There but for the grace of God

[Lucky Duck]

Three yachtsmen get into trouble on their way back from the Ramsholt Arms

http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/river_deben_three_men_rescued_from_freezing_waters_after_clinging_to_buoy_1_893957

 

[Athene V30]

Sounds like they were lucky.

There is usually something along these lines at the start of the season, glad this one turned out ok.

 

[FullCircle]

Not at all nice, glad they got away with it. Wonder what the full story is though.

Another reason why I am feeling good about my new dinghy, it has five separate buoyancy chambers and is very stable.

 

[Victoria Sponge]

We once rescued some people who came of the Ramsholt and were swept away in their dinghy in the pitch dark. They had been trying to row against the tide, but it was too much for them. Their friends shouted us from a yacht and asked if we could help them. Luckily we had an outboard on our dinghy so we were able to come to their rescue. They were clinging to a moored yacht, cold and frightened. We were delighted to have helped them and they were even more pleased to be rescued.

 

[CliveG]

I was at Ramsholt yesterday.
When I arrived George , the Harbour Master was just about to go and recover an inflatable that was up on the salt marsh down stream from the quay.
The pub landlords dinghy was on a mooring the other side if the river.
George was trying to work out what had happened.

Later on the coastguard phoned George to ask him to keep an eye out for this inflatable.
As far as we could tell the 3 chaps had arrived from Lowestoft and had come ashore to the pub.
Their dinghy had escaped whilst they where supping ale and they had decided to borrow a dinghy to get back to their boat.
It seems that the flow was to strong for them and they got swept down to Felexstowe ferry.

Rowing across the Deben when it is in full flow needs quite a lot of ferry gliding technique.

 

[Marmalade]

Rowing across the Deben when it is in full flow needs quite a lot of ferry gliding technique.

After a pleasant evening in said hostelry at Easter, I rowed back to the boat. Those of you who know me will attest to me being no Steve Redgrave (he's taller see), and my mate Glenn and I were in stitches as I rowed like a b***ard whilst creeping past each moored boat with glacial speed only.

Seemed like a good idea at the time!