Son of What Now Skip - September

[jfm]

Here's a supplementary question if anyone is interested in picking it up[/b]:
1. Do you make any plans to allow for the tide?
2. If you use an autopilot, do you use "steer to waypoint" or "steer to compass" or a bit of each? And if you use waypoints, how do you decide where to put them?

When I boated in the UK S.Coast (in a boat with 25kt cruise speed) I "allowed" for the tide but not the way a rag boat would. I checked which way the wind was going and set off at a time that would give me wind with tide not wind against tide. Even if that meant I was pushing a few knots of tide. I rate comfy passage for the guests higher priority than getting there asap

In this scenario, in a 3hour crossing with no change in tide direction I'd autopilot to a waypoint not to a heading because the DTW saving by autopilotting to a heading would be absolutely tiny. If in a ragboat or an 8 knot mobo I would autopilot to a heading, to save me a few miles of DTW

As for waypoints, I never have stored any in 12years of GPS plotter boating. I just put the cursor where I want the waypoint and "goto cursor".

 

[DAKA]

There was a real life discussion of a trip almost identical to this a short while ago, http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=238297

I also noticed the similarities but kept out of the discussion for 4 reasons

1) I thought mine was more interesting as the TSS bent just where I wanted to cross.

2) I thought it was a bit of a rip off

3) I did actually receive a reply from
Vessel Traffic Management Policy Lead
Maritime & Coastguard Agency
Navigation Safety Branch
Bay 2/04, Spring Place
105 Commercial Road
Southampton
SO15 1EG
After a whole series of emails and different condition scenarios thrown in to boot I am confident I know the answer but have taken the huff due to 2 above

4) I dare not post the correct answer anyway for fear of being chastised by jfm as the answer has only come from the MCA and hasnt come direct from God almighty himself .

 

[timbartlett]

(2) I thought it was a bit of a rip off

PM on its way.

 

[PaulGooch]

I
2) I thought it was a bit of a rip off

Yes, i agree. I think you could be sue some very substantial compensation.

 

[DAKA]

Yes, i agree. I think you could be sue some very substantial compensation.

Yes and will you please tell Tim I have taken the hump and put him on ignore so he cant pm me

 

[PaulGooch]

Yes and will you please tell Tim I have taken the hump and put him on ignore so he cant pm me

I think he knows lol

 

[MapisM]

OK, a year on and £20k lighter (having paid the fine imposed by Kolfestone magistrates ) what would he do?
Or what would you do?

Well, it would depend on the mood of the day I guess, as others already said.
But a straight cruise at 50 kts across the TSS, jumping on the ship waves, would have been a much less boring alternative, wouldn't it?...

 

[hlb]

OK, a year on and £20k lighter (having paid the fine imposed by Kolfestone magistrates ) what would he do?

Or what would you do?

Like I said. MAKE SMOKE.