The first Royal Forth 3 Island Rib Rally took place on Sunday 23rd August. The forecast of rain all day and wind strengths reaching force 7 made a few boats have second thoughts. However three Ribs were there on the pontoon ready to go and take up the challenge. Unfortunately due to an unhealthy mix of lack of dredging and the lowest tide of the year (0.1metre) one of the Ribs never made it from the pontoon. She sat there on her own private mud bank looking splendid surveying the mudflats and the clubhouse in the distance. The other two Ribs left the harbour at 10.00 hrs and headed out into the drizzle only for the club Rib to stage its own go slow. The engine lost all top end power and simply refused to propel the Rib onto a plane. Fuel tanks were changed, oil inspected, engine cover removed but the lack of power persisted. So it was deemed prudent to return to Granton, all of half a mile away, and restart the Rally with the one remaining Rib!
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Royal Forth 3 Island RIB Rally
Aug24
2010
Written by kendougall
2010
Written by kendougall
Pemva’s return to Granton
Aug24
2010
Written by kendougall
2010
Written by kendougall
Pemva’s Return to Granton
It was Saturday 21st August 2010 at 09.45hrs and the crew of 6 assembled in the main concourse of Waverly station. We boarded the 10.05hrs train to Alnmouth a journey of one hour. We monitored the sea state as we sped down the coast knowing for every mile we sped south by train we would sail back over the next two days. A large taxi was waiting to take us straight to Amble Marina where Pemva was moored following her 8 month refit. Nick Spurr’s Amble Boat Company was next door and we went to see Nick to get the keys and to sample some of his ice cream. Nick had turned his chandlery into an ice cream parlour called Spurreli’s which was due to open in four days time. We all tucked into a variety of exotic ice creams wished him well with his venture and headed for Pemva.