Sailing to the best pubs in the South of England. Dave and Dave puzzle over a storm jib before heading to an old Lymington smugglers haunt. All About Heaven ...

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Dave's driving this my mate Dave I'm the

reluctant cautious slightly anxious

passenger we've got a big job today

we're looking forward to it not quite

the weather for it actually because it's

so good I but we're avender a drink

earlier in the week and Dave said to me

he said I'm not sure about store chips

tell them what you were telling what you

were thinking so we both got storm chips

they're not easy to put up I've got a

wraparound one you've got a hang time

but it hangs over your did you know if

you're out and you pick up to sort of

force five or six and you start reefing

and by the time you realize look we're

gonna need a storm jib

you've got me out on deck in a four six

maybe a four seven trying to get this

lemon thing

I'm not sure that's something you'd want

to do if you had full awareness of a

storm approaching through accurate

weather forecasting then you could

account for it but when forecast up

generally accurate so I could see how

many occasions you'd be on the front of

a of the boat trying it put up this

unmanageable thing sorting your sheets

out trying your sheets oh I'm getting

here just drop sorted out just wonder

whether it's practical so we and also we

rarely use them so we forget how they

work so we're gonna remind ourselves

today I think mine's quite easy really

we'll see I think mine was designed

properly carefully thought through and

well executed and it's quite easy to put

up from memory we did use it once Jim we

deliberately and rather foolishly you

might say went out in there

a gale that was gusting to force 10 him

just outside of Portsmouth Harbor and we

did it to tried the storm Jim and

actually on the Benneteau it

it worked remarkably well and it

surprised us both so that's what we're

up to today and easily we got a stormy

weather for we've got strongly weather

yeah what do these boats know that we

don't so here we are really want to go

down them whoops

drop off all the areas cushions back by

the way and

him but I want to show you how clean

he's got his ropes after being shaved

and named for the dirtiest ropes in the

marina I'll show you later

he spilled so many coffees cups of

coffees plus the coffee's ground grits

all in my bills over the years so much

of it so I bought these coffee bags

I like to vachs

fisherman's rest it's not a place you

got a video to Lymington best pub in

Limington apparently best reviews on

TripAdvisor it's called the fisherman's

rest are from our walk money told you

the compliments wouldn't last long

compliments would not last long and

they've gone already is a clue

beer tap that's okay so there's attack

it's probably been six or seven years

since we use this storm give it's a

wraparound sail so it folds around the

force day or the rolled Genoa the carry

bag clips onto the safety lines and you

hoist the sail out of the bag attach the

halyard to the head of the sail I use a

safety tether as a tax drop it's a

little too long so I'll probably get

something shorter made up you then

secure the sheets we just used one for

today I'd normally tie a bowline rather

than use a shackle

we missed it but this shackle and I

should have been connected so Dave

lowers the sail to reconnect

and then up she goes again

as we knew she sets well but I don't

think you'd relish doing this in a gale

up on the bow

we made a checklist and an order of

events so that we would spend as little

time at the vow as possible dropping the

sale was straightforward day me to the

forward cabin without too much trouble

so our plan today is to visit the

fisherman's arrest in Limington it's a

pub that's just a mile or so after a

turn well catch this strong westerly

tide in the morning

we're rubbish at this video stuff we

bought a lovely new microphone with a

sort of hairy wind must thingy but we

forgot to switch them icons and you've

got this overdub you need to be aware of

the shallow waters to the north of the

entrance of Lymington there's a

permanent reminder for those that like

cutting corners be aware of the two

Lymington to Yarmouth ferries they cross

regularly and they meet in the middle

there are a few problems with this entry

other than being aware that they

channeled shallows quite quickly if you

tend to stray outside there are a couple

of Linton's it posts to help you around

the bend

we'd normally like to stop at the 10 key

but due to time constraints and the

location of the pub we've dropped in at

the first of the two marinas Limington

Yacht Haven you can tail them on channel

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the fisherman's rest pub used to be

