Need to confess.

[stranded]

Late August, Arrive in Dittisham, on the Dart, to pick up a buoy. Have done this occasionally before but not really familiar. Spoke with the HM who said we would need to raft against another similar size boat just below the village. Figured that as we would be pointy end in against the buoy we should put out fenders at the front third starboard side with first move to grab the buoy. Resident boat had no fenders. A bit of tide so ferry glided up ever so gently. But of course couldn't get our bow up to the buoy so had to tie up against the resident boat first. Which meant unfendered contact with it. Bloke popped up out the hatch saying you should have said, we would have put fenders out (he was in the cockpit when we did our recce pass). I said 'sorry, didn't know you were on board' (why I said that, don't know - embarrassed I guess). Harridan then popped up from below and gave us a full broadside in best geordie. Rafted in silence. String to buoy. Studiously avoided any interaction all evening. Thankfully they left next morning. Hip, hip! I f%^&"d up. No harm done, but still feel ****. When will I be perfect?!

No point to this, just a confessional!

 

[prv]

No point to this, just a confessional!

It doesn't work like that, your actions are gonna get forensically scrutinised now regardless

Anyone can cock up a manoeuvre, but I am a little puzzled why you wouldn't put fenders along the whole side in the first place, if expecting to raft up?

Pete

 

[Poecheng]

This is all wrong.
The normal order is the OP setting out a tale justifying indignation, followed by a few replies in sympathy then by post 10 the OP starts getting blamed.
Here the OP accepts blame straightaway - feels weird

 

[Saguday]

It's a scam - OP is using reverse psychology to try and get sympathy by post 10, a cynical and manipulative attempt to reverse the way the forum normally works!

But I can see what's going, you're not going to fool me...

 

[Redshank Evo26]

This is all wrong.
The normal order is the OP setting out a tale justifying indignation, followed by a few replies in sympathy then by post 10 the OP starts getting blamed.
Here the OP accepts blame straightaway - feels weird

Maybe I can help proceedings along a more normal route?

Fenders should be banned! They just lead to sloppy boat handling and people bashing about with their boats like bumper cars, its a disgrace!!

There, that should do it.

 

[DJE]

That's the great thing about rafting up. You meet new people and sometimes learn a bit of their language.

 

[Boreades]

Ah, in Dartmouth in August? And it was Dittisham you say?

Rule #1 - Never apologise!

You should have said something like
"Hello Old Chap. We're here for the Agatha Christie Murder-Mystery Cruise filming. If you look over there (cue special effects, you point vaguely east towards Greenway) you can see the film crew. Would you like a mention in the film credits?"


Then ask the Harridan if she'd like to appear as one of the servants. Don't mention she's the one that gets drowned in the cess-pit in Scene Three.

 

[Thistle]

Harridan then popped up from below and gave us a full broadside in best geordie.

"I say! Dreadfully sorry. Do you speak English?"

 

[RichardS]

Why did the moored boat have no fenders out.

I always have my fenders out - I've never taken them in since the day I bought the boat so I never get scratched.

It seems that I am doing the seamanlike thing for once!

Richard

 

[Poignard]

That's the great thing about rafting up. You meet new people and sometimes learn a bit of their language.

Hilarious!

 

[DownWest]

Since that was post 10, someones master plan failed..........

 

[LadyInBed]

You did it all wrong.
You should have tied off to his stern then passed a line forward.
No need for fenders!

 

[Poecheng]

Actually, thinking about it a bit deeper, the OP was being a bit daft.

A boat tied to a bouy - depending on the length of the strop - probably occupies only about 15-20 degrees of the 360 degrees available space around the bouy.

Why did the OP not tie up to the bouy on the opposite side to the already-moored boat. There must have been loads of space on that side.

No need for either boat to have fenders then and they could each have a good view of the other's boat. No wonder the woman spoke as she did Duh !!

 

[snowleopard]

Harridan then popped up from below and gave us a full broadside

Surprising how often that happens. Our club commodore's wife was given to screaming at other competitors (and at the commodore himself - he used to wear ear defenders while afloat). On one occasion she screamed "STARBOARD" at me and was rather taken aback when I replied "So are we but you're windward boat'.

More recently I was motoring down the winding channel from our mooring to the sea when a large mobo came the other way. I moved to the starboard side to pass him port-to-port and got a mouthful of abuse for no reason I could work out, maybe he was a drive on the left merchant. His chavette companion then gave me the benefit of her very extensive command of obscenities.

 

[snowleopard]

Why did the OP not tie up to the bouy on the opposite side to the already-moored boat. There must have been loads of space on that side.

Where's the tongue-in-cheek smiley when you need one?

 

[NickRobinson]

"Harridan then popped up from below and gave us a full broadside in best geordie."

Wasn't he old/ugly/not from 'darn sarf' as well or do you only insult women you collide with?

 

[Poecheng]

"Harridan then popped up from below and gave us a full broadside in best geordie."

Wasn't he old/ugly/not from 'darn sarf' as well or do you only insult women you collide with?

OP has many failings and you have identified another.

Should have been spelt "Harry-Dan" as that is the skipper's poshly-named gay partner. This is an inclusive forum dontcha know

 

[NickRobinson]

OP has many failings and you have identified another.

Should have been spelt "Harry-Dan" as that is the skipper's poshly-named gay partner. This is an inclusive forum dontcha know

No further questions, m'lud.....

 

[Poecheng]

No further questions, m'lud.....

 

[SimbaDog]

Did you have a dog on board?