Morgana
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Reged: 28/08/2003
Posts: 12396
Loc: East Coast
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I see we crept past the 10,000 posts on the Esat Coast forum without too much razamatazz!
It certainly seems to have developed into a happy and useful little corner of the ybw world!.... I increasingly find myself visiting this forum first rather than my previous favourite, Scuttlebutt..... 
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FullCircle
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Reged: 19/11/2003
Posts: 8353
Loc: 30000ft
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For me, it seems to have shrunk the entire East Coast. There does not seem to be anywhere unrepresented for local knowledge, but it would be nice if the Swale, Medway and Thanet/Dover were better known here.
It continues to be a pleasure..
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Flipper_K6354
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Reged: 20/09/2001
Posts: 1502
Loc: Boat in Brightlingsea, Essex. ...
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Not been to Medway / Swale before a brief visit last month. Will definately go back again - maybe even this year WHEN we get a good weekend weather! Anyone else interested in a Sat night at Harty Ferry maybe?
Had always assumed (& there is no reason for this at all) that it would take ages but from B'sea I am probably equidistant from the Swale as I am from the Deben!
There again I haven't been to the Deben in ages!
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eastcoastbernie
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Reged: 28/07/2006
Posts: 806
Loc: Me: Cambs Boat: SYH Levington
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Have not been to Medway or Swale yet. Would have to be a long weekend for me so I could do it in a couple of hops. Had a plan to do it last year but the weather forecast was awful we thought better of it.
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PyroJames
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Reged: 09/08/2002
Posts: 993
Loc: Cambridge
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I went to the Swale a few years ago. Very beauitiful and circumavigated the Isle of Sheppey. Very shallow rattling through there with 6 foot draft!
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Gin
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Reged: 17/04/2005
Posts: 1714
Loc: Bromley,Kent
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Hoo Ness YC has its Red Sands Race 12 July, ending at Queenborough. We'll be on the concrete barge there that evening- look us up.
We'll also be at Brightlingsea 23 August- ditto.
Club burgee- red sail yacht on white circle, black background.
Alternatively, visit us at the Clubhouse, plenty of moorings about but do let us know in advance if you are coming in numbers so that Christine in the galley(Saturdays and Sundays) is prepared- a Sunday roast can be booked in advance. The food is sensibly priced as is the beer.
We are a really hospitable club and visitors are most welcome.
The tide is a bit of a bummer as access to the shore/marina is 2.5 hours either side of HW.
I shan't enter the e-mail address or telephone number here but www.hooness.org.uk will find our contact details.
Alternatively PM me and I'll send you the addresses/tel.nos
Edited by Gin (02/07/2008 13:25)
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Sixpence
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Reged: 24/08/2005
Posts: 18875
Loc: Gone Fishing or Out Sailing
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Quote:
I see we crept past the 10,000 posts on the Esat Coast forum without too much razamatazz!
It certainly seems to have developed into a happy and useful little corner of the ybw world!.... I increasingly find myself visiting this forum first rather than my previous favourite, Scuttlebutt.....
And all without a single heated debate over colreg's or anchor's, thankfully. Must admit my former first port of call is now my last, the lounge, and scuttlebutt only when I get time. Not sure why everyone here just gets on with it, but it's much better because of it, I don't even get the urge to troll any more
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MoodySabre
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Reged: 24/10/2006
Posts: 3660
Loc: Bradwell and Leigh-on-Sea
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Some time ago I mentioned that I'd like to do a tour of forts and windfarms and a night a Harty Ferry. Some local like alldownwind and other Medwayites seemed up for that.
I'll consult with my friends from Benfleet creek who wanted to go there too. I have a crew in mind for this trip 
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Flipper_K6354
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Reged: 20/09/2001
Posts: 1502
Loc: Boat in Brightlingsea, Essex. ...
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Perhaps a local could advise but I guess a neap'ier' weekend (rather than a springy one!) would be better for Harty Ferry - less mud to carry the dinghy over!
July, first half of August plus first & last W/E in Sept are out for me already with Scouts / Family Holiday / Sailing Assoc meets etc! Otherwise as Mr Humphrey's would say "I'm free" 
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Guapa
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Reged: 24/09/2003
Posts: 4921
Loc: UK East Coast
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Ditto - I check here first, then Live Aboard and For Sale (always looking for a bargain - you can't have enough spares. Or spares for spares). If there's time left, I might wander in on SB or PBO.
The rants, vitriol, xenophobic BS and the self importance of some mean that I now avoid The Bilge.
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