tcm's West of Ireland October Cruise: The Truth

[Sgeir]

tcm\'s West of Ireland October Cruise: The Truth

"This is the last time I go on one of Long John's Autumn Cruises".....

 

[Vanilla]

Re: tcm\'s West of Ireland October Cruise: The Truth

Couldn't agree more...just look at the shape of the sail and he doesn't seem to have the crew well working as a team either!

 

[bilbobaggins]

Re: tcm\'s West of Ireland October Cruise: The Truth

D'you know, I think that main-course could do with just a touch of bracing up.....

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[bilbobaggins]

Re: tcm\'s West of Ireland October Cruise: The Truth

What the...? Miss Vanilla, how did we manage that time-travel....?

And the question I have:

"Is that the crew going to the pub at Bearra, or coming back?"

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[tcm]

Re: tcm\'s West of Ireland October Cruise: The Truth

ooh, very lifelike - can you see para getting drenched at the front

 

[bilbobaggins]

Re: tcm\'s West of Ireland October Cruise: The Truth

The guys sitting her out to windward seem to be working well, but the afterguard look a right bunch of dossers.... lying down on the job .....especially that big girl's blouse working the runners.

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[PeterGibbs]

Re: tcm\'s West of Ireland October Cruise: The Truth

Definitely a job for the boys at the Marine Investigation Branch - vessel unsuited for purpose, overloaded, and no evidence of proper victualling...a passage plan?

James Jermain would be in fits over the lack of fiddles and a full size chart table...

With images like this about, small wonder that the nice little bureaucrats in Brussels went for the Recreational Craft Directive, I ask you...

PWG

 

[Helina]

Re: tcm\'s West of Ireland October Cruise: The Truth

Somebody should check if the captain has his ICC ?

 

[alec]

Re: tcm\'s West of Ireland October Cruise: The Truth

Huge marketing opportunity for Musto's !

And by the look of it, the Y Front organisation could also make a killing.

 

[longjohnsadler]

Re: bunch of drama queens

'Word spread amongst the crew that there were no more baked beans for breakfast...'

or

'It's worse than that - tcm's brought his bagpipes..'

 

[Evadne]

Re: tcm\'s West of Ireland October Cruise: The Truth

"The new 'retro styled Bavaria comes with 27 sea berths and a modest, easily handled sailplan that will please tradtionalists. The heads, galley and chart table leave something to be desired, but this is offset by plenty of deck stowage. Windward performance is sadly lacking, but the extreme shoal draught will be seen by many as an advantage."

 

[claymore]

Re: bunch of drama queens

John - thats a very small willie ye have there - if you don't mind me mentioning it

 

[longjohnsadler]

Re: bunch of drama queens

That's not me. I'm up top explaining the entrance to the harbour on Clare Island to Parahandy.
See what you missed? We know how to enjoy ourselves in County Mayo...

 

[Kilter]

Re: tcm\'s West of Ireland October Cruise: The Truth

Who's in that barrel? /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[jhr]

Re: tcm\'s West of Ireland October Cruise: The Truth

I didn't know they had Gericault on board?

 

[Gin]

Re: tcm\'s West of Ireland October Cruise: The Truth

Low on technology but plenty of 'block and tackle' available!!

 

[Danny Jo]

Re: tcm\'s West of Ireland October Cruise: The Truth

This reminds me of one of the best lines in the Asterix comics. Pirates, having made the terrible mistake of attacking the ship carrying Asterix and Obelix, float away on a raft in the same attitude as in this painting. The pirate captain's voice bubble says "We've been framed, by Jericho" (or something very close to that).

Mark

 

[tangomoon]

Re: tcm\'s West of Ireland October Cruise: The Truth

At least the sun's shining

 

[nicho]

Re: tcm\'s West of Ireland October Cruise: The Truth

Misidentified. That's just the residents of Chichester Marinas' H pontoon on a Sunday morning, after an evening in the Spinakker! I'm in there somewhere, so's KevB.

 

[zefender]

Re: tcm\'s West of Ireland October Cruise: The Truth

"Having turned down the offer of an AWB, the skipper 's confidence in his MAB's suitability for the passage was absolute, albeit a little short on creature comforts"