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- Thread starter hulme6612
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from what I can gather who you phone could just be a company who does bookings and takes their cut, which is added to the price of the normal charter, those who have contacted me have all said, they will not name the boat. It could also be a con, asking you for money then "gone with the wind" be careful, if you are booking a charter, book with the boat direct.
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david.northeast
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I dpoke to the boat owner alan the boat is the shockwave out of amble or atleast the phone number is for the shockwave
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david.northeast
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I have spoken to some of the other charter skipper’s that work out of Amble and nobody knows who Coquet Island Charters are.
Nobody has ever heard of them before and up till now nobody has heard of anybody booking with them.
There was a fellow about 15 years ago who was making booking’s with Charter Boat skipper’s at the going rate and adding £15 for his trouble, he had a bed and breakfast place at Alnmouth and he was advertising all in packages with packed lunches.
When I found what he was doing I cancelled all bookings with him and I think everybody else did as well.
This sounds like the same type of scam.
The expense and running cost of getting a Charter boat licensed to MCA Code of Practice is more or less
The same for everybody the only varying factor is the value of the boat you book on i.e. the more expensive the boat and running cost’s the more you will have to pay.
This is why a boat that only needs to go 5 miles from port charges £25 per head and a boat that specialises in Wrecking trips can charge £40 plus.
We at Amble come in the mid range with wrecks and good rough ground within a 10 to 15 mile radius therefore the boats charge accordingly.
All Charter skipper’s that have operated out of Amble more that 5 year’s Charge between £30 to £35 per trip (usually 8 hours )and the price is set by the individual and are not fixed by a collaboration between the skipper’s.
With the massive increase in fuel prices over the last couple of year’s the Skippers have absorbed the extra expense and held their prices at what we hope is a reasonable price.
By far the best way to book your trip is direct with the Skipper that way you Know what boat you are booking,
Who the skipper is and what type of operating License and insurance they have.
He can tell you what you need to bring and what the fishing is like at the moment and what the fish are being caught on, whether the ground is fishing the best or is the weather and tides going to be suitable to fish the wrecks
Any booking made through a third party makes that third party responsible for that booking and if you get booked on a vessel that is not up to MCA standards you will not be covered by insurance or by the legislation for taking passengers to sea. For more information on booking a boat trip you can go to
Professional Boatman's Association :: Home
It is so easy to set up a free Website these days to test the water, or post bogus catch reports on internet fishing sites to drum up a bit of trade,
This type of advertising can only harm the responsible Charter Skipper’s and the port they work from and the businesses that they have built t up over a number of year’s.
Boats that have worked out of Amble for more than 5 years are as follows,
Vessel Skipper Tel number’s website
Upholder Dave Builth 01665 712561 Amble boat charter.com
07971108737
Upholder, Amble
Warlord Jeff Davison 01665 712184
07918153107
Natalie Kristen 11
Kev Henderson 01665 712855
07774939203
groupon
I have spoken to some of the other charter skipper’s that work out of Amble and nobody knows who Coquet Island Charters are.
Nobody has ever heard of them before and up till now nobody has heard of anybody booking with them.
There was a fellow about 15 years ago who was making booking’s with Charter Boat skipper’s at the going rate and adding £15 for his trouble, he had a bed and breakfast place at Alnmouth and he was advertising all in packages with packed lunches.
When I found what he was doing I cancelled all bookings with him and I think everybody else did as well.
This sounds like the same type of scam.
The expense and running cost of getting a Charter boat licensed to MCA Code of Practice is more or less
The same for everybody the only varying factor is the value of the boat you book on i.e. the more expensive the boat and running cost’s the more you will have to pay.
This is why a boat that only needs to go 5 miles from port charges £25 per head and a boat that specialises in Wrecking trips can charge £40 plus.
We at Amble come in the mid range with wrecks and good rough ground within a 10 to 15 mile radius therefore the boats charge accordingly.
All Charter skipper’s that have operated out of Amble more that 5 year’s Charge between £30 to £35 per trip (usually 8 hours )and the price is set by the individual and are not fixed by a collaboration between the skipper’s.
