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Title: Name, where about you are and where you sail
Post by: J.beazley on March 26, 2007, 08:07:58 am: Following on from Norry's post on personal information i thought this would be a good idea.
not giving out to much info is it ;D always helps you out if your travelling to a different lake aswell that way you can see who will be there.

follow my lead fellow members.

Name: Jay
Location: Southampton
Where you sail/try to sail: Whiteley
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Post by: bigfella on March 26, 2007, 08:20:02 am: Hi All

Name: David
Live: Gold Coast(Surfs Up) 8) Queensland(Beautiful one day perfect the next) 8) Australia(Gods own country) 8)
Sail: Pizzey Park (venue for the worlds EC12 Championships 1987)

Regards David ;D
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Post by: DickyD on March 26, 2007, 08:28:48 am: Name: Richard
Location: Southampton
Sail: Setley Pond. New Forest.

;)
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Post by: bigH on March 26, 2007, 11:36:57 am: Harry
Comeston Country Park
Cardiff
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Post by: BobF on March 26, 2007, 01:12:42 pm: Robert

Bridlington

Carnaby
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Post by: Made it to 80 (25p Richer now) on March 26, 2007, 01:36:53 pm: So will you be comeing over to Skipsea duering the holiday week Robert ?
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Post by: Peterm on March 26, 2007, 03:30:41 pm: Pete

Southam, Warks

Knightcote
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Post by: dougal99 on March 26, 2007, 03:48:04 pm: Doug

Huntingdon

Orton Mere, Peterborough (See website www.pambc.org.uk )
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Post by: portside II on March 26, 2007, 05:04:14 pm: Darran

Goole

No.5 Coal Hoist on the Dutch Riverside

Goole Docks
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Post by: BB STE on March 26, 2007, 05:23:23 pm: Ste & Kath Jones
Blackburn

We sail At Oswaldtwistle Mills
& Queens Park Lake Blackburn ;D & :-*
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Post by: Holmsey on March 26, 2007, 05:46:02 pm: David Holmes

Hampshire
Black Park, Slough
Basingstoke (sometimes)
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Post by: Stavros on March 26, 2007, 06:10:24 pm: Dave Jones
Bethesda North Wales
LLanberis Lake
Wat Tylers Lake in Pitsea
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Post by: kendalboatsman on March 26, 2007, 06:12:29 pm: Hello :)

Clive

South East Birmingham on Solihull border

Still need to find somewhere to sail :( (KIngsbury Club too expensive because of park access and the Bou****lle model club (nearest to me) seemed elitist, nobody acknowledged my presence at the lake side just stared at me and wandered on)

:)
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Post by: Captain Anonymous on March 26, 2007, 06:24:11 pm: At home.

sail all over the country.
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Post by: Peterm on March 26, 2007, 06:28:50 pm: Kendalboatsman, We have several members from Earlswood, they seem more than happy. Pete M
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Post by: kendalboatsman on March 26, 2007, 06:30:31 pm: Hello Peter,

I will give you a ring closer to when I have something ready to sail.

Clive
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Post by: omra85 on March 26, 2007, 07:17:10 pm: Name: Danny
Home: Rugby, Warwickshire
Sail: Anywhere there's a race on ;) "Home" water - Kingsbury Water Park - hey, I always dreamed of being an "elitist b********e" but they wouldn't let me, said I was too common ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Name, where about you are and where you sail
Post by: kendalboatsman on March 26, 2007, 07:39:14 pm: Quote from: omra85 on March 26, 2007, 07:17:10 pm
Name: Danny
Home: Rugby, Warwickshire
Sail: Anywhere there's a race on ;) "Home" water - Kingsbury Water Park - hey, I always dreamed of being an "elitist b********e" but they wouldn't let me, said I was too common ;D ;D ;D

I Danny,

Wasn't Kingsbury I was referring to as Elitist, it was a "chocolate" club LOL. I find the £25 parking pass a bit too expensive on top of the club fees at Kingsbury. Shame really cos the wife and I have enjoyed our few visits to the water park. Have edited my first post to make sense. (It did in my head ;D)

Clive :)
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Post by: slewis on March 26, 2007, 08:37:58 pm: Shane
Stourbridge (west midlands)
Nowhere yet I havent got a boat its still in transit :'( :'( Or sat on a customs officers desk :-X
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Post by: chingdevil on March 26, 2007, 08:46:18 pm: Brian

Chingford/London

No where yet puffer still on slipway
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Post by: BobF on March 26, 2007, 09:08:06 pm: High Robert B

Yes Skipsea week is firmly in my diary now I know when it is.

