Nomination for Harbour Master of the Year

[Koeketiene]

The time: Tuesday24/07
The place: RNSYC - Ostend
The players: Robert (RNSYC HM), Dutch sailor withe delusions of grandeur, innocent bystander (Guapa)
The scene: Montgomery dock -packed to the rafters.

It's blowing a very healthy 6-7 (gusts 8) - boats are rafted up 5 or 6 deep.
Owner of a boat in the second raft, 2 deep approaches HM

Optimist: I would like to leave now
HM: bemused look
Optimist: I would like to leave now
HM: if you think I'm getting all this lot to move so you can get out - only to return with a torn genoa in 15 minutes, you can think something else.
Optimist: Oh
HM:if would be far more sensible to stay another night
Optimist: Maybe you're right
HM: Of course I am. One more night? That'll be 25 Euro!
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You've got to love him /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Athene V30]

Clearly Guapa wasn't supplying the forecast!

 

[Sixpence]

Love it /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif he knows how to keep his pockets full anyway /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[eastcoastbernie]

Have to agree. Robert is definitely a legend in his own lunchtime. Best to keep on his right side or he will chastise you loudly in a selection of languages.

I was third member of crew on a 35 ft boat where the skipper's husband was disabled. Skipper explained we needed to be up early in the morning and we were hemmed in by boats in front, behind and rafted alongside. He asked what time we had to leave. We told him.

He duly arrived early in morning. Woke every boat up. Shouted instructions at everyone. Where to tie warps. When to move them and where to. How to open up a gap for us and hand us out. How to sew themselves back together again. Everyone was totally bewildered, but our exit was a smooth as clockwork. After all, who's gonna argue with Robert?

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[Koeketiene]

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After all, who's gonna argue with Robert?


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Only the very, very stupid or those with a death wish /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Every year he's got a student working with him.
August next year it'll be my eldest.
She was somewhat phased by his comment: "I'll re-shape you, girl - mentally!"