"Are you ready to take our ropes?"

Re: \"Are you ready to take our ropes?\"

I think the answer is to count repeatedly to 100 before saying anything you might regret and to go somewhere quieter next bank holiday.
 
Re: \"Are you ready to take our ropes?\"

I was drying out on Bembridge beach this last bank holiday weekend. Whilst I met some truely delightful people we had one other nutter turn up who didn't know what he was doing - missed my boat by inches, attached my anchor chain with his prop and then tried to dry out on my anchor.

He then drove ALL the way up the beach as he had no other safe options left and then proceeded to type to stop other people coming in near him as we needed room to get out.

Thankfully we left before him in the morning.

So being on the beach doesn't solve all the problems!

It was entirely surprising to see a for sale sign on the side of his boat !

Cracking meal at Brading Haven Yacht Club though.
 
Re: \"Are you ready to take our ropes?\"

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If you put up a notice "No Mooring Alongside . . . By Order of Harbourmaster" he will probably think it is one of his signs anyway.

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Dear god /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif..........does no one carry tyres onboard? /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

Although I will confess to reserving those for folk trying to come alongside with minimal fenders deployed.

The visitors probably thought OP was studiously ignoring him. Possibly he was /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
Re: \"Are you ready to take our ropes?\"

Haven't rafted for a long time but when at anchor we make sure of getting plenty of swinging room by making the kids (age 5 and 7) say an enthusiastic hello to anyone who drives past. Usually gives us an automatic hundred and fifty foot exclusion zone.

Granted, creating or borrowing kids to deter neighbours is probably a little extreme but maybe obtain a few of those real cloth nappies and hang them on the guard rail as if drying. Sends the right signal.
 
Re: \"Are you ready to take our ropes?\"

Once had a group of fat Spaniards jump down onto my decks from the quay side a good 2 to 3 foot above us. I dont speak Spanish but I think they got the gist of my opinion of them.

I would try to avoid being 5th boat out anyway, cos its not fair on the inside boat. But if there were no alternative I'd make sure my rubber duck was moored alongside us. Antisocial? Yes - but nothing like a Froggie I once came across who had welded cleats on the outside face of the hull of his home made steel boat, and dangled the odd uncovered black tyre from them
 
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