Plonker of the Week Award

DAKA said:
Anyone got any other nominations or does he deserve 'Plonker of the week' ?
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It's got to be the Fairline Targa that passed us and about 6 other boats (both stinkies and raggies) enjoying lunch at anchor.
He had the entire width of the River Crouch to use, but still choose to pass within about 25 yds of us at about 15 knts, creating a huge sunami.
If it hadn't been so annoying it would have been comical watching me and SWMBO trying to catch all the jars and bottles we'd just got out of the fridge to prep the lunch!!! Thankfully only one bottle fell over and leaked but the stain came out of the carpet ok!
Unfortunatley didn't get chance to check the boat name otherwise I would have hunted him down and had a chat!!!

Luckily one plonker dindn't spoil our fanstastic weekend on the boat:)
 
Exciting news report from Newtown Creek?

1. Yacht sails into anchorage
2. Yacht goes aground
3. Yacht eventually floats off
4. Curtain-twitcher annoyed.

Is that all?

Not much of a story is it? No Breton cap, no blue ensign, no skipper with posh accent.

If you can't do better than that we'll have to put you back on reporting bring-and-buy sales
 
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At least the raggie could sort out his own problems. I would like to nominate the 29 foot sports boat who was fishing south of the Nab on Sunday and dialled 999 on his mobile phone to let the coastguard know that he had broken down. He couldn't give either a GPS position or a compass bearing. Fortunately the CG called up the passing Pride of Bilbao who was able to spot him and give his position from the AIS of a tug and tow passing close by to him.
 
DAKA said:
Out of interest if you were sailing and I was in the channel in your way would you stand on or give me space accepting that at low water ( 1 hour off) NC is a narrow Channel ?
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Many years ago I was tutored for my Yachtmaster exam by Robert Avis who has sadly passed away now. Robert was a Royal Navy Reserve Commander and Yachtmaster Examiner and what he didnt know about the ColRegs wasn't worth knowing. We were motoring inbound in the Hamble River entrance in my own boat correctly positioned on the starboard side of the channel whilst a yacht came out tacking to and fro across the channel. I was helming the boat and when Robert saw me reach for the throttles and wheel to give way to the yacht, he admonished me because he thought I was the stand on vessel and the yacht should not be tacking in a narrow channel but should be motoring on his side. Eventually I had to give way to avoid a collision and, as is their way, there was much fist waving and swearing from the yacht crew. Robert promptly got on the VHF, hailed the yacht and asked to speak to the skipper and then delivered a lecture on the Col Regs and Narrow Channels to him. So, on that basis, I've always thought that somewhere like Newtown Creek is very definitely a Narrow Channel whatever the tide so any yacht should be using it's engine to navigate it.
The strict definition of a Narrow Channel is given in the ColRegs anyway
 
fireball said:
I go by the rule that if I see Daka's boat then he is give way vessel - even if he's in the pub down the road .... ;)
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Thanks Benjenbav and Fireball , thats how it feels sometimes :D

just been home for lunch and a maniac turned into my one way street against red lights , I thought it must be a joy rider so gave way, I looked into the whites of his eyes as he hurtled towards me with a closing speed of 50-60 mph and who did I see , another Victor Meldrew impersonator , he took a few cones out while the workmen dived for cover and off he went, the wrong way down the one way road :eek:
Had to be a raggie ;)
 
DAKA said:
Thanks Benjenbav and Fireball , thats how it feels sometimes :D

just been home for lunch and a maniac turned into my one way street against red lights , I thought it must be a joy rider so gave way, I looked into the whites of his eyes as he hurtled towards me with a closing speed of 50-60 mph and who did I see , another Victor Meldrew impersonator , he took a few cones out while the workmen dived for cover and off he went, the wrong way down the one way road :eek:
Had to be a raggie ;)
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Closing speed of 50-60mp - I guess you were doing 35-40 so he was only doing 15mph then ... still too fast for a raggie! ;)
 
Well - one vessel was definately NUC - although not showing any dayshapes - it is less than 7m so excluded from some requirements - the other was anchored - but again, not showing any dayshapes ...

The vessel NUC was clearly travelling down a narrow channel and thus must have had complete right of way!
 
I am pleased we can agree that 35-40 foot is 'clearly' a narrow channel , I feel we are making headway on that at least :D
 
Surely a narrow channel is subjective isn't it?

35-40' is narrow to your mobo or my ragnstick ... but to my RC Laser it is HUGE ...
so - sailing my RC Laser and I come across a similar sized RC Mobo in a 35-40' channel then it clearly isn't a Narrow Channel ... for those vessels ...

And you're not allowed to make headway - you're giveway vessel! ;)
 
Had abuse from 3 yachts going into Lymington this sat pm, when yes quite rightly id have said they should have been using there engines, lets face it id not mess with a ferry on that narrow river, I think they have selective sight when it comes to motorboats and loud mouths.
 
Bristol City Docks (the whole of) "is to be regarded as a narrow channel when it comes to navigation" states the local bye law. Does that nean that if you have an engine you have to use it?
 
hlb said:
I'll nominate the raggie that backed into MF at full chat last week. In redemption, he was a very nice man.
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I,ll second that Nomination
Having seen the damage for real
Kinnel:eek:

I spoke to a 'witness' too

He reckoned the Helsman, Hmm, I use that term loosley, let's say the very nice man on the wheel!

Was going at full chat!

The 'witness' reckons He has a claim too
Was on tother side of the pontoon an the boiled kettle went over an nearly ruined His married life:D:D
 
DAKA said:
Out of all the Plonkers on the water I would like to nominate this boat for 'plonker of the week'

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Sailed through a crowded anchorage

Just as he was tacking into a direct and certain collision course with me he ran aground on a falling tide.

Anyone wanting to learn how to sail through an anchorage, run aground and wait over 2 hours to refloat can apply here :D
http://www.heave2.co.uk/seaschool.html

Anyone got any other nominations or does he deserve 'Plonker of the week' ?
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I suspect this is a deliberate troll as:

First of all no col regs say that you can't sail through an anchorage, other wise how would you be able to anchor. Sailoring on and off a mooring/anchor is actually a skill and something that you are often taught in sailing school (a skill that becomes life critical in MOB situations). Some sailing boats don't have motor, so they have to do this everytime.

Secondly you have made the presumption that he was tacking into a "direct and certain collision course". I could invent all sorts of situations on presumptions so a bit daft really.

Admittedly not the best place to practice, but they weren't doing anything inherently wrong or causing a danger, so chill out and enjoy the skills being deployed..... or not.
 
volvopaul said:
Had abuse from 3 yachts going into Lymington this sat pm, when yes quite rightly id have said they should have been using there engines, lets face it id not mess with a ferry on that narrow river, I think they have selective sight when it comes to motorboats and loud mouths.
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There are plenty of boats that sail in and out of Lymington that don't have engines. What do you suggest, ban them?

What were you doing wrong to receive abuse from them? I've motored in their many times and never received any abuse.
 
volvopaul said:
Had abuse from 3 yachts going into Lymington this sat pm, when yes quite rightly id have said they should have been using there engines, lets face it id not mess with a ferry on that narrow river, I think they have selective sight when it comes to motorboats and loud mouths.
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Glad I frequent the Westcountry, in 20 odd years never had any abused from anyone waterborne, maybe we're all more relaxed down this way.
 
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