Nearly rammed by a raggie

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Pootling down the Hamble at about 16:30 yesterday I became aware of a large raggie, under power, approaching the channel to port. He carefully ducked round a yacht heading up stream then shot across my bows waving some sort of signal that he wanted to cross ahead of me. ****, nearly took us out.

Blue Ensign and about 6 crew placidly watching me take emergency measures to avoid being run down. A shout of colregs to him elicited a vague wave of acknowledgement as be blundered on his way.

Didn't clock the name otherwise I'd name and shame.

Pillock :mad:

Took the edge off a lovely day out on the water.
 
I'm trying to get to a stage either on the road or on the water where other people's actions won't spoil my day and just accept others may cock up or just plain ignorant but I remain chilled. Hard I know, but my day isn't spoilt.
 
colhel said:
I'm trying to get to a stage either on the road or on the water where other people's actions won't spoil my day and just accept others may cock up or just plain ignorant but I remain chilled. Hard I know, but my day isn't spoilt.
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I think that is the best way. All of us make mistakes from time to time, best simply to take another sip of the G&T (assuming its not spilled) and chill.
 
Twas just a minor thing but it was the "out of my way small boat" attitude that niggled.

Otherwise it was a great day and even managed to moor up twice calmly and smoothly for once with new crew on board. Felt quite the pro :encouragement:
 
True true, I wasn't having a go at raggies per se, just that one. Seen just as much prattishness from the odd mobo / canooist / jet ski as well.

I, like colhel, try not to let it get to me but sometimes it's hard to not be annoyed by the inconsiderate nature of folk.

I, of course, am perfect in all ways :cool:
 
I did try a blast on the horn but it just made a sound like a squashed frog. Must get one of those air horn thingies.

Alternatively a bouple of bow chasers would not go amiss as you say. :cool-new:
 
We keep a fully charged super soaker hanging in the cockpit for just this situation:encouragement:
 
splosh said:
" Hamble Scramble" and leave yer fenders out !
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Haha so true...... We call it 'whacky races time' :)

Even more fun is queuing at Port Hamble fuel berth. I've never seen so much abuse and queue jumping going on in my life. So much so, I now avoid refuelling on a weekend and try to only do it when we are down mid week, saves being abused for no reason whatsoever.
 
paultallett said:
Haha so true...... We call it 'whacky races time' :)

Even more fun is queuing at Port Hamble fuel berth. I've never seen so much abuse and queue jumping going on in my life. So much so, I now avoid refuelling on a weekend and try to only do it when we are down mid week, saves being abused for no reason whatsoever.
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You reminded me of last year when I was waiting for the fuel berth, a raggie was filling up - no problem I will just wait, but then after refueling they started to fiddle with their sails and shifting items around deck etc with no sign of moving. After about 10minutes I had to call the staff of the fuel berth to get them to move. Just no consideration that boats were queuing.
 
Scubadoo said:
You reminded me of last year when I was waiting for the fuel berth, a raggie was filling up - no problem I will just wait, but then after refueling they started to fiddle with their sails and shifting items around deck etc with no sign of moving. After about 10minutes I had to call the staff of the fuel berth to get them to move. Just no consideration that boats were queuing.
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Not the same thing, but a couple of years ago, back in the lovely Solent, we had a largish mobo just pip us to the fuel berth. Well over half an hour later, they had finished filling up their however many thousand litres worth of fuel. We only needed around 100l, which would've taken 5 mins to fuel up!
 
Its not always so bad..... I wanted 100 litres of petrol for the RIB last weekend in South of France and just timed my arrival at the fuel dock behind the biggest, baddest, loudest Apache powerboat I have ever seen..... this thing was so noisy and aggressive, that he simply couldnt control it at low speeds and the fuel dock crew swarmed over him with obvious practiced ease, as he just headed it in their general direction and turned both engines off ! I suddenly relaised he was going to take about a million litres of petrol before me but before I could even squeak, the heavily moustachio'd owner looked at me with his mirror'd glasses and waved me in ahead of him ! So you see you never know who is going to do the right thing do you !!
 
Scubadoo said:
You reminded me of last year when I was waiting for the fuel berth, a raggie was filling up - no problem I will just wait, but then after refueling they started to fiddle with their sails and shifting items around deck etc with no sign of moving. After about 10minutes I had to call the staff of the fuel berth to get them to move. Just no consideration that boats were queuing.
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I think after 5 mins, I would suggest that if he was staying, we'd raft up for refuelling...
 
knobs on yachts

James_Calvert said:
I think after 5 mins, I would suggest that if he was staying, we'd raft up for refuelling...
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i have a yacht and a power boat so i am on the fence as it were, but i see more knobs helming yachts oblivious to others around them, OUT OF MY WAY WE ARE RACING ATTITUDE b-----cks then tack. yes the hamble on a sunday is classic you need eyes up yer back side anyrthing can happen.
 
Was waiting once at port hamble to come alongside for fuel. Sailer tied up, so patiently waited for them to finish filling, all done and paid up. Then nothing for 5 mins, queried if leaving, crew replied we can't as have not got a skipper...............??.? Er, ? He had gone up to get ice creams WTF?
 
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