Robert F
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Post by: catengineman on March 26, 2007, 09:10:35 pm: Richard,

At work Southampton (work permitting)

At Home Any lake/pond thats not full of weed (spanner permitting)

Richard,
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Post by: AL 1 on March 26, 2007, 09:13:34 pm: AL

CRYSTAL PALACE

CLAPHAM COMMON
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Post by: John W E on March 26, 2007, 11:40:26 pm: John Elsy

South Shields North East of England UK

sail at any lake that will allow me ;D

Model boat club: South Shields Model Yacht Club

Aye
John E
bluebird
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Post by: Mike_K on March 27, 2007, 11:08:17 am: Mike K
New Jersey, USA
In my back yard!
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Post by: DickyD on March 27, 2007, 11:17:26 am: Dont you just hate some people ? ;D
Title: Re: Name, where about you are and where you sail
Post by: Made it to 80 (25p Richer now) on March 27, 2007, 11:58:40 am: Beware Mike K you could end up hosting a Mayhem weekend 8)
Cheers
BobB
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Post by: cbr900 on March 27, 2007, 04:58:28 pm: Roy Jury

Deloraine Tasmania, Australia,

Golden Valley Private Dam, owned by a fellow Member
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Post by: Ghost in the shell on March 27, 2007, 05:52:45 pm: Mark
Stoke on trent

Westport lake
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Post by: meechingman on March 27, 2007, 07:17:45 pm: Andy

Newhaven

Princes Park, Eastbourne and River Cuck, Cuckmere.

Member: Eastbourne Model Power Boat Club
Title: Re: Name, where about you are and where you sail
Post by: Shipmate60 on March 27, 2007, 08:20:29 pm: Bob

Near Southampton

Whitely (now)

Member SWA

But would I want to join any club that would have me :) ;)
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Post by: Mike_K on March 28, 2007, 04:10:39 am: Quote from: DickyD on March 27, 2007, 11:17:26 am
Dont you just hate some people ? ;D

I know, I just hate that guy.
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Post by: patchwork45 on March 30, 2007, 11:58:57 pm: Alan Brierly,

Live in Wooster Ohio .
Member of the Buckeye Battle Squadron and sail at Houks pond Newark Ohio.
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Post by: tonysmoke on April 01, 2007, 08:42:10 pm: tony lion park model boat club pond jersey
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Post by: Bartapuss on April 01, 2007, 08:57:39 pm: Me

Tynemouth Model Boat Club

Whitley Bay

That's up North don't you know, where its always cold and where global warming has apparently had no effect as yet!!! The total opposite to Roy in warm sunny Oz, God I'm so jell :(
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Post by: MikeK on April 07, 2007, 01:04:24 pm: Mike

Fareham

Gosport MYC

Just managed to get on a computer (on Holiday in Cyprus but you can't keep me away from Mayhem Forum !! ;D ;D) Looks like I've acquired a cousin in America with his own lake while I've been away ::) !!

MikeK
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Post by: Bridkid on April 07, 2007, 06:42:44 pm: Ian.................. 8)

Sunny Bridlington....................

Carnaby with Bob F.....and others.
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Post by: Bridkid on April 07, 2007, 06:44:00 pm: Hey Patchwork45 you're not a million miles from a friend of mine. He's in Forest Ohio.
Cheers,
Ian.
8)
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Post by: Made it to 80 (25p Richer now) on April 07, 2007, 07:29:06 pm: Bridkid it had better be sunny when we get there in May or her in the kitchen will be having words with you :o :o
Cheers
BobB
Title: Re: Name, where about you are and where you sail
Post by: dougal99 on April 07, 2007, 07:41:26 pm: Bob

from what I here about the coastal erosion situation up there, the sun may be the least of your problems. :o :o

