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    • goosehdG
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      @Matt You bastard...you owe me a beer and a keyboard...

      “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

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

        @Giles Mind taking a picture or two of what's going on?

        On second thought after @Matt post, please do not share pictures.

        “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

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        • MattM
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          I was waiting patiently. 📸

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          • goosehdG
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            @Matt I take it you haven’t subscribed to @Giles onlyfans account. Once you see that you’ll never be the same…

            I’m surprised he hasn’t chimed in, but he’s probably off playing with his dinghy.

            “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

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            • Daniel SanD
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              😂😂😂
              Awesome entertainment for breakfast gentlemen!
              Have swallowed me with coffee, cause Of laughing 😂

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              • GilesG
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                It is called a Paserelle. Because there is very little tide in the Mediterranean the docks are fixed, rather than floating. Stern-to mooring is the norm and you need to be able to walk, not climb off the boat.

                https://www.opacmare.com/en/category/gangways

                Here is ours:

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                We are currently in Gibraltar where side-to mooring is the norm, so there is no need for the Pasarelle.

                "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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                  @Madame-Buttonfly signed the paperwork yesterday. we are now officially the owners of SAKURA. Which means that I can start after-marketing 🙂 - Flag poles installed and flags a flying....

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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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                  • MattM
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                    Congratulations Captain.

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                    • Daniel SanD
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                      Awesome 👏
                      congratulations 🎉🎊🍾 to you !!

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                      • TwistlockT
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                        Oh yes! Congrats!!

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                          Congrats G and i wish you and @Madame-Buttonfly many save trips 🛥️

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                          • endoE
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                            Captain Padmore ... ah, and Giles

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                            si tacuisses

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                            • motojoboboM
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                              Awesome!!!
                              Velas y buen viento capitan!!! 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

                              The journey is the objective.

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                              • ROmanR
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                                Many congratulation @Giles & @Madame-Buttonfly 😻🛶🛥️⚓

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                                • S
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                                  That’s so wonderful. We’re very happy for you two.

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                                  • GilesG
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                                    Still have the engine issue, took SAKURA out this morning hoping that it had miraculously resolved itself, but when we put the engine under load, it cut out. I think that we have managed to get an engineer to agree to meet us at the boat tomorrow. I am pretty sure that the problem is relatively minor, but I do not want to nullify the warranty, so need an official Volvo Penta engineer.

                                    I think that we are now trackable. Let me know:

                                    Go here:

                                    https://www.vesselfinder.com/

                                    Go to "Search Ships/Ports" on the top right, and enter our MMSI number - 232046961. You can search for SAKURA but there are loads of boats called SAKURA.

                                    "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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                                      “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

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                                      • Daniel SanD
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                                        Pleasure craft sounds good 😄

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                                        • GilesG
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                                          Yeah, that's what my gangplank is for.....

                                          "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 Quoting myself.

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

                                            @Matt You bastard...you owe me a beer and a keyboard...

                                            “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

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