dylanwinter
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until the massive CG66 thread appeared I had never heard of it
am I a bad person?
do I deserve to die of my own ignorance?
Dylan
am I a bad person?
do I deserve to die of my own ignorance?
Dylan
CG66 - never heard of it
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sailorman
Well-known member
You are a very Naughty boy
Searush
New member
Quite.
But, TBH, you don't often make passages out to sea do you? However, I expect most SAR call-outs are pretty close to land anyway. I trust you have now put the lovely Slug in their database - just in case!
So. how might the CG have reached you earlier?
But, TBH, you don't often make passages out to sea do you? However, I expect most SAR call-outs are pretty close to land anyway. I trust you have now put the lovely Slug in their database - just in case!
So. how might the CG have reached you earlier?
Mark-1
Well-known member
For every person who hasn't heard of CG66 a fairy dies.
fergie_mac66
Active member
Its the princess slug now !!
dylanwinter
Active member
that is the best post since I have been on this forum
brilliant.
do you do stand up Mark?
I would pay to see you
Dylan
brilliant.
do you do stand up Mark?
I would pay to see you
Dylan
Tidewaiter2
New member
Sob, Sob,Sob,All those poor little fairies in boot, ankle, black, DMS
No, you are right there with 'Blondie' Haslar, Charles Stock, and Frank Dye, and certain other cruising greats, in your desire to 'die like a Gentleman'.
Oh and when you do, can I have yer boots, a full set of yer HD films free in yer Will, the duck punt,and the two stroke
PS, Tinkerbelle says it's over between you(you heartless Beast) and her, cos all her friends staying on the Slug have died cos of the CG66 thread.
She's taking all the fairy dust and going back to Pan and the Boys, with the odd 'away day' with Wendy and/or Hook to nuture her 'wild side' again
No, you are right there with 'Blondie' Haslar, Charles Stock, and Frank Dye, and certain other cruising greats, in your desire to 'die like a Gentleman'.
Oh and when you do, can I have yer boots, a full set of yer HD films free in yer Will, the duck punt,and the two stroke
PS, Tinkerbelle says it's over between you(you heartless Beast) and her, cos all her friends staying on the Slug have died cos of the CG66 thread.
She's taking all the fairy dust and going back to Pan and the Boys, with the odd 'away day' with Wendy and/or Hook to nuture her 'wild side' again
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bonny
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Are you CG66 registered?
In our sailing area (Thames/Dover), whenever we file a routine traffic report to the Coastguard, they usually ask if we are GC66 registered. To which we always reply YES - cos we are!
In our sailing area (Thames/Dover), whenever we file a routine traffic report to the Coastguard, they usually ask if we are GC66 registered. To which we always reply YES - cos we are!
dylanwinter
Active member
I am utterly useless
I am so utterly useless that I have never filed a routine traffic report either
I am amazed that I have lived this long#
Never communicated with the coast guard either
sometimes I call in for a cup of coffee with the Wells volunteer coast watch people
does that count for anything
Dylan
I am so utterly useless that I have never filed a routine traffic report either
I am amazed that I have lived this long#
Never communicated with the coast guard either
sometimes I call in for a cup of coffee with the Wells volunteer coast watch people
does that count for anything
Dylan
Tidewaiter2
New member
Only if..
...they ask what flowers you really like, and can they borrow your jar of coffee, just before you set sail
Oh, and what size are your feet-eu or brit
...they ask what flowers you really like, and can they borrow your jar of coffee, just before you set sail
Oh, and what size are your feet-eu or brit
bonny
New member
RT
Sorry it's a bit off topic but:-
As a general rule we file a RT whenever we make a trip of more than about 30 miles, or to a place we've not been before. For a few hours out in good weather we wouldn't bother.
Sorry it's a bit off topic but:-
As a general rule we file a RT whenever we make a trip of more than about 30 miles, or to a place we've not been before. For a few hours out in good weather we wouldn't bother.