Have a great time

Doug
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Post by: Made it to 80 (25p Richer now) on April 07, 2007, 09:18:28 pm: Sour grapes Doug just you arn't going :o :o never mind I will tell you how good it was :P :P
Cheers
BobB
Title: Re: Name, where about you are and where you sail
Post by: DickyD on April 07, 2007, 09:23:55 pm: Quote from: Youngat65 on April 07, 2007, 09:18:28 pm
Sour grapes Doug just you arn't going :o :o never mind I will tell you how good it was :P :P
Cheers
BobB

That was English Bob was it, eh Bob ???
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Post by: Made it to 80 (25p Richer now) on April 07, 2007, 09:40:49 pm: No being economical with words ::)
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Post by: Bridkid on April 08, 2007, 08:29:51 am: Well BobB you'd better come up today coz it's brilliant and has been for 3 days now! If it's raining I shall give HITK a wide berth! Now I'm off to the lake!
Cheers,
Ian.
8)
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Post by: tigertiger on April 08, 2007, 11:54:27 am: My name is Mark

I live in a place where a 10mbps cable connection (not adsl) won't even let me upload on pic tonight.

I have 6kbps tonight for my 90 quid a year.

For 150 quid a month I can get something like UK home service. But this is supposed to be a commercial service for businesses (yeh)
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Post by: Mike_K on April 08, 2007, 01:24:45 pm: Quote from: MikeK on April 07, 2007, 01:04:24 pm
Mike

Fareham

Gosport MYC

Just managed to get on a computer (on Holiday in Cyprus but you can't keep me away from Mayhem Forum !! ;D ;D) Looks like I've acquired a cousin in America with his own lake while I've been away ::) !!

MikeK

Hello cousin. Coming over for Easter dinner? Bring a boat. ;D

The other Mike K
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Post by: ancient mariner on April 08, 2007, 06:46:14 pm: name Roy Whitton

I live in Wakefield but i am in Huddersfield club
we sail at Highfields in Huddersfield when we have water, right now the pond is dry
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Post by: DaveB on April 08, 2007, 06:50:42 pm: Hi Dave B
I sail at Egerton Park Bexhill, Beale Park for shows
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Post by: tigertiger on April 09, 2007, 02:55:15 am: Mark
I am in Shanghai and I hope I can post pictures today of the main place I go.
This is 150m from the appartment.

There is no weed in the pond, looking at the size of the fish you can guess why.
For an idea of scale the boat is about 30 ins. 70 cm.
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Post by: tigertiger on April 09, 2007, 02:59:14 am: I also play in the river behind the science museum.

This would be great for fast boats, but i like sailing.
There is always a good breeze here.
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Post by: romainpek on April 09, 2007, 05:08:05 am: Romain, same country as Tiger, only I'm in Beijing instead of Shanghai.

My seadolphin 770 hoists the French and Chinese flags and here is my lake on Google Earth (about 1 km long)
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Post by: Seaspray on April 09, 2007, 08:36:48 am: Hi mates

Henry

Cygnets MBC @ Mote Park, Maistone Kent

work permitting
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Post by: MikeK on April 10, 2007, 03:52:18 pm: Quote from: Mike_K on April 08, 2007, 01:24:45 pm
Quote from: MikeK on April 07, 2007, 01:04:24 pm
Mike

Fareham

Gosport MYC

Just managed to get on a computer (on Holiday in Cyprus but you can't keep me away from Mayhem Forum !! ;D ;D) Looks like I've acquired a cousin in America with his own lake while I've been away ::) !!

MikeK

Hello cousin. Coming over for Easter dinner? Bring a boat. ;D

The other Mike K

Hi cus', thanks for the invite. I would love to take you up on the offer, unfortunately I'm still stuck in Cyprus, a few thousand miles from my boats and beloved shed, and bored out of my skull 8) 8) Hope to be reunited with them all day after tomorrow :D :D Save me an egg ;D ;D

MikeK
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Post by: Mike_K on April 16, 2007, 12:56:25 pm: Not sure anyone thinks me lucky today! There are Canadians (geese) in the front yard and paddling through the garden. The dock has floated away from its mountings and my drive is under 3 to 4 feet of water. The cellar is wet too and the pump is working hard. May have to give the order to abandon ship soon. The rain is still coming down but it has changed to freezing rain.

