Who is this extra crew member?
A friend of mine having hired a crew to take his boat (38ft Colvic T/Yacht) to Spain decided to join them. Leaving Port Solent bound for Jersey where they were to buy more nav. equipment for the trip, the delivery crew didn’t wait for a weather window and even though it was blowing F7/8 just went.
Halfway across the channel with the sea on the starb`d beam the boat was in trouble and had suffered 3 semi knockdowns. Calling a passing ship on 16 they got a course for Cherbourg and limped in.
I said to my friend, weren`t you scared, Yes he said I was at my wits end but then the strangest thing happened, sitting in the corner of the saloon was a woman dressed all in black with a black hood and when she smiled at me all my fear seemed to drain away. She stayed with us until we reached Cherbourg then she was gone.
Another friend that I told this story to said Yes same thing happened to him only it was a tall chap in a pair of overalls leaning on the stern rail smoking a park drive, again in bad sea conditions and again when he appeared there was no more fear.
Just wondered if anyone here has either experienced this or knows anyone that has.
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A friend of mine having hired a crew to take his boat (38ft Colvic T/Yacht) to Spain decided to join them. Leaving Port Solent bound for Jersey where they were to buy more nav. equipment for the trip, the delivery crew didn’t wait for a weather window and even though it was blowing F7/8 just went.
Halfway across the channel with the sea on the starb`d beam the boat was in trouble and had suffered 3 semi knockdowns. Calling a passing ship on 16 they got a course for Cherbourg and limped in.
I said to my friend, weren`t you scared, Yes he said I was at my wits end but then the strangest thing happened, sitting in the corner of the saloon was a woman dressed all in black with a black hood and when she smiled at me all my fear seemed to drain away. She stayed with us until we reached Cherbourg then she was gone.
Another friend that I told this story to said Yes same thing happened to him only it was a tall chap in a pair of overalls leaning on the stern rail smoking a park drive, again in bad sea conditions and again when he appeared there was no more fear.
Just wondered if anyone here has either experienced this or knows anyone that has.
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