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Our in house training is a bit different from the norm! Today we needed to rehearse some scenarios for a training course we are running for........... Well I can't actually say for whom. This is not an RYA course but a very specialised course involving some interesting moves. Though the pictures might make interesting viewing.

Pace boat at 10 knots - the approach

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About to close.

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Touching

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Keep her steady

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The breakaway

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As they say on the TV programmes - don't try this at home. Pacing can be a dangerous activity and should only be done by experts. Pacing is NOT taught on any RYA courses due to the inherant dangers.
 
Great Pictures

Second your words of caution!!!

During MBM cruises we do loads of this with the rib. Goes without fault everytime /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
That wasn't training I nicked some tea bags when You weren't lookin. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Nice pictures and a nice RIB Soli.
What make, may I ask?
 
Totally unrelated, but I have read that the UK B*rd3r$ Agency have quite a substantial budget to spend on boats, equipment, and training this year.
 
shes nice and looks cool /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif


I was helming Motala, the boat they are up again, It is amazing what could go wrong on things like that, boat going over or under the pace boat, so please, don't try it at home. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
Motala being the Storebro?
I like those too.
Scandinavian boats do it for Me.
Me awld Nimbus is approaching 25.
Apart from the green engine I love Her to bits.
 
Would it be anything to do the bunch who come along side just off of Greenwich,request that you hold your course and speed,then politely ask if they can come aboard in manner that indicates you probably ought to say yes.
After a bit of form filling and a quick look round they then depart in spectacular style?
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Actually, David

Those pics make it look more difficult than it actually is.
We used to do that kind of thing all the time at the sailing club - it was even written into the local training for the safety coxswains.

All you do is ride over the stern wave, match your boat speed and "lock in" - that is you turn the RIB so that the bows are being forced into the alongside boat. The RIB then sits comfortably in between the bow and stern waves., It actually forms a stable platform and people can transfer to and from quite easily. Most people dont get to try this sort of thing because of the risk of damaging something but if the boats arent personally owned (i.e. belong to a sailing club) its worth trying sometime. We found that the racing sailors in the club had a much greater "awareness" of speed and relative manouvering skills whereas those without much experience found this kind of exercise more difficult. Great exercise for spatial awareness though.

IMO though, its actualy more fun to do than has its usefullness. It is always safer to stop first and do what you have to do whilst stopped but it does give a good appreciation of relative speeds and is thus a good exercice for training - IMO.
 
I'm a little concrned now as I thought this was quite an easy evolution and I've obviously overlooked a few of the dangers. We do this on a regular basis and 'touchwood' we've never really come across any problems.
Is this taught on any RYA courses? What dangers should i be looking out for?
we use our 7m rib to come alongside our 15m Cat and transfer people and equipment? we usually come alongside whilst underway, secure the bow and stern on the rib then transfer whatever and then let go stern then the bow and move away from the cat...
Any thoughts greatly appreciated.
 
A lot depends on the size of the vessels involved, your 7m rib is under half the size of your 14m boat so will sit along side in the safest bit . At low speed you will have a bigger safeish area. Its all about matching speeds and ferry gliding type moves.

The best way to understand is to watch your boat underway, watch the bow wave, this is pushed away from the boat, if your bow got in this area it could/ would push the bow away and the stern into the boat;

worst case a roll capsize or stern under the pace boat.


For what happens in the stern area,

Do a few practice MOB,

its getting near that time of year for my yearly nagging on this.

tie a fender to a tightly coiled rope,;
then throw it off the stern of the boat, ;
first at aft area and ;
then from stern corners;
then center stern;

watch what happens ,
this will give you an idea of what force the water around your stern would have to a boat in that area.


If you have had no problems doing it the way you have; you are fine.

I am no expert on this , so please if anyone wants to say something do, it is being aware of the elements in relationship to what you are doing.
 
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Is this taught on any RYA courses?

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I clearly stated that pacing is not taught on any RYA courses. It used to be but was discontinued some years ago and then it was only taught on the Advanced Powerboat course.
 
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