Mike K in the USA
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Post by: tigertiger on April 16, 2007, 01:04:15 pm: Hi Mike

Glad to see you are enjoying the weather. :o

Is this why you are into subs> ??? ;)
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Post by: Colin Bishop on April 16, 2007, 04:39:05 pm: Just been down to the coast today. 70 degrees farenheit, not a cloud in the sky and lots of people on the beaches!
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Post by: Mike_K on April 16, 2007, 05:28:11 pm: Very nice Colin. Rub it in why don't you.

Tiger-- I am going to try to enjoy it. I'm charging the battery of the Fletcher right now.

Mike
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Post by: Colin Bishop on April 16, 2007, 05:59:58 pm: It's very unusual weather for us too Mike. I hope you are not suffering too badly. My parents old house was flooded out twice years ago in freak weather and the mess left behind wasn't at all funny. We've also had our garage flooded on several occasions with raw sewage until the local school improved their playingfield drainage which previously decanted into the nearby domestic drains. That wasn't very nice either.
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Post by: Mike_K on April 16, 2007, 06:32:22 pm: Things are fine here really. Just too cold for this time of year. No damage seen as yet. We seem to get storms like this on about a 5 year cycle. This was the worst though as the wind and tide were against us this time. As the water rose on the lake (which is not tidal) the winds changed and started blowing hard from the north west pushing the water onto our land. Should clear in a few days if we don't get any more rain. I stayed home from work today but I really do need to go in tomorrow. Hope I can get there. I have a big Ford truck so getting up the drive won't be a problem. Making my way the 20 miles to work might be a bit of a challenge though as many of the main and secondary roads are flooded. Even in a big 4WD truck fording flooded areas is foolhardy.

Mike
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Post by: DickyD on April 16, 2007, 06:40:13 pm: Sorry to hear about your weather troubles Mike.
Maybe I dont hate you after all.
Having weather problems here too. 24C here, much too hot.
Had to spend 2 days at Setley pond in the New Forest.

Richard ;)
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Post by: Mike_K on April 16, 2007, 06:58:57 pm: Richard-- Now that looks like fun. Open another thread with photos from your day of sailing. I'd like to see that.

Mike
Title: Re: Name, where about you are and where you sail
Post by: DickyD on April 16, 2007, 07:07:59 pm: Quote from: Mike_K on April 16, 2007, 06:58:57 pm
Richard-- Now that looks like fun. Open another thread with photos from your day of sailing. I'd like to see that.

Mike
Be a bit boring Mike, on that particular day there was only the two of us on the water and the u boat escaped.

Richard ;)

PS Heres two anyway.
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Post by: Abuelo3 on April 16, 2007, 08:34:02 pm: Hello
Live at Veracruz, México and sail at the Sea in the Navy pier, if the wind permit it.
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Post by: Bryan Young on April 18, 2007, 11:04:26 pm: Only one reply from Tynemouth? I am amazed. As the club operates all year round and "drivers" frequently come into the clubhouse to get their bits warm before going out to do a bit more pennance, I am stunned that their flagellation has not been more publicised. Braver hearts than me,I'm afraid. But it could'nt have been that bad as this is the first of a few years when the lake has'nt been frozen over. Global warming or just a cyclical effect? And does'nt only one little volcano pump out more CO2 than all the man-made stuff? I think we should keep the heaters on.
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Post by: Robert Davies on May 16, 2007, 12:17:34 pm: Oo-err! First post :)

Robert Davies <- You'd never have guessed ;)

Wrexham

Gresford Sailing Club (and various bits of the Shropshire Union Canal, alittle bit too narrow for the SeaWind to tack tho' <- me blaming the boat!)

-Rob
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Post by: tigertiger on May 16, 2007, 02:58:09 pm: Welcome aboard

Seawind huh?
I imagine the canal is a bit tight. ;D
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Post by: Tom Eccles on May 16, 2007, 07:23:28 pm: Tom Eccles (hard to hide that)

Southport U.K.

Sail at our club pond Just behind the sea wall although with global warming we could soon have the worlds largest club pond!

P.S. dont bother looking for the pond on Google earth, we moved 2 years ago and the poor old satellite hasn't found us yet!

