Lockdown sailing

[JumbleDuck]

See, this is exactly the problem. You see people going to the allotment, so you want to go to your boat. People see you going to your boat, so they want to go kick a ball around. People see people kicking a ball around, so they want to go to the gym. People see people in the gym and they want to go to the pub...
Other stupid people breaking the rules is not a reason to break the rules or to be stupid.

Going the the allotment is specifically allowed to the point of encouraged. As long as you keep a similar distance away from other people in a boatyard I can't see any scientific reason not to work on a boat, though travelling far to get there would be a no-no and many or most yards are closed to owners.

 

[PHN]

Thats true , but my poor wee boat is in the water calling me , please take me away the weed is getting long ,shes talking to me in my sleep

Maybe you are hearing the Sirens that Ulysses heard or Loreley is calling you.

 

[NotBirdseye]

Sailing is a recognized form of exercise in the UK as well but not Wales where sailing and other ocean based exercises will be banned from 25/04 until further notice. Provided you maintain social distancing away from none household members you should be fine. The problem is public condemnation because they believe that sailing is inherently unsafe and you will inevitably need the RNLI to come and rescue you!

That's partly due to messaging and advertisement from the RNLI.

Had to revise please see bold.

The new Wales rules for exercising during lockdown explained

 

[jordanbasset]

Most marinas tend to stack boats so closely together sometimes I wonder whether it's a mono or multihull I'm looking at....

Agree, having had a caravan and a boat there was a lot more space between the caravans than the boats in marinas, Also no narrow pontoon to walk along to get to a caravan.

 

[Blue Sunray]

Maybe you are hearing the Sirens that Ulysses heard or Loreley is calling you.

I suspect that you may have misjudged your audience's education.

 

[mjcoon]

One key pad and one trolly , then wash thy hands without putting them in my mouth up my nose or in my eyes , therefore the infection transfer in nil

Don't worry about anyone else, why don't you! Of course it is up to them to take the same precautions. I had in mind that marinas provide toilet facilities to discourage boats from discharging into their waters. If you guys have no need of that, or there isn't any, that must be safer...

 

[PHN]

I suspect that you may have misjudged your audience's education.

Would captain Mainwaring telling you in the harbour to go home better fit our audiance ?

 

[Blue Sunray]

Would captain Mainwaring telling you in the harbour to go home better fit our audiance ?

I'm not sure that I'd hold out prospects for anything more complex than a cartoon.

 

[FlyingGoose]

I suspect that you may have misjudged your audience's education.

Oh poke a stick in the cog . my your a big boy , 3 Higher Education awards , 25 years GM of High end Hospitality sectors. and Aspie to go to boot , known to be above average IQ whats you dumb excuse for said comments

 

[Nina Lucia]

Spot of gardening ?

 

[JumbleDuck]

Spot of gardening ?

And the great thing about GRP is that a couple of hours with a pressure washer and a couple of hours with a bottle of polish will have it sparkling again. Been there, done that.

 

[NotBirdseye]

That poor boat!

 

[Nina Lucia]

Spot of gardening ?

It’s not my boat, but if this carries on I am definitely interested for that allotment plot!?

 

[Sea Devil]

Well I took my boat to France a few weeks ago...

All the authorities let me do it.

More here Sailing Gently

 

[Nina Lucia]

Hey, that was good YouTube video, I have watched, enjoyed it very much, very good. Thanks!
Highly recommended !
Sounds like its quatrain is still in France as well?
Friend of mine this morning said they are allowed to sail in Germany single handed or families that live together
Best Regards

 

[dgadee]

They have just craned pontoons in at the lightship in Strangford. Is that an omen of sailing to come?

 

[Blue Sunray]

Divers handed lockdown fines after major rescue

 

[chrisharris]

Divers handed lockdown fines after major rescue

Can't recall is it a £30 or £60 fine. Rather insignificant vs the rescue cost.....! Plus the fact none of the crews could self distance. Not exactly a great day out by the divers....(eg NOT a good plan...)

 

[mjcoon]

Oh poke a stick in the cog . my your a big boy , 3 Higher Education awards , 25 years GM of High end Hospitality sectors. and Aspie to go to boot , known to be above average IQ whats you dumb excuse for said comments

What language was that?

 

[Lucky Duck]

As D&C police were saying they would take action against people regardless of whether they were engaged in lawful activities or not, maybe they decided they might as well get on with it

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