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Mersey River Festival 2005
Saturday/Sunday 11th/12th June 2005
Compiled by Michael Swarbrick
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Michael
Swarbrick unless stated otherwise
Toggenberg
and Pebbles were already there having sailed down on the 31st May.
Strider and Hound Dog were making their way to Liverpool
from Ramsey.
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Michael
Swarbrick unless stated otherwise
Nyoka leading Lady J out of the dock on their way to Liverpool
on Monday 6th June.
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Aegis following Nyoka & Lady J.
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Curlew, leaving her mooring, tucking in behind.
Salty Fiddler bringing up the rear
Lady J & Curlew seen from Salty Fiddler
Photo by Irene Riley
Curlew leading Aegis
Photo by Irene Riley
Albert Dock
Photo by Irene Riley
The Glasson Fleet in Albert Dock
Photo by Irene Riley
Aegis
Photo by Irene Riley
Nyoka flying her cruising shute
Photo by Irene Riley
The Liverpool - Dublin ferry in the Mersey
Photo by Irene Riley
The Glasson Fleet and many others leaving Liverpool on Saturday morning 18th June.
Brian commented "As you can see, there was more sail on the Mersey than the previous week's "Parade of Sail"!
Photo by Brian Kerry
Hound Dog
Photo by Brian Kerry
Rice Pudding on the way home
Photo by Brian Kerry
Aegis in the Doldrums
Photo by Brian Kerry
Pebbles, the first boat to reach the club, Jeff coping single-handed.
Jeff used the chart & GPS positons that they surveyed last year, from the Website, finding them all the same except the 'temporary' orange buoy
As you can see from the bank in thebackground it's very early, about 2 hours before High Water.
Jeff sorting out Pebbles' warps.
Pebbles approaching
the jetty.
Jeff & Peter securing
Pebbles' to the jetty.
Jeff & Peter close up on the jetty.
Pebbles' on her way up the slipway
Pebbles' approaching the top of the slipway.
Salty Fiddler was next to arrive.
Salty Fiddler Waiting for Pebbles' to clear the jetty.
Salty Fiddler at the jetty.
Who's this hansom sailor watching the boats arrive?
Salty Fiddler Waiting for her trailer.
Peter bringing Salty
Fiddler's trailer .
Is Irene wiping her brow or 'instructing' the helpers?
John watching the proceedings, eager to help
Salty Fiddler manoeuvering on to he trailer.
Salty Fiddler getting plenty of help.
Salty Fiddler - oops same picture.
Audrey on the jetty looking out for Kerry Girl.
Salty Fiddler on her way up the slipway.
Rice Pudding arriving.
Aegis back safe and sound - Lyn enjoyed the sailing.
John and Tony, Albet, helping out.
Strider arriving. Meanwhile Rice Pudding is attached to the jetty lying upstream
Norman's getting the other tractor ready to get his trailer to pull Rice Pudding out
The stragglers, behind the ones on the right (put the two pictures together to get a panoramic view)
The leading stragglers
Millbank leading the massed remaining boats
Curlew heading for her mooring on the far shore
Heron looking
for a space alongside the jetty to come out
Peter holding Heron against the tide waiting for his turn
Who's this?
Rice Pudding on her way up the slip
Kerry Girl ariving at last to come alongside the east side of the jetty with Danny readt to throw the warps.
Geoff keeping an eye on the proceedings
Who's this?
Nyoka waiting to go into the dock
Hound Dog peeping out from behind Lady J
Lady J returning, hiding Hound Dog but Wilf's visible
Bruin, is this Claus' boat?
What's that orange
boat doing amongst the fleet?
It was Fingal, they'd been out in the bay for the day.
Peter working hard for the Club, as usual, driving the blue tractor
Heron acoming alongside at last.
No!
Jeff's just holding his shorts out of the water while he helps to get Heron on her trailer.
Stuart Brown beginning to sing and play when all were gathered in.
should have been the Bay Race today but everyone was coming back from Liverpool
Michael & Jaja tired out in the clubhouse
Photo by David Holden