Brightlingsea Water Taxi

[Athene V30]

In an attempt to get the last word, (if that is possible) I agree with 'Cobra' and others that this has outrun it's usefulness and we should call a halt.

As a Brightlingsea resident I am very happy with the Water Taxi. When I have masses of gear I am not left at the drop off point but taken to my boat etc.

As someone else said the taxi operator has a thankless and poorly paid job out in all weathers regardless if there are any customers to move or not.

As to boat handling skills, occasionally I get it wrong as I am sure most of us on here do, just I am not berthing / unberthing 50 (?? guessing??) times in a day. I doubt many sailors make as many alongsides in a season as the water taxi does in a weekend so if one was a bit hard well so what!

Keep it up Ian, we do appreciate you!

 

[bromleybysea]

As a Brightlingsea resident I am very happy with the Water Taxi. When I have masses of gear I am not left at the drop off point but taken to my boat etc.

As someone else said the taxi operator has a thankless and poorly paid job out in all weathers regardless if there are any customers to move or not.

As to boat handling skills, occasionally I get it wrong as I am sure most of us on here do, just I am not berthing / unberthing 50 (?? guessing??) times in a day. I doubt many sailors make as many alongsides in a season as the water taxi does in a weekend so if one was a bit hard well so what!

Keep it up Ian, we do appreciate you!

Hear hear!! Should have seen me last week in Patmos trying to go stern-to in a chartered Bav 42- laugh? I made a huge Horlicks of it- we all do sometimes. Ian does a frequently thankless and poorly paid job and in my experience does it well.

 

[Marmalade]

Normally the taxi comes alongside...

at v low water sometimes he'll nudge the bow in, keeping the prop in deeper water. Good boatmanship imho.