Sunday Feb 15 - Outing to a New Pub

[Chris Partridge]

Open rowing is not happening on Sunday because of the adverse tides, so I propose a lunchtime outing to investigate The Ship Inn, Itchenor. It's not a particularly picturesque pub but it does a wide range of local beers and serves food.
The forecast according to XCWeather is for positive temperatures, some sun, easterly breezes. Shame to waste it, really.
This is a reasonably beefy row at eight miles each way, but because low water is at 13.44 we should be able to time it to get the ebb on the way down to the harbour mouth, slack water up to Itchenor, slack on the way back to the harbour mouth and pick up the first of the flood on the way up.
So here's the plan:
10.30 Meet at the Mill, load boat(s) on trailer(s). Tow round to Northney.
11.00 Launch at North Slip. Casually inform gig rowers what fun they are missing.
12.30 Arrive Itchenor.
BEER
13.30 Leave Itchenor.
15.00 Return Northney, recover boat(s).
15.30 Return boat(s) to boat park.
All timings are approximate.
Anyone interested?

[Teri]

errr.............. Chris, would that be Sunday the 15th ?????    if so- yes please!! ...... and where is Itchenor anyway??

[Chris Partridge]

Err...yes. Sorry about that. Corrected.

[Les Goodall]

Yes please
....Les....🚣 🍺 🍰.....

[Andrew B]

yes please Chris

[douglassmith]

  Chris

 following todays entertaining row, i would like to join sundays Itchenor outing. Galley trumps gig on this     occasion.

  douglas

[marilyn Rogers]

yes please Chris, does that make six of us ? Marilyn.

[sue martin]

looks like  into a reserve situation, so if anyone drops out, yes please Chris. Sue.

[Chris Partridge]

Hi all - we now have one crew plus a reserve....we can take a second boat if enough people want to come so if you are interested post here!

[Chris Partridge]

OK so the crew for the Itchenor row is:
Teri
Les
Andrew
Douglas
Marilyn
Me.

Sorry Sue - next time perhaps.
See you all at 10.30!

[Andrew B]

I'll be there Chris - 10:30 mill side. Thanks

[Teri]

Cracking row today Chris - many thank yous for organising it!

[Chris Partridge]

It was a corker - weather superb, following tide, beer excellent, great company.

[Andrew B]

Great row thanks all and in particular Chris.

My official piece of string set on the Admiralty Chart says that was 6.5 miles each way.