Rickmansworth Festival 18th/19th May

[Chris-B]

Tug of war @ Ricky without Adrian and I......

Yes we are there again this year with our professional,slick.witty banter

Chris

 

Ok one out of four is good enough

[roggie]

The previous email was about widebeams.... I've just emailed asking whether I can transfer the booking to 2014. Hope you all enjoy yourselves.

[Dekazer]

Tug of war @ Ricky without Adrian and I......

Yes we are there again this year with our professional,slick.witty banter

Chris

 

Ok one out of four is good enough

 

I'll get baking then

[Chris-B]

Ohhhhhh yes please.......xxxxx

[ChimneyChain]

Tug of war @ Ricky without Adrian and I......

Yes we are there again this year with our professional,slick.witty banter

Chris

 

Ok one out of four is good enough

Will you both be using the same script has you have been using for the last 10yrs or so????

 

 

Darren

[Chris-B]

Why change a winning format :::::::::

[ChimneyChain]

Nice one chris.

 

Darren

[Chris-B]

Looking forward to catching up with you there Darren...

[alan_fincher]

Chris, I believe that Trevor with "Corona" has a record of having done them all, but, (no disrespect to him!), he is not getting any younger. Do you know if he is on the list for this year, please? (He has my extreme admiration for his previous record, even if he is not!....)

[Chris-B]

Yes Alan, Trevor will be there.

There are a couple who have done all BUT Mr Maggs is the only person to do them all in the same boat !

an enviable record

Chris

[Chris-B]

Two days to go and the whingers are on the phone already....why cant I have a bankside mooring..you didn't book till the other week..Thats not my fault I didnt know if we were going..what do you want me to do keep a bloody mooring open just in case...OH see your in your usual good mood then......CLICK>>>>>>>

[jenlyn]

Yes Alan, Trevor will be there.

There are a couple who have done all BUT Mr Maggs is the only person to do them all in the same boat !

an enviable record

Chris

Corona passed me this morning at seabrook

[jeannette smith harrison]

See you all there

Dont forget to save me one of your yummy cakes Lucy

I'll get baking then

[cheshire~rose]

Corona passed me this morning at seabrook

 

Corona's passed it's fizzical then

[Dekazer]

See you all there

Dont forget to save me one of your yummy cakes Lucy

Certainly will Jeanette. We're on mooring 11C or in the beer tent, you know us Will look forward to seeing you there

[FadeToScarlet]

May try and make it down, depends on what I got done on the boat this weekend.

[by'eck]

Two days to go and the whingers are on the phone already....why cant I have a bankside mooring..you didn't book till the other week..Thats not my fault I didnt know if we were going..what do you want me to do keep a bloody mooring open just in case...OH see your in your usual good mood then......CLICK>>>>>>>

 

Just hope there aren't any breasted up mooring allocations after 32. Its just soggy ground and mooring pins are pulling out as boats go past.

 

Had to re-tie the widebeam on mooring 35 this morning as it was full across the canal. Few opportunities to tie through the edge iron supports, but managed to cobble something up for my own boat.

[Leni]

Had a lovely day at the festival yesterday, and once again didn't (knowingly!) see anyone from the forum! We did notice Ecky Thump as we passed on the towpath as we were making our way home - what a beautiful boat! - but by then we were a little footsore and just wanted to get the kids back to the boat for their tea.

 

Going again today - looking forward to seeing our friends Bill & Michelle & co this afternoon:

http://www.flutatious.co.uk/

Hope to see some CWDF people, but once again I expect we will be occupied with the kids / buying ice creams, candy floss, and rides in the fun-fair! Anyway, "party on and be excellent to each other, dudes!"

Edited May 19, 2013 by Leni

[alan_fincher]

Going again today - looking forward to seeing our friends Bill & Michelle & co this afternoon:

http://www.flutatious.co.uk/

Hope to see some CWDF people, but once again I expect we will be occupied with the kids / buying ice creams, candy floss, and rides in the fun-fair!

Sickle is at 4B, hidden away behind the Chesterfield canal Trust's "Python". Come and say hello - even if we are not there, given how they worked liked Trojan's yesterday Jan & Dave (Cheshire Rose & Postcode) with Python are I think almost guaranteed to be!

[monkeyhanger]

Two days to go and the whingers are on the phone already....why cant I have a bankside mooring..you didn't book till the other week..Thats not my fault I didnt know if we were going..what do you want me to do keep a bloody mooring open just in case...OH see your in your usual good mood then......CLICK>>>>>>>

 

Just got back home and would like to say what a BRILLIANT weekend it was. The sun shone, the beer flowed, old friends met, new friends made. I'd like to thank the organising committee for once again putting on a great show- and of course all the boaters for doing what boaters do best- having a great time!

I'd especially like to say thanks to the tug of war commentators Chris and Adrian and to John Brice for managing to keep everything (especially those two) under a semblance of control. Well done everybody, roll on 2014!!! Jack

[alan_fincher]

Just got back home and would like to say what a BRILLIANT weekend it was. The sun shone, the beer flowed, old friends met, new friends made. I'd like to thank the organising committee for once again putting on a great show- and of course all the boaters for doing what boaters do best- having a great time!

I'd especially like to say thanks to the tug of war commentators Chris and Adrian and to John Brice for managing to keep everything (especially those two) under a semblance of control. Well done everybody, roll on 2014!!! Jack

This was a classic case of a heavy disconnect between rotten weather forecasts approaching the event, and the gorgeous weekend we actually got dealt.

 

Pay little attention to weather forecasts people - that's my advice!

[Wanted]

Another blinder, and I managed to get a lift on sickle, which made me happy:) it was great to meet Alan, Cath and Jan and Dave. If anyone has a magnet, I know where a nice watch might be....

 

And Chris B as well, top work matey !

[alan_fincher]

Great to meet a few new CWDFers in the flesh for the first time, (By 'Eck, Wanted & Leni, for example - and no doubt some I've forgotten, or am wrongly thinking I have met previously).

 

Also plenty we already have met, of course.

 

The first time we have been by boat, and we had a great time.

 

Desperately hoping some pictures of Sickle in action may turn up, but I'm starting to wonder if any will, so, please, please, if you have anything at all.......)

In the meantime a quick trawl of Flickr did find this, which at least proves we moved, even if it looks like I'm trying to turn where there wasn't enough space, (there was, but only just!).

It credits to Robin Kemp (dehavillandimages), so I'm hoping he'll not mind me posting a link to his album here.....

[cheshire~rose]

I have some pictures of Sickles push of war. I am still sifting through photo's

 

It was good to meet several new forum members too!

[Dekazer]

I've got loads Alan, but haven't managed to upload them yet as it took us all day to get home yesterday PM me your email if you like and I'll send them all over! I'll try to upload the best ones somewhere too