last seasons memories

[sealine]

While at a dinner party, we were talking about things that stuck in our minds from the last seasons boating. A few things strang to mind which I thought I would share with you.
1. In July while heading through the solent towards the needles doing about 23 knots a large rag and stick had a lady on the deck waving both her arms at us, I did not know if they were in trouble, nothing came over the VHF. She was still waving like mad as we passed her. I said to my mate we had better turn and go alongside to offer assistance, which would not be easy due to the choppy sea conditions, when we do get alongside she shouts DO YOU HAVE A LIGHTER? we have not had a coffee for 4 hours and don't have a lighter or matches? My mate throw them a lighter but did not wait for them to return it as the choppy water was making it unsafe, risk of hitting the boat.

2. August: While just off the entrance to poole a 34ft MOBO came close and asked for assistance. sea state was very good so slowed and came alongside, Having rafted with the other boat. The skipper asked where are we? Is this christchurch? I replied No this is the entrance to Poole, I offered to show him his location on his chart, So off he goes calls his wife to bring up his chart. Nothing strange about that you may think.

That was until his wife appeared with what looked like a small table cloth or large tea towal with the south coast printed on it, and she is pointing with her finger at christchurch and asked is this where we are? I stood dumbfounded. If it had not been such a silly thing to be doing, (I would have split my sides laughing) So I offered to show them on my chart, which he replied, sorry can't read one of those things looks to complicated. We normaly get around OK with this. After putting them right and giving them a bit of my mind (training springs to mind) they set off back towards christchurch. To this day I do not know if he was the owner of the vessel, I did not even get the name of the MOBO. Still in shock?

Both of the stories are silly but true, makes good after dinner chat, but at the same time worried me.

Can anyone beat that for maddness.
John

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[hlb]

Met a bloke in Diepe?? Who did not like charts and just used an auto route planner!!

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Haydn

 

[boatone]

So whats wrong with that.....use it all the time on the Thames/forums/images/icons/smile.gif

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[hlb]

Why do you not just write L and R on your wellies! /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

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Haydn

 

[boatone]

I have.......and on my mittens


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[hlb]

So what else do you need!!

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Haydn

 

[itsonlymoney]

Dont have Nav problems on Windermere !
As long as you can physically fit out of your berth jobs a good un.
Only got a choice of left or right.

Ian

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[Jim44]

Do you mean you dont have a map of windermere on your boat, what happens if you get lost??

Hope you are enjoying your new boat, Have they done any more with the jetties? I had hoped to be up on Sunday, but went to Lincoln to buy an inflatable instead.

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[rich]

Re: Is this wot you call Fred Drift!nm

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[Jim44]

Re: Is this wot you call Fred Drift!nm

Probably, so i will ask a stupid question, what does nm mean?

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[rich]

Re: Is this wot you call Fred Drift!nm

No Message,

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[sgball]

I am very pleased with myself - After completing my day skipper course I have Navigated to Fecamp, Yarmouth, Southampton and Ryde. Can't wait until next season.

Trudie

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[hlb]

Drifting back to the thread. We went to the Scilly isles. Amaized at the ammount of tourists there. Down side was it was foggy so could not get round the Islands.

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Haydn

 

[BarryH]

Don't remember much of the summer its all a bit hazy. Do remember toasting a moose over a fire on the beach, water fights in studland, being totally disapointed by the Bankes Beer festival. Fireworks rafted at Swanage, shut it Steve, don't mention that bouy. Did something round may time as well, thats a bit foggy. Oh yeah, Happy trying to kill me on his first Solent outing in the dark blowing a hooey.

What else......Hospitals figure somewhere, but that was after a weekend of doing something to someones boat which ended up in a posh pub with me dressed in oily shorts and tee shirt and getting home at 2 in the morning faced with a wife in full evening dress!

Falling in the mud at Chichester resides in the backof my memory somewhere. The kids still laugh about that one, little buggers.
Many many, night passages back up to my mooring after those long hot days spent in good company, thanks goes to all those involved.

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[gosouth]

Going back to the original thread, that will be the boat that spent the August Bank Holiday on the Sandbank to the entrance of Christchurch!! It's a bit of a shame those tea towel thingies don't have depth marked on them!!

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