2007 Charter Stories
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Charter Seven
10 July - 21 July 2007
Passenger List: Damien Oliver, John Powell, James Winks, Carl Spry, Old Bernie Spilsbury, Young Bernie Spilsbury, Frangi Spilsbury
Giddy up boys (and one girl).
Olly and JP had brought back a couple more Jockeys to buck the system. Winksy and Sprysy were the two to do it. Mind you, the captain could have thrown them into something a little less death defying than that first left that had all but Olly and Old Bernie scattering under hoof. Sprysy was a classic going over the falls on a 6ft pitching left hidden away from the crowd. He came up laughing. But when you are getting thrown of horses at 70 mph and receiving some of these guys injuries…well, it is only water, and reef.
The boys enjoyed their fishing, and started the ball rolling this year by filling the freezers to the brim. Frangi enjoyed the whole escape, even the Bynda ride across heaving seas in search of secret waves. Young Bernie found his feet near the end while his dad surfed his bloody heart out. Olly and JP loved it all. And yes, I was the only one to see Olly get spat out of that barrel on that day!!!!