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    Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

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    • GilesG
      Giles
      IHUK Crew
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      Paula is at the helm…

      Hurst Castle…

      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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      • goosehdG
        goosehd
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        Awesome job skipper!  About the halfway point?

        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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        • GilesG
          Giles
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          https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:4520554/mmsi:235078228/imo:0/vessel:PILGRIM_III

          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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          • GilesG
            Giles
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            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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            • NikN
              Nik
              Raw and Unwashed
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              Have a great journey, I was just out running but the same sea, windy as usual today

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              • GilesG
                Giles
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                Yeah, it was seriously sketchy in The Needles Channel

                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                • goosehdG
                  goosehd
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                  I’m glad you guys are ok and there’s always the positive of testing your comfort levels.  You can do it all over again in Sakura when you bring her home 🙂

                  "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                  • dinobarnesberlinD
                    dinobarnesberlin
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                    🎶 A three hour tour.. a three hour tour🎶

                    Steady as she goes skipper :))

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                    • louisboscoL
                      louisbosco
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                      damn. the swell looks intense. safe travels  😘

                      "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                      • GilesG
                        Giles
                        IHUK Crew
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                        This is before it got rough, and Jeez, did it get rough…...

                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                        • jordanscollectedJ
                          jordanscollected
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                          Looks like Pilgrim had no issues navigating those waters.

                          world tours:
                          888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                          Mad Red x2
                          Wabidashery

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                          • GilesG
                            Giles
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                            She didn't…....

                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                            • NikN
                              Nik
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                              How did the two of you feel about it? Fun? Scary?

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                              • ROmanR
                                ROman
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                                It looks like an interesting experience. In a good way.

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                                • louisboscoL
                                  louisbosco
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                                  she's definitely a sturdy boat.

                                  "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                                  • GilesG
                                    Giles
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                                    @Nik:

                                    How did the two of you feel about it? Fun? Scary?

                                    We made two major errors…

                                    1. We did not check the Met Office forecast and relied on windy.com....Bad move, windy.com gave us a very rosy picture of the days weather
                                    2. We did not notice the wave icons on the chart way down the channel, because we assumed the worst conditions would be at the narrowest part.  WRONG... We got through the narrows with hardly an issue, then we got to The Bridge (it's a buoy called Bridge, so the whole area is known as the bridge)...

                                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                    • GilesG
                                      Giles
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                                      In a chat with @goosehd , I told him that today we will go home via the North Channel (an alternative route home.)…

                                      It’s called the north channel and is where a lot of the transatlantic races end, because, guess what, going past The Bridge is too dangerous 🤡🤡

                                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                      • GilesG
                                        Giles
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                                        Great start to the day…..

                                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                        • NikN
                                          Nik
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                                          Wow sounds like a real test and a good lesson taken away from it. Today’s picture looks a lot more calm and enjoyable.

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                                          • ROmanR
                                            ROman
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                                            The start of this trip reminds me of the story Mark and Mary told us about they're boat adventure in Greece??

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