HomersSpiceRack
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Reged: 29/04/2008
Posts: 23
Loc: Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan
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Hi all I have been lurking in the back ground for a few weeks but thought it was time to say hello.
I live near Cowbridge just outside Cardiff but do most of my boaty stuff, which isn't much at the moment, in west Wales near Cardigan. In the past I have done quite a bit of sailing on various boats. From dinghys as a kid, a few years crewing on a Westerley Centaur out of Barry YC, sailing a friends Lysander out of the Ely to fish for cod in winter and sailing my own Seamaster 23 out of the same river.
My familly have a bungalow in Aberporth outside Cardigan so I have been sailing/motoring out from there for about 35 years to fish, water ski, dive or just about anything else that would get me out on the water.
The wife and I have gained three kids in the last nine years so everything has been on stop or a go slow but I am now itching to get back on the water a bit more regularly. I am hoping to get something traditional and seaworthy like a lugger later in the year or maybe if I can pluck up the courage build a Highlander by Selway Fisher. I'll be sailing it off the beach in west Wales to get the kids started and also doing a bit of fishing and a pot or two.
As I am self taught, plus a Coastal Skipper theory course, my knowledge ranges from good to zero.
Ultimately I will want to get a cruiser again so I hope to do a bit of crewing during the winter when I have more time. Not a racing type sailer but it gets you on the water.
Best wishes to you all and I hope I'll meet up with one or two of you some time.
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LizzyD
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Reged: 17/05/2006
Posts: 152
Loc: Bridgend
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HSP,
How's it going mate. Nice to hear from you and welcome aboard the forum. I'm a near neighbour (Bridgend). You'll have to keep us all posted about your boat situation. I can feel a forum get together coming on - if this %***&@("$ weather ever ^$*)"£!!>? improves!!!
Take care mate,
Lizzy D
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Alcyone
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Reged: 09/04/2008
Posts: 441
Loc: Bridgend, Wales, UK
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Hi, nice to hear from you. Louise and I are new to sailing and new to the forum, too. Cardigan is a lovely area. I have a mate who used to sail around there some years back, Tom Bennett? Don't know if you ever came across him.
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tangomoon
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Reged: 18/10/2004
Posts: 1477
Loc: SW
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Hi 2u2
Know Pembrokeshire well, fished for crabs and lobsters all along the coast and scallops off Cardigan, Seal Bay smugglers/friends across the water? and Aberbach #4M cannabis smuggling - happy days!
Ceredigion is a nice spot too. Aberporth, trying to think of the Welsh language adventure activities there, children used to go for weekends. Was it Urth?
Shan't bore you or me with, do you know or remember when!
Hope you get involved in the bun fights on other forums - this one is civilised fortunately
All the best
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csail
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Reged: 24/08/2005
Posts: 3613
Loc: Rhoose/Cardiff Bay,UK
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Welcome, as you may have noticed we are in Rhoose (boats Cardiff) if you do fancy a forumite meet up how about the 'Plough & Harrow' Broughton...... pretty central between Bridgend,Cowbridge & Rhoose. Great pub too. (Off the road between Wick & Llantwit)
http://www.theploughmonknash.com/
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LizzyD
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Reged: 17/05/2006
Posts: 152
Loc: Bridgend
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Brilliant idea. Count me in. They sell Old Rosie there, so I'll probably get a taxi there - and an ambulance back!!
Lizzy D
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csail
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Reged: 24/08/2005
Posts: 3613
Loc: Rhoose/Cardiff Bay,UK
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Shall i book two ambulances then
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csail
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Reged: 24/08/2005
Posts: 3613
Loc: Rhoose/Cardiff Bay,UK
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I will start a new thread for a meet up. 
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HomersSpiceRack
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Reged: 29/04/2008
Posts: 23
Loc: Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan
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Thanks for the welcome.
Alcyone - I haven't come across Tom Bennett but I am pretty much Aberporth based and he probably sailed out of the Teifi. Do you recall what boat he sailed?
csail - excellent choice of pub.
tangomoon - the Urdd camp is at Llangrannog which is very near to Aberporth we often sail or motor across for lunch in the pub on the front. Useless fact of the day they filmed an episode of Lovejoy there.
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HomersSpiceRack
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Reged: 29/04/2008
Posts: 23
Loc: Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan
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Forgot to ask, alcyone, did you dive, dreg or how did you get the scallops. I know their are good beds of that part of the coast having been protected by the missile firing range but no one seems to fish for them.
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