shanson 0 Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Man rescued off Isle of Sheppey after sailing blunder A lost sailor has had to be rescued after running out of fuel circling a small island when he thought he was sailing around the UK coast. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/engl ... 648011.stm Sorry I can't help it, He kept the coast to Starboard!! SHANE Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 he must have had Blackadder aboard Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Brilliant! When I cruised in the med there was a French guy and his girlfreind using road maps to sail from Sete near the Spanish boarder to Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily then Tunisia where his Girlfreind came from. At one stage he asked if he could follow us... He was 24 ft we were 29ft so I said he wouldn't see us for long and gave him some quick nav lessons. Last I saw him was at the bottom of Sardina in Cagliari. I'm sure he made it too! Link to post Share on other sites
Clive 13 Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Jeez! Good job he stopped there though ... he could have done a lot worse as there are a few little bits of sticky out coast line to get around before you get to Southampton! Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Haha, wouldn't he notice something was wrong when he noticed his compass going around and around? Poor chap Link to post Share on other sites
w44vi 17 Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 you have to have a compas and have the brains to look at it! This guy was short of both Link to post Share on other sites
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