sloppy and bumpy conditions, with JV keeping a steady 19knts. Too many odd swells upsetting the balance for even me to sleep! After some distance (don't ask me for wreck details, I have no idea). We were drifting over a sloppy but manageable sea. We picked up a few cod and very few pollack. The odd flubber committing suicide on the lures too! The lack of pollack was disturbing. No macs on the sounder and a doggy for Adam "you don't get them this deep" Franklin, whilst trying for a dingaling at slack water. Lunch was a great leek, ham and jalapeño pasta bake, and we confirm that red wine does was off flexi-teak ok. After sharing a few unproductive wrecks with some weymouth charter boats, we shot in to DL for a crack at the bream (doggies only). Brothers Jones made the most of the sun by relaxing on deck out if the wind. I assumed usual snoozing and Adam made the most of the autopilot by making a brew whilst "driving"! Nice cruise back and not a drop of rain all day, mostly georgeous sun with a brisk wind. In the end we had more cod than pollack, something just wasn't right. They had switched off for some reason, even trying the same wrecks on the ebb and flood made no difference. Fish and boat cleaned down at anchor in the shelter of the Jurassic coast, we could have stayed longer, but a pint at PBM was calling. Great day, thanks chaps & recent mods / additions to JV worked well. Bring on the photoshoot next weekend and Alderney the week after! Rob

*"arrived" or "turned up" I hope you mean!

Maybe you can sit by the pontoon and twiddle your knob(s).

Cheeky! It is what you do with it that counts, so I have heard 3rd hand!!!

This has been discussed, I'll try and join on mine if I can!

" F4-5 Easterly, right up the stern" no-one likes that! I won't mention the folding transom as it is a family show!