Incorrect calling on the VHF

[Sans Bateau]

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Even if the position had been correct how many would bother to plot it? As you say its far better to give a distance and bearing from a well known feature( or even just "close to buoy xyz would do)and then give the lat and long. Anyone close will then take an interest and hopefully plot the position.

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The theory is good, but still not infallible.

Some of us still laugh at the clown reporting his position to SCG and insisting he was 2 miles South of Ryde pier! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[flaming]

If you think 16 was bad, you should have heard 72! RORC were using it for the Red funnel regatta but the number of crass idiots also transmitting on it had us in stitches. Especially the guy who (with a fantastic "del boy" accent) announced that "the woman who just started that race sounds just like your missus mate!" whilst chuckling.

And can anyone explain why motor boats travelling in company somewhere in the western Solent still found it necessary to transmit on high power? And to discuss at length where they were going to eat that night over the VHF? Amazing carry on.

 

[fireball]

I assume he was aground then! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Seven Spades]

You have to reach the conclusion that many do not have a radio license, but do have boats with them.

 

[Piddy]

Winchester was as far as I moved the mouse in one swipe!

I guessed I couldn't hear transmissions from Scotland. Lol.

Cheers

 

[duncan]

their patience and humour just get better........heard at one point this weekend

"testing testing testing, this is Solent CG, you are good and readable.........."

priceless

(trust this is OK Tome....... /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif)

 

[copterdoctor]

Funnily enough I was drifting down the Western Solent this weekend reflecting on the fact that it is 30 years since my first trip.

We did not have VHF then, so I have to problems with not listening now.

 

[Daedelus]

The one that put the wind up me was on Monday when a MOBO said to his pal that he'd had to slow to 20 knots as he couldn't see thro the fog.

 

[IanL]

Having crossed the channel, I was just going off watch and turning into my bunk as we reached the sheltered waters of the western Solent when we heard another sailor in some difficulties. He was lost but adamant that he had left Plymouth some 2 hours previously. The conversation went on for some time and it transpired that he could see the lights on the chimney at Fawley.

I eventually got some sleep when he agreed to Solent Coastguard's suggestion that he found some shallow water and anchored until daylight.

 

[Sgeir]

Ah, well an understandable error then.

 

[webcraft]

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