BigJoe
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Do you dread seeing a boat with a particular national ensign come towards you?
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Tranona
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It may be that it is true what he said, but that does not mean that what he said is true. Seems you have a problem differentiating between the two. So turning an off the cuff remark all those years ago (and since denied) into evidence for you belief that all French yachtsmen are thieves and to be avoided is a bit rich.
BTW I had my dinghy stolen 25 years ago - crime number and insurance payout as proof - and almost certainly by an Englishman. Does that mean I have to avoid all boats with a Red ensign?
sailaboutvic
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No only english men who grandfather , grandparents are of french descent
Tranona
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No only english men who grandfather , grandparents are of french descent
Not too many of them in Parkstone where my dinghy was stolen - and it was long before migration from E Europe so i can't blame it on them. Plenty of home grown scroats with light fingers, but usually not brave enough to take to the water in a yacht!
jordanbasset
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When we over wintered in Almerimar we had a Frenchman and his family one boat down from us. Of course I say his family I now realise they were part of the French mafia family. Come to think of it when they passed our boat in the morning and gave a cheery wave and a Bonjour, I am sure they must have been casing it. Infact they did take an unhealthy interest in my fenders, asking how did I keep them so clean. Am surprised I survived the winter unscathed, obviously had a lucky escape. Will be more vigilant in future, the next French man who says Bonour to me or compliments my fenders will get short shrift I can tell you
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Nostrodamus
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Could be worse.. it could be flying a huge St Andrews flag and no ensign!
akyaka
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You must be very old then considering when the Angles and the Saxons to name but two tribes who migrated from E Europe.
KellysEye
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>It may be that it is true what he said, but that does not mean that what he said is true.
There is no reason he would lie abut his countrymen, what I think is he was warning me in the hope that I passed it on, which I did to other cruisers. If you look here you might be surprised how many dinghies are stolen in the Caribbean: https://www.safetyandsecuritynet.com/
Other dinghy theft hotspots when we were there were Margarita off Venezuela and Spanish Waters in Curacao.
There is no reason he would lie abut his countrymen, what I think is he was warning me in the hope that I passed it on, which I did to other cruisers. If you look here you might be surprised how many dinghies are stolen in the Caribbean: https://www.safetyandsecuritynet.com/
Other dinghy theft hotspots when we were there were Margarita off Venezuela and Spanish Waters in Curacao.
macd
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Was it the sodium pentothal you gave him that convinced you of that, or the lie-detector test? Lots of people routinely "lie", as you put it, or take the Mick, as others might have it. Especially when confronted with reactionary buffoons with a fondness for turning the particular into the general.
KellysEye
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>Was it the sodium pentothal you gave him that convinced you of that, or the lie-detector test? Lots of people routinely "lie", as you put it, or take the Mick, as others might have it. Especially when confronted with reactionary buffoons with a fondness for turning the particular into the general.
What on earth are you on about.
What on earth are you on about.
alexsailor
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Yesterday evening/night, Kalo Limeni, Kefalonia.
First a British Catamaran anchored.... well I stopped counting how many times... It was not charter.
But there were two chartered catamarans with English people on: drinking & loud music... This bay is called Kalo Limeni (kalo-peaceful bay)...
Whatever...
First a British Catamaran anchored.... well I stopped counting how many times... It was not charter.
But there were two chartered catamarans with English people on: drinking & loud music... This bay is called Kalo Limeni (kalo-peaceful bay)...
Whatever...
macd
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Why am I not surprised that you should ask that?
sailaboutvic
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Alex , did you try your trick , stripping off and having loud sex ,
that will chase any of us brit away , well unless it happen to be me , I like a good show .
Bertramdriver
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Brass band music, preferably German, played loudly has been known to work with most nationalities, including 90% of Germans.
alexsailor
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Did not
But my strategy is when I see a charter boat that is likely to drop an anchor in my cockpit, I walk naked to the bow and slowly back. I guess I am so ugly that in 99% cases they go away. That 1% that still stays must have a really desperate crew on board/)
But my strategy is when I see a charter boat that is likely to drop an anchor in my cockpit, I walk naked to the bow and slowly back. I guess I am so ugly that in 99% cases they go away. That 1% that still stays must have a really desperate crew on board/)
SamanthaTabs
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I wasn't planning to contribute to this thread but, currently, French and German based purely on the display of men's tackle at sunrise... Please put it away! Many thanks :encouragement:
Nostrodamus
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Samantha, you should know both the French and Germans love fishing and will get their tackle out at every opportunity.
Tranona
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Some people just never get the message - even when written in plain English.
Sandy Bottom
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Never used to like the Argentinian one's coming towards us - much better angle when they were going across.
