Well wouldn’t you just know it after several days in the tent at Brighton marina boat yard and some nice cold but dry weather the day we have to stand outside for the re-launch of Grey Viking the heavens opened and the wind blew, not unlike the day we took her out of the water […]
Brighton Charter Fishing - News from Grey Viking II
In this section of our blog you will find the latest company news from Ray Burn, owner of Brighton Charter Fishing Ltd and Skipper of Grey Viking II.
Posts include information on special offers and prices, additions to the website and anything else that might be of interest to our customers and readers.
Annual Maintenance – The end is in sight
It’s been a couple of days since I last updated you with what’s been happening so here is a brief summary of what’s been going on. We were hoping to get back in the water Tuesday or Wednesday but the wiring of all the new electronics has taken longer than we thought it would. This […]
Annual Maintenance Days 4 and 5
Despite the changes that are happening with the boat the one thing that hasn’t changed is the weather. It is still freezing cold and taking some of the pleasure out of the work. But the work must go on so what’s been going on the last couple of days? Yesterday saw Steve B join us […]
Annual Maintenance – Day 4
Well we missed the snow that was forecast for last night so there was no excuse not to set off for the boat yard for another few hours of pain. We had sat last night and made a list of the jobs we wanted to get done today but once on site the list went […]
Annual Maintenance – Day 3
Ok so the first thing to get on with today is finishing off the propellers and rudders then that’s one job that can be ticked off the list. I got on doing this while Ray continued to cut the gel coat. His aim for today is to get the whole of the grey cut and […]
We’re now on Facebook
You may have noticed a link to our new facebook page. We hope that you will join us for some fishy chat and some relaxing fun where you can see what we have been getting up to and also chat, share photos and hang out for a natter. We’re often online of an evening, so […]
Annual Maintenance – Day 2
Well the work started in earnest today. We got down to the boat yard around 9am and decided that I would crack on with cleaning the rudders and the propellers and Ray would start cutting the gel coat whilst Steve was working on the sea cocks. These pictures will show you what we were starting […]
Annual Maintenance – Day 1
Today was the day Grey Viking got lifted out of the water for her annual maintenance and it turned out to be a quite a morning. For some reason the weather fairy sent bitterly cold conditions and lashing of snow so by the time we had got the boat round to the other side of […]
Every Wednesday is Individuals Day
We have been getting a lot of enquiries from individuals who want to get out and enjoy a days fishing so we have decided that for 2010 we will dedicate every Wednesday just for you guys!! No need to worry any longer about finding enough mates to fill a whole boat. Just come along, meet […]
Grey Viking 2 is now on Twitter – FishingBrighton
Well, it’s all go here! Last week we added this Blog to our website to keep you up to date with our catch reports, news and tutorials and now we’re on Twitter too. How very 21st Century! For any of you Tweeters out there you can find us here: FishingBrighton I’d like to take this […]