'Been there....

[zoidberg]

....done that!'

If your first reaction to 'What're we going to do?' is 'Put the kettle on', then you're my kind of sailor.

 

[johnalison]

It has happened a couple of times to me in the middle of the southern North Sea. On one occasion a lead came off the alternator in the night and the voltage alarm went. I switched off everything except the GPS, ie fridge and nav lights, until power was restored ten minutes later when I found the fault, so not quite mediaeval. On another occasion the plotter crashed and it looked as if I was going to have return to chart work, forgetting that there was a spare GPS sitting there waiting to be used, but again, normal service was resumed quite soon.

 

[capnsensible]

Got the t shirt. With 1200 miles to go....

 

[mjcoon]

Got the t shirt. With 1200 miles to go....

Does anyone sell Peyton T-shirts?

 

[Laminar Flow]

Yes, there's a kiosk mid-Atlantic that has a nice collection for sale.

 

[dunedin]

If your first reaction to 'What're we going to do?' is 'Put the kettle on', then you're my kind of sailor.

And then you curse whomever decided to put an electric solenoid on the gas supply pipe

 

[burgundyben]

Does anyone sell Peyton T-shirts?

I could do you one.

 

[claymore]

Back in the days of Decca - I seldom used it except when I was looking for a bit of reassurance. It would invariably give me the 'Position Suspect' message

 

[mjcoon]

I could do you one.

One-off sounds expensive! And I'd have to be sure that it was kosher. Even though he has passed, no doubt his copyright carries on. BTW I did once watch Peyton in a live interview at a Boat Show...

 

[johnalison]

One-off sounds expensive! And I'd have to be sure that it was kosher. Even though he has passed, no doubt his copyright carries on. BTW I did once watch Peyton in a live interview at a Boat Show...

He used to belong to our East Coast club. I bumped into him a couple of times, but I wouldn't call him a bundle of laughs, like many people who are hilarious on paper.

 

[mjcoon]

Back in the days of Decca - I seldom used it except when I was looking for a bit of reassurance. It would invariably give me the 'Position Suspect' message

As in: ready for an identification line-up?

 

[sarabande]

Got the t shirt. With 1200 miles to go....

Zoidberg and I got the T shirt as well, but within a mile of the rocky stuff and in fog...

 

[zoidberg]

Ah, yes - flash fog at dawn on the approach to Plymouth from Brest. Text book stuff. Predictable.
The early-morning street lights on The Hoe 'dipping' at about 10 miles just disappeared. ISTR the first land sighted after that was the fuel pontoon at QAB.

That's 'zackly what the RYA's 'blind nav' YMO exercise is about.

A more prudent option would have been to anchor off Cawsand and wait for the pub to open.

 

[Wansworth]

Thick fog off Islas Cies engine wouldn’t start ,no wind…… anchored with all the chain and rope we had……early morning nice and clear hoveup anchour and sailed into ria de vigo

 

[claymore]

As in: ready for an identification line-up?

I was at home Officer - watching banana splits with our cat

 

[Slowboat35]

And then you curse whomever decided to put an electric solenoid on the gas supply pipe

Good point. I hadn't thought of that...
Thanks!

 

[capnsensible]

Things to do in fog #47.

We had departed from Ceuta, Spanish enclave in Morocco to Marina Smir in Morocco itself. Hazy, but clear skies. However as does happen in the Straits in spring, a rather chilly fog descended very quickly. And proper thick. As in can barely see the pulpit.

The only vessels one encounters there are open fishing boats hand lining.. So we pressed on....safer than going back. My student skipper, an Italian chap, was totally unfazed and we made a text book approach into the marina reception dock using echo sounder and radar. No idea how many pot markers we came close to, but none snagged.

After clearing in at police and immigration, we were given a berth across the other side of the basin. That where our captain got lost. I then demonstrated anchoring in a Marina and putting the kettle on.

 

[PhillM]

Yep, although I stil had power ... just entering Plymouth. Lost every thing that mattered at that moment in time ... I then found a rock.

Expect you will recall the post. But I also found a couple of new friends who were most helpful. @Mr Zoidberg, you being a massive help with the recovery, I shall be ever grateful.

 

[Topcat47]

Done that single handed, including an approach to Portsmouth Harbour under sail, at night, with the Waverley on a Collision course and only a feeble hand torch to shine onto the sails. Life does get interesting.....

 

[penfold]

One-off sounds expensive! And I'd have to be sure that it was kosher. Even though he has passed, no doubt his copyright carries on. BTW I did once watch Peyton in a live interview at a Boat Show...

When did he cross the bar? It doesn't feel that long ago he retired. ☹