Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip

Subject: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: Raggytash
Date: 09 Apr 10 - 07:16 AM

Hi All

I have spoken to Brian Clarkson, Skipper/Owner of the Esk Belle and "chartered" the boat for the now annual trip to Staithes during Folk Week. We are to sail to Staithes (weather permitting) on Tuesday 24th August, boarding at 3.30, sailing at 3.45. We should arrive in Staithes at about 5pm for an hour ashore, return sailing leaving Staithes at 6pm arriving Whitby about 7pm. Singing and playing all the way, and hopefully raising a bob or two for the Runswick Bay Rescue Boat. As always tickets are limited to a maximum of 80 so the earlier you put your name down the better.
Cheers

Raggy

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: The Smiler
Date: 09 Apr 10 - 07:26 AM

And the cost Raggy?

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: Raggytash
Date: 09 Apr 10 - 07:34 AM

Last year it was £10, don't think it will alter from that this year

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: The Smiler
Date: 09 Apr 10 - 08:18 AM

OK might have some people who would be interested. Will get info to you, if so.

Are you planning to charge a £1 to use the toilet, like Ryanair :-)

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: Raggytash
Date: 09 Apr 10 - 08:56 AM

Great idea, I'll put it to the skipper, every £1 going to the rescue boat, though knowing most of the folkies they'll just pee over the side, and thats just the ladies !

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: Tig
Date: 09 Apr 10 - 10:19 AM

Save me 4 tickets please Raggy.

You will need every £1 you have when you are mugged for the raffle and to stop you been thrown overboard by the pirates. I noticed an increase in their number last year and am certain they are plotting....

Remember this year we are trying for a new boat as well as the running cost and new equipment.

Hugs
xxx

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: Raggytash
Date: 03 May 10 - 12:52 AM

Thought it may be time to refresh this

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: Wheatman
Date: 03 May 10 - 02:23 AM

Making my first trip to Whitby this year since the 2nd festival. I like the idea of the Boat trip, sign me up to two tickets. Where do we board?

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: Raggytash
Date: 03 May 10 - 03:18 AM

Wheatman the boat leaves from the Old Brewery Steps, you can see them from the bridge in the centre of town, nearer the time I'll make sure we can meet up before sailing so you can get the tickets, however it only goes if the weather is suitable.

Cheers

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: GUEST
Date: 22 May 10 - 03:34 AM

refresh

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: Arthur_itus
Date: 22 May 10 - 10:24 AM

Just listening to this song and thought how appropriate it was for this thread.

Fisher Lad Of Whitby

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: Susan of DT
Date: 22 May 10 - 08:34 PM

Where are the old brewery steps? Which side of the river? Near the ocean end or the inland end? We are very likely interested.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: GUEST
Date: 23 May 10 - 02:04 AM

Hi Susan

The Brewery steps are on the west side of town, about a 100 yards from the swing bridge, if you have noticed, on your visits to Whitby, the big yellow tourist boat that takes people for trip around the bay, well thats the Esk Belle.

Cheers

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: gnomad
Date: 23 May 10 - 08:45 AM

If you stand on the swing bridge (seaward side) and look down the harbour you will see Brewery Steps & the boarding pontoon about 100 yards away on the left-hand side of the harbour. The lifeboat station is directly across the harbour from the boarding point, and makes a good reference point if the Belle is not at home when you look.

Whitby Coastal Cruises website is currently being redesigned so is not very informative today, but it has had a decent map in its previous incarnations, so I expect it will shortly do so again. There is at least a picture of the boat, so those who don't know it will know which vessel they are looking for.

I'm not expecting to work that day, but plans change regularly, so I may or may not be with you all, hope you get the right weather and have a great time.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: Jack Campin
Date: 30 May 10 - 06:41 PM

Put me down for two tickets.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: GUEST,Tig
Date: 28 Jun 10 - 11:12 AM

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: GUEST
Date: 01 Jul 10 - 12:54 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: My guru always said
Date: 01 Jul 10 - 01:08 PM

Are there any tickets left? If so, could we reserve 2 please???
Hil

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: Soldier boy
Date: 01 Jul 10 - 08:53 PM

Does that include Max, My guru always said?

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: My guru always said
Date: 02 Jul 10 - 04:02 AM

Chris, without seeing the program I'm not sure about Max, I'm consulting!!   Richard & I definitely want to join the fundraiser though!!!

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: Susan of DT
Date: 02 Jul 10 - 12:23 PM

Have you saved us a pair? I was not quite definite in my statement above. We do want to come.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: Raggytash
Date: 03 Jul 10 - 02:14 AM

My Guru/Susan

tickets are earmarked for all four with another pending for Max

cheers

raggy

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: Raggytash
Date: 08 Jul 10 - 09:57 AM

Hi All,

tickets for the trip to Staithes aboard the Esk Belle are rapidly being allocated, as I previously mentioned we are limited to 80 people aboard, so if you do fancy a trip, reserving a ticket is highly recommended.

Cheers

Nick

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: My guru always said
Date: 22 Jul 10 - 05:17 AM

Oh, I am Sooooo looking forward to this! Do people bring raffle prizes?

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: Raggytash
Date: 22 Jul 10 - 05:38 AM

Hi
Any donation of prizes would be wonderful

thanks

Nick

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: Wheatman
Date: 23 Jul 10 - 04:16 AM

Just got back from Rothbury, this could be THE event of the festival for me. Do I have to learn some sea songs?

