Boats moving about

[Tammany]

Would someone please explain how you can transmit the virus to a stranger if you are on your boat with your partner who you are living with?

It's not about that. What happens if they get into trouble & need rescuing. That means 7 lifeboat crew have to come together with land crew as well as possible ambulance staff etc ect. Thats why they don't want us driving around unless it's essential either. Their was a yacht sailing around off Walton pier yesterday as well. Tacking back & forth in fairly rough conditions. Don't know where they are from as harwich harbour is closed to leisure traffic & titchmarsh in walton is too. I'm not allowed over to my boat in Brightlingsea at the moment.

 

[DavidofMersea]

It's not about that. What happens if they get into trouble & need rescuing. That means 7 lifeboat crew have to come together with land crew as well as possible ambulance staff etc ect.

That is weak argument. If he stays at home, he might fall down the stairs or cut himself with a carving knife etc etc, and he will need an ambulance and hospital services etc etc

 

[johnalison]

i would very much like to be out on my boat, and though i believe it would be safe enough we are looking inward. Go on a golfing forum and they think its ok to golf, fishing forum and its ok to fish, shooting, climbing, motoring, and so on, all arguing that their pass time is perfectly safe and should be allowed. If everyone did all these things everyone would be out as usual. They would need more fuel for cars to get there, need sandwiches for their day out, and then, given a week or two would need parts and accessories, as thimngs break, wear, are lost or need improved. They would need to shop, and drive and so would have car accidents, punctures, need the AA, need repairs, perhaps need an ambulance , police, fire and so on if they have an RTC. I understand some lucky people can walk to their boat, and would be perfectly safe. The thing is if all are locked down, staying home then the time needed for this to be over is minimised, and that is what is most important. If one person is boating, then others will no doubt see them and feel if its ok for them, its then ok for me to sail/fish/golf/shoot/climb and so on. Its really important, for the next 3 weeks or so, that we spend as much time as possible in our own homes, and minimise all contact. I would hope that way, in about 3 weeks that some form of unlock could be planned and we could start boating again. I totally get that the shops are so much more dangerous than being on the boat, but the infrastructute to deliver all supplies to homes is simply not there so we NEED to shop, and we dont NEED to boat. To be honest i have no idea how a release will look, as if everything we read is to be believed a massive spike of c19 cases is to be expected a month or so after unlock, leading to a 2nd lockdown, i really dont know?

Well put. We are all in the same boat but a minority are claiming special priveliges for themselves.

 

[Old Harry]

It's not about that. What happens if they get into trouble & need rescuing. That means 7 lifeboat crew have to come together with land crew as well as possible ambulance staff etc ect. Thats why they don't want us driving around unless it's essential either. Their was a yacht sailing around off Walton pier yesterday as well. Tacking back & forth in fairly rough conditions. Don't know where they are from as harwich harbour is closed to leisure traffic & titchmarsh in walton is too. I'm not allowed over to my boat in Brightlingsea at the moment.

I believe H Hbr was a "request" NOT an "instruction" , i would imagine that was beyond their powers. Little different to the government lock-down

The above doesnt excuse the yacht our buy the Pr,after all we are all in this together,

 

[rgarside]

AIS suggests that not very many people are about on pleasure craft around the UK & France, but quite a few in the Netherlands. Good to see there are lots of fishing boats out around the UK though - one or two of them are even British!

 

[WF36]

RIB Out

 

[Old Harry]

Looking for a Jumper ??????

 

[Old Harry]