Note that the following photos are not the highest quality. This is due to both the rendering process and keeping the file sizes to a manageable level that won’t blow my internet connection or my service charges. If you want any of the individual photos then let me know and I can provide a high quality image (rather than a jpg file). Tony
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Exam Day with the Examiner, Alan , on the left. What a sincerely lovely chap as well.
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Woke up Next to D Dimbleby’s ‘Rocket – Neat
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Nick, another laid back instructor!
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Views from the Masthead (inc Vera’s Selfie)
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Fish n Chip Supper after Swotting in the pub.
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We’re Home After Circumnavigating Britain!
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Our Only Beach BBQ – on Herm
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Dinghy Repairs and Final Folding
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Hard at Study (of our Smart Phones) followed by supper
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Guernsey, Dartmouth, Salcombe Miscellaneous
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The RBE2014 Crew for the Final Leg
Allan, Vera, Tony, Tank, Neil
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Somewhere on RBE2014 I have dropped a ‘Message in a Bottle’ overboard. Let’s see where and when it turns up.
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Is that a See-E-Gull Tony?
(They just won’t let it rest, will they?)
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Jersey
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Alderney
Gannet Coloney
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Alum Bay and The Needles
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Chichester
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“Is that a ‘See-E-Gull’ , Tony?”
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Ramsgate and the White Cliffs of Dover .
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The Team with new starter, Vera, and instructor, Tank, surrounded by me and Neil.
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A Great Provisioning Center – at last.
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The Interlude View – no sea in sight!
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The Journey into London
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No pullover!
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Guess the caption?
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Lowestoft to Woolverstone, River Orwell
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The journey to Lowestoft and sunrise near the Wash – Mixed Gallery
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Whitby
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The sail from North Shields to Whitby
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Boy, did it rain! But what a difference a day makes?
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North Shields
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Amble
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Duncs is Back!
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Eyemouth
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RBE and Britannia
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For Moyna and Sam Toft
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Firth of Forth and The Bridge
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Arbroath Harbour, entrance and breakwater
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An obvious Hampshire exile?
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Sunrise en route to Arbroath, from Peterhead
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Peterhead Marina and Sunset
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The Harbour at Whitehills and our Entrance
(Kindly photographed by the HM himself)
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A selection of cloud formations which we are all studying. Look at them from both sides!
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Inverness Approaches and Marina
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Stromness. Ghost Town/Film Set?
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Wick Harbour and Headland
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Alastair Watson. Skipper.
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Didn’t Think Much of Wick?
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Scrabster Gallery
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The Most Excellent Kyle of Durness Beach and Dunes
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“Tony, Is that a See-E-Gull?”
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Loch Clash Anchorage
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Look at this Ma! A Well Coiled Warp.
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Plockton. Skye Road Bridge & Stornoway
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Gallery Selection. Isle of Muck and Loch Scavaig, Loch Corvuisk
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Gallery selection, Craobh – Oban – Tobermoroy journey
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Our new Skipper, Mr Mervin Down.
Yachtmaster Instructor, Sailing Fanatic, Rugby Fanatic, Lover of Guiness as well as Marmite AND Marmalade sandwiches.
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Me posing in the cockpit on one of the few sunny days in Scotland
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I have learnt how to use the iPhone panning feature. This is our saloon with Merv looking at the weather and Allan in his cabin entrance. 5th May.
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Tayvillich in Loch Sween. Delightful
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Voyage from Bangor to Ballycastle Marina. 3rd May
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Apparently I’ve opened a potato business near the cathedral.
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Caption Competition?
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Pleasant sun set in the fog and mist. Bound for Bangor, N.I.
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Fogbound en route to Banger
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Me, in the sun. Leaving Carlingford
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Leaving Carlingford on a bright, sunny morning
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Carlingford Marina, the bow of its cement ship and a cloudy snap of Carlingford Lough
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The only picture I took in Dublin. And then only because I liked the look of these beech tress. Blame the rain.
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Competitors setting off in the ISA Youth Championship
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What else would you drink, Eh?
A just reward for the long haul to Howth
Howth YC Marina, Harbour and Town, including old Abbey.
Me, with Allan, on our Watch while sailing to Dublin
Very Essential Supplies
En route to Dublin (Howth) in 18kt winds. Lovely sailing.
Arklow Shower Block 22nd April
(Don’t be deceived as inside was very good)
Arklow Marina and Surrounds
Happy Easter
Happy Easter and a big Thank You to BW, Ted and Bob for this egg. Appropriately shared with the crew.
Isles of Scilly, including a fantastic sunset.
From Newlyn to Isles of Scilly. Goodbye Newlyn
Duncs & Neil 17th April. Neil (below) taking a very relaxed off-Watch position
Duncs with his Sheppards Pie with ‘RBE’ forked into the potato.
April 17th Selfies. On ‘Watch’ and Preparing Fish Supper in Newlyn (What else?)
My study.
The River Yealm and piloting out of it on morning of 15th April
A selection of views of Dartmouth on 14th April
A selection of shots on leaving Brixham on route to Dartmouth at the REAL start of RBE2014
Brixham to Dartmouth
A few parting shots of Brixham
Fellow Survivees
About to become a survivee myself
…and there we are. One ‘righted’ liferaft
Tank ‘righting’ the liferaft
Tank on the upturned liferaft
Me floating around after jumping off diving board
Demo of automatic life jacket
CPR practice. Some effort required here… (First Aid Day 10th April)
The day is over. Sunset at Brixham 8Apr
Allan and Neill relaxing outside Paignton
Part 2 and it was cold…
Me taking the helm on Nashira for the first time
One of our instructors. “Tank” aka Symon.
Our boat for the day…
VHF Instruction today at SWMT HQ
My new quarters – forward starboard – showing tidy and neat sleeping bag et al.
The Round Britain Experience yacht. My new home for the next 3months or so.
Packed and Ready to Go Photographer – Tim Middleton
Family send off.. Moyna (with Mabel) , India and Edward. Photographer- Tim Middleton
A day out at Chichester. No wind!
What a wonderful travelogue Tony et al !