Adam F

Well, I'm afraid that JV wont be going. We've made the call and think the forecast isnt good enough to risk a trip across. Best of luck to those who do get over.

Yes, even Monday that was looking a bit ikky is better and Tues looks good too. The worst at the moment is Thurs / Friday - sat here now an early start and a straightish run over suits to miss if it does get up. Bl$$dy work tomorrow.... it's taking an age to get here!! Duncan - are you coming? I also hear that AWOL has got the biggest half of the engine in and is now waiting for a leg....fingers crossed! Plan A for JV still looking best - 6am start on Friday

Struggling to work out a plan for fueling - the tides are crap. JV will leave Poole with approx 170 ltrs on board. Assuming we use 100 crossing on the first day, that leaves us a little tight for day 2? We will def. need fuel for day 3, and then would like to set off home with a full tank. Fuel windows assuming 2 hrs =/- HW are: 11am - 3pm on Sat (so could have an early bath and nip in to re-fuel at 3pm - could be a que with all of use though) 12.30 - 4.30pm on Sun (4.30pm would be good to fuel up for return the next day?) Windows on Friday are too early, and too late on Monday. We will have 2 x 20l jerry cans onboard for worst case scenario, we can fuel manually. My best guess so far is to manually fuel on Sat morning (assuming Mainbrace are open) to get us through to 4pm on Sunday where we will fuel for the return? Is access really just 2hrs either side - we only draw 3ft?

Ive now deleted Metcheck from my favourites - it changes so often and has long periods of data unavailable that I'd got fed up with it. Windguru and XC Weather are the two I'm watching. But they are up and down like the proverbial! Ive been sulking all day as they were looking windy, only to re-check now and see it looks OK again!! AHHH!!! These last few days leading up to the trip are always agony!!

Yeah, I'll prob stick with the cooker too - although I do have a small sheet of glasroc here that is fireproof? Forecast is turning again.... borderline this side but CI's look pretty windy

Good point. Maybe I'll float the BBQ then! Thurs will be an option for me, if later next week the forecast for Sun / Mon turns crap.

Coddy, You missunderstand - it is for the day's catch, but not just one day - day trips when I dont take a full ice box. Adam

Gotta think BIG mr c!!! No - the iecy tek will be full of ice, so I'm after a box for day fishing or during the day before they get filleted and iced down. Have you got white or blue!! (fussy!)

Anyone got a fish box in half decent nick that I could have / buy for a few bob? Thanks

Whats wrong with a BBQ onboard? Anyway BBQ / Cooker - whatever, call it a onboard social / party! Thurs is an option for me, but it's too early to call at the moment - forecasts only showing to Friday look good, so I'll be making the call early / mid next week.

Webcam of Alderney harbour here: http://www.alderneyquay.info/

Weather is now looking up - lets hope it holds. One thing I didnt mention the other night - boat BBQ? All being well, and provided the weather allows, I'm planning to have a BBQ onboard one evening. The plan would be to raft all the boats together, each boat looks after it's own food requirements, but a few beers and a BBQ on the boats could be a good laugh? There are shops on the island for those who want to stock up for it, but I'll be throwing a disposible BBQ onboard and a box of frozen burgers and sausages int he ice box.

Updated now: Position Points Angler Score 1 20 Alun Jones 54 2 19 Charlie Chapman 45 3 18 Gordon Moore 42 4 17 Chris Gould 39 5 16 Dan Chapman 28 6 15 Mike Fox 26 7 14 Neal Sturt 24 8 13 John Young 14 9 12 Mark Winfield 14 10 11 Mike Norman 12 11 10 Richard Biggs 12 12 9 Carol Fox 8 13 8 Bill Smith 8 14 7 Rachael Franklin 8 15 6 Gordon Holt 6 16 5 George Fox 6 17 4 Sam Annear 6 18 3 Dave Samual 5 19 2 Paul Dore 4 20 1 Carl Hurran 4 20 1 Adam Franklin 3 20 1 Charlie Annear 2 20 1 Aaron Murray 1 I have no issue with adding those who fished but didnt catch, but to be honest it's been quite a task pulling this together with the varied format I received the results in.

