Well, the forecast is giving 40 kmph winds so, sensibly, Steve (skipper / owner) is not going anywhere with SB Greta. Dad and Steve chat away, and in passing, Dad asks how he got on with the Swale Barge Match at the weekend. It seems that dramas and excursions were the order of the day.
2 barges collided, SB Repertor, who we know well, and has a steel hull, hit the side of SB Marjorie, making a 4 foot wide gash, and causing her to have to beach on the island to avoid sinking - see the following report in the Whitstable Lifeboat website news - the pictures look like something out of "Master and Commander"
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/whitslb/2008/9aug2008.htm
Greta withdrew from the match to assist, but already had a small boat in tow, and the lifeboat was there by the time they got to Marjorie.
Anyway, it all ended without injury (to people anyway) and both these barges are safe back in Faversham Creek.
So.... no sailing for Dad tomorrow - we'll try again later in the year. Good news for us - we should stand to get a good walk in!
Deefer
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Well at least that didn't happen up in Yorkshire, we would have no hope of getting Mum to go again if it did.
Mr Silverwood
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