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: Raggytash
Date: 23 Jul 10 - 09:11 AM

Although nothing is compulsory I think songs of the sea would be most apt, be they shanties or songs of fishing and trawling or any other maritime activity. Fortunately there is a bar on board so we can wet our whistles

cheers

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: Mick Tems
Date: 23 Jul 10 - 10:02 AM

Dawnswyr Aberesc (translated, that's the Welsh Dancers from the mouth of the Esk!) have got a day off on Tuesday, so please put us down.

Mick Tems and Olly Price

PS: I notice Jack's requested two tickets - how are you, Jack? For easy recognition: I'll be wearing my Connemara cap and Olly will be wearing her spectacles!

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: brid widder
Date: 23 Jul 10 - 07:25 PM

Any room for a little one?

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: Jack Campin
Date: 23 Jul 10 - 08:21 PM

I don't actually know what a Connemara cap looks like - I will probably be wearing a non-tartan kilt and a very strange shirt. I look very much like the pictures on my website.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: Mick Tems
Date: 24 Jul 10 - 08:41 AM

Whoops, sorry - I meant my Donegal cap, but I was in rush to go out so the error went unnoticed. It's a tweed cap, with black, red, blue, grey and brown devided into eight colours. I brought it at Quills' chain of shops in Glengariff, County Cork, this year, when we made our annual pilgrimage to The Gathering traditional festival. My stick makes me easy to spot!

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: Red and White Rabbit
Date: 25 Jul 10 - 05:26 AM

as per usual working at this time Raggy but sing a song and have a pint for me

Hope you raise lots of cash

Sue

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: gnomad
Date: 25 Jul 10 - 01:25 PM

Following my post of May 23rd I see the WCC website is still being updated, and no map showing yet so here is a link to a Google map. If you zoom into the harbour area just above the bridge you can see a little wiggle in the road just below where it says "The Dracula Experience", that is where you are heading.

Right now the bridge is broken in the "open to river traffic, but not to vehicles or pedestrians" position, and has been so for 5 days. We have no indication when repairs will be completed, but Folk Week plus Regatta without a bridge is too horrid to be contemplated.

So good thoughts please for the engineers, I'll advise further developments as they occur.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: Susan of DT
Date: 25 Jul 10 - 02:20 PM

Thank you. I thought someone said it was on the abbey side of the river. That will definitely help if the bridge is still out. We will be coming from the ballad session at the Conservative Club that ends at 3 pm, which would be exciting to get there by 3:30 if the bridge were out.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: Malc Bedworth
Date: 28 Jul 10 - 06:21 PM

Hi Raggytash,
Can you put us down for three please - ta very much!

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: Noreen
Date: 29 Jul 10 - 01:50 PM

And one for me, pretty please, Nick!

Never sailed to Staithes, but spent 2 weeks there with the school, when I was 9 or 10 (not that long ago, then!)

N

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: Amos
Date: 29 Jul 10 - 02:23 PM

Ballad of the Esk Belle

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: Noreen
Date: 30 Jul 10 - 07:46 PM

Hey- good song, Amos!

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: brid widder
Date: 01 Aug 10 - 05:19 PM

How are the bookings going Nick...am I on?

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: Raggytash
Date: 02 Aug 10 - 04:14 AM

Hi Janet, yes you are booked on, not many places left now, what about Stuart?

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: Raggytash
Date: 02 Aug 10 - 10:30 AM

Just in case no one has picked up from other threads, the bridge is now working again, so no problems getting across river, apart from the usual ones of too many pedestrians and too much traffic!
(Wombat using Raggtash's cookie)

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: Cats
Date: 02 Aug 10 - 05:57 PM

Is there still one ticket left? If so, pretty please.. and I promise not to be too sea sick!

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: mandomad
Date: 04 Aug 10 - 05:34 AM

Just to confirm our verbal booking with Christine, we'd love to join the crew,          mandomad and Jingle
P.s. Are we taking instruments, Nick?

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: GUEST,old git
Date: 04 Aug 10 - 07:15 AM

Nick/Chris
Haven't asked Jim yet..but I'm sure he'll be up for it..so can you put us down for 2 tickets please.
geoof t

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: brid widder
Date: 04 Aug 10 - 10:47 AM

Ta Nick... Stewart has a pub to run so sadly won't be joining us until later in the week...hopefully for thursday at least...thats his birthday!

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: GUEST,Tig
Date: 04 Aug 10 - 07:13 PM

Was talking to Raggytash tonight. Seems the trip is well and truly going to be FULL.

Be kind to him. If you are a singer and prepared to have a go let him know (preferably on here or in advance) He can't be expected to remember everything from year to year and doesn't want to miss anyone who is brave enough.

And NO he hasn't bribed me to put this on instead of singing ;-0

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: Noreen
Date: 04 Aug 10 - 07:40 PM

I'm happy to sing if I have got a place.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: Raggytash
Date: 05 Aug 10 - 07:05 AM

Sorry folks, all tickets are now allocated, it may be that some people do not turn up on the day, it has happened before so we may be able to get a few people on at the last minute. Thank you for all your support

cheers

raggytash

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: GUEST,old git
Date: 05 Aug 10 - 11:26 AM

did Jim and I make it in time???
geoff

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Boat Staithes Trip
From: GUEST,Tig
Date: 05 Aug 10 - 06:15 PM

Sorry, didn't I make it clear, I meant those of us who already had reserved tickets!

That way Raggy has a list of who to erm.... persuade(?) before starting on reluctant ones.

Not long now :-)))