sailaboutvic
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We normally pay around €50 a trip , I rather pay then blow up the dinghy,
I think that's about right and alway give a tip .
I think that's about right and alway give a tip .
how much are you willing to pay for a taxi ashore ?
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ChromeDome
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If that kind of money I start to understand why a guy walked across the Sea of Galilee some 2k years ago..
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Bouba
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A smart operator would charge nothing to take punters ashore....because he could charge anything he wanted for the return trip
Wansworth
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Is that 50 euros or 50 centomos
sailaboutvic
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You know me so well
ashtead
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Water taxi in cowes seem to have gone downhill from east cowes since demise of Sally but maybe more money to be had operating as a substitute chain ferry. As it costs £1 to cross the medina on FB6 a taxi for £2 seems a bargain. Talking of safety though the Folly pontoons was were I once found a fully dress bather clinging to the side of a pontoon after he misused his dinghy - amazing how heavy he was but don’t know much he had eaten at the Folly though. I guess from a safety perspective those returning from a boozy night at folly might consider price a good investment .
Thistle
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Brilliant!
Capt Popeye
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Yep , might comment , far better to pay the Local Ferry man than the other FREE Ferryman to a DARK place yonder ?
Capt Popeye
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Capt Popeye
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Yea ONE'S dinghy can offer a good TIP as well ? FREE of charge
Chiara’s slave
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Though I’m well aware of the stats around drowning and tenders, I do think 100 metres in smooth sheltered water, sober, you’ve not got much to worry about. With all due respect, Captain, you’re a bit over cautious.
Bouba
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However if your tender is no longer where you tied it up...then €300 is a good price...
Bouba
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We don’t have many water taxis around here...but I have noticed that it’s getting increasingly difficult to find a place that you are allowed to come ashore with a tender during the season
Chiara’s slave
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Unless it’s suitable for swimming, I guess they’ve got you.
mjcoon
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Given the price of electric outboards, perhaps a minor enhancement would be a self-drive arrangement. Then although you could pilot yourself ashore to a landing stage, the tender would return to the yacht on its own to await your summons to return and fetch you...
Bouba
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Do you drive a Tesla?
mjcoon
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In my dreams! No, an ancient Astra...
AntarcticPilot
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Capt Popeye
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The very BEST thing to have happened in years , whats that , starting a FERRY /TAXI service in crowded Moorings areas ; all that cluter of many dinghys stacked up on the shore , most Dinghys are well passed their 'use by date' , there is a belief that the rougher the Dingy apearance the safer it will be left along the Shore Line , yea , maybe , but what a sight them are !
For the cost of a Coffee drink to get taken to ones boat is real boating experience , inflateables are for Paddle Boarders and Children , surely ?
For the cost of a Coffee drink to get taken to ones boat is real boating experience , inflateables are for Paddle Boarders and Children , surely ?
Chiara’s slave
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Inflatables are yacht tenders. They are for getting to your boat, wherever and whenever you consider it safe to do so. Even in our highly popular area-the ferry service isn’t 24/7. We’d be able to do about 1/4 of the visits to our boat if we were solely reliant on the ferry. It’s ridiculous to suggest that only the ferry is safe enough.