With the massive increase in fuel prices over the last couple of year’s the Skippers have absorbed the extra expense and held their prices at what we hope is a reasonable price.
By far the best way to book your trip is direct with the Skipper that way you Know what boat you are booking,
Who the skipper is and what type of operating License and insurance they have.
He can tell you what you need to bring and what the fishing is like at the moment and what the fish are being caught on, whether the ground is fishing the best or is the weather and tides going to be suitable to fish the wrecks
Any booking made through a third party makes that third party responsible for that booking and if you get booked on a vessel that is not up to MCA standards you will not be covered by insurance or by the legislation for taking passengers to sea. For more information on booking a boat trip you can go to
Professional Boatman's Association :: Home
It is so easy to set up a free Website these days to test the water, or post bogus catch reports on internet fishing sites to drum up a bit of trade,
This type of advertising can only harm the responsible Charter Skipper’s and the port they work from and the businesses that they have built t up over a number of year’s.
Boats that have worked out of Amble for more than 5 years are as follows,
Vessel Skipper Tel number’s website
Upholder Dave Builth 01665 712561 Amble boat charter.com
07971108737
Upholder, Amble
Warlord Jeff Davison 01665 712184
07918153107
Natalie Kristen 11
Kev Henderson 01665 712855
07774939203
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david.northeast
Guest
For a few more bookings maybes Somebody give him a ring
My cousin has booked 2 place with groupon with my grandad my cousin hasnt been on a boat before and my granda not for around 15 years so not upto date with prices
The funny thing is you cant make a booking for a date apparently you have to ring up and book a day between now and august i think it is
If i remember rightly theres no direct number to call though
if they haven't paid anything think they should cancel, what happens if they are offered a date they can't make
Amble Lifeboat Shouts » Blog Archive » Monday 1st June 2009
And then 2 years later to the day
Amble Lifeboat Shouts » 2011» June
The Amble Lifeboat Gallery - Services 2011/Service to 'SHOKWAVE' 1st June 2011
The Amble Lifeboat Gallery - Services 2011/Service to 'SHOKWAVE' 1st June 2011
northeast1
Well-known member
Sounds a scam send money here for your day at sea.....down side is day at sea be a swim as no boat.
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david.northeast
Guest
Sorry forgot to mention yes they had to pay as they booked through the groupon site
madmitch26
Well-known member
Groupon agree the price with the businesses they advertise - they take 50% off the advertised price.
easyfish1
Well-known member
i'm going to run some charters off hartlepool, please send me some cash
think i'll charge £150 for 4 hrs maccy bashing....
i'm keeping the maccy too...
any interested partys please pm me
free tea and coffee (limited to 1 cup per person per trip )
free rod hire ( reels and tackle available £10 per reel )
god loves a tryer......:red:
think i'll charge £150 for 4 hrs maccy bashing....
i'm keeping the maccy too...
any interested partys please pm me
free tea and coffee (limited to 1 cup per person per trip )
free rod hire ( reels and tackle available £10 per reel )
god loves a tryer......:red:
not coming if you are keeping the macky
wheres the fish?
Well-known member
He sounds like hes the safest skipper there is... Same mistake twice in a row... Oops.
Looks like the skipper done the right thing on each occasion and called for assistance, but obviously the armchair experts know better. Should start to post all the RAC & AA breakdown call outs/home starts/no fuel etc. on here and see how many red faces appear!
Travel the world and see how much charter businesses charge for a days fishing - you will be quoting how cheap the North East is every time i am sure.
Respect and protect the charter business and fishing industry or it will be gone very quickly.
wheres the fish?
Well-known member
Come on mate, no need to take that tone. Safe skippers do not run up on rocks or disable their boats on lobster pots, may I add once is an accident. Twice? Well that's just interesting. Yeah mate he did the right thing. But fact of the matter is he shouldn't have needed to do it in the first place. That's my armchair expert opinion
if he's experienced enough to charge that much stuff like that shouldn't happen. Plain and simple. Yes accidents happen but the sameThing rarley happens twice as an accident.
That's like punching someone in the face, then saying oh it was an accident. Then doing it again 5 mins later.
