Nov. 6, 2006 - berthing

Really not sure what to do with berthing arrangements.... with Magna Carter gone, we are reviewing our options.... we're paid up in the marina until end of December, and have our name down on the waiting lists at two other marina's, SYH and Shotley..... however, very little movement on the house sale yet, with only one viewer, and therefore I strongly suspect that we'll be into the spring before we have even the slightest chance of buying the new boat...... so what do I do...

Sods law says that a berth will come up at one of the new marinas, but we won't be ready to put a new boat in there.....

Our current thinking is to end the berth in Ipswich, and keep on the lists at SYH and Shotley, and then if we have to, we'll go onto a buoy for a season if no marina berths can be found at the right time...

A friend reckons we'll get a buoy at Burnham if needed, but we'll need to find somewhere for winter storage as the cranes aren't big enough for a 411 (assuming thats what we end up with....)

All very complicated!

Still, the positive element is that i'm not currently paying a marina mortgage, so thats £200 a month better off, and if I cancel the marina, that'll be another £240 a month better off... all going towards lots of new goodies for the new boat....!