Troutbridge
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Reged: 19/03/2007
Posts: 333
Loc: Cruising, mon, cruising
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Well, been gone & dunnit (a well known firm of accountants). Retired at the end of April, sailed over to 'Blighty' for some warranty work at Thornham-Sur-Mud then a shake-down cruise around the Solent/Sarf-coast for a week or so. Back to Guernland for a final jab (ouch) then South to the Sun. Most things seem to work (SSB, Sat phone etc). Interesting to find out how often I can access free WIFI on my travels but I have to say that the satphone has revolutionised keeping in touch via email and the international SIM card is great. Completely different to 13 years ago when keeping in touch consisted of finding a phone box that took credit cards & sending post cards! Hope to run into (NOT literally) some forumites on my travels
Pete
PS:
Did I tell you I'd just retired and am off to the caribbean? 
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Some see the glass as half full, some see it as half empty. I see it as too damn small.
http:/blog.mailasail.com/troutbridge
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highandry
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Reged: 17/02/2006
Posts: 360
Loc: South Coast UK
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Welcome to the retirement gang and fair winds on your voyages. And now as they say...life begins 
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jmac
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Reged: 25/11/2007
Posts: 36
Loc: UK, Malta, USA
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Maybe I'll catch you there next year. We leave in October....
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Jeannius
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Reged: 30/01/2004
Posts: 278
Loc: Worcs U.K. and the B.V.I.
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Pete
Congratulations. You've beaten me to it by 11 days. What's the schedule? (or don't you have one now you've retired)
If you make it to the BVI pretty much anytime after June or St Lucia November, December time look me up and I'll buy you something with rum in it.
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Mike
www.sailbvi.net
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Troutbridge
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Reged: 19/03/2007
Posts: 333
Loc: Cruising, mon, cruising
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Hi Mike,
Schedule at the moment is Canaries by mid- September. Atlantic crossing commencing 2nd Jan 09 (subject to the usual but I had to pick a date for the crew to book flights etc). Bound towards Barbados but probably won't get any further North than the saintes before heading for Tobago. Might go down to Guyana for the hurricane season. At the moment the plan is to transit Panama Canal Feb/march 10 and wind up in NZ for the cyclone season. Planning (such as it is) stops there at the moment, but I'm confident that 'the plan' might well change 
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Some see the glass as half full, some see it as half empty. I see it as too damn small.
http:/blog.mailasail.com/troutbridge
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Pendlecats
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Reged: 29/01/2008
Posts: 507
Loc: North West England
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Congrats, -really hope all goes well - you beat me by two years, you'll say it goes by fast I hope
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I’m coming about - DUCK!
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Jonny_H
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Reged: 15/08/2006
Posts: 1512
Loc: Liveaboard - following the sun...
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Many congrats!!
We'll be on your heels in 9 weeks time (not quite retiring from accountancy, but taking a break!)
We may see you enroute to / in the Canaries!!
Fair winds
Jonny
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jonic
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Reged: 12/03/2002
Posts: 969
Loc: Balearics
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Quote:
Many congrats!!
We'll be on your heels in 9 weeks time (not quite retiring from accountancy, but taking a break!)
We may see you enroute to / in the Canaries!!
Fair winds
Jonny
Jonny
I keep telling you to sort out this "taking a break" thing. You are going to become a professional cruiser.
Fairwinds Troutbridge.......see you along the way.
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www.JRyachts.com
Specialising in Dufour yachts and long distance cruisers
My cruising page
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QuestGirl
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Reged: 15/04/2008
Posts: 56
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Congratulations! How do you do a green smiley?? 
Very jealous as we're still a few years away from retiring yet but have a fantastic time.
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Jeannius
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Reged: 30/01/2004
Posts: 278
Loc: Worcs U.K. and the B.V.I.
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Definitely recommend the Saintes Pete. If you are getting that far then it's worth a quick look at Montserrat
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Mike
www.sailbvi.net
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