Real Newbi

[MRG2000]

Getting out with the club members will be good , get to know a few local marks , i`d start on the smaller tides , as the run on the big ones ,makes anchoring and anchor retrieval tricky , better to get the hang of it on small tides against a knot or so ,and not against 5 knots of tide .

Give Dave Kirk ,who runs Enterprise out of Portishead a call ,he might be able to give you some good advice

Good luck ,looking forward to reading about your exploits ....

[colinhelen]

Hi yet again
Just a quick one
Mike how did you gain experience of sea fishing?
How many courses have you been on.?

You are obviously a very experienced Sea Man but i did wonder how "You" Gained that experience. You do not have to answer as it was a little "Cheeky" of me asking
Cheers
Colin

[MRG2000]

I`ve been fishing on boats since i was about 12 , used to crew a lot on weeks and holidays, so gained experiance over 35 years . (and still get sea sick )

Qualification wise .....RYA Advanced powerboat , Day Skipper , Yachtmaster , First Aid ,Sea Survival and VHF.

Still learning , best bit of advice i could give you ,is take nothing forgranted out there , treat everything with the utmost respect , or the Bristol Channel will bite you ,and given half a chance kill you .

[colinhelen]

Hi Mike
Thankyou for your very sound advice.

[barbelblanker]

Welcome aboard!

[colinhelen]

Many thanks Looking forward to getting my boat afloat. Canopy supposed to be finished Monday so Hay Ho and a launching we will go. Few bits to finish aboard so hope to be afloat by the end of next week. Still got problems sorting out coms from Computer to DSC Radio but other than that just about ready to go.