On top of this we found that a booking with a view to move boats closer email had gone adrift and now there together and this was finally agreed were eight boats. Roger was beginning with berths on pontoons C and D for to tear his hair out and wishing he had those boats on the side of the “other” never started but he managed a plan C Marina. Unfortunately this left Bright with arrangements. Future as the only boat a far walk “final” away and Highland Fling still on the However, at about this time we were dry stack in Gosport but willing to all watching the weather and the drive. everincreasing winds promised for around the weekend. By Wednesday After all this the rest seems so easy. At morning it looked possible; by 1800 everyone arrived for drinks on Wednesday evening it was beginning Shiraz where we had set the cockpit to look as if a couple of boats might extension in case of poor weather. decide not to sail but to drive round, There was a spontaneous call for a hopefully still with their food toast to Roger for all the organisation contributions. There was also the first that had made this possible. I had mention of holding the supper in Port thought that some might proceed Solent but the thought of driving below to the saloon but everyone round the marina with various packs stayed in the cockpit so it became of food was not appealing. On cosy. At 1900 we duly dispersed for Thursday 9th July there was definite the courses to start as per the plan. talk of staying in Port Solent and a From here on the plan took its usual mistake was found in plan C, hence flexible route with no one listening to plan D. Quite independently three VHF Ch 8 and timings going way Club members approached Premier astray until by some miracle we all
On top of this we found that a booking email had gone adrift and now there were eight boats. Roger was beginning to tear his hair out and wishing he had never started but he managed a plan C with “final” arrangements. However, at about this time we were all watching the weather and the everincreasing winds promised for around the weekend. By Wednesday morning it looked possible; by Wednesday evening it was beginning to look as if a couple of boats might decide not to sail but to drive round, hopefully still with their food contributions. There was also the first mention of holding the supper in Port Solent but the thought of driving round the marina with various packs of food was not appealing. On Thursday 9th July there was definite talk of staying in Port Solent and a mistake was found in plan C, hence plan D. Quite independently three Club members approached Premier with a view to move boats closer together and this was finally agreed with berths on pontoons C and D for those boats on the “other” side of the Marina. Unfortunately this left Bright Future as the only boat a far walk away and Highland Fling still on the dry stack in Gosport but willing to drive. After all this the rest seems so easy. At 1800 everyone arrived for drinks on Shiraz where we had set the cockpit extension in case of poor weather. There was a spontaneous call for a toast to Roger for all the organisation that had made this possible. I had thought that some might proceed below to the saloon but everyone stayed in the cockpit so it became cosy. At 1900 we duly dispersed for the courses to start as per the plan. From here on the plan took its usual flexible route with no one listening to VHF Ch 8 and timings going way astray until by some miracle we all
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