pks1702 Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 http://www.yachtingmonthly.com/news/530 ... 0-forecast Footage from the RNLI http://www.rnli.org.uk/who_we_are/press ... ng=Rescues Jason Manning of The Sailing School then issued a statement part of which includes his disappointment with the way the rescue has been reported. You decide I have replaced the name of the company with 'The Sailing School'. This incident is the third time in 12 months that the The Sailing School has had unfortunate accidents. The first was in January lasy year when Liquid Fusion a Bavaria 36 hit the Goodwin Sands and broke upp in a south-westerly gale. Her crew were air-lifted to safety. The second was in May when Liquid Vortex was in a Channel race in a south-westerly Force 5 when she gybed trying to avoid a fishing boat and the helmswoman was taken to hospital with head and spine injuries after being hit by the mainsheet. An MAIB report subsequently found some of the crew were inexperienced and that the skipper had not fully assessed the potential risk of collision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antares_9 Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Not the best of decisions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Well! I'm not taking any lessons with that lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockham Admiral Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 It brings to mind an old Aviation saying... something about amateurs playing as ............... and the air is even more unforgiving than the sea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY littleboat Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Wasn't there a saying about 'Old Bald Pilots...' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian J. Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Don't say that John, I'm flying on the 13th (a Friday) weather permitting!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockham Admiral Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Wasn't there a saying about 'Old Bald Pilots...' Gav! Read my italics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockham Admiral Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Don't say that John, I'm flying on the 13th (a Friday) weather permitting!!! Brian, in my Air Force days we never flew on Friday, 13th..... used to do ground-school and revision work until 12.00 and then it was off to the bar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senator Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Wasn't that every Friday regardless of whether it had a 13 on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockham Admiral Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Out in 2ATAF it was! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian J. Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Not flying until after midday just to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodall_m1 Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Well! I'm not taking any lessons with that lot Oop's, I did my day skipper (sail) with them a few years ago... I got an email from them recently looking for folks to crew one of their boats from Southampton to London for the Boat Show. I'm glad I didn't take them up on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pks1702 Posted January 6, 2012 Author Share Posted January 6, 2012 Hardly surprising! http://www.pbo.co.uk/news/530532/rya-su ... cht-owners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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