LilBrit

Bruce anchor 5kg, Delta 6kg Length of heavy, clean galvanised chain with spliced warp. All in a heavy duty woven plastic sack ready to go. Included is a buoy for setting up a lifting system if required Looking for £130 Collection from South Northants or I can arrange to get it to Poole.

Plastimo 240L with seat, oars and foot pump, rigid transom so takes a small outboard (not included) I've never used this, it came with my boat and I've now sold that so this is surplus to requirements. Looking for £300 Collection from South Northants or I can arrange to get it to Poole.

Just a quick note to let you guys know that we are holding the meet at Portland again, you are of course all welcome as usual. If interested please put your names on the list, it will be booked direct with the marina for any boats coming over for all or part of the week. Here is a link to the relevant topic on the WSF forum. Look forward to seeing some of you at the event!!! :) Lilbrit. http://www.worldseafishing.com/forums/

Great fishin on number 2 Wishin!! Must have been a good day, I'm sure you were actually smiling in one of the photos Nige!!!

Don't forget that the week long Portland boat meet starts next Saturday. BBQ on Saturday evening by the boat that rocks restaurant. All welcome, hope to see you there! All the best, Paul

I'll keep an eye on this thread and see if any dates firm up as I'm still up for doing the trip, having missed it last year. Hope the blasted strong winds will leave us alone a bit this year!

Phoned a few places today but nobody at home Not sure how easy it is to repitch Stainless as opposed to Aluminium props?

Thanks for the ideas guys, isn't it going to be too much to add 2" of pitch though?? I'll give them a ring and see what they reckon.

Thanks Martin!! Just got pipped to a tidy looking pair of props on evilbay I reckon the boat would be better for the change so hopefully someone might know the whereabouts of a pair.

Looking for a pair of 24" pitch props for a Mercruiser Bravo 3 as I think my 22's are a little fine and let the engine over rev at WOT. Hope this doesn't infringe forum rules? Part No's are: 48-823665 & 48-823666 Cheers, Paul

Got an autographed copy We are having a go at the beagles off Portland this year, saw a pretty tidy one on a bass wreck during the WSF meet, darn near had a bass I was playing at the time! Also planning to take "Osprey" down for a couple of weeks to Cornwall for the blues. Probably go round to Fowey.

Are you staying down for the WSF meet Peter?? Be good to see you there mate!!

Just a copy and paste from my message on the WSF site for any of you that use both, bit of info for anybody coming in from other ports. Anybody arriving by sea please give the marina a call up on C80 to be allocated a berth, don't forget to let them know you are with the WSF boat meet. If arriving with a trailer boat there are two main places to launch......Castletown just around the corner is free but you will ideally need two people, one for car and trailer and one to sort the boat as there is no pontoon to tie up to once launched. The alternative is the Sailing Academy which is a new concrete slipway BEWARE THE ROUGH BEYOND THE CONCRETE if launching at low water roping back, did my jockey wheel there a few years back. Phone number for the marina to get your berth allocation and directions for trailer parking is: 08454 302012 We plan to have a BBQ on at least one evening and our resident Kakster, Mr. Cahooters has volunteered to run that for us. Hope to get down some time on Friday so look forward to seeing you all there!!

Well done to those who braved the elements!! Here's hoping that another trip will be possible this year!!!

Hoping the weather gods smile on us for the WSF meet next week Nige, you really should try and come down, latter part of the week I only have one crew onboard so you would be more than welcome to join us mate!

How did you get on mate? Still fancy an offshore wrecking trip??

I'm putting my name down early for Take 16, the Christmas special trip! Might be able to do July so will keep an eye on the thread.

Been dithering about on the boat for days with the last failed attempt so not really fair to try the next dates. With the WSF meeting starting on 14th June it will be a lot of time away. Gutted to be missing it as we were really looking forward. :(

Tend to agree mate!!! We're off fir a late breakfast

Looks like the high and low fronts are having a bit of a fight! Will stay down on the boat for a few days and see how/if it settles. Can't seem to find the "Back from Alderney" report???

I've got an inflatable (tender not sheep) with my boat but it is a bit of a pain hangin on the back when you want to fish from the boat so might leave it at home and hope the water taxi actually works

Marinas & Moorings Guernsey Harbours manage five marinas. Three in St Peter Port which comprise of the Albert Marina, Queen Elizabeth II Marina and Victoria Marina and two in St Sampsons, the Inner and Outer Marina. Altogether with the addition of drying moorings in Albert Dock, the Careening Hard and the non drying moorings within the Pool, there are more than 2300 berths and moorings. Visitor Moorings Victoria Marina is set aside for visiting yachtsmen, upon entering the main pierheads follow the buoyed fairway directly ahead of you leaving the boats in the pool on your starboard side around towards the Victoria Marina. The marina staff will meet you in a Harbour Control dory for berthing instructions. If there is insufficient water to gain access you can moor up on the layby pontoon directly outside the Victoria Marina entrance. In the Victoria Marina: moorings alongside pontoons are available for boats up to a maximum of 42ft (12.8m) LOA and a maximum draught of 6ft (1.8m). The sill height is 4.2m above chart datum, with access approximately 2.5 hours either side of high water. Entry is controlled by the marina staff. Control lights are positioned on both pierheads at the entrance to the marina. In the Pool: if the moorings within the marinas are full or the craft is unsuitable, yachts may be directed to moor on pontoons laid east of the entrance. When the tide is low, a waiting pontoon is provided adjacent to the entrance. Dinghy landing pontoons (for the use of those visiting yachts moored on the pontoons) are at the end of the Victoria Pier and adjacent to the Marina Office. Larger vessels can be accommodated in the Queen Elizabeth II marina but visiting yachts must first come into St.Peter Port Harbour to get berthing instructions and to clear customs.

With the weather so uncertain we are going to plan on sleeping aboard rather than making hotel reservations in Guernsey, if we can find somewhere reasonable when we get there we can book in then. Do we need to book pontoon berthing for a couple of nights? Don't want to be inside the sill by all accounts so sounds like water taxi ashore to have a shower and bite to eat. Do you guys tend to socialise ashore in the evenings? Sorry to be asking a lot of questions but we ain't been over before. Paul

Do you find Launce easy to catch on the banks over there? I've got a plastic barrel with loads of holes drilled in it that I use to keep baits alive overnight.

I've got a big load of work to do Thursday so it would be easier for me if I could drive down Friday sleep over on the boat and do Saturday/Tuesday but obviously will go with the flow.