Tim Willey
Username: Tim_willey
Registered: 03-2012
Posted on Saturday, March 17, 2012 - 04:54 pm:
Hello everyone. We're new Winkle Brig No.58 owners Tim and Jane. Been drooling over Winkle Brigs for many years (well to be honest, photos of Winkle Brigs) and now at last we have one. Fantastic boat - can't stop looking at her, and after a bit of fettling she will be out on the Broads this Spring. Her previous name was Mortimer, a perfectly good name I know, but as my name's Tim and I have a CSE in French, I worked out that the name had the disconcerting inference of Death-Tim-Sea. Now I know it's bad luck to change a boat's name (without the correct ceremony) but I think it's even worse luck to encourage disaster by spelling it out on your Transom! If any one out there has any ideas on the correct name-changing ceremony I'd love to hear your views and I hope you all don't mind me picked your brains in the future on the practicalities of sailing, trailing and maintaining the lovely Winkle Brig.
David Cawston
Username: David_cawston
Registered: 03-2007
Posted on Monday, March 19, 2012 - 04:44 pm:
Hi Tim & Jane, out on the Broads this spring, does that mean Easter? We will be launching Markie on Good Friday at Swallowtail Boatyard (after bacon butties for breakfast at Lathams Potter Heigham)before joining the TSA fleet at Potter in the evening. If you can make it (with or without WB58)and would like to meet up and see/be given a helping hand rigging and launching etc please email me davecawston@hotmail.com
Hope to see you at Easter and any other WBers.
Martin_cartwright
Username: Martin_cartwright
Registered: 04-2008
Posted on Monday, March 19, 2012 - 07:17 pm:
Welcome Tim and Jane. I saw Mortimer last year and she is a lovely boat. Congratulations!
Tim Willey
Username: Tim_willey
Registered: 03-2012
Posted on Monday, March 19, 2012 - 07:42 pm:
Thank you for the welcome, David and Martin, lovely to hear from you. David, I'll email you about meeting up on the Broads it will be really useful for someone to show us the ropes. i'll try my best to get WB58 on the water by then. By coincidence, I'm restoring the Bulwarks and using the system you suggest on the forum, it certainly will make removing them much easier in the future.
Vipula De Silva
Username: Vipula_de_silva
Registered: 07-2011
Posted on Wednesday, April 04, 2012 - 07:23 am:
Hello Tim and Jane. Collette and I have also just move a WB to the Broads - WB64 Annie Elizabeth. Hopefully will see you on the water sometime.
David Cawston
Username: David_cawston
Registered: 03-2007
Posted on Wednesday, April 04, 2012 - 10:26 am:
We are still on for launching Markie on Friday morning from Swallowtail Boatyard getting there around 10.30am We will then be making our way to Horsey Mere and mooring up for the night at the staithe by the wind pump. Friday evening the Trail Sail Association will be meeting at The Nelson, Horsey for a quiz (plus food and drink of course)everyone welcome.
We would be delighted to see any WB owners, with or without boats
Tim Willey
Username: Tim_willey
Registered: 03-2012
Posted on Monday, April 09, 2012 - 08:15 pm:
Nice to hear from you Vipula, We'll look out for you on the Broads. Happy sailing.
Phil Shimmin
Username: Philshimmin
Registered: 11-2010
Posted on Monday, April 09, 2012 - 10:12 pm:
WB 100 travels down the M6 Saturday for the southern Broads season..Locks Inn here we come!Hope to meet up with other vessels.