lyc
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A Plymouth yacht skipper has appeared in court charged with getting his boat in the way of a Devonport frigate and failing to comply with a direction by MoD police on board a launch!!
News item here
News item here
..What would have happened if the skipper had been a 13 y/o girl.
Ducking!
Dave.
only if she was blonde............
Tell me about it. Last autumn I was trying to head westwards south of Drakes Island when the RN Grand Fleet (well 3 ships) was returning home. They came at me line astern and each time I thought I had a gap the following ship opened its throttle to max for a few minutes.It can sometimes get quite tricky.
The ship's were probably doing a co-ordinated entry into harbour. The navigating officers would have been trying to keep station an exact distance from the vessel in front. The whole thing is co-ordinated by one ship where the poor bridge team are frantically conning their own ship as well as giving instructions to the others - or something like that.Tell me about it. Last autumn I was trying to head westwards south of Drakes Island when the RN Grand Fleet (well 3 ships) was returning home. They came at me line astern and each time I thought I had a gap the following ship opened its throttle to max for a few minutes.
Does anyone know why the RN hit the peddle for a couple of minutes a few miles from home, clearing carbon deposits in the cylinder linings?
I bet this guy either thought he knew better or was not known to the authorities. My point being they are always pretty reasonable in my opinion so maybe he was being a bit of a nob?
But in fairness, there are a fair few who are fantastic too...oh believe me, you will not have known obnoxiousness until you have met some of the worst naval officer!
But in fairness, there are a fair few who are fantastic too...
I had the pleasure tuesday evening of spending a couple of hours in the company of a Commander, who couldn't have been more pleasant if he'd tried. He spent a lot of time talking to the kids about his role, life in the navy and equally as much about their interests and sailing activity. An absolute Gentleman.