What’s the worst

[Talon2]

Coming into Ocean Village end of last season we were keeping to starboard side, two raggies passed gentle to our port. Then a 40+ foot flybridge cruiser appeared around the corner and came straight at us. I reduced my speed and moved even further to starboard until I nearly came to rest on the back of the 50 foot Sunseeker moored just inside the entrance. The occupants of that boat seemed rather concerned. The 40 foot cruiser kept coming towards me and finally stopped 10 feet in front of me. The very young guy on the flybridge was waving his arms and suggesting I got out of the way. At this point I let rip with the right of way and collision regulations, which I never realised I could remember so well!! Somebody from one of the moored boats suggested that he should get some instructions before moving again. Anyrate he moved of down my port side with me still ranting at him, he was looking straight ahead and did not want to make eye contact with me. As they passed I noticed a blonde lady standing in the cockpit wearing a long evening dress drinking a glass of wine. If that guy reads this I hope you have got some training before you did some real damage.

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[lanason]

The first season we had our boat, we were moored on one of the "long" pontoons at Neyland Marina in Milford Haven.

I decided that the boat would be better pointing out of the marina toward the estuary (better view, easier to get out etc) The simple way to turn the boat was to push the bow out - let the current take it round and with two stern ropes (and a long bow rope - down the far side of the boat) let the current do the work and pivot the boat around the stern on ropes.

I was on the stern and asked No 1 son to push off on the bows - he did so - using the pulpit rail however he forgot to let go till it was too late to step back onto the pontoon. Instead of letting go he hung on - as the bows drifted right round. I made the boat secure and stepped across the bow to find his hand still clamped on to the pulpit, legs dangling in the water. It took a few seconds to lift him by his wrists back onto the boat.

SWMBO told him to let go and swim for it (and yes he was wearing a lifejacket) - No 1 Son replied he was wearing his best T-shirt.
Kids !!!!

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[Mike2822425]

Visualise a nice summer evening, on the Pontoon the Dive Master is taking his Trainees through safety proceedures ect. So I am nosey and go for a chat , it turns out this is a RAF team, all qualified to a high degree and embarking on a "night dive" The rib is fired up and waving to friends they leave.

So now its the middle of the night and I wake to the familiar sounds of twin "Cats" working next to me. Its the local Lifeboat with the rib rafted alongside, next morning a guy with a broad smile on his face turned up to collect the rib. "This is going to cost them a lot of beers in the mess" he says. "They run out of fuel.


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[Greg2]

Hire cruisers on the Broads - two speeds, flat out or stop and never think about the effect of wind and tide. To be fair many are bath tubs with a propellor and very little instruction is given, but even common-sense seems to be absent from many.

Also peeps who think that bursts of high power are the way to manouver a boat when mooring or in a confined space instead of short applications of low revs and taking plenty of time. A Sunseeker sporty thing came in next to me yesterday - lots of noisy revs and throwing his crew off-balance each time he gunned the throttle. No use of fenders to protect other boats. Had to cope with wind and tide and had very little room but even so. Went to help with the lines but didn't get the impression it was particulalry welcomed.

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