JKay
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Thanks for that /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
cheers Joe
cheers Joe
Ignorant Rib Drivers in Pwllheli
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bluebear
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no sorry stuck with me at Pwllheli
JKay
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magnum's fault he started it /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
cheers Joe
cheers Joe
RibNobbur
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relax its a ribs uk/ribnet wind up check their forum.
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That's pretty obvious! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif They're all turning up here. It will shortly be as busy as it was at Pwllheli. Still, they'll ship out soon and go and make a nuisance elsewhere! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
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keep an eye on ribnet as we are all coming back to pwllheli very soon for another meeting and it is potentially going to be 3 x the size!! with bigger flashier boats and more nonecks than you can shake a stick at!! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
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relax its a ribs uk/ribnet wind up check their forum.
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That's pretty obvious! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif They're all turning up here. It will shortly be as busy as it was at Pwllheli. Still, they'll ship out soon and go and make a nuisance elsewhere! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
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keep an eye on ribnet as we are all coming back to pwllheli very soon for another meeting and it is potentially going to be 3 x the size!! with bigger flashier boats and more nonecks than you can shake a stick at!! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
rickp
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Brendan decided to stir things on ribnet by posting the link to this thread there.
Rick
Rick
JimboD
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If any of you chaps want to check where groups of Ribs are likely to be - either to avoid, or to head over and get in the way (just because I'm sure you enjoy having something to complain about later 
) visit www.rib.net and go to Cruise Planning.
If you were thinking of heading to Osborne Bay next weekend, it doesn't look good!!!
) visit www.rib.net and go to Cruise Planning. If you were thinking of heading to Osborne Bay next weekend, it doesn't look good!!!
JimboD
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Twasn't Brendan, twas a chap called David... Nice bloke, has a rib AND a neck /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
Lakesailor
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Oh, there's more of you. Come in, come in.
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however this absurd notion that as you are in a sailing boat you are somehow less of a hazard I find laughably arrogant and quite frankly dangerous.
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Being hit by a 6 knot yacht compared to a 40 knot RIB?
Wash from a 6 knot yacht compared to a 40 knot RIB?
Speed at which changes of direction happen in a 6 knot yacht compared to a 40 knot RIB?
To you a yacht is a stationary buoy. To us a RIB is a game of chance - will he, won't he?
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however this absurd notion that as you are in a sailing boat you are somehow less of a hazard I find laughably arrogant and quite frankly dangerous.
[/ QUOTE ] However don't bring your fuzzy logic like this.
Being hit by a 6 knot yacht compared to a 40 knot RIB?
Wash from a 6 knot yacht compared to a 40 knot RIB?
Speed at which changes of direction happen in a 6 knot yacht compared to a 40 knot RIB?
To you a yacht is a stationary buoy. To us a RIB is a game of chance - will he, won't he?
bluebear
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yeah but were like "Tigger" bouncy bouncy!!
joking apart i wouldnt like to be hit by either
6 knots is that the normal speed of most yachts ?
joking apart i wouldnt like to be hit by either
6 knots is that the normal speed of most yachts ?
chuckaduck
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Cheers
Grum
Btw not a rib owner muself but do like ribs as a mere mortal have settled for a binliner
Grum
Btw not a rib owner muself but do like ribs as a mere mortal have settled for a binliner
rickp
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RibNobbur
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To us a RIB is a game of chance - will he, won't he?
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be kind enough to provide safety boat support to some of the sailing events perhaps? without ribs providing safety boats where would some of the events be ? /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif
To us a RIB is a game of chance - will he, won't he?
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be kind enough to provide safety boat support to some of the sailing events perhaps? without ribs providing safety boats where would some of the events be ? /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif
BrendanS
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Why is that stirring? Cross border posting is a really good idea, as it opens peoples minds. The recent US UK cultural exchange went really well, and that wasn't seen as stirring at all.
rickp
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Ah, you must have missed the update - RIBS run by sailing clubs are immune to the rules. At least, thats the attitude shown by the RIB which I'm told is owned by the president of Hayling Island sailing club that arrived in Sparkes marina on the plane.
One rule for one, another rule for others....
Rick
One rule for one, another rule for others....
Rick
fireball
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without ribs providing safety boats where would some of the events be ?
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It isn't the rib that causes the problem - its the drivers ... as with all craft - it isn't the craft thats the problem - its the crew ...
without ribs providing safety boats where would some of the events be ?
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It isn't the rib that causes the problem - its the drivers ... as with all craft - it isn't the craft thats the problem - its the crew ...
Twister_Ken
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Jimbo
"Get a grip - there is lots of water, and relatively few boats."
For a RIB or a mobo or a rowing skiff or a jetski, there may be lots of water, left, right, ahead and astern. A sailing boat though has to worry about how much water there is straight down and in many places - especially harbours and rivers – the answer is "not a lot". So not blocking what might be the only deep water channel when you could move to shallower water but the yottie can not, would be a considerate thing to do.
Enjoy the RIBing, seems to me a great way to have fun (though I wouldn't fancy the fuel bills!)
"Get a grip - there is lots of water, and relatively few boats."
