Fogg 427 Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Anyone know if it's possible to track a ship from UK to NZ? It's called Laura Schulte, has got my parents container on it, due NZ in a couple of months. Link to post Share on other sites
w44vi 17 Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/defaul ... pe_color=7 Link to post Share on other sites
Atom Ant 0 Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Are your folks moving to NZ AC? Link to post Share on other sites
banaari 27 Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/default.aspx?mmsi=636091655¢erx=-2.311575¢ery=49.95462&zoom=10&type_color=7 Now that is WAY cool Link to post Share on other sites
Fogg 427 Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 Are your folks moving to NZ AC? They have, AA. They arrived a couple of months ago. Renting a place in Arkles Bay and have already bought a nice little place in GH. Will move in soon after their lives arrive on this ship, assuming it doesn't do a Rena You'll have to meet up with them sometime. Send me a txt with your number and I'll send you theirs. Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJohnB 322 Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 The English Channel looks like the southern motorway on a holiday friday afternoon. And the poms sail in there somewhere. Link to post Share on other sites
203 0 Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Are your folks moving to NZ AC? They have, AA. They arrived a couple of months ago. Renting a place in Arkles Bay and have already bought a nice little place in GH. Arkles bay.. The place that no one knows about! I live there too Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Flamin heck. OK so I gotta give the Poms some real credit to their ability of sailing without being run over. Imgaine the Gulf as busy as that. There would be a collision every 20mins at that rate. Link to post Share on other sites
Fogg 427 Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 I kid you not, crossing the English Channel in a yacht N-S is like running across a motorway in slow motion. You often have 3-4 ships in a line and your are deciding which ones you will pass between. Bizarrely I used to find it easier at night when the lights somehow gave me a better perspective. Mostly it worked fine with most ships doing 18-20kts but it sometimes went wrong when one appeared over the horizon doing 24kts and threw the plan. Busiest shipping lane in the world. You can get prosecuted if as a erasure craft you don't cross the lanes at 90' right angles to minimise time. Radar control at Vlissingen sees everyone. Once you've spent a few years living with that excitement anywhere else in the world seems very quiet and relaxed. Imagine 4 ships coming down Auckland harbour together with one overtaking the others... Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Nearly crapped my pants in Straits of Gibraltar, no desire to try a second time. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Nearly crapped my pants in Straits of Gibraltar, no desire to try a second time. similar with straights of Molucca, daytime is interesting to see how far away they are when you loose sight of their bridge, night time a mix between staying close enough inshore to be outa the big fellas way and not tangle with the local fishing fleet/pirates/ nosey buggers Link to post Share on other sites
Megwyn 2 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Are your folks moving to NZ AC? They have, AA. . .You'll have to meet up with them sometime. Send me a txt with your number and I'll send you theirs. I agree - although I have not met AC's Mum - his Dad is a wonderful chap! Much fun to be with. Link to post Share on other sites
Fogg 427 Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 Yeah my parents are great. Makes me wonder where I really came from sometimes. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I was going to say that but was too polite Link to post Share on other sites
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