Chasing Ships in the River Thames......


Took these shots before all the wind and rain hit the UK.     Winter is now officially here I believe.





Taken with Mini 3 Pro.

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DAFlys Posted at 10-21 05:42
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Wow, what a fantastic series of shots DA.    #7 is my favorite.  Glad you got these in before the bad weather hit.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-21 05:48
Wow, what a fantastic series of shots DA.    #7 is my favorite.  Glad you got these in before the bad weather hit.

And you can see Alan's cousin on the back.

Looks surprisingly fast.

A great sequence of shots David.  A lovely day for it, too.  #7 is my favourite too, just like RDB.

DAFlys Posted at 10-21 05:54
And you can see Alan's cousin on the back.

On second look you sure can.  

Blériot53 Posted at 10-21 07:52
A great sequence of shots David.  A lovely day for it, too.  #7 is my favourite too, just like RDB.

Post 7 or image 7?   The latter I thought was a bit dark

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-21 07:57
On second look you sure can.

Thats a little joke the owner of Alan keeps making,    Hes back at the local boat yard where he launched Alan to use a workshop there for some secret things so I'll be on the lookout for what he's up to.  

Blériot53 Posted at 10-21 07:52
A great sequence of shots David.  A lovely day for it, too.  #7 is my favourite too, just like RDB.

Ah yes I lost count. Picture No 6 actually.

DAFlys Posted at 10-21 23:09
Thats a little joke the owner of Alan keeps making,    Hes back at the local boat yard where he launched Alan to use a workshop there for some secret things so I'll be on the lookout for what he's up to.

It will be interesting to see what he is up to.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-22 06:57
It will be interesting to see what he is up to.

He teased sparks and bangs in the last video and even used a little bit of the footage I sent him of Alan being helped onto the pontoon.  

DAFlys Posted at 10-22 07:03
He teased sparks and bangs in the last video and even used a little bit of the footage I sent him of Alan being helped onto the pontoon.

   

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-22 07:41

Flew there this morning and saw Emmz was missing,   on the way back I was chatting to someone who thinks it blew a head gasket and wrecked one of the engines, so he's sold it and bought another boat.   Soon to be Emmz2 he joked (I think)

DAFlys Posted at 10-23 00:56
Flew there this morning and saw Emmz was missing,   on the way back I was chatting to someone who thinks it blew a head gasket and wrecked one of the engines, so he's sold it and bought another boat.   Soon to be Emmz2 he joked (I think)

Sad to hear about Lady Emmz.  Not sure why he didn't just replace the engine and keep her.  Oh well, takes all kinds.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-23 04:51
Sad to hear about Lady Emmz.  Not sure why he didn't just replace the engine and keep her.  Oh well, takes all kinds.

Im not sure either,  just heard the information 3rd hand,    the new boat is no longer a catamaran and white a bit smaller I would say.    Oh well watch this space as they say.

DAFlys Posted at 10-23 04:56
Im not sure either,  just heard the information 3rd hand,    the new boat is no longer a catamaran and white a bit smaller I would say.    Oh well watch this space as they say.

I'll keep an eye out for when you capture Lady Emmz2.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-23 05:19
I'll keep an eye out for when you capture Lady Emmz2.

For a sneak peek -

DAFlys Posted at 10-23 05:21
For a sneak peek -

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Yeah not a catamaran this time around for Lady Emmz2.

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-23 06:04
Yeah not a catamaran this time around for Lady Emmz2.

From the website it looks like he might be pushing for increasing the fishing trips with this boat,   it will be interesting to see if he still does the cremation runs.  

DAFlys Posted at 10-23 21:31
From the website it looks like he might be pushing for increasing the fishing trips with this boat,   it will be interesting to see if he still does the cremation runs.

I'm betting he makes good money off the fishing trips.  Although when you factor in the cost of fuel, routine maintenance items and his time, he may not be getting rich off of it.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-24 09:21
I'm betting he makes good money off the fishing trips.  Although when you factor in the cost of fuel, routine maintenance items and his time, he may not be getting rich off of it.

Last I saw he was charging £50 a head with a minimum of 6 people.    The new boat has space for more people I think.  

DAFlys Posted at 10-24 22:41
Last I saw he was charging £50 a head with a minimum of 6 people.    The new boat has space for more people I think.

That sounds like a fair price considering his fuel costs, etc.  Of course the more he can get onboard the better he makes out.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-25 10:00
That sounds like a fair price considering his fuel costs, etc.  Of course the more he can get onboard the better he makes out.

I think thats part of the new boat has more deck space for exactly that,  he's already pushing for new bookings on his Facebook.

DAFlys Posted at 10-25 22:20
I think thats part of the new boat has more deck space for exactly that,  he's already pushing for new bookings on his Facebook.

No doubt he has lesson learned from operating Lady Emmz1.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-26 13:08
No doubt he has lesson learned from operating Lady Emmz1.

I drove past there this morning as the tide was coming in and noticed the new Flyfish boat has now left,  gutted I missed that.

DAFlys Posted at 10-27 03:54
I drove past there this morning as the tide was coming in and noticed the new Flyfish boat has now left,  gutted I missed that.

Dang, missed that opportunity for sure.  Oh well, you can't capture everything.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-27 06:19
Dang, missed that opportunity for sure.  Oh well, you can't capture everything.

Ive also discovered the other boats that Id seen launched have had their names changed.

DAFlys Posted at 10-28 00:15
Ive also discovered the other boats that Id seen launched have had their names changed.

That's kind of unusual to see many boats getting their name changed.  Here it would be too paper work and time intensive to change names but a few still do.

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-28 07:21
That's kind of unusual to see many boats getting their name changed.  Here it would be too paper work and time intensive to change names but a few still do.

No idea whats involved here,  but one thing I have noticed is how names dont need to be unique,  and Im sure that used to be a requirement.  

DAFlys Posted at 10-28 23:40
No idea whats involved here,  but one thing I have noticed is how names dont need to be unique,  and Im sure that used to be a requirement.

I believe it was anything goes here several years back but now it seems there have added several restrictions.  

Very nice captures!

Montfrooij Posted at 12-6 11:33
Very nice captures!

thanks Monty.  

DAFlys Posted at 12-6 23:40
thanks Monty.

You're welcome!