Court Short

Wonderful to fly the Chute in all her Regimental glory!  Drifted around the Channel until time to enter Middle Hope Cove off Sandy Point for the night.

Ocean Rainbow raised funds for James' charity - The Jessies May Trust.  We took 4 solicitors on a tour of the Avonmouth Riviera - we started in fine weather but then along came the rain ...  spirits were not dampened and the invitation to cut short the trip and head back into port was cheerfully […]

Ocean Rainbow helped to raise funds for the Jessie May Trust , as on this occasion Nigel Peek of N3 Graphics, his son and friend were rewarded with a trip around the Avonmouth Riviera, for picking the winning ticket in the Business Network South West charity raffle.  A sunny evening with little wind but really […]

Bill and Libbie Crossman, Steve and Rachel Hughes and  Mutt all set off for Cardiff to experience the barrage.  Tied up alongside Mermaid Quay for a couple of hours and then returned home to Portishead.

Humphrey in charge of the trip down Channel.  Spent the weekend in Cardiff and returned to Portishead on Sunday 7th.   An idle weekend to say the least!

Rog and Olga came on board for dinner.   Can't believe it's taken this long to arrange a date but, as they say, better late than never.

Took Verity and  Edward up to St Pierre to experience the Robinson Crusoe adventure.   Beautiful weather and  a wonderful way to introduce Verity to sailing with the Short family!

Ocean Rainbow in fundraising mode for Jessie May and despite the miserable wet weather, the 5 lawyers from Wards decided to press on and venture forth into the  Channel for their Riviera trip.   They were good company and came home beaming from ear to ear.

Saw John Champion in the marina and invited him out for a sail ... great day drifting in the Channel, lunch on board AND he helped fix the Mikuni heater!

5th July Took Ocean Rainbow up to Pill and put her on the Grid to replace the sacrificial anode.   She stood rock steady despite the youths of Pill removing her restraining lines and throwing mud clods into her cockpit!   Definitely glad we no longer have a fin keel!