First trip of the season!

[Matt13]

As you know it was a glorious day today (for most) so I headed down to the boat with my dad for the first trip of the season. We set off about mid-morning, down the River Itchen onto Southampton Water then up the Hamble to fill the tank up. After leaving the fuel barge £135 lighter but 2 free choc ices better off we then headed off to the Solent for a blast in the flat calm water. Finished off with lunch at the Waterfront Pub at Shamrock Quay (very nice chips!). It really was a lovely day to be out on the boat, great fun and a little bit red on the forehead, should of brought the lotion.

I attached some photos and a video of today.


Airing out the cabin while heading down the Itchen


Southampton Water


Wake me up before you go go


View across to Calshot


Beautiful day to be out, this is the view over the Solent to Cowes


And here is a vid of us heading back up Southampton Water...

[Ed]

Fantastic

[jokaboat]

Nice,

If it all goes to plan I'm going out on Sunday. Forecast looks good so far

[ian h]

No boating this weekend as have volunteered to work Sunday at a customer event at Silverstone


And hopefully will be getting the outdrive legs painted on the boat as well now the weather has warmed up.

[Ed]

Yep Sunday is looking good. In fact near perfect in the SE. Temps of 23. Then next week the weather will sadly make a change for the worse again. I'm possibly going to get out this w/e too in Wavelength !! (Now owned by steve)

[betty boop]

not so lucky either- although I'll be in portsmouth I'll be dropping off number 2 son for 7 days yacht training that will be the closest I'll get to a marina just the same as the closest I'll get to flying in 2011 was picking the parents up at Gatwick-- I get all the fun jobs

forerunner for a BBQ summer I hope LOL