Greenheart
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It was okay to look at. I just wish the audio track offered language alternatives...including English with some knowledge of sailing.
Heads up, "Britain by Boat"
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Skylark
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I thought it mostly lighthearted and amusing. Being more critical,I wasn’t impressed with skippers position and actions during the gybe, continuity was dreadful but, most importantly, their pomp reception in Cowes did nothing to advocate sailing as a sport, inclusive for all.
Appledore
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And they'd never heard of Rihanna. Not watched 'Battleship' then? LOL
alant
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And they'd never heard of Rihanna. Not watched 'Battleship' then? LOL
Neither have I.
Tranona
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And the need to reef the main in a nice F3 breeze!
Great play on doing a passage plan for Poole and then doing nothing after the Needles.
Greenheart
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Somebody, tell me there's a MacWester named Rihanna at Fleetwood Yacht Harbour?
mainsail1
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Endless:”Ready about,Helm’s a leeLee ho!”
...interspersed with smug, pointless waffle.
Thank goodness for remote controls
+1. smug, pointless waffle giving a completely false picture of real sailing.
savageseadog
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It's a different World for some.
Spyro
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The Buerk needs a good smack in the mouth from John Sargeant. I know it's a bit of banter and someone obviously thinks it needs some of Top Gear type humour but it's way over the top. I watched it thinking how elitist it looked with the pink trousered brigade out to meet them then the yacht club doo. It didn't do a lot for sailing.
newtothis
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Misnamed, from what I saw of the first episode. Very little of Britain by Boat and too much of Buerk and Sargent on a Boat; or Two Burks on a Boat.
Feel sorry for Mungo [oh dear, did they have to find someone called Mungo?] and the professional crew woman having to put up with the bants all the time. Must get tiresome, but no doubt Channel 5 has made it worth their while, and they do get to sail on a lovely boat [engine problems and all].
mjcoon
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Presumably it was an impeller they needed and didn't have in the spares kit...
Mike.
longjohnsilver
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That’s what I suspected. Did they set off with the engine seacock shut? Lovely looking boat, not sure about the choice of skipper. Why were they anchoring after re entering port, and then they were shown berthing alongside a commercial jetty. Didn’t make much sense to me.
But it’s all about celebrities and entertainment, not about sailing.
mlines
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What is the "maritime law" that they keep saying prevents them from sailing alone?
sailorman
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No skipper should ever put out to sea without basic spares
sailorman
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No requirement to have crew offshore
TheEcho
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I expect the hire company laid down the law “you’re not hiring a boat that big from us without some qualifications”. And as well as that, the boat was hired for the purposes of the programme, so it becomes commercial use so MCA requirements. Whereas Dimbleby already owned his boat, and would sail it with or without a documentary crew being there, so any commercial use for the purposes of the programme would be limited to the RIB following it taking pretty shots, which presumably could be easily staffed with a pro skipper.
mjcoon
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Bit tricky to enforce that rule with a charter yacht. But then if it is not "fit for purpose" due to lack of spares that should lead to refunds...
Mike.
Skylark
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Alternatively, it could be fake and the alleged engine failure set-up exclusively for the benefit of the programme makers.
C08
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This is an extremely irritatinfg programme full of inacuracies and pretence e.g. talking about how well they were managing the boat whilst sat on the coachroof yarning. However if you just look on it as light entertainement and do not expect much in the way of realistic sailing footage/situation and coverage of the places they visit it is is actuallyquite an enjoyable watch.
mjcoon
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Ah, like the TV equivalent of the challenge sprung on a skipper in testing!
Also, they had to keep coming up with reasons why the presenters had to repeatedly go ashore for travelogue purposes...
Mike.
