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Athene V30

Athene V30

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Went to boat today to take off sails before she comes ashore.

Dinghy out to boat, complete with lifejacket. Did most of jobs wanted to before rain started except get main off.

Put on foulies for row back, pick up lifejacket and Ouch!! gas bottle fell off and landed on big toe.

How often during the season do you check the gas bottle is screwed in?
 
Reminds me of this:

New Ships For The Royal Navy

Details have been released regarding Britain's next generation of fighting ships: the Royal Navy is proud of the cutting edge capability of thefleet of Type 45 destroyers.

Costing £750 million, they have been designed to meet the needs of the 21st century; in addition to state of the art technology, weaponry, and guidance systems, the ships will comply with the very latest employment, equality, health & safety and human rights legislation.

They will be able to remain at sea for several months and positively bristle with facilities. For instance, the new user friendly crow's nest comes equipped with wheelchair access. Live ammunition has been replaced with paintballs to reduce the risk of anyone getting hurt and to cut down on the number of compensation claims. Stress councillors and lawyers will be on duty 24hrs a day, and each ship will have it's own onboard industrial tribunal.

The crew will be 50/50 men and women, and balanced in accordance with the latest Home Office directives on race, gender, sexuality and disability. Sailors will only have to work a maximum of 37hrs per week in line with Brussels Health & Safety rules even in wartime!

All bunks will be double occupancy, and the destroyers will all come equipped with a maternity ward and creche, situated on the same deck as the Gay Disco.

Tobacco will be banned throughout the ship, but cannabis will be allowed in the mess. The Royal Navy is eager to shed its traditional reputation for "Rum, Bum and the lash"; out goes the occasional rum ration which is to be replaced by Perrier water, although sodomy remains this has now been extended to include all ratings under 18. The lash will still be available but only by request.

Condoms can be obtained from the Bosun in a variety of flavours, except Capstan Full Strength.

Saluting officers has been abolished because it is elitist, it is to be replaced by the more informal "Hello Sailor".

All notices on boards will be printed in 37 different languages and braille.

Crew members will no longer be required to ask permission to grow beards or moustaches, even the women.

The MOD is working on a new "Non specific" flag based on the controversial British Airways "Ethnic" tailfin design, because the white ensign is considered to be offensive to minorities.

Sea Trials are expected to take place soon, when the first of the new destroyers HMS Cautious, sets out on her maiden mission it will be escorting boat loads of illegal immigrants across the channel to ports on the south coast.

The ship is due to be launched soon in a ceremony conducted by Captain Hook from the Finsbury Park Mosque who will break a petrol bomb over the hull. The ship will gently slide into the water to the tune of "In the Navy" by the Village People played by the Royal Marines.

The Prime Minister said that "While the ships reflected the very latest of modern thinking they were also capable of being up graded to comply with any new legislation. His final words were "Britain never, never waives the rules!"

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Somehow methinks you're just not taking this health and safety lark seriously


which is excellent news /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

Pointed reminder re the gas bottles though

Memo to self

Don't forget to check regularly

When I get around to buying my own lifejackets /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
That kind of reminds mes of this...

My family and friends family go down to Cataqwa lake NY and bring our boat and other friends jet ski. Well we get the jet ski in teh water and then teh boat. There were white caps on the waves but we had to bring the boat back to of rented waterfornt house. Well were racing my dad and not really paying attention to the waves. Me and my freand were on the jet ski were both 13 and we were using and older jet ski. THis was our first time on it alone and we hit this giant wave. We got like 2' of air and when we landed we smashed our "things". WE learned the hard way.
 
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Somehow methinks you're just not taking this health and safety lark seriously

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Just taking a (Continental) European approach!

Sign up and ignore

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Not good enough
Quote from another posting today
"Britain never never waives the rules"
 
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Quote from another posting today
"Britain never never waives the rules"

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Only one country does that /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif



France...... /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
 
Oh I thought it was most of Europe - sign up and then get on with business as usual. It ain't cricket old chap, so why do we worry when nobody else can throw stones.

Sorry about Fred Rift - sorry about the original posters toe and even more relieved than he didn't find out shortly after falling in the water. Something else to worry about!
 
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