Guest Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 You will have to do it on some of those yachts in the tamaki river. They have barnicals a plenty and would make for a fantastic keel haul Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 359 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 We need some rat-traps. Years ago when I was working in insurance in the UK we occassionally used to give the Police some of our written off cars - financially writen off but physically in good conditions. The cops tidied them up, parked them in streets prone to car thefts, then hid. The cars were fitted out so that they could be started (usually hot wired) but after driving a few metres they shut down and the doors locked trapping the occupants inside until the Police arrived. But I think we ran into some legal issues and we had to stop doing it. It wasn't the entrapment angle that shut it down more the torching of the cars that was deemed to be un pc Link to post Share on other sites
rigger 47 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 You will have to do it on some of those yachts in the tamaki river. They have barnicals a plenty and would make for a fantastic keel haul find a tri Link to post Share on other sites
Megwyn 2 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 find a tri How does that work? Trying to imagine keelhauling on RO . . . Link to post Share on other sites
rigger 47 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 find a tri How does that work? Trying to imagine keelhauling on RO . . . more "DONKS" on the way from one side to the other, though according to the Dutch... keel-hauling, also sometimes called keel-raking, was a naval punishment said to have been invented by the Dutch, but introduced into other navies around the 15th and 16th centuries. A rope was rigged from yardarm to yardarm passing under the bottom of the ship, and the unfortunate individual to undergo the punishment was secured to it, sometimes with lead or iron weights attached to his legs. He was hoisted up to one yardarm and then dropped suddenly into the sea, hauled underneath the ship, and hoisted up to the opposite yardarm, the punishment being repeated after he had had time to recover his breath Link to post Share on other sites
Megwyn 2 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Aha - and here I was thinking you did it from front to back. Thanks Rigger for clearing that up Link to post Share on other sites
rigger 47 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 If you are going to do it fwd to aft you do it on a power boat Link to post Share on other sites
Rats 28 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Preferably with the engine in gear Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Well... isn't this technically an act of piracy??? That must carry something far heavier than for stealing a car. Link to post Share on other sites
col j 0 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 to the gallows? or strapped to a canon and sunk. walk the plank? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 about 7 years ago a yacht was stolen from Waikawa marina and sailed to Wellington ,someone thought it was odd where the yacht was moored and police steaked out the yacht and caught the guy , while out on bail he nicked another yacht from Waikawa and was motoring across the straits when the police thought it was odd that the yacht was motoring on such a beatiful day for sailing so went and had a look an found it was the guy they had already arrested , I wonder if he is out now and moved north. Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 or strapped to a canon and sunk You ever tried to buy a cannon lately?? To expensive for chucking over the side, even for such a good reason Link to post Share on other sites
Rats 28 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 From the crimes act 1961..... Piracy 92 Piracy (1) Every one who does any act amounting to piracy by the law of nations, whether that act is done within or outside New Zealand,— (a) shall upon conviction thereof be sentenced to imprisonment for life if, in committing piracy, he murders, attempts to murder, or does any act likely to endanger the life of any person: ( is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years in any other case. (2) Any act that by the law of nations would amount to piracy if it had been done on the high seas on board or in relation to a ship shall be piracy for the purposes of this section if it is done on board or in relation to an aircraft, whether the aircraft is on or above the sea or is on or above the land. Compare: 1908 No 32 s 121 It would be very nice if an example were made and the book was thrown at him but I fear we are going to hear all about his maligned childhood and the lack of parenting Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Marooned on the Mokes with Sue Bradford? Link to post Share on other sites
Rats 28 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 No Wineglass that space is reserved for some young hellraiser... that can't be spanked Link to post Share on other sites
cam 0 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 just catching up on this excellent result. great news and well done to all involved. Some years ago the old mans H28 was stolen from Mana off her mooring. It was taken for a joyride and anchored off Titahi Bay (a local surf beach which is NOT a place one ever see boats anchored in general). The next NW gale, she dragged and blew ashore through the surf. (being an H28 she survived with just cosmetic scratches) Anyway the point is, we learned not to rely on anyone reporting a boat anchored in an unlikey spot for several days. Also it pays to remember GPS trackers are pretty cheap now (http://www.antidroidtheft.com/. Easy to squirrel away these somewhere on board. Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I too have just caught up with this thread. Excellent result. Nice job everyone who spread the word around. I will be very interested to hear what happens to the guy and a bit of his background. Good work crew! Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 One old British Punishment was to leave the offending Sailor on a sand bank at low tide. As most Sailors back then had no swimming ability, it was a rather slow end as the tide eventually came back in a covered the sand bank. Link to post Share on other sites
rigger 47 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Well... isn't this technically an act of piracy??? That must carry something far heavier than for stealing a car. Sorry under the United Nations Convention On The Law of The Sea an act of piracy occurs on the high seas - in the case of NZ that is beyond the 12mile limit Article 101 Definition of piracy Piracy consists of any of the following acts: (a) any illegal acts of violence or detention, or any act of depredation, committed for private ends by the crew or the passengers of a private ship or a private aircraft, and directed: (i) on the high seas, against another ship or aircraft, or against persons or property on board such ship or aircraft; (ii) against a ship, aircraft, persons or property in a place outside the jurisdiction of any State; ( any act of voluntary participation in the operation of a ship or of an aircraft with knowledge of facts making it a pirate ship or aircraft; © any act of inciting or of intentionally facilitating an act described in subparagraph (a) or (. Link to post Share on other sites
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