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    Posted: 28 Apr 10 at 9:48pm

I saw the title of this thread and thought you meant me!!!!

Then I saw that it was in GRF's area, and thought, well that explains everything!!

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Reminds me of a time when in my youth(a long time ago) I was at a beach party near Gurnard Isle of Wight. It was in the early hours and the fire was embers and we were sort of drowsing and thinking of going home when a flare was sent up very close followed by a shout of "help we are sinking we have children on board" Two of us ran down the beach to a motor cruiser who had gone aground. We said pass the children down we will take them to the beach. A very plummy voice demanded "where are we" Reply. Gurnard Isle of wight

My God I tought we were in France.!!!

Stupid tw*t had left Hamble cruised around the Solent most of the night and then gone aground on soft mud just west of Gurnard. Needless to say we left him to wait for the tide to come in and refloat him and told him if he headed for that big chimney over there(Fawley power station) it was nearly home.

Seems things havent got any better even thirty years on.

 

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And I'll have you know, Gods own County is clearly delineated by a natural boundary.

The River Medway separates the Southern Elite from the Northern Numpties and
inbreds.

Furthermore there is another River Boundary that borders the North Coast separating it
from an even more socially and evolutionary inferior group who cluster around a region
they refer to as Sarfend...

Banjo's, can often be heard playing when the winds in the North, they count everything
in sixes, refer to their mothers as sis and spend a lot of time in homes with wheels on
them.(That have now sadly fallen off)


North Coast Resident

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Originally posted by G.R.F.

Another one


I love the description of the boat; "He had used two coffin-shaped boxes to make the twin hulls of the raft" - that's thinking ahead, but clearly he forgot his crew to use the other one?
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Just another would be Cat Sailor imv.
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My mate who lives at Canterbury always says that when he visits us in Broadstairs on the Isle of Fanit that it's like a an island floating on a sea of cabbages!! He also says they ought to cut the moorings & let it drift away into the channel....!

I love living here though..... But totally understand your thoughts GRF about Sheppy!!!!! Baaaaa!!!!

 

 

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The trouble with idiots like this is they provide ammunition for those who want to regulate our sport.

The fact that the guy seemed to of not learnt his lesson and intended to repeat his foolishness is incredible. So how do you stop him, you can’t just not rescue him next time, no matter how stupid you think he is. But you don’t want to be wasting RNLI resources and endangering crews on avoidable launches.

The only thing I can think of is that in this case the RNLI should claim salvage on his boat. If he’s as ignorant about the sea as reported, he won’t have known that this could have happened.

I know the RNLI don’t tend to claim salvage, but in this case I would say it is the safest thing for everyone.

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Post Options Post Options   Quote Medway Maniac Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Apr 10 at 9:45am

Originally posted by G.R.F.

And I'll have you know, Gods own County is clearly delineated by a natural boundary.

The River Medway separates the Southern Elite from the Northern Numpties and
inbreds.

Except that the man in question was from Gillingham, sarf of the river, making him a Man of Kent, like you Graeme. We Kentish Men on the north shore extend our sympathy.

But why do people have to bother the coastguard/lifeboat with such matters?

Why can't they just watch? 

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Why can't they just watch?

I remember having similar thoughts while the tw$ts from top-gear were sinking off Dover..... oh how I'd have loved to be in command of one of those ferries at that point..... "crunch" - "what was that?" - "oh, nothing".....
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