For a RIB or a mobo or a rowing skiff or a jetski, there may be lots of water, left, right, ahead and astern. A sailing boat though has to worry about how much water there is straight down and in many places - especially harbours and rivers – the answer is "not a lot". So not blocking what might be the only deep water channel when you could move to shallower water but the yottie can not, would be a considerate thing to do.
Enjoy the RIBing, seems to me a great way to have fun (though I wouldn't fancy the fuel bills!)
JKay
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The recent England /Portugal exchange went well also /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
cheers Joe
cheers Joe
chuckaduck
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Btw Joe ran into a fella in ireland approx 4 years ago doing the round ireland race I fixed his rib for him fractured fuel tank he didnt finish but lost contact with him his name is stuart and had an ex camel rib and was based portsmouth/southampton area had aol email account can anyone help ??
JimboD
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Being hit by a 6 knot yacht compared to a 40 knot RIB?
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Yes, I'll give you that one. Something akin to a 60 foot yacht hitting a 28 foot sailing yacht I'd imagine, only happening lots quicker
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Wash from a 6 knot yacht compared to a 40 knot RIB?
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Yep, we win there. A displacement yacht will generally push out far more wash than a rib operating at planing speed, and once you start planing, the faster you go, the less wash you tend to create. Sorry - don't buy your logic that slow is less there. Seen the pilot boat coming out of Portsmouth Harbour? He does 8kts, and pushes up deep steep troughs that really put a crimp in your day. At 40kts (which I only get on a really good day!) my rib is putting out barely anything behind it.
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Speed at which changes of direction happen in a 6 knot yacht compared to a 40 knot RIB?
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Yep, again, ribs are more maneuverable. This can be a disadvantage, it can be an advantage as collision avoidance is often easier when you can either apply bucketloads more power, or take what you have off very very rapidly. Pros and cons for both the momentous yacht, and the quick but maneuverable rib, so I'll give you a 50/50 here.
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To you a yacht is a stationary buoy. To us a RIB is a game of chance - will he, won't he?
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As a yachtie myself (having joined back in april to read yachtie things here) I really enjoy it when sailors come out and do a powerboat level 2 with me. As well as ensuring I teach them to always pass behind other boats, especially sailing boats, and never too close, it's always amusing watching even the most experienced trying to work out what a sailing yacht is doing in front of/beside us. It's a game of will he/won't he for powerboaters too, and the advantage yacht sailors have is that they will nearly always be the slower boat or sailing, so have right of way over the ribs, and as the ribs are more agile and easier to turn, they will and do get out of the way.
Lacking clarity I'll grant you, as it's late and I'm tired. I wouldn't say I'm being fuzzy - I'm aiming to be level headed and promote the view that there are 2 sides to everything, and it isn't as easy on the water as some may think.
Being hit by a 6 knot yacht compared to a 40 knot RIB?
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Yes, I'll give you that one. Something akin to a 60 foot yacht hitting a 28 foot sailing yacht I'd imagine, only happening lots quicker
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Wash from a 6 knot yacht compared to a 40 knot RIB?
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Yep, we win there. A displacement yacht will generally push out far more wash than a rib operating at planing speed, and once you start planing, the faster you go, the less wash you tend to create. Sorry - don't buy your logic that slow is less there. Seen the pilot boat coming out of Portsmouth Harbour? He does 8kts, and pushes up deep steep troughs that really put a crimp in your day. At 40kts (which I only get on a really good day!) my rib is putting out barely anything behind it.
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Speed at which changes of direction happen in a 6 knot yacht compared to a 40 knot RIB?
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Yep, again, ribs are more maneuverable. This can be a disadvantage, it can be an advantage as collision avoidance is often easier when you can either apply bucketloads more power, or take what you have off very very rapidly. Pros and cons for both the momentous yacht, and the quick but maneuverable rib, so I'll give you a 50/50 here.
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To you a yacht is a stationary buoy. To us a RIB is a game of chance - will he, won't he?
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As a yachtie myself (having joined back in april to read yachtie things here) I really enjoy it when sailors come out and do a powerboat level 2 with me. As well as ensuring I teach them to always pass behind other boats, especially sailing boats, and never too close, it's always amusing watching even the most experienced trying to work out what a sailing yacht is doing in front of/beside us. It's a game of will he/won't he for powerboaters too, and the advantage yacht sailors have is that they will nearly always be the slower boat or sailing, so have right of way over the ribs, and as the ribs are more agile and easier to turn, they will and do get out of the way.
Lacking clarity I'll grant you, as it's late and I'm tired. I wouldn't say I'm being fuzzy - I'm aiming to be level headed and promote the view that there are 2 sides to everything, and it isn't as easy on the water as some may think.
JimboD
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So this post is a figment of my imagination?
Rick
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Ah, my apologies. I didn't catch that one, sorry. I was referring to this one: http://www.rib.net/forum/showpost.php?p=155643&postcount=27
So this post is a figment of my imagination?
Rick
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Ah, my apologies. I didn't catch that one, sorry. I was referring to this one: http://www.rib.net/forum/showpost.php?p=155643&postcount=27
