Good fun....... or idiocy??

[Rustyknight]

No doubt many have seen boats at anchor with kids hanging from the end of the boom, or from a halyard, and swinging out over the water...... and maybe thought "What fun!!"........... but sailing along in the Solent with a fleet of Fastnet racers approaching???

Any comments?

I thought it was idiocy... but then as per the pic, they were on port tack. I was on starboard and theoretically stand on vessel. After watching them come straight at me till I had to bear away a little, a female voice came over the water saying "Thank you". Taking the pee or not???

 

[Deleted member 478]

Idiocy until you have tried it. Then, pure fun

 

[dralex]

They've almost invented bilge boarding- if you add on a board with some foot straps, you can almost wakeboard behind the boat. It's better under power because the mast is vertical and you can go around both sides of the boat. Probably not the best thing to do in crowded waters.

 

[Peppermint]

Re: Idiocy

In this location. Restricting your ability to manouvre in the Solent during Cowes week is a bit dumb. Still he'd make a fine fender.

 

[Sea_dreamer]

How far away was the fleet. Looks a good way off in the photo.

However my (limited) experience of the Solent is that you need all your attention for the water ahead.

John

 

[DeeGee]

How about this for an explanation... they were expecting to have their piccy taken, and not enough wind to make the boat look nicely heeled..... /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[Talbot]

Alternatively, it was a novel attempt at preventing the boom slamming in light airs by keeping the boat well over.

 

[Parsonsheath]

Perhaps the skipper's name was Bligh, and he was showing the crew what could happen were they to be too lax?

 

[graham]

Perhaps the skipper discovered the lad had stepped in something nasty near the marina. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[jimi]

Good naval tradition still alive then!

Keelhauling .. mind you getting soft with a wetsuit though

 

[Pisces]

playing devils advocate

Pokes head up.

On the other hand why should the crew change their plans because some macho types want to waste time and effort racing into the middle of no where and back. If you didnt go out in the Solent when racing was on you would only be there about 2 days a year.

Ducks for cover.

 

[Talbot]

Re: playing devils advocate

I am with you on this. If altering for racers can be done with a minimum of effect on all rather than advantage to one and then disadvantage to others, I am happy to alter early even when stand on vessel. If there are good reasons for not being able to alter then I will stand on and any invective from racers (normal reaction) will be answered with a polite query about their knowledge of IRPCS. Racing clubs do not own the Solent, and the club officials are well aware of this - pity some of their members don't.

 

[Eightball]

Re: playing devils advocate

hi this seems to be a problem world wide we get this crap to they block the channels they dominate the bay and realy think they own the whole sea board. very very bad mannerd pricks if you get in there way. sometimes you cant help it as there is no were to go anyway happy sailing.we have a thing called W.A.G.S on a wednesday its for guys and girls to try there hand at sailing and to learn how to be come a prick . most suckseed very quickly as they are taught by experts