Danny_Labrador
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Reged: 13/10/2004
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Loc: North Yorkshire
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Needed help when his engine failed near Lymington apparently.
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webcraft
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Reged: 08/07/2001
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Loc: al shop for local people
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From the article it sounds as though a member of the lifeboat crew sailed the boat back onto a pontoon, so they obviously didn't think there was much danger if they didn't put a line on.
Or is it just more dodgy reporting?
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Carolwildbird
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Reged: 06/07/2007
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Loc: Fowey/Plymouth
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I bumped into him at the boat show on a Regina 43 which he was buying- thought they were lovely boats -h guess its the one he was - must be only a few months old.
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jkay
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Reged: 24/01/2005
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I think the lifeboatman helped sail the boat back not on his own
cheers Joe
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Login_name
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Reged: 07/05/2008
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Only had the boat a few months. Not very confident so he asked for help?
He did the right thing. No big deal.
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channelyacht
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Reged: 25/12/2007
Posts: 799
Loc: Hamble & Audierne
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How on earth did / do these yachts get all over the world without engines?
Could understand an LB call for gear failure, or being blown onto a lee shore, but engine failure on a yacht - surely either sail in or call Sea Start...
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MoodyNick
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Reged: 29/04/2003
Posts: 6841
Loc: Lymington
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Depends on the conditions.
You can only sail so far up Lymington river before you get into the morass of moorings, ferries (soon to get twice as big) etc. Tacking in at low tide on a 43' wouldnt get him much further than the putty.
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StugeronSteve
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Reged: 29/04/2003
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Loc: Not always where I would like ...
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With little water and a lot of traffic it's bad enough trying to motor into the Lymington river at times, especially when two ferries cross.
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Tosca
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Reged: 30/08/2003
Posts: 781
Loc: Surrey
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I can't agree. You can sail on to a buoy or an anchorage, but sailing into Lymington Yacht Haven is beyond most. I would not like to try to enter a marina under sail.
You cannot trust news papers to make accurate reports, it is quite possible he put an anchor down and called the coast-guard for a tow, no need to try to be a hero in these circumstances.
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DRANNIE
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Reged: 05/09/2005
Posts: 360
Loc: Herts
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personally I think you should be capable of sailing onto a bouy or dropping the hook somewhere safe. I doubt I could confidently sail my boat to the pontoon in bradwell marina, but I could pick up a bouy and ask for a tow.
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