oldgit
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Anybody else out and about.
RCC cruise down to the MDL marina at Chatham,overnighter and with a quick snifter in the Ship and Trades then evening food in "Villagio".
Managed to drag 15 or so folks from their winter hibernation,such a nice day on Sunday,change of plan.
Turned right (stop me if to technical) and went for a trip downriver.
Met a couple of clubmembers returning from Sheerness.Both have Turbo 36.One of the boats has recently been purchased and was a first run out for owner and crew.We now have around 8 Turbo 36 on the club moorings and a couple moored away.
Fairly high tide and flow was pretty impressive when we moored back at club,had just finished covering up when a shout came from the wife.
A small 21 ft ?ish Fairline came drifting down stream and broadsided itself onto the pile on the end of the pontoon.
It managed to impale itself on some scaffolding which held it fast for enough time for me to demand a rope actually attached to the boat and take a quick turn as it slid past SARAH.T.Fortunately I leave out fenders all the time and we suffered no damage.
After some confusion we managed to find enough ropes to secure the little boat and sit back and decide what to do next.It was the boats first trip out since last year and was on its way to small yard about a mile upriver.As the tide was running even faster seriously suggested (told) the chap to leave the boat where it was and arrange for his yard to collect it later.Only noticed 2 peeps on the boat as it collided with the pile but once boat was secure 6 people left the boat and not a single lifejacket to be seen.
Got them all ashore and drove chap to collect his car.
Just a classic example of something that probably folks get away with 99 times out of 100.
If they had managed to get down as far as Rochester Bridge the flow underneath probably exceeds 6/8 knots and a small boat could have easily been overwhelmed.
Just felt sorry for the chap and it reinforces my suspicions that some sort of training needs to be in place before anybody gets to use a boat of any size.
If the skipper drowns...fine but there were 5 other people on that boat and if it means a bit more nanny state to keep them safe ...that fine with me. OG.
The real mystery of the weekend.
Bear in mind it is the beginning of March and the sort of bone chilling wind found only in marinas and airfields is blowing.
There is long que outside a shop,about 40 odd peeps.
It is there at 4pm and still there at 7pm and few hardy souls are still inside shop at 10.30 pm.
It closes at 11pm.
What is this shop selling. ??????
RCC cruise down to the MDL marina at Chatham,overnighter and with a quick snifter in the Ship and Trades then evening food in "Villagio".
Managed to drag 15 or so folks from their winter hibernation,such a nice day on Sunday,change of plan.
Turned right (stop me if to technical) and went for a trip downriver.
Met a couple of clubmembers returning from Sheerness.Both have Turbo 36.One of the boats has recently been purchased and was a first run out for owner and crew.We now have around 8 Turbo 36 on the club moorings and a couple moored away.
Fairly high tide and flow was pretty impressive when we moored back at club,had just finished covering up when a shout came from the wife.
A small 21 ft ?ish Fairline came drifting down stream and broadsided itself onto the pile on the end of the pontoon.
It managed to impale itself on some scaffolding which held it fast for enough time for me to demand a rope actually attached to the boat and take a quick turn as it slid past SARAH.T.Fortunately I leave out fenders all the time and we suffered no damage.
After some confusion we managed to find enough ropes to secure the little boat and sit back and decide what to do next.It was the boats first trip out since last year and was on its way to small yard about a mile upriver.As the tide was running even faster seriously suggested (told) the chap to leave the boat where it was and arrange for his yard to collect it later.Only noticed 2 peeps on the boat as it collided with the pile but once boat was secure 6 people left the boat and not a single lifejacket to be seen.
Got them all ashore and drove chap to collect his car.
Just a classic example of something that probably folks get away with 99 times out of 100.
If they had managed to get down as far as Rochester Bridge the flow underneath probably exceeds 6/8 knots and a small boat could have easily been overwhelmed.
Just felt sorry for the chap and it reinforces my suspicions that some sort of training needs to be in place before anybody gets to use a boat of any size.
If the skipper drowns...fine but there were 5 other people on that boat and if it means a bit more nanny state to keep them safe ...that fine with me. OG.
The real mystery of the weekend.
Bear in mind it is the beginning of March and the sort of bone chilling wind found only in marinas and airfields is blowing.
There is long que outside a shop,about 40 odd peeps.
It is there at 4pm and still there at 7pm and few hardy souls are still inside shop at 10.30 pm.
It closes at 11pm.
What is this shop selling. ??????
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