How not to moor a boat
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sailorman
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Just a holiday invoice
westernman
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I thought it was actually a pretty good attempt at a Med style stern too mooring in a rather tight spot.
ganter
Member
An old hand on the river where I moor once stopped my giggling at another's cockup at picking up his mooring with a sideways snarl and a very sharp:
"Shut it lad, we all started somewhere."
Don't laugh at another's misfortune on the water. The sea will bank it and may charge you some hefty interest later. When you least expect/ want it.
"Shut it lad, we all started somewhere."
Don't laugh at another's misfortune on the water. The sea will bank it and may charge you some hefty interest later. When you least expect/ want it.
hartcjhart
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Just a holiday invoice
when you pay do they supply the vaseline?
TonyBuckley
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I hired on the broads when I was 18 with a bunch of lad mates. Don't think they allow this any more.
It was interesting; none of us had a clue.
I am guessing the camera was fixed with no operator as it didn't wobble; at least some of those around offered to help.
The hesitance of the crew to actually alight and tie off is telling. Very much a car driver's attitude.
It was interesting; none of us had a clue.
I am guessing the camera was fixed with no operator as it didn't wobble; at least some of those around offered to help.
The hesitance of the crew to actually alight and tie off is telling. Very much a car driver's attitude.
prv
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Seems a pity, if true. A bunch of us did much the same on the Solent with a cheap and cheerful charter company, young enough that two or three of the group were going back to school afterwards. We had a fun holiday, learned a lot, and didn't cause anybody any trouble - and no reason why we should have done.
Pete
Dave-Shafa
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The Caledonian Canal hires boats like this and "Crews" like the video.
Lakesailor
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Some of the other ones in the list are great.
In this one the bloke on the cabin top has a yachting hat on. At 40seconds is the skipper of the cruise boat really jumping up and down or is he spinning his wheel?
In this one the bloke on the cabin top has a yachting hat on. At 40seconds is the skipper of the cruise boat really jumping up and down or is he spinning his wheel?
ripvan1
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Seashoreman
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Ere steady on Seajet, my name happens to be Walker and I have hired boats on the Broads and I have an ICC (which I believe I earned).Seems to me the only way the Norfolk Broads will be useable again by normal boat owners is after a ' Walking Dead ' type plague to thin out the imbeciles; or has that happened already and it's the ' Walkers ' in these hired mobo's ?!
It must take a specially philosophical person with a blood pressure just above tick-over to run a boat hire business there...
I suppose its all purely business that cant be turned away, sometimes you really just have to look the other way.
LadyInBed
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The day after changeover day was always a good day to stay put on the Canal du Midi :nonchalance:
sailorman
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Hopping mad
a few quids worth of blue fenders there too
stevebrassett
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Agreed - it takes a special kind of pillock to just sit there watching and making comments.
Mike k
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Sympathy with the crew but that bird was annoying tho!!
Elza_Skip
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I know some of the purists here throw up their hands in horror but I am very relaxed about the hire boat "skippers". Great fun to watch for hours of amusement and little real harm done. I expect many of us started on a hire boat. I did
prv
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jerrytug
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Hi...did someone call me?
Vallich
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Probably why the boats are covered in fenders...
cimo
Member
I though it was a pretty brave three point turn, hard to guage LOA sometimes.
