waterskiing on the loch

[Annie]

I glad you got that off your chest General!

BTW, where's the macosh??

[general jack o'niell]

who said i got it off my chest? just stating facts as i see, or saw them, never used the word supercillious once, probably cos i can't spell it, but i never used lots of words, i only ever voice between 10 and 15% of my opinion on any subject on here, folk get the hump otherwise and i'd hate that to happen as theres no joy in rubbing folk up the wrong way when you've no idea who they are? better to find out first then give them their character, mostly theres no need as the print it in black and white for all to see without outside assistance from me or anyone else.

as for the macosh? i've no idea, maybe 4th gen will look oot the window and tell us?

[Nomad]

The vessel in question was constrained by draft actually, and was a commercial fishing vessel. Do these rules apply for racing at the entrance of a commercial harbour? I can just see all commercial operations in Dover grinding to a halt to allow the yellow wellie brigade to play..

constrained by draft...fair enough. but in this context (although not made clear in the quote i posted, my bad), "commercial fishing" means actually fishing at that time, not a commercial fishing boat coming home and not actually fishing at that time.

i agree with the Right Rev. General Jack O'niell tho- fair weather sailors coming from Troon in a day not even giving a wave is enough to cheese you off after a long day.

in my experience not all sailors/ seamen fit that sterotype. in the same way not all fishing boats give way to larger ships like the one's i'm on.

Do these rules apply for racing at the entrance of a commercial harbour? I can just see all commercial operations in Dover grinding to a halt to allow the yellow wellie brigade to play..

the rules of sail over power apply whether the sails are racing or cruising, or the harbour is the 'Toon, Dover or Cowes. them's the rules.

complaints to the MCA can be made from this page

http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga-home/ ... a-atoz.htm

and i'm sure it's white deck shoe's rather than yellow wellies the yachties wear- is that not the steretype?

[Pete Reek]

Yella wellies is the preferred choice o they wans wannerin aboot the toon at the back o seeven lookin loast.
Thuv spent a night wae the herrs on thur nostrils gettin clogged up fae the thick smell o wee Mars bars floatin past the wundaz, an need tae get oot clear o the stink.

By the by Mr Nomad, Captain sir. Ah think the other officer that posts on here wull be lookin for you tae get yur barnacles scraped cos yi seem tae be gettin a wee dig at um aboot steerin iz boat an shoutin things. See, thats hoot Generals dae, yi know.

Oh well, enny hoose in Carradale, or portnastorm, hootuvver.

My stereo type is wan that ah can use for LP's and CD' as well as tapes. Ah canna think o uvver haivin heard o ennyboady usin wellies tae play music on.

[Nomad]

By the by Mr Nomad, Captain sir. Ah think the other officer that posts on here wull be lookin for you tae get yur barnacles scraped cos yi seem tae be gettin a wee dig at um aboot steerin iz boat an shoutin things. See, thats hoot Generals dae, yi know.

i thank you for the kind title of "Captain"..... however, i would thank you not to tar me with the same brush as those work dodgers up the stairs from me. Chief or Engineer will quite suffice...... i just keep the engines going and don;t see the sun for days on end

[Pete Reek]

We dont see it eether, ah think ahll go an veesit Sweltered for a cuppla months

[Sweltered]

better make it soon, the temp. in the summer is murder!!

[general jack o'niell]

de ye know something? aye, and i'm sure you'll tell us, right of way etc etc etc, i do know the difference between a vessek underway and trawling and it wasn't me that mentioned it in the first place. i did attend the nautical college in glasgow you know, ok so i left after a week because i failed the eyesight test, but in that week i went thru what the cadets learn in six months, courtesy of the two years being taught by captain dougall Mccallum up in the grammar, the only thing that took any studying was the morse code exam, but bein blind and unable to read an eyechart without spectacles excluded me from getting a qualification, pity as it was a piece of piss.

my point was more along the line of the smoking thread, we know we shouldn't and we're not supposed to but we did it anyway. could be worse, if it was a carradale boat theres some of them don't think the rules apply to them, especially if they're trying to put you onto the hard ground at the broon heid.