capnsensible
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Cockpit? ??
Fastnet storm 1979
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capnsensible
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Make it so, engines.
Stemar
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No, they're just arsing around
zoidberg
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D'you think the new 'nuke boats' have expensive fur-lined buckets installed in strategic corners, courtesy of a beneficent Vickers/BAe management?
Frogmogman
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Alain Catherineau is deservedly a legend for that rescue.Those 'prepping' their boats should be aware of the seamanship that Alain Catherineau and his crew displayed on his She 36 'Lorelei' during the '79 Fastnet Race, when he/they saved the 8 crew of 'Griffin' from a tattered liferaft.
Edit: Here's a pic of the print I donated to my club, showing 'Lorelei' dropping down to the knackered liferaft. This was commissioned by the boat's builders South Hants Engineering., as was the little booklet I have with Alain's tale of the rescue.
in-praise-of-the-she-36
Perhaps they should also get their hands on a copy of Mike Fennessy's 'Tidal Stream Atlas of the South Cornwall Coast' and its companion for South Devon. Having those and knowing how to use them gave us a Class and Series Win in 2003.
Of course, the family are still racing in the current Lorelei, a J122, though it is Alain’s daughter, Marie who is the skipper nowadays. In the 2019 Fastnet they finished 18th out of 60 in IRC2 with Alain on board, but glancing it at the 2021 entry, it looks like they are giving it a miss this year.
Pinnacle
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It was indeed an experience I shall never forget. RIP to all those who were lost. Listening to the vhf down below was, IMHO, worse than being on deck. We were fortunate. No injuries or sickness and no damage to the boat. The beer in Ireland did taste good.
mattonthesea
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I was working as a driver's mate in a delivery depot that summer. What I remember was the headlines in the tabloids: They Didn't Have Radios. Suddenly all the drivers became very knowledgeable about the need for radios on yachts - and judgemental to boot.
That was when I realised the power of the media!
That was when I realised the power of the media!
JohnGC
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Those 'prepping' their boats should be aware of the seamanship that Alain Catherineau and his crew displayed on his She 36 'Lorelei' during the '79 Fastnet Race, when he/they saved the 8 crew of 'Griffin' from a tattered liferaft.
Edit: Here's a pic of the print I donated to my club, showing 'Lorelei' dropping down to the knackered liferaft. This was commissioned by the boat's builders South Hants Engineering., as was the little booklet I have with Alain's tale of the rescue.
in-praise-of-the-she-36
Perhaps they should also get their hands on a copy of Mike Fennessy's 'Tidal Stream Atlas of the South Cornwall Coast' and its companion for South Devon. Having those and knowing how to use them gave us a Class and Series Win in 2003.
I'm usually drawn to impressionistic paintings, but that really is dramatic.
I'd be interested to see an example page from the tidal atlases if possible (Plymouth in particular). It looks like they are out of print but I could be interested in a second hand copy.
John
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zoidberg
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'Your wish, master....'
This crafty ol' navigator keeps a little stuff like this up his sleeve. There's also 'Inshore Along The Dorset Coast' by Peter Bruce and the better-known 'Solent Hazards'. Prior knowledge of back-eddies helps you make the pub on time...
Mike Fennessy's little booklets were produced and printed in Plymouth for the Coastal Research group, ( edit: in the late '90s ) so I'd suggest inquiring at 'The Sea Chest' in QAB.
This crafty ol' navigator keeps a little stuff like this up his sleeve. There's also 'Inshore Along The Dorset Coast' by Peter Bruce and the better-known 'Solent Hazards'. Prior knowledge of back-eddies helps you make the pub on time...
Mike Fennessy's little booklets were produced and printed in Plymouth for the Coastal Research group, ( edit: in the late '90s ) so I'd suggest inquiring at 'The Sea Chest' in QAB.
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JohnGC
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'Your wish, master....'
This crafty ol' navigator keeps a little stuff like this up his sleeve. There's also 'Inshore Along The Dorset Coast' by Peter Bruce and the better-known 'Solent Hazards'. Prior knowledge of back-eddies helps you make the pub on time...
Mike Fennessy's little booklets were produced and printed in Plymouth for the Coastal Research group, so I'd suggest inquiring at 'The Sea Chest' in QAB.
Brilliant, thank you. I'll pop into the Sea Chest.