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Old 23-11-2004, 10:03 PM   #1
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Name that Bouy

Cos I am alucky fkkr i cracked my tailbone on the event to launch Neil Holmes powerboat skool. I have to be hones t and say that it fkkn hurt and still does to some extent some 3/4 weeks later.
Relax I am not looking for sympathy just explaining to you why driving a boat is presently painfull. (mm siuts you Sir!)

But cos it's how I earn a crust then I don't have any choice if a job comes in. I was working last Wednesday and Thursday driving a rib and a fast fisher in a sea that was officially rough in some stiff winds.

The fisher wasn't as comfy as one would have liked and I was being tossed about a lot landing on my tender rear or banging my head on the cabin roof.

the job was to drive the boat as a radar target at a set course between two boys about 5 miles apart. The sea was coming from the south west and the course and bearing (which was firm and no deviation was allowed.) was due South East wave height was between 1 and 1.5 metres the speed had to be a constant 18 knots

So for two days I have been ploughing a very difficult course which was back and for to a bouy. and was allowed no leeway whatsoever and for two days the journey to the bouy was literally a pain in the arse.

The location of the bouys was in the Eastern Solent east of Langstone the start bouy was called Winner and can you guess the name of the destination Bouy? I kept me chuckling for a while!

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Old 23-11-2004, 10:29 PM   #2
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Horse Tail?

but I only make that 2 miles south of Winner

this is not gonna be a Ribsters: 'look how much I think I know' thread is it?
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Old 23-11-2004, 11:19 PM   #3
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I'll give you a clue The mischievous side of me was going to post the qeustion on Ribbers!
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Old 23-11-2004, 11:40 PM   #4
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I'll give you a clue The mischievous side of me was going to post the qeustion on Ribbers!
I know a funny story about that, but I'll have to save it until someone's answered correctly
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Old 24-11-2004, 01:11 PM   #5
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I have it... I am pretty sure that it's called Matt.....
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Old 24-11-2004, 01:29 PM   #6
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Perhaps in the FULLness of Time but not yet I am afraid. But that's a very good attemp for a landlocked person
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Old 24-11-2004, 01:39 PM   #7
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No,no...

.... I think you'll find I am right.....It's Matt... or at least it's one of Fuller's bouys....
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Old 24-11-2004, 01:43 PM   #8
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OMG! here we go!
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Old 24-11-2004, 01:53 PM   #9
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It's Matt... or at least it's one of Fuller's bouys....
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Old 24-11-2004, 01:58 PM   #10
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That is quite superb, and well qualified for a place on the this worthy site! (it'd get removed from COMMYnet tho' )
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Back off speed boat boy or I'll make myself a moderator here and delete all your posts!
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Old 24-11-2004, 02:03 PM   #12
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Back off speed boat boy or I'll make myself a moderator here and delete all your posts!
Up to speed now are we! ...this is how Nazi Germany started!
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Yes Yes, very good.
...... on second thoughts... I should 'ave waited til the Jamesons arrived at Daves....:frown:
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Hang on a minute....I've been had!, JK's crept in, hosting BM, nice big portion of 'false sense of security', and now he wants to take over

This all looks rather familiar
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prepare to man the barricades....
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Lucky! once Father Jack had it, it would have gone in a gulp
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Good innit! he's calin me a 'boy', and he's only about fkkn 12!
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