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woodie1000
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Got back to the boat after bbq with Dave Hirst..
Battery flat so no electrics on the boat. We didn't want to stay overnight as we were quite far out so I spent a good 15mins hauling the anchor up by hand...So busy shouting expletives that I didn't hear Dave's expletives as he fell in...
Anchor up...back into cockpit to realise that no electrics really means no gps, chart plotter, winch etc...luckily we had a spare handheld GPS and the good old paper charts so we set off home with tender zigzagging its way behind us...
Half way back to Portsmouth the nav lights decide to die also...luckily again we had spares which SWMBO carefully dangled over the canvass...Buoy hopped at 8knots all the way back to Portsmouth...
This boat comes towards us and suddenly there are loads of flashing lights..."idiot" I think, "he's ruined my night vision!"...then SWMBO points out it's the MOD Police launch wanting to know what we're up to (they couldn't see our temp. nav lights from a distance)
Satisfied we weren't international terrorists we got a police escort back into the harbour.
The end of an eventful evening for all concerned and good stories to tell at the folly the next day.
Anyone fancy joining us for a BBQ next week???
PS my SWMBO said Dave's SWMBO was in the right and I won't argue coz I don't like swimming fully dressed
Battery flat so no electrics on the boat. We didn't want to stay overnight as we were quite far out so I spent a good 15mins hauling the anchor up by hand...So busy shouting expletives that I didn't hear Dave's expletives as he fell in...
Anchor up...back into cockpit to realise that no electrics really means no gps, chart plotter, winch etc...luckily we had a spare handheld GPS and the good old paper charts so we set off home with tender zigzagging its way behind us...
Half way back to Portsmouth the nav lights decide to die also...luckily again we had spares which SWMBO carefully dangled over the canvass...Buoy hopped at 8knots all the way back to Portsmouth...
This boat comes towards us and suddenly there are loads of flashing lights..."idiot" I think, "he's ruined my night vision!"...then SWMBO points out it's the MOD Police launch wanting to know what we're up to (they couldn't see our temp. nav lights from a distance)
Satisfied we weren't international terrorists we got a police escort back into the harbour.
The end of an eventful evening for all concerned and good stories to tell at the folly the next day.
Anyone fancy joining us for a BBQ next week???
PS my SWMBO said Dave's SWMBO was in the right and I won't argue coz I don't like swimming fully dressed
