Good samaritan or interferring busybody

[capnsensible]

 

[westernman]

My comment I suspect. If, having read the thread title and the post, how many hours, days or weeks without a follow up post by the OP would it take before you thought "Hang on a minute. I wonder if he's okay?"
You make a valid point though. That yacht sailing along quite merrily with no-one at the helm? Has the owner just popped down to put the kettle on, or lying in a heap at the bottom of the companionway?

I have come across a yacht sailing quite merrily with no-one insight.

As he was on port tack and I was on starboard and on collision course, I blew my horn and a guy rushed up into the cockpit completely naked with his dick at half mast and dripping......

 

[Baddox]

Not at all embarassed. She was rather pretty...

Did you offer to provide assistance?

 

[zoidberg]

TMI

 

[Snowgoose-1]

I have noticed in recent years, anchored small yachts that appear to be live aboards. They have often changed position in the same river each time I visit the area. I have never seen anyone aboard, but perhaps next time I will sail close and give them a shout . I'm guessing that they probably don't want folks snooping.

 

[BurnitBlue]

The days when colours were lowered at sunset are long gone. That and a dinghy aboard were clues.

 

[Poignard]

I stopped for lunch, and as I have a self-tacking jib hove-to never looks pretty. I was sitting drinking tea in the companion way admiring the ever changing view as it rotated by me. I saw a yacht deliberately change course to check there was someone onboard; we exchanged waves. As a solo sailer I thought that was excellent behaviour.

I've had that happen in the Solent years ago. I hove-to on the starboard tack to wait for a favourable tide, as I am perfectly entitled to do, and other boats came over to have a look.

I don't think many people appreciate the benefits of heaving-to, and they are not used to seeing it done.

 

[Sandy]

Many years ago we hove to for second breakfast just off Teignmouth, Devon. Next thing is this wee motor boat zoomed up to see if we were OK. I explained that we were cooking breakfast before I could offer them a mug of tea they zoomed off again!

 

[zoidberg]

'second breakfast' is very much a Hobbit thing.

 

[Poignard]

Perhaps there should be special signal flag meaning "Thanks for your concern but we are fine."

Something with a representation of a mug of tea and a bacon sarnie on it?

 

[Stemar]

Perhaps there should be special signal flag meaning "Thanks for your concern but we are fine."

Something with a representation of a mug of tea and a bacon sarnie on it?

So you hoist the flag then go splat down the companionway on your way to put the kettle on...

Just can't win

 

[Graham376]

We decided to head inland for a few days this last summer and left the dinghy in the marina. A couple of days later, guy on adjacent mooring phoned us to see if everything was OK, he was worried that we and the dinghy were missing when he knew we should be aboard.

A sad event took place in the yard. Guy with terminal cancer locked himself in the boat with his dog, his wife had just died. Couple of days later a friend (forum member) broke in and found him comatose. Ambulance to hospital but he died within a day, suspected suicide.

I think the answer to the OP's question is - if you're worried about someone, check if they're OK.

 

[Sandy]

'second breakfast' is very much a Hobbit thing.

I know, but really useful when the high water is at 0400.

After second breakfast we start on 'frequent snacking', load up supper in the Mr D, then move onto afternoon tea and cake, supper, late supper and if particularly peckish I've been known to do a quick pasta at the midnight change of watch.

 

[oldmanofthehills]

We decided to head inland for a few days this last summer and left the dinghy in the marina. A couple of days later, guy on adjacent mooring phoned us to see if everything was OK, he was worried that we and the dinghy were missing when he knew we should be aboard.

A sad event took place in the yard. Guy with terminal cancer locked himself in the boat with his dog, his wife had just died. Couple of days later a friend (forum member) broke in and found him comatose. Ambulance to hospital but he died within a day, suspected suicide.

I think the answer to the OP's question is - if you're worried about someone, check if they're OK.

Intervention might have denied him his chosen exit. He was not without reason

 

[Graham376]

Intervention might have denied him his chosen exit. He was not without reason

Obviously, there are differing points of view. We all knew suicide was a likely outcome as he'd been abusing his medication for some time. There was a complicated series of events which led up to him locking himself in the boat (which I have no intention of explaining here) terminating in some of us leaving him to sort himself out in which ever way he chose. Another friend took an alternative view and took action based on her morals, which I have no argument with.

 

[steve yates]

We decided to head inland for a few days this last summer and left the dinghy in the marina. A couple of days later, guy on adjacent mooring phoned us to see if everything was OK, he was worried that we and the dinghy were missing when he knew we should be aboard.

A sad event took place in the yard. Guy with terminal cancer locked himself in the boat with his dog, his wife had just died. Couple of days later a friend (forum member) broke in and found him comatose. Ambulance to hospital but he died within a day, suspected suicide.

I think the answer to the OP's question is - if you're worried about someone, check if they're OK.

That is sad, but having lost his wife and being terminal himself, I hope the breaker in was too late to save him, but in time to stop the dog starving.

 

[Graham376]

That is sad, but having lost his wife and being terminal himself, I hope the breaker in was too late to save him, but in time to stop the dog starving.

Dog alive and well, looking for a new home. Being temporarily cared for in Bruce's yard. Anyone around the Algarve want a small (yorkie size) friendly pooch?