jimi
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people do you have to put in hospital and how much berthing damage is allowed during a YM exam before being failed?
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Boomshanka
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Go on Jimi, what have you been up to 
jamesjermain
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If it's the examiner - one
If it's the crew know-it-all - two
If it's the crew know-it-all - two
Phoenix of Hamble
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I'd say that any examiner who passed someone who hospitalised anyone, or hit a berth has been bribed.....
Jamesons is a favourite bribe.....
Jamesons is a favourite bribe.....
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jimi
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Go on Jimi, what have you been up to
Not me, but as the person in question is a lot bigger than I, I could'nt possibly reveal who the culprit is .. but I also suspect he was a lot bigger than the examiner as well ;-)
ChrisE
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And before anybody starts guessing that it was my, ahem, meagre frame that caused such carnage, I got my YM 1998 and nobody died on my watch.
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SkerryMerry
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Does that narrow down the field by very much?
jhr
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It rules out the members of most of the indigenous tribes of New Guinea.
The mariner in question is a yachtsman of no mean standing, but I believe at least one member of his crew reckons the whole thing is a stitch-up.
Twister_Ken
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I'm bigger than Jimi, unless he brings a ladder.
But I haven't injured anybody since my last rugby match, in the days when Bill McLaren was still playing.
But I haven't injured anybody since my last rugby match, in the days when Bill McLaren was still playing.
BlueSkyNick
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ok ok, Let's get the truth out..... Mea Culpe.
Examiner was a very nice lady (well I would say that on here, wouldn't I) with a very sharp eye !! Started exam on water at 2200 last night, and resumed at 1000 this morning with a whole load of theory and just a few hours kip in betweeen. This morning, picked up a buoy outside Yarmouth under sail (3kts flood tide against 18kts wind) then all we had do was sail back to Lymington 'hitting' a certain buoy first without GPS. So we are perfectly on line when the MOB 'dummy' was deployed which we sailed back to (still no engine allowed) and recovered no problem. In doing so, one crew points out that he cut his hand open - turned out to be a split pin retaining a clevis pin on the guard wires which I hadn't noticed.
So the lovely lady says go straight back, skip the target buoy, ASAP. Coming into our berth where the wind always blows from SW, it was NE4.
One man clutching a poorly hand, SWMBO attending, examiner standing behind helm generally chatting, neighbours on their boat complete with children and grandchildren, me totally knacked and relieved to be back, thinking I've done this dozens of times, didnt give the turn in sufficient thought and blown off our pontoon finger on to neighbours boat .
Fortunatley only a 4" scrape in the gelcoat. He says 'no problem, we just owe him one back!)
Another 30 minutes questioning about recovery of a person in the water and 15 minutes of debrief focused on weaknesses rather than strengths, and finally get to the point - "happy to say you've passed".
I have to say it was not 'plain-sailing' having chosen not to do the Prep course first, and felt that the 95% we do all the time was never an issue, the last 5% is what the test was all about.
Anyway, got the tick in the box, already met the requirements to go commercial, so plenty to look forward to !!
Now for another beer (and cigar!)
rickp
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Congratulations! Enjoy the beer....
