Casting people adrift

[miranda_d_m]

I am mortified to find that people think I cast off a boat without the owner's permission. In the article I submitted for publication I related that one of the offenders was rolling about on our decks and complained that he had hurt his ribs. He had tripped over a staysail boom on the adjacent yacht. I subsequently referred to him as Mr Broken Rib. I went on to state that we raised Mr Broken Rib in the morning and subsequently cast him off. This piece of text got lost in the editorial office.

So, no I didn't cast off the offending yacht in quite such a cavalier fashion - but thanks for the suggestion, it's quite a tempting proposal for the future.

Miranda D-M

 

[tcm]

Re: noted!

ah, so the sub-editors are to blame! Not to worry.

 

[sailbadthesinner]

So you cast them adrift as in the Fletcher Christian sense. oh well that is cleared up then.
;-)

If F***s Flys or Floats, Rent it.

 

[bedouin]

It would be interesting to know what justification YM has for making such a violent alteration to the sense of the original article.

I thinkg it's a shame though, I'd love to learn that it was accepted practice to cast rowdy neighbours adrift and leave them drifting...

 

[david_e]

define rowdy.

 

[Sinbad1]

Pity, it read as tho you had done that to which we all aspire. I had a mental picture of them floating about Yarmouth with huge hangovers trying to tie up to those damned piles......

 

[trev]

Re:FUNBOUY

Should'nt that be FunbUOy or is the mis-spell deliberate?

Trev

 

[billmacfarlane]

I raised the thread because I couldn't quite believe what was written . Looks like it was a case of overzealous cutting. I'm glad in one way but my goodness it was sloppy editing.

 

[tome]

Miranda

It did read as though you cast them adrift, and some of us were horrified. What surprised me subsequently is that there are some who actually applaud this approach. I'm sure that most of us have suffered similar experiences, it's pretty unpleasant.

On the other hand, I recall a Saturday night in Lymington when a chartered boat rafted outside with an 8-man stag night crew. My heart sank, but they were only moderately rowdy and very well mannered. They even managed to surface in the morning to allow us to leave.

Glad you cleared this up...
TomE

 

[Will]

Those having fun when you aint.

 

[david_e]

Re:FUNBOUY

deliberate, 10/10 and go to the top of the class!

 

[Guest]

Re:FUNBOUY

Not a sub are you, Trev?

 

[ianwright]

Casting boats adrift

Last year in Middleburg...
A mixture of English, Dutch and German yachts rafted up to the HM's pontoon to visit the office, pay, collect berth numbers and wait for the bridge to lift.
First boat in paid, collected his coloured tag came back to his boat, cast off six boats outside him and drove away to 'hover' near the bridge. Guess what nationality the boat/skipper was?
Warning, this is a trick question.

IanW.

Vertue 203, Patience

 

[Trevethan]

anyone making noise when I am trying to sleep.. *grin*

 

[Guest]

Re:FUNBOUY

Quite a few members of that esteemed profession lounge about on these boards, actually...

Fair blows the breeze for Horning...