Adam F

Blimey - glad they are OK. The Race isnt a nice place to be in a charter boat let alone a kayak!...

Great to see such a turnout for todays comp - with reasonable weather too after the artic temps, snow and ice we have had of late. As usual it was a mixed bag, many really struggled, and not one particular mark seemed favourite. Plenty of chat on the radio, but seemed to focus around keeping warm in the wheelhouse, and cooked breakfasts with mugs of steaming tea! Alun J - must take credit for putting together a superb hamper, thanks Al. And finally, lets not forget the dedication of this comp - the first time we have fished this as the Bob Horne memorial... I'm sure plenty of us were thinking of you Big Bob whilst out there today! 1st - Adam F - 3lb 5 1/8oz 1st - Bob F - 3lb 5 1/8oz 3rd - Alan G - 3lb 4oz 4th - Kev Couzens - 2lb 2 3/8 5th - Pete Hall - 2lb 1 7/8 6th - Alun J - 1lb 12 3/8 Happy New Year to you all!

Gents, Dont forget it's the Bob Horne memorial comp on Sunday - format is best specimen flounder, and as usual Alun has put together a stonking hamper for the best fish! The weather looks fair, so if you can resist the lure of cod outside the harbour get your name down here! It's an ideal oppertunity for some fresh air after the Christmas excess!! My original timings arent great so we will fish from 8am to 3pm and I'll close the scales at 4pm. The weigh in will be in the car park at Baiter next to the slipway. 1.) Adam F - JV

Good question - and an easy one for me... Building JV - 7 months 3 days.... and then standing on the breakwater in Alderney a few months after we launched her - watching he sat on the mooring... amazing!

The weather is miserable for Sunday guys. Have fun out in the shops gaining brownie points.... sorry - helping the wife!! Let's try on the 2nd Jan

Sorry Ive not been a round much lately chaps - life is pretty hectic at the moment! Sunday isnt looking too good chaps! In fact I'm struggling to see anything good about Sunday - gale force winds, a -15c windchill and snow! Whilst the comp is in the harbour, launching in a gale is pretty dangerous.... I;m doubtful if the comp will be on, but I'll make a final call this evening to give you as much notice as possible to go Xmas shopping with the wife!!

Thanks very much Al - hugely appreciated. You'd have had a tin of beans if it had been left to me this year!

Well... I HATE you all! Instead of spending a day afloat after a winter spotted beauty, I spent last night and today looking after a very poorly 1 yr old with chronic ear ache... what fun... Anyway! Looks like you lot had a good comp? please post your results here: 1)

The forecast has improved somewhat overnight - so the comp is ON Take care out there, and have a great day - I'll be in bed with a hangover no doubt!

The sun popped out for a few minutes this afternoon so I grabbed the DSLR and managed a few nice shots... and my favourite..

I'll make a call on the weather on Sat morning if that's OK? Forecast looks bordline at the moment?

Cant we just postpone it a week and have it next Thurs?

Sorry guys - the wind didnt really materialise did it? Always hard to make the call - this time it eered on the side of caution. Mind you it must have been FREEZING out there??

Comp POSTPONED due to poor weather - we will try again on Sunday 5th November

Here I am... battled the snow and ice and rush hour traffic and just walked int he door at 7pm... The verdict is predictably easy.... Sunday is POSTPONED - the forecast is looking rather poo - so lets move it 1 week to next Sunday and hope for the best. Adam

Or is that Infamous!! 34 mins in... http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00w6...Farm_Episode_3/ Well done Trev!

I going to buck the trend here... I havent carried a spare on JV all year. My main set up is a 7.5kg, the spare was a 5kg - which I have used and can hold the boat reasonably well. My issue was one of weight - yes even on a bigger boat like JV, I found that I'd started doubling up on everything and it was getting silly. I took the spare off when we went to Alderney as I thought one of the others who have a spare worst case scenario. If I ever lost an anchor I'd just come home, pick up a pot buoy or fish on the drift. If I was going specifically for a day's anchor fishing I'll pop the spare back on (eg congering) What I do carry, and a few of you have said you dont bother - is a fully working spare Alderney ring set-up - I have needed it and leant it to others several times over the years. Just my thoughts on it.

Book in here please for Sunday's comp. I'll post up nearer the weekend re. the weather which as we all know is very changeable at the moment! 1) Adam F - JV

Sorry to hear that Oli. I'll be keeping 2 weeks after this date clear - when / if the weather allows and we can get a friendly boat to come along JV will go!

Charlie, Youre not stealing my thunder mate! With the free time I have at the moment, youre help is welcome! Ive decided on the 22nd for the Bream comp, so the 12-15th works fine, a nice mix of tides to suit all..... all we need now is the weather - as always! Re. Cherbourg - Dave (wight magic) and I were chatting earlier this year and discussing how it is always tight on time to hit the wrecks off Alderney / French coast properly on a 3/4 day Alderney trip as we have so many other things to do. Getting out to them on a day trip from Poole is simply too far - hence the Cherbourg trip was born. A little different from Alderney, a bit of french culture, broadening our horizons etc. The trip could just be a 2 dayer with an overnight in France, but as we've made the effort why not make it 3 days if the weather allows?? Cant wait! 2011 is gunna we a good year!

Craig, I'll text you Craig Willis's number - he is a local and a nice guy, give him a call, tell him you spoke to me and he'll help you out. Adam

Done, done and done. PJ and Nige - I'll bring them to the next meeting. Duncan - I'll hold for you, let me know when your down and I'll meet you. Cheers

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Done! Just need to get them to you now mate?

Ah yes! As Duncan suggests, I can throughly recommend closing all front hatches and not leaving your sleeping bag underneath before hitting the swinge in wind against tide and playing submarines!