Searush
New member
TBH, the last time I put in a routine passage report was a trip to Ireland from Holyhead with the kids on board. Err, they all have kids of their own now. But on a longish passage with a weak crew it probably makes sense to let them know you are out there. No-one will do anything until someone (your shore based contact) reports you overdue.
Not long ago an elderly chap was on his way home from Holland solo. His wife rang the CG to as if he had been seen & they decided he was "overdue" & called out the RNLI. The RNLI went out & found him & forcibly took him in tow. He was absolutely livid. He was tired but OK, there had been a lot of head winds & progress had been slow. His wife hadn't neen bothered, she knew his progress was dictated by the weather & he could well be a day or two late arriving, she just wanted to know how far he had got & if he was likely to be back that day or the next.
So CG "assistance" isn't always helpful.
Not long ago an elderly chap was on his way home from Holland solo. His wife rang the CG to as if he had been seen & they decided he was "overdue" & called out the RNLI. The RNLI went out & found him & forcibly took him in tow. He was absolutely livid. He was tired but OK, there had been a lot of head winds & progress had been slow. His wife hadn't neen bothered, she knew his progress was dictated by the weather & he could well be a day or two late arriving, she just wanted to know how far he had got & if he was likely to be back that day or the next.
So CG "assistance" isn't always helpful.
Tidewaiter2
New member
That was..
Cmdr(Eng) Micheal Collins RN, a real Gent, revered Red Fox(now Hunter 20s)Skipper of renown, founder Chair of RFOA, last job i/c Eng, Faslane.
Not RNLI's fault-The 'drifting oil tanker forced tow legislation' was applied by a over reacting shoreside ops wallah, (who is now no doubt either a Sector Commander, or on secondment to Ulan Bator VTS*?), MC finally got a full, formal public apology from MCA after the usual attempted hush up/denial/put down at first.
*Where he'd be if on my teams, wasting all that time and resource, in a flat calm N Sea and not knowing about proportionality of response.
Given the Policy Wonks I've encountered in my time, option 1 more like it!
Cmdr(Eng) Micheal Collins RN, a real Gent, revered Red Fox(now Hunter 20s)Skipper of renown, founder Chair of RFOA, last job i/c Eng, Faslane.
Not RNLI's fault-The 'drifting oil tanker forced tow legislation' was applied by a over reacting shoreside ops wallah, (who is now no doubt either a Sector Commander, or on secondment to Ulan Bator VTS*?), MC finally got a full, formal public apology from MCA after the usual attempted hush up/denial/put down at first.
*Where he'd be if on my teams, wasting all that time and resource, in a flat calm N Sea and not knowing about proportionality of response.
Given the Policy Wonks I've encountered in my time, option 1 more like it!
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gerry99
New member
Tidewater you forgot to ask for the intellectual property rights and patents for the world renowned and unique KTL left handed toolkit
Robin
Well-known member
It is a free means of providing information to the CG should they ever need to initiate a search for your boat. It cost nothing to file your details, it does not take away resource from the rescue services and it does not mean you are a plonker expecting to sink at any time. In my book that makes it a no-brainer.
The CG66 is NOT a passage report, it is merely a bit of information to be kept on a CG database, even with a picture of your vessel, that can be passed to rescue services to aid them in the very unlikely event they will ever have to go hunting for your vessel.
Calling in your passage intentions is of course optional and aside from the dumb ones giving details of a trip across the Solent worth doing for extensive trips. For one reason you get to do a radio check without being only of the daily plonker hundreds and it may give you a chance on a cross Channel say to call in a long distance 'we have arrived' report and get a much more meaningful radio check than one made at short range.
