Dsylexia - boat handling articles

[Twister_Ken]

Is it just me that gets instant dyselxia when I see boat handling articles in the press? As soon as I read the first line or two, I lose any sense of what the words are saying and find it impossible to relate what's written to an on-water situation.

This is not a snipe at the number of boat handling stories, simply there's something in my brain which cannot translate what's written into anything I'd ever remember to think about when boat parking. And yet, on the water, it all seems relatively simple, and I generally don't end up hitting anything too hard.

Is any one else smilarly afflicted?

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[hlb]

I find it quite strange, that the yachties who know far more about wind and tide than the rest of us, once they meet a marina, loose all thoughts about it. They totally forget about the effects of wind and tide once they have let there sails down. How is it, that me with two 200hp engines knowes far more about using warps and springs than the average rag and stick merchant with just a little 15hp thingy. How come they never learn!!

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[nordic_ranger]

Yachts do'nt have as you mention the power that you have with your engines and are therefor are more likely to be caught with a wind or tide situation. Your right about using warps and springs most people do'nt know enough about them to use them to their advantage.
Do you have a bow thruster to to help you dock?

Jim.

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[Ships_Cat]

I don't think it is fair to criticise yachties for being slow learners when it comes to using warps and things - after all we have not even gotten as far as learning that boats with big engines are best /forums/images/icons/smile.gif.

John

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[boatless]

Oh, that's not entirely fair. I have a very good friend (who we'll call Frank) who is a sailor but also has a very large engine. You couldn't possibly call him a slow learner, in fact he's one of the most technologically people I know.

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[BrendanS]

Ooh! Don't mention bow thrusters to hlb.. Oops, too late! <g>

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[ParaHandy]

when boat parking i think of being pushed around by one of those nice young Wrens you saw in WWII naval films at the admiralty with sort of trowel things, or such as is used by casino croupiers, pushing my boat into the correct position to intercept the bismark. I find you need to see the bigger picture, don't you see, and i hope this helps ........... hic ....

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[beachbum]

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Is it just me that gets instant dyselxia when I see boat handling articles in the press? As soon as I read the first line or two, I lose any sense of what the words are saying and find it impossible to relate what's written to an on-water situation.

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I know exactly what you mean - I suffer exactly the same thing trying to read those col.regs. posts...


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[Peppermint]

Re: Recently

I had a bump with a powerboat. The first one in 30 years. I know a fair bit about the forces involved and the methods required. I just didn't quite apply them correctly. The MoBo guy I hit was quite a nice guy and clearly new his stuff.

All of that being said. If I sit on my boat in my home marina, Shamrock Quay, most of the entertainment is provided by the MoBo's.

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[Twister_Ken]

I'll try this, but do you think it would help if I wore a duffle coat, white polo neck sweater an inch anna half thick, and clamp a pipe between my teeth as I mutter. "It's getting to be a different kind of war, Number One"?

Jack Hawkins, RIP

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[Evadne]

You will then have to watch out for UnterseebootKapitan von Jimi, also wearing a white polo neck jumper with a pipe clamped between his teeth. "Load tubes ein unt zwei, and give zem a full spread of Fray Bentos"

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[FinesseChris]

It's not you, it's just rather poor journalism, conducted by nice people who are better boaters than sub-editors!
The job of hacks is to make the complex readily understood. If you miss the point, they have failed.
Chris

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[Sybarite]

Re: Recently

Just shows you that nobody is perfect. I remember I too once made a mistake... so long ago I can hardly remember what it was about.....

John

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[graham]

Usually by the time Ive read down to the relevant paragraph we have allready hit the pontoon /wall /expensive fragile new boat.

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[jimi]

erm ... simple ... suppose you did make the out of control cross tide swing look quite simple when deberthing on the Hamble that time ..

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[Clive_Rigden]

Reminds me of Admiral of the Fleet of the Fleet Sir Philip Vian, who when an humble captain or so, had made an the epic raid on the Narvik - or was it the Ardvark? - in a Norwegian fijord early in the War. Following the successful completion of the exercise, his ship was proceeding home when he received a signal directing him directly to Gibralta which as he said "was a shame, as we'd just funished the grouse and were down to the last case of claret".
Very sound attitude, I thought.
Don't think he got home until '45 after that.

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[Peppermint]

Re: Just a minute

I'm not saying it was a mistake. I'm not saying I'm soryy either.

He departs statesman like.

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[beancounter]

Zipping up my anorak..

.. a bit tighter - wasn't Sir Philip Vian captain of HMS Cossack, when they rescued allied prisoners from the German ship Altmark? "The Navy's here..." and all that.

Wanders off in search of more trivia....

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[Clive_Rigden]

Re: Zipping up my anorak..

My dear chap - you're so right! Goodness knows how you retend all this information. I do remember that his autobiagraphy was a ripping read though. Cost me 9d in the Church Christmas Bazaar a few year back.

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[beancounter]

Retaining info

'Cos I'm well on my way to being a Boring Old F**t, or so the kids say. Still, they always want me on their team for Trivial Pursuit.....

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