RNLI call out data from RYA

[NotBirdseye]

Yes, it is.
That's why we try to give safety advice when we can. And then get slagged off for it in this forum.

Yep that's the mature and professional response we expect... kinda adds some credibility to the claims against the RNLI.

 

[Gary Fox]

Because it's a potential disadvantage if the situation deteriorates for whatever reason then action may need to be taken. Think of it as the traffic light moving to Amber, you don't do anything, you just get ready. You only go on green.

Spot on, and it is a different kettle of fish to a Pan-Pan in my opinion. Not looking for an arguement, the discussion is helping me to be a better skipper hopefully, and isn't that what it's all about?

 

[Gary Fox]

Yes, it is.
That's why we try to give safety advice when we can. And then get slagged off for it in this forum.

Thanks for the safety advice; all large organisations will get 'slagged off', although ultimately we are all individuals and very few of us make policy!

 

[Pye_End]

1. I'm sure. Wake up and smell the coffee.

2. Negative to the bit in brackets, it was merely an update from me to them, of a thing which momentarily happened, without action being needed.
The local CG called a big rescue vessel out for no sane reason.
(A completely fair exception would be training volunteers or testing new kit , of course. If that was the case, it was kept covert).

3. In words of one syllable:

If I tell them a thing, it is so they know of it.
It was not a call for help, nor a call to to launch a life boat.
Do you get me? It should not be hard. Any words which are not clear, let me know.

My apologies if it was 'knowledge' as to how the RNLI used the information over your incident, as the way it is worded makes it sound very much like conjecture.

Regarding the incident itself, you need to look at it from their point of view. It is the CG who task the lifeboats etc. not the skipper. They do not know the strength of the boat/crew at all, and given information you give them, they have to decide for themselves. What is obvious to you may not be obvious to the CG, and they err on the side of caution - they would prefer to be there early on in a problem than dragging people out of the sea, dead or alive. To see rescue services sometimes over reacting is better than seeing them missing vital opportunities to save people.

 

[franksingleton]

Last Yeatman we had quite a different experience coming back from Roscoff to Brixham. We had just got past the west going ships, the wind was dropping. We started the engine and had a serious leak in the heat exchanger. Cut off the engine, closed the inlet sea cock and carried on. We called the coastguard, said that we were not a casualty but might well become one. In the event, the wind held up just about enough. But, they called us every 1/2 hour to check that we were OK.


It was very reassuring and commensurate with our situation. Calmly efficient. Just enough concern. They ensured that we finally found a safe anchorage, it was absolutely pitch black. Without power we could not use the radar. We knew there might well be some other boats nearby but never saw them. Anchoring under sail at 0300 we just hoped that we were clear enough of the Brixham fairway and that the anchor would hold - having no engine power to dig it in and not enough wind to check it. Luckily the wind did not increase.