Hi Kelvin,
Had you managed to be at our meeting last night; we knew the new ferries were due to start today.........the others are going to Denmark for breaking - one is currently at Husbands at Marchwood, other two laid up at Lymington. Ahhhhh... their safety certs. run out in a couple of weeks so Wight Link had Hobson's choice but to start the new ones.
The local yachties and greenies are still all up in arms (see Radio Solent, BBS South etc) - possible damage to salt flats and gin palaces !!!! It seems the passengers are all for the change though.
p.s you missed the fun at Fawley today..........Italian driving, it seems.......bump your way to the berth - and now a chance of a tanker at 101 berth for damage assessment.
p.p.s. the show last night was golden nostalgia - all slides from 1960 - 1970..................next month it's me, giving the first part of my Polish Shipbuilding history.
Allan