called grotton's cottage and it was

granted a liquor license in 1870 he was

another of Livington as many smugglers

halls one of the best rated pubs in the

area very friendly and very attentive

staff a big choice of fish along with

meat and veggie options we both opted

for the fish pie which didn't disappoint

you

you

so I'm absolutely stuffed realist

no reality that was the only light bike

for me each sake alright we had a plate

of halloumi chances of fish stick

halloumi cheese and we had this big fish

pie that big so and we just left the pub

on I'm absolutely stuffed and the first

thing is you're walking along wouldn't

it be nice so maybe we should do this

one day he's on the way home yeah as in

in a few minutes time we have champagne

on board yep with a cream cheese yeah we

could have we could water thus comes up

in your pathetic little oven nicely in

my Cool Runnings oven clotted cream

strawberry jam and we do it when the

time was just mulleted me against a

slowing us down for a nice sedate

longest journey back here would be ideal

yeah and then you wouldn't need any

dinner you're always worried about

cooking dinner yes cumberly

I suppose maybe I just thought we were

it more macho than that cream tea and

German scones a little bit bubbly on

board on our way home we would just

stuffed ourselves seems a bit odd

anyway perfectly durably yeah great

really good fish pie nice halloumi a big

fish choice if we'd gone there for

dinner you know some wonderful fish on

their specials board certainly were to

visit for dinner as well as lunch do you

um do you want to tell everybody about

the shocking disaster that of the

morning I did absolutely the loss the

big loss Oh seriously look my helping

with he stormed him he's got no idea no

pre-planning utter chaos anxiety reigns

and in the process of you're exactly

right you were nervous about taking the

thing I'm left with my best Hank he went

overboard how he lost all of his silk

handkerchiefs those honestly not a spare

on board anyway you can't have cream tea

and scones and jam on board without oh

this is so not David Attenborough I mean

hanky that Yuri washed that he's saving

the planet this stuff

I was lucky first of all you even had

kitchen roll on the boat honestly sorry

I brought it up

you might remember that Dave son Joel

died about 14 months ago and Dave's

written a book it's called all about

heaven

I think it's on its third reprint coming

a second so they've sold out the center

it's from like wildfire ready but we'll

send a link we'll put a link to it's a

good read all about heaven and what

happens when somebody dies so yeah and

also we're doing an evening about my

wife Jill and I an evening event called

all about heaven it will be part

conversational around the journey Jill

myself and the family went through and

also some of the content of the book and

it's the amazing snow cat the serum Hill

Center in serum Hill March the 5th at

7:30 you don't need tickets there's no

cost to attend we are expecting a pretty

packed auditorium so for parking sake

best to get there around 7:30 or a bit

earlier and we'll start at 7:45 so

you'll see a link on the leash or lazy

Jack's page to the details of that

evening an event and also a short video

that we did just explaining the content

of the book so you could check out if

it's something you'd like to come and be

part of

we'll put some links below one more

topic of discussion

our wives are Fairweather sailors yeah

and we keep saying we'll bring our wives

there we'll do this with that and of

course we might get one or two short

trips a year because of the weather and

the UK's not brilliant so how can you

get over that in this country I'm sure

we're not the only ones what can be

dangerous place your other high and more

give us your ideas folks what you think

has helped you or if you've got a little

idea what we've tended to do generalize

use Cool Runnings a little bit like a

summer cottage when it's not really nice

out on the sea will swing on the mooring

and we're in a lovely setting and then

we can take the tender back and forth

but she quite likes it if it's calm and

then choosing slack water is a good way

of dealing with that go over to Ireland

hard but war she loves Newtown Creek or

gist Arbor so those three places do feel

safe secure and very very happy plus we

fitted new lights Emily have you told

him about our new life yeah well I ever

seen something like search like that

more water yeah they are they snot

Poznan no but you just you got three

three touch four different lumen levels

yeah with my money he bought me the

first one and it was so bad I had to

take it out it was so bright I was

getting retina damaged so we've had to

replace that with slightly lower lower

Lubin versions so these are four hundred

lumens on max and that's about right

anyway decent light rosette yeah other

half on board yeah will form I didn't

like what you chose cuz it was too

bright right there so gave them my gray

when did the problems that Dave had is

that when he first took Jill out when he

goes

first boat years and years ago he went

out in a force seven or something and he

broached wildly and put the mast

virtually in the water yes for geo was

absolutely desperate distraught so she's

not enjoying it quite so much since then

Rachel hasn't been through such a nice

very excuse me

Rachel experienced worse and I'd like I

think ahead no no I I you had to lock

her up in the cabin in a bag with a

vomit ball for five hours the poor girl

where was it from there somewhere in in

the West Country

but don't you give up my problems you

tell them the truth

Rachel he's never come back for an

overnight she maybe she was a sick she

was why was she we didn't run the mast

in the water you didn't need to you were

rolling like a pig in mud weren't you

non-stop that's no good giggling and

pretending you're guilty it was serious

lesson judgments family or for you to

Helena

that's all it was a short of a shocking

swirl it was bad I agree and she should

have taken around in it but John thank

you I lost my phone on the same day

overboard I snuff fourth phone up lost

over those say I've never lost one and I

Buster my pad yeah I remember see I

found my eyes and Catherine stock in

London yeah he just leaves them I mean

oh boy we treat our phone with a bit of

dignity and respect then we will make

sure it's locked away he just puts it up

on the deck just leaves it there no

velcro nothing just leaves it lurking

and could see inevitable happens your

your son not trying to mine in last year

just it was Josh's fault not mine no it

was where you put in some ridiculous

bracket you bought at the Boat Show on

your binnacle compasses you know and

rarely smacked it and off it went again

another yeah another owner lost

than any way you have a cup of tea and

then head back

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