Topic: The Cookie Box MkII - On stranger tides (Read 3394258 times)

pdpx7 · « **Reply #9225 on:** September 04, 2010, 19:16:06 »

This is it: View My Video

*NOTE: This is my footage shot with a Sony Bloggie. The guys name was Paris Rosen and he was attempting a frontflip. As you can see it did not go well. He didn't die, he had a 5 day stay at the hospital. I was in the front row...

--tractorman-- · « **Reply #9226 on:** September 04, 2010, 19:17:14 »

geettt onn

pdpx7 · « **Reply #9227 on:** September 04, 2010, 19:19:26 »

Quote from: --tractorman-- on September 04, 2010, 19:17:14

geettt onn

huh

--tractorman-- · « **Reply #9228 on:** September 04, 2010, 19:22:38 »

Quote from: pdpx7 on September 04, 2010, 19:19:26

huh

You wouldn't understand..

pdpx7 · « **Reply #9229 on:** September 04, 2010, 19:28:35 »

oh now i get it...sorry

laganviking · « **Reply #9230 on:** September 05, 2010, 00:10:15 »

Late night Dover to Calais crossings are the best

bearing set, speed set, lights set, time to get comfy and wait for the French coastline

Ballast · « **Reply #9231 on:** September 05, 2010, 00:28:11 »

Rule #5 of the Collision Regulations...

Just sayin'

laganviking · « **Reply #9232 on:** September 05, 2010, 00:58:12 »

Thank you VSTEP...silly damage bugs

Nathan|C · « **Reply #9233 on:** September 05, 2010, 08:43:26 »

I take it you did the same as me, crossed the channel, got there, manouvered towards the berth really well, hit the fender at 0.5kn and......sink.

laganviking · « **Reply #9234 on:** September 05, 2010, 10:12:40 »

I never even got as far as berthing in Calais

Following the shipping lane past Sangatte and down towards Calais - fine...passing the breakwater it started to get shallow, so I turned to port and not before long had to change my lights

. Whilst manoeuvring off the bottom, it spun round BANG BANG CLUNK CLUNK sunk

--tractorman-- · « **Reply #9235 on:** September 05, 2010, 10:16:52 »

Whey!

My first time was from Dover, sailing in to Calais, spun her around, backed up to the freight linkspan, as I was just about docked, the worst happened! I hit it at about 0.5knots, causing... Nothing! I was fine, didn't bounce off or anything

then shortly after I sailed back to Dover, reversed up to the freight linkspan there and hit it at about 3knots and down I went..

laganviking · « **Reply #9236 on:** September 05, 2010, 10:50:56 »

Round 2 - ding ding

--tractorman-- · « **Reply #9237 on:** September 05, 2010, 10:52:55 »

Just left dover... doing about 18 knots... lets see how it goes..

laganviking · « **Reply #9238 on:** September 05, 2010, 11:02:05 »

Left Dover 20minutes ago motoring along quite nicely. Out of interest, does anyone sail Dover to Calais on a bearing, or just goes it's over there somewhere?

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #9239 on:** September 05, 2010, 11:03:37 »

Well generally I follow Pride of Dovers advice of after going out side the harbour, turn until the Castle is directly astern

Then head across, and follow the white channel into Calais

--tractorman-- · « **Reply #9240 on:** September 05, 2010, 11:05:25 »

Quote from: laganviking on September 05, 2010, 11:02:05

Left Dover 20minutes ago motoring along quite nicely. Out of interest, does anyone sail Dover to Calais on a bearing, or just goes it's over there somewhere?

I zoom in on the big map, hold a ruler or something up next to the ship and zoom out and hope she's heading the right way

laganviking · « **Reply #9241 on:** September 05, 2010, 11:06:33 »

There is a castle at Dover? Lol

Never been to Dover in my life so haven't a clue, I still don't even know he berth numbers

--tractorman-- · « **Reply #9242 on:** September 05, 2010, 11:08:03 »

I don't know the berth numbers either $:-\$

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #9243 on:** September 05, 2010, 11:08:12 »

Quote from: laganviking on September 05, 2010, 11:06:33

There is a castle at Dover? Lol

Never been to Dover in my life so haven't a clue, I still don't even know he berth numbers

Ok from the entrance

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

But only 1,2,3,8,9 have the linkspans

Ballast · « **Reply #9244 on:** September 05, 2010, 11:08:52 »

Quote from: laganviking on September 05, 2010, 11:02:05

Left Dover 20minutes ago motoring along quite nicely. Out of interest, does anyone sail Dover to Calais on a bearing, or just goes it's over there somewhere?

Follow a course of 116 degrees if you left via the southern breakwaters in Dover

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #9245 on:** September 05, 2010, 11:09:38 »

Quote from: Ballast on September 05, 2010, 11:08:52

Follow a course of 116 degrees if you left via the southern breakwaters in Dover

Is that through the Eastern Entrance or the Western Entrance>?

--tractorman-- · « **Reply #9246 on:** September 05, 2010, 11:09:49 »

Quote from: Ballast on September 05, 2010, 11:08:52

Follow a course of 116 degrees if you left via the southern breakwaters in Dover

No one goes out of them

Ballast · « **Reply #9247 on:** September 05, 2010, 11:11:10 »

Quote from: --tractorman-- on September 05, 2010, 11:09:49

No one goes out of them

* Restarts ECDIS again...

Hang on

Make it 119 degrees then via the northern entrance

laganviking · « **Reply #9248 on:** September 05, 2010, 11:18:48 »

I was close

110 - 120 puts me nicely in the sangatte channel

Just over half way after 35 minutes

--tractorman-- · « **Reply #9249 on:** September 05, 2010, 11:19:50 »

I'm about half way after about 35 minutes, all going good so far here

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