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Beware the lee shore
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:44 am
by Figment
This has just got to suck.
(hey, at least the anchor is down...)
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:57 am
by gone2ddogs
I heard the stern anchor broke lose and they swung in to the rocks on the bow anchor. I guess this is a good reason to leave enough room for your vessel to swing clear.
John
Triton yawl #15 Silver Girl
Re: Beware the lee shore
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:11 pm
by John, CD28
Figment wrote:(hey, at least the anchor is down...)
Yeah, now they're all arguing over who gets to row it out to deep water in the dinghy so they can kedge off.
John
CD28 Tantalus
Re: Beware the lee shore
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:06 am
by Zach
John, CD28 wrote:Figment wrote:(hey, at least the anchor is down...)
Yeah, now they're all arguing over who gets to row it out to deep water in the dinghy so they can kedge off.
John
CD28 Tantalus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY7yNZ1SsxM
(Grin)
Re: Beware the lee shore
Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 6:42 am
by One Way David
Yeah, the current too!
http://www.barging.co.uk/Towboat/towboat.htm
One has to respect the tug boat as one tough cookie. Tug boat captains/crew. Notice the man overboard in the previous post youtube video?
Dave
Re: Beware the lee shore
Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 9:22 pm
by Oscar
His insurance rate may be going up.