Sometimes a disaster at sea is not the only reason to be sought by the CG. many years ago SWMBOs father in the USA was taken into hospital unexpectedly and died whilst we were on our annual South Brittany cruise. The US Embassy in London were trying to contact her urgently and used both the UK CG and the French ones to locate her and tell her the sad news. Any information available under such circumstances has to be helpful and I certainly was mindful of that in later years with regard to my own elderly parents as we were never marina hoppers and always in touch.
The CG66 is NOT a passage report, it is merely a bit of information to be kept on a CG database, even with a picture of your vessel, that can be passed to rescue services to aid them in the very unlikely event they will ever have to go hunting for your vessel.
Calling in your passage intentions is of course optional and aside from the dumb ones giving details of a trip across the Solent worth doing for extensive trips. For one reason you get to do a radio check without being only of the daily plonker hundreds and it may give you a chance on a cross Channel say to call in a long distance 'we have arrived' report and get a much more meaningful radio check than one made at short range.
Sometimes a disaster at sea is not the only reason to be sought by the CG. many years ago SWMBOs father in the USA was taken into hospital unexpectedly and died whilst we were on our annual South Brittany cruise. The US Embassy in London were trying to contact her urgently and used both the UK CG and the French ones to locate her and tell her the sad news. Any information available under such circumstances has to be helpful and I certainly was mindful of that in later years with regard to my own elderly parents as we were never marina hoppers and always in touch.
Daedelus
Well-known member
Whenever we did a channel cross we would usually leave around 0200 as SWMBO insisted on arriving in nice time for supper in a French restaurant and she delighted in the responses she got from Solent CG to her routine safety traffic call which always ended in, "Safe and pleasant voyage madam." (I could never make up my mind whether it was the good wishes or being called madam which pleased her).
Billjratt
Active member
Something I queried a year or two ago - why don't we have a reference of some sort to our entry on the CG database?
I thought a window sticker that also advertised the service to others, would be a good idea. Then when you call CG you can use the reference no. and he/she should have instant access to your details.
I know I know, we've got enough numbers - MMSI, O/N, SSR, Callsign etc.
but there may well be unregistered boats without a VHF that are on the list.
I've been a supporter of the scheme since its inception, but I've never seen any first hand evidence of it being used.
I thought a window sticker that also advertised the service to others, would be a good idea. Then when you call CG you can use the reference no. and he/she should have instant access to your details.
I know I know, we've got enough numbers - MMSI, O/N, SSR, Callsign etc.
but there may well be unregistered boats without a VHF that are on the list.
I've been a supporter of the scheme since its inception, but I've never seen any first hand evidence of it being used.
Tidewaiter2
New member
Doh!
But, actually I already have my own sinister tk, and my Patent Agent was planning to write to Dylan re a merger and global marketing and franchising of the combined kit, in two formats, small yot, and large yot, with an upgrade kit from one to t'other, of course.
DW wouyld be i/c adverts videos etc, I would be i/c spending the profits and showing how the kit would fit on Southerly 46's plus, a la 'Distant Shores I&II'
Tidewater you forgot to ask for the intellectual property rights and patents for the world renowned and unique KTL left handed toolkit
But, actually I already have my own sinister tk, and my Patent Agent was planning to write to Dylan re a merger and global marketing and franchising of the combined kit, in two formats, small yot, and large yot, with an upgrade kit from one to t'other, of course.
DW wouyld be i/c adverts videos etc, I would be i/c spending the profits and showing how the kit would fit on Southerly 46's plus, a la 'Distant Shores I&II'
prv
Well-known member
As I understand it, there is a fair bit of process that has to have happened before that can be used though - Secretary of State's Representative and all that. In the unlikely event that I found myself being involuntarily "helped" in this way, I would ask the Coastguard on 16 to confirm that the SOSREP procedure had been invoked. Hopefully the inevitable negative answer would give those involved a pause to realise that they can't just take a vessel in tow against its master's wishes.
Pete
haydude
New member
I was told of it by somebody who once worked for the CG. I know of yachtmasters who have never heard of it. Most people in the marina do not know what it is.