Keep on steaming
Tom Eccles
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Post by: Willit on May 16, 2007, 11:21:07 pm: Hi

I (matt) sail in three main places. To date these are:

Shepperton Marina (where my Grandads 1:1 boat is kept)

The Thames (I always take a boat with me on my boat holidays, so far the furthest up my tug has been is Abingdon)

Portishead boat lake (a lovely huge bit of water, although it has its fair share of horrid toy "speed" boats that I usually end up rescuing when they break, I sail there when I stay with the grandparents who live in Weston in Gordano, a small village nearby). Have encountered and almost collided with hovercrafts there, usually I am the only "non-toy" boat sailing when I am there.

I myself live in Chertsey, Surrey
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Post by: tigertiger on January 01, 2008, 03:09:02 am: An Update from me. And an invitation for all newer members post where they live and for others to update for 2008.

Where I live in Shanghai is no longer just a building site on Google Earth.

In the Shanghai Picture I live on the ground floor the building with a yellow pin. The small lake I use is to the right of centre. As you can guess with al those buildings Sailing is a challenge. In some parts the wind cahnges direction 180 deg in 1 m. LOL

In the Kunming picture the house is not shown yet, still a plot of land. But there is water to the East and West. If you go to the cordinates you can see that we live next to a 480 sq/km bit of water. Maybe one day I will build a big model and sail her across this lake.

The scenery around Wonway and Kunming is very much like Snowdonia, the climate is also similar, only a little warmer.

The Wonway picture shows I am about a mile from a nice reservior. As well as several smaller bodies of water much closer.
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Post by: bigford on January 01, 2008, 04:59:11 am: when a boat id finished i'll sail here
esinhower park, ny
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Post by: john54 on January 01, 2008, 08:12:36 am: John
Petersfield

Southsea (near Portsmouth)
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Post by: barryfoote on January 01, 2008, 08:50:13 am: Barry Foote,
La Vinuela, Malaga,
On a friends swimming pool as the local reservoir is so low you can't reach the bank.
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Post by: djrobbo on January 01, 2008, 06:32:41 pm: Hi guys.....must have missed this one............good idea though......so

BOB

ESSEX

WATT TYLER MODEL BOAT CLUB
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Post by: john strapp on January 02, 2008, 11:28:43 pm: John Strapp

On the Clyde, and Loch Long is very rarely calm.
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Post by: cos918 on January 02, 2008, 11:45:30 pm: hi Abingdon Marina on the river Thames

john
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Post by: Guy Bagley on January 03, 2008, 11:09:09 am: name- Guy

sail at Black park near slough, frequently
also at chesham in Bucks
and at Watermead in aylesbury from time to time !
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Post by: toesupwa on January 03, 2008, 03:56:10 pm: Name: Ralph
Location: Currently Redding, California, USA
Sail: Any water that is deep enough!
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Post by: Arrow5 on January 03, 2008, 07:53:04 pm: Loch Insh, Loch Alvie, Loch Morlich, Loch Pityulish, Avielochan, Loch Vaa, Lochindorb, Loch an Eilan. All in easy reach of Aviemore. Oh yes and once at the Greenock Club wee loch. Spoiled or what?
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Post by: 6705russell on January 03, 2008, 09:39:26 pm: My name is Russell from Newcastle under Lyme near Stoke-on-Trent and i sail on Westport lake.
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Post by: Bob on January 08, 2008, 07:19:37 am: The name is Bob and I sail on the club pond here in Invercargill New Zealand (Pic 1)and when on holiday in a gravel dredge pond down the river up in Northern Southland (Pic 2). Pic 3 is the current build, an LSL, from photos + web info and assistence from our fellow correspondent BY. The for'd doors are next little conundrum. Pic 4 is my WEE NIP sailed by a friend on the club pond
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Post by: meechingman on January 08, 2008, 09:15:20 am: Aah, good old Google Earth, eh? Now we can all show each other a bird's eye view of activities. Here's Princes Park in Eastbourne. The boatsheds are at the top left, with the EMPBC shed being the smaller of the two. The activity at the shore of the top right of the lake means that it was a sailing day, though not enough resolution to tell who or what!

Andy
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Post by: tigertiger on January 08, 2008, 12:16:33 pm: Quote from: meechingman on January 08, 2008, 09:15:20 am
Aah, good old Google Earth, eh? Now we can all show each other a bird's eye view of activities.

And not just plan view Andy.