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TSB240

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Last Nights programme was pretty gripping viewing.

This program finally gets a thumbs up from me for showing an occasion when the true nature of RNLI volunteers risking their lives to save both a lone yachtsman and his craft was presented factually.

Risking their own lives and craft, damaging their craft and themselves, puts the previous programs of dramatised "summer time blue sky shouts" into perspective.

This is a you tube link of the rescue of a lone yachtsman out of the "washing machine" off Brighton. I am sure the entire episode can be found on BBC I player.

https://youtu.be/a62EZmRmCyQ

The Brighton crew on the Atlantic rib deserve much much more than our appreciation for recognition of their bravery.
 
Has a new series started, or is this a repeat? I remember a story like this in an episode a year or two ago, but maybe there’s been a similar incident again?

Pete
 
Why did the bloke in the yacht not chuck the anchor out? It always amazes me that boats with engine failure never throw the anchor out. It might not have solved the problem, but it would have slowed his approach into the shallows.
 
Bobc said:
Why did the bloke in the yacht not chuck the anchor out? It always amazes me that boats with engine failure never throw the anchor out. It might not have solved the problem, but it would have slowed his approach into the shallows.
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They do - I dropped the anchor quickly a couple of years ago - but we never hear about boats that create enough time to sort their own problems out.

But having said that I only used my anchor half a dozen times in a decade in my previous boat around the South Coast and just used marinas so anchor, warp and chain were in a forward locker not ready on deck.
 
Bobc said:
Why did the bloke in the yacht not chuck the anchor out? It always amazes me that boats with engine failure never throw the anchor out. It might not have solved the problem, but it would have slowed his approach into the shallows.
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I threw an anchor or the stern when I had engine and rigging failure, and was being driven toward a rocky shore. The anchor bit before I had a chance to let go of the line. The rope in my hands broke six of my fingers in an instant, and the nightmare continued....

It's often too easy to see a solution, while sitting safely at home in a chair.
 
northwind said:
Did anyone else notice that the Starboard monitor on the Atlantic 75 was showing the windows loading screen for the whole of the rescue.. :o
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I think you are wrong.
It is only showing for a short time at end of video.
At all other times it is visible it is showing a radar type display.
I suspect the last thing they needed was radar screen once they made visual contact and given their proximity to the harbour wall.
 
Nice film and rescue from our boys in orange.

Just shows how dangerous being in the surf can be.

When I remember, I like to stand well offshore in lively weather. I remember that the Pardeys did this all the time in their engine less yachts where possible.
 
LONG_KEELER said:
Nice film and rescue from our boys in orange.

Just shows how dangerous being in the surf can be.

When I remember, I like to stand well offshore in lively weather. I remember that the Pardeys did this all the time in their engine less yachts where possible.
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I suspect the guy was aiming to come into Brighton so had put his jib away but then his engine failed. I doubt he was that close to the shore for the fun of it.
 
Bobc said:
I suspect the guy was aiming to come into Brighton so had put his jib away but then his engine failed. I doubt he was that close to the shore for the fun of it.
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No I realise that . It was not meant to be a criticism of the casualty . :)
 
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This program always gets a thumbs up from me and is about the only thing I watch on telly these days! I particularly liked the tow of a yacht off Ireland in fruity conditions (I think from the series before last). Amazing to see how (relatively) calm things became when the lifeboat crew managed to pass they yacht a drogue, which they duly deployed. Good to see one in action, especially with the footage taken from a slight height advantage (eg the deck of the lifeboat)
 
TSB240 said:
I think you are wrong.
It is only showing for a short time at end of video.
At all other times it is visible it is showing a radar type display.
I suspect the last thing they needed was radar screen once they made visual contact and given their proximity to the harbour wall.
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Before the most recent update, the Atlantic 85 nav system was prone to crashing occasionally. But switching it off and on again usually fixed it.
 
Juan Twothree said:
Before the most recent update, the Atlantic 85 nav system was prone to crashing occasionally. But switching it off and on again usually fixed it.
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My comment was more at the surprise that on a boat that moves about a lot they chose to use a PC based system, given how salt water and computers don't usually mix, do they use a commercially available system or is it one they have built in house?
 
northwind said:
My comment was more at the surprise that on a boat that moves about a lot they chose to use a PC based system, given how salt water and computers don't usually mix, do they use a commercially available system or is it one they have built in house?
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All done in house, I think, by people at Poole who are far cleverer than me. I know what the system does, and how to use it, but not how it actually works.

It's similar, but not identical, across all the classes of lifeboat.

Everything is solid state, and very waterproof.
 
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