A lucky escape...
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RupertW
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Well, he'll remember to set the waypoint as the middle of the harbour entrance next time, not the lighthouse.
fisherman
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Might have hit one of the boats inside, and upset someone!
Actually you can't see the gaps on that course in, his waypoint would be his store pots, just round the corner and off the beaten track to the gaps. Lifejacket in this case might have been more of a hindrance, until he let go. I'm confused about the net hauler falling over, it's still on the boat as far as I can see. Truth will out, no doubt.
TOKOLOSHI
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Autopilot for home port!
Make sure you set your Autopilot to your home port or mooring! It could save your life!
He's quite a catch! Lone fisherman is dragged FIVE MILES to safety by boat on autopilot after he fell overboard but managed to grab onto net
:encouragement::encouragement::encouragement:
Make sure you set your Autopilot to your home port or mooring! It could save your life!
He's quite a catch! Lone fisherman is dragged FIVE MILES to safety by boat on autopilot after he fell overboard but managed to grab onto net
:encouragement::encouragement::encouragement:
Quandary
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Re: Autopilot for home port!
Don't think it was a net, it was a wee inshore creel boat not a trawler. Think he was transferring his hauler when it slipped but stayed connected to the boat. BBC never the most reliable on marine stuff, why wait for facts when you can get a story out?
Don't think it was a net, it was a wee inshore creel boat not a trawler. Think he was transferring his hauler when it slipped but stayed connected to the boat. BBC never the most reliable on marine stuff, why wait for facts when you can get a story out?
oldharry
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Re: Autopilot for home port!
Trouble is you cant set it for home until you are heading there. He was obviously still working when the accident happened and is incredibly lucky his boat was heading inshore and not for the rocks, France or even America!
This accident is the stuff nightmares are made of for us single handers. I always shudder at the thought of being in the water watching my boat head off on her own without me.
Trouble is you cant set it for home until you are heading there. He was obviously still working when the accident happened and is incredibly lucky his boat was heading inshore and not for the rocks, France or even America!
This accident is the stuff nightmares are made of for us single handers. I always shudder at the thought of being in the water watching my boat head off on her own without me.
harry potter
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Re: Autopilot for home port!
I think most of us sailors take these fairy tales with a pinch of salt.
I think most of us sailors take these fairy tales with a pinch of salt.
longjohnsilver
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Most certainly if he was wearing an auto lj he would not have been able to cling onto a net or anything else attached to a boat moving at speed, there would simply be too much resistance. And the report saying the boat was going at 7kts cannot be correct, again even without a life jacket he would have been able to hang on without being swamped. I’ve been towed many times behind our dive boat. Any speed more than about 3kts makes it impossible to both hang on and to avoid a permanent wave over your head. And any more than about 100 meters is knackering!
savageseadog
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I thought that too
rotrax
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Re: Autopilot for home port!
An early read for me at about age 11 was " The Epic Voyage of the Seven Little Sisters " by Bill Willis.
He built a Balsa log raft and sailed from Ecuador to Samoa.
He had no safety rail and went overboard getting the hook out of a big shark that had taken his bait meant for a Mahi-Mahi or Bonito. The shark's teeth gashed his hand, so he was bleeding into the sea with many big sharks around his boat.
Fortunately for him, he had an old worn out Tuna line towing behind the raft, which was sailing on quite strongly. He managed to grab this, and after a long struggle, got back aboard. IIRC-its a long time since I re-read it-he was lucky it was a raft with little freeboard-some bits were almost awash at the stern-so in his exhausted state he could get back on.
Even if the tale became a little embellished in the writing, the substance of the story is quite remarkable.
An early read for me at about age 11 was " The Epic Voyage of the Seven Little Sisters " by Bill Willis.
He built a Balsa log raft and sailed from Ecuador to Samoa.
He had no safety rail and went overboard getting the hook out of a big shark that had taken his bait meant for a Mahi-Mahi or Bonito. The shark's teeth gashed his hand, so he was bleeding into the sea with many big sharks around his boat.
Fortunately for him, he had an old worn out Tuna line towing behind the raft, which was sailing on quite strongly. He managed to grab this, and after a long struggle, got back aboard. IIRC-its a long time since I re-read it-he was lucky it was a raft with little freeboard-some bits were almost awash at the stern-so in his exhausted state he could get back on.
Even if the tale became a little embellished in the writing, the substance of the story is quite remarkable.
fisherman
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Re: Autopilot for home port!
Cygnus Cyclone actually, 26ft x 12ft and 200hp, so could have been a lot different but for high fuel prices keeping speeds down. I had one for a few years. He was working gill nets and changing to or from potting, hence the hauler change. One report says he was clinging to the hauler which was o/b on the end of hydraulic pipes. I'll find out sooner or later.
He briefly courted one of my daughters, he rode a small buzzy moped, her younger brother would wait up the road for him so he could overtake him on his pushbike.
Cygnus Cyclone actually, 26ft x 12ft and 200hp, so could have been a lot different but for high fuel prices keeping speeds down. I had one for a few years. He was working gill nets and changing to or from potting, hence the hauler change. One report says he was clinging to the hauler which was o/b on the end of hydraulic pipes. I'll find out sooner or later.
He briefly courted one of my daughters, he rode a small buzzy moped, her younger brother would wait up the road for him so he could overtake him on his pushbike.
