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    Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

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    • ARNCA
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      @Giles, looks like the orcas have set up a training program!

      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66384045

      “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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      • GilesG
        Giles
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        hahahahahahaha

        "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
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          All flagged up.....

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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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          • GilesG
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            30 miles into a 110 mile night crossing to Jersey, Paula is on watch and I'm biding my time, waiting for my turn in about 4 hours....

            "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
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              Paula and I are on our way home after a magical trip to Jersey and Écréhous (if you ever get the chance, go there, it is other-worldly). Currently we are just west of Jersey heading for Big Russel, the channel running between Herm on the west, Brecqhou, and Sark on the east. I reckon we have about 12 hours to go until we get to Gosport. It's fairly lumpy, but I think it will get better once we get out of the islands and into the channel proper.

              A few (rubbish pics)....

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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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              • louisboscoL
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                damn the camera resolution is pretty decent!

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                • MattM
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                  You guys are living the good life, that’s for sure.

                  No one over here ever refers to trips to Jersey as “magical.”

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                  • KarolK
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                    • GilesG
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                      One of my fishing mates was out on his boat as we came into Portsmouth last night, and grabbed a few photos....

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                      Which reminded me that I had not taken down the Jersey courtesy flag....

                      "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
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                        And if you want to know what the Ecrohous look like....The Thompson family hut, which is where we went is in the top middle of the pic(stock photo).....
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                        And a photo from it at mid-tide.....

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                        And low tide (stock photo)...
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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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                        • goosehdG
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                          @Giles That’s rough and I don’t think anyone could live like that…/s

                          "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
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                            On the way to the island for lunch with @Madame-Buttonfly ....

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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
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                              Looks pretty blissful

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                              • GilesG
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                                We knew that we would need cleats on the swim platform of SAKURA. In the Med, they are not really needed because most mooring is done stern-to. But in northern Europe where we have actual tides, stern-to is not common, and we will normally moor side-to a floating pontoon. So to get access to the boat without tripping over mooring warps, we need them. I had spec'd them to be added on during the build, but for some unfathomable reason, I deleted them.
                                So we had to get some made, and boy are they things of beauty.

                                They are going to take ages to fit because we have to add access panels and that creates a series of further complications. Anyway, today, I got the big bolts that will fix the cleats onto the swim-platform deck. They are 316 (or A4) stainless steel and came unpolished, so I have spent an "enjoyable" (actually, sad to say, I do quite enjoy it) hour or two polishing the bit that can be seen (was going to say head, but thought better of it)....

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                                Backing plate I had made out of 316 plate by a local engineering firm.

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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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                                • todyT
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                                  @Giles said in Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure:

                                  They are 316 (or A4) stainless steel and came unpolished, so I have spent an "enjoyable" (actually, sad to say, I do quite enjoy it) hour or two polishing the bit that can be seen (was going to say head, but thought better of it)....

                                  Any fingers that got hurt in the process?

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                                  • GilesG
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                                    Not this time. Surprisingly, I learned my lesson......

                                    "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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                                    • motojoboboM
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                                      Your gorgeous splice-jobs will look their utmost best on those mirror-finish cleats!!

                                      The journey is the objective.

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                                      • GilesG
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                                        Thank you 🙂

                                        "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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                                        • ROmanR
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                                          Nice polish job.

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                                          • GilesG
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                                            Nerd mode enabled....

                                            7,000 drawings, 3,800 knots 🤯🤯🤯🤯

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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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