Business with Pleasure East Cowes 19th-21st July 2013

Classic Polished Anchor Shot

Dean & Reddyhoff booked me to do some new pictures of there Haslar and East Cowes Marinas so off we went for a couple of days with Honor to supply the necessary images here are just a few....... 

Business with Pleasure ...more please!

Happy Customer Pic

General Basin Shot

Monaco Shot 1

Well its got to be in here some where!

Moody...Dusk Shot

Filler pic French Lavender on dock

Monaco 2

Monaco 3

Drama shot

Glamours Client Shot

Henri Lloyd Catalogue shot

Sun Glorious Sun, Cowes 7th July 2013

We have been basking in several weeks of continued sun...something a kin to summer, I had forgotten what that looked like.  We had Jude with us for the weekend following the fishing trip and Fisherman's BBQ...that was a boozy session!  Decided to take Zena's Parents to the IOW so we picked them up at the Hayling Ferry Pontoon and went to Cowes for the day, dropping them back to Sparkes Marina Hayling late Sunday Night. The Weather was outstanding and the sea flat calm F0 (No wind) superb cruising conditions and lovely day.

Zena and her Mum Paula

GP at East Cowes

Great Grand Parents with Jude

Zena trying to catch crabs

Tony & Paula enjoying time on the boat

Tony dipping his toes in with ... socks on!

Paula looking Posh!

Spakes Marina Entrance at Sunset

Gt G Dad with Jude

Nannys Boy!

Jude's First Junior Fishing Competition at the ECA 6th July 2013

Jude & Ben given the Mackerel a Kiss

Mine can eat yours...

Jude lands the first fish of the day

Jude driving the 'Louiejay' fishing boat

Jamie helping Jude drive out the harbour

Jude pleased after catching 14 Mackerel 

Bembridge IOW Weekend 7th-9th June

The fabulous weather just keeps on coming.....

Nelson & Seaward Boat Rallies

Saturday the weather was even hotter

Zee & I went for an 8 mile walk!

Bembridge Lobster Hut...GP is in the distance

Windmill outside bembridge

Zena with fluffy top 

Zena taking a break on our hike, having lost fluffy top

My new beach house......its like something from the movies

RNLI Station Bembridge

RNLI Station

Bembridge Lifeboat

Impressive Lifeboat

Still standing only 2 miles togo

Zee chilling on our return

Zena & I took advantage of the great weather we've been having with a long weekend to Bembridge on the IOW, its only 8 NM from Langstone so we thought we would nip over and chill out.

On our return the one thing you dread at sea a technical problem, the boat would not get on plane, so we had to limp across at 7 knots in a lumpy sea F5/wind over tide...not pleasant!

Turns out the hub in the prop had gone faulty, after a few days I had it repaired and were all ready to go again, only problem is its now raining, thought it was to good to last.

Our New Home in Langstone Harbour 31st May 2013

We finally got onto our new "permanent berth A5" at The ECA Pontoons in Langstone Harbour, and we were greeted with a distinct improvement in the weather on the day....its almost summer. Its so much more rural and unspoilt than Port Solent, and no more long trawls done Portsmouth Harbour...we are out in open water in 5 minutes from here.

New Home a lot more tranquil than Port Solent

Berth A5 Our New Home for Greek Princess

In to our new mooring, bags of space

Sunset at Langstone....glorious darling!

What a start to our new home

Greek Princess is now all ours! - May 28th 2013

We now own 2.5 tons of GRP ..... all bought and paid for!




ECA Langstone Harbour - Our New Home - 25th May 2013

 

After 4 years at Port Solent we decided to take advantage of the ECA's very reasonably priced moorings, which are tidal....this means GP sits on the ground when the tides out...scary!

So its a start to new cruising grounds and no waiting around for lock gates .... Bliss!

Just need some water now!

We are on A17 until Friday then we move to our permanent home on A5 stand by for new pictures

GP hidden by a Grand Banks on temp A17 berth

ECA Moorings with the tide out

East Cowes Whitsun Bank Holiday 24th & 25th May 2013

Greek Princess in East Cowes this weekend

The Crew

Zena & Honor on board in East Cowes

The Gang

Smarten up crew

Glorious weather this weekend

We made for the IOW with the Grand Kids to enjoy the glorious Holiday weather, leaving Port Solent as our home port for the last time, when we return to the mainland were heading to our new home at the Eastney Cruising Association moorings in Langstone Harbour.

6th May Bank Holiday Monday

Its sunny and warm at last





See how many boats were out, not very often its this clear




Glorious day at Port Solent

Fabulous weekend, unfortunately we were both busy working, it was the hottest day of the year today with temperatures in the twenties.

 

Zee working today so I took the opportunity to clean the boat and took in some rays at the same time.