Bilge rat 1
Big Landy Fan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgxO9vceWFQ&NR check this out , wouldn't like to be on that. alan.....
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coastguard clip (wow)
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toppa
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Brave indeed...
A mate of mine in the NZ navy was out rescuing sailors that were taking part in a race when a storm/hirricaine thing hit, he reckoned he has never been so scared in his life, stabilisers at max and pitching 40 odd degrees in a Navy ship...
Ship was brand new at the time, they dry docked it after for repairs, was a public outcry as to why the new ship was in for repairs, mmmmm Public dont be twats and sail in a hurricane!!!!
Cheers
Roger Whittle
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Hmmm .... well found, powerful boat, instructor close by - I'd take it. I've seen that before. There was a documentary on extreme weeather conditions and those guys are US Coastguard trainee coxwains taking turns to scare each other sh*tless.
Roger.
Roger.
Bilge rat 1
Big Landy Fan
i love boats and water, cant swim though !. they can keep that job i'll stick to the inland stuff.alan.....
Roger Whittle
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Apparently Alan, that was very common in Nelson's day, in fact it was considered very unusual if you could swim. If you read Patrick O'Brien's books featuring Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin (Master and Commander was one) you will see that Captain Aubrey is regarded as unique because he could swim.
Roger.
Bilge rat 1
Big Landy Fan
lucky for me where i keep me boat its only about 4 to 5 ft deep as a rule, locks are deep though. cheers alan......
Mogwyth
Posting Guru
Funnily enough I love boats and am a cr@p swimmer too.
Used to have a 17' fishing boat and got caught of the North Wales coast in very heavy swell in the dark and that was hairy enough, one minute you're bowling along no problem then the engine is revving is bqllqcks off as it rises out of the water and then you wait for the crash as you cut down the other side of the wave Took 2 hrs to get back in and less than 200 yds from the slipway, the radio crackles, it's the caostguard, Says we've been watching your progess, are you alright thought we better ask before we head off
Used to have a 17' fishing boat and got caught of the North Wales coast in very heavy swell in the dark and that was hairy enough, one minute you're bowling along no problem then the engine is revving is bqllqcks off as it rises out of the water and then you wait for the crash as you cut down the other side of the wave
Took 2 hrs to get back in and less than 200 yds from the slipway, the radio crackles, it's the caostguard, Says we've been watching your progess, are you alright thought we better ask before we head off
Bilge rat 1
Big Landy Fan
wicked sounds fun , lucky you had the radio . just in case. some dont bother with anything. always support the rnli, all volantry prob spelt wrong but you know what i mean. alan.....
Mogwyth
Posting Guru
Never go out without fixed radio, oars, lifejackets, spare engine (little seagull) and flares, also have handheld radio, flares and first aid kit in a floating box.
And yes I have my short range marine radio operators licence.
As far as I am concerned people who don't bother to take reasonable precautions and treat the sea with the respect it deserves, don't deserve the man and woman of the RNLI who voluntarily risk thier lives to save them.