What Now Skip?

they could have lost steering ,but you did right ,but talking of leather jackets ,have you not seen BruceK in his green wellys ,stubbies shorts ,black Crombie ,and tilley hat
 
seastoke said:
they could have lost steering ,but you did right ,but talking of leather jackets ,have you not seen BruceK in his green wellys ,stubbies shorts ,black Crombie ,and tilley hat
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Oh come on. Guilty as charged but I dont wear them all at once, at least, not with the Crombie. Anyway, my tilley is rather precious to me. It doesn't just look 30 years old it is. You have no idea how many times I have had to rescue it from my wife and the bin. It's not just any hat, it's as much me as my spectacles

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I would begin by saying that you are safe and for that I am glad.

You were suspicious and with (in your view) good reason, they were not dressed for sea and looked out of place and you acted in instinct.

You stood off and monitored the situation and were there IF assistance was obviously required.

You saw no distress flares and heard no radio messages.

You sought assistance and although it took 15 minutes, it arrived.

As far as you could see there were no obvious indications of threats to life and you watched for this, if they were taking on water then they would be getting lower in the water, if they had a fire there would have been smoke, if they had no steering they could have hoisted the sails and got some form of steering and even with the engine idling they could have got motion in the general direction they intended going in.
 
Assassin said:
You were suspicious and with (in your view) good reason, they were not dressed for sea ....
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It's the blimmin Hamble not Cape Horn!

I suspect there's a perfectly plausible explanation for all of this, perhaps they were simply moving to another mooring and perhaps they had steering or other issues that were causing them problems.

As for flagging down a passing boater instead of calling the authorities, if they are foreign then perhaps this is what they are used to. I recall a forumite mentioning to me that someone required a tow from the lagoon at St Carles back to the marina. A distance of a couple of miles but still cost the guy €500.

Anyhow, FF was right to rely on his instinct and all ended well. However, I think I'd simply call the Coastguard on Ch16 and let them find someone to assist.
 
Boats in the background are sailing, so there must have been some wind. If they were having problems with the engine, and they knew what they were doing, then they would have unfurled the jib/genoa and off they would go.

With the possible exception of a steering problem (as suggested by Petem) - and for which there was most likely an emergency tiller on board that could have been deployed - their inability to save themselves suggests they hadn't a clue. Which certainly raises suspicions.
 
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