Someone (Duncan?) posted a link up with the tidal streams for the islands a little while ago - anyone know where it is? I cant find it? Adam Edit: Found them: http://www.eaubleue.com/DocPDF/IMRAY_2007/...0supplement.pdf

Just emailed out a new data sheet to all whose emails Ive got. If you dont get one, drop me a PM. Adam

Still waiting on one or two more to come back in, but so far I have: Position Points Angler Score 1 20 Alun Jones 54 2 19 Gordon Moore 42 3 18 Chris Gould 39 4 17 Dan Chapman 28 5 16 Mike Fox 26 6 15 Neal Sturt 24 7 14 John Young 14 8 13 Mark Winfield 14 9 12 Mike Norman 12 10 11 Richard Biggs 12 11 10 Carol Fox 8 12 9 Bill Smith 8 13 8 Rachael Franklin 8 12 7 Gordon Holt 6 15 6 George Fox 6 16 5 Sam Annear 6 17 4 Dave Samual 5 18 3 Paul Dore 4 19 2 Carl Hurran 4 20 1 Adam Franklin 3 20 1 Charlie Annear 2 20 1 Aaron Murray 1

Changed again this morning, so I wont panic until I see the forecast on Mon / Tues.... Plan B for me will be the next weekend with good weather. I know Charlie wants the smaller tides for the eels, but I dont want to look a gift horse in the mouth if we get a nice weekend? Anyway - thanks to all who came to the pub last night - I was surprised at the turnout! I'll get a final 'data sheet' sorted today with wreck no's, mobile numbers, tides and useful contact info and email around to all who are coming. Adam

Mike, I'm trying to find time to pull them all together, Ive got a mixture of email, posts on here, text messgaes and voice mails to collate! I'll get it done shortly.

Weather forecast: UK Day 1 to 2Day 3 to 5Day 6 to 15Seasonal UK Outlook for Monday 27 Apr 2009 to Wednesday 6 May 2009: On Monday and Tuesday it is expected to be generally unsettled with periods of rain or showers at times, perhaps with gales in the northwest. Temperatures generally near normal. The second half of the week will start unsettled with periods of rain or showers, but it is forecast to become somewhat drier and brighter in the south as pressure begins to build once more. Locally warm in the south, but still unsettled in the north. For the following weekend and the start of the next week conditions look as though they will become more settled again as a ridge of high pressure builds from the south, this giving some dry, sunny periods. Northern areas will be rather more unsettled with periods of rain or showers. Updated: 1111 on Wed 22 Apr 2009 Taken from the Metoffice 7 day outlook....

http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/14days.asp?zipcode=poole Metcheck giving 31 knots for the Friday.... It's a way off yet, so can all still change as we know, but the long range for next week isnt brilliant.

It's that time of year again - believe it or not JV is 1 year old next month! Anyway Porthcawl (who Ive been with ever since Ive had a boat) sent the renewal through today - but with quite an increase. I checked with Craft Insure who sponsor the site and they came back with a good price, beating Porthcawl. So I called the Porthcawl, told them the situation and they have ammended my rate to actually lower than what I was paying last year.... and beating Craft Insure. I know insurance is a strange business and the proof is when you come to claim, but I'd thought I'd share this with you and recommend Porthcawl yet again.

well recovered!

Can anyone who is coming to the meeting on Weds for Alderney (or not if they want to text / ring / PM) me give me confirmed numbers for the Dallas City and the Kolga? Ive a mate who is diving the DC this weekend, and he has asked to check numbers to avoid getting the wrong wreck? Ive given him my numbers for both and he tells me they done match the hydrographic office report? Thanks