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Forum: Navigation 06-09-2017, 03:59
Replies: 91
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Posted By El Pinguino
Re: Not another one?

Point of Order!!! That was said by some other bloke at #68... not by me!!!!

Struth Bruce... careful with your 'quotes' :peace:
Forum: Navigation 05-09-2017, 16:54
Replies: 91
Views: 10,569
Posted By El Pinguino
Re: Not another one?

'But the reef was right there on his plotter. As I said above he should have been looking at the plotter every 15 minutes,'

In the Daily Wail article he says plotter was on 100 mile scale and did...
Forum: Navigation 05-09-2017, 14:24
Replies: 91
Views: 10,569
Posted By El Pinguino
Re: Not another one?

Having spent some time as second mate on tramping tankers I know exactly what is involved in keeping a world wide folio of admiralty charts corrected and up to date. I also know that the number of...
Forum: Navigation 05-09-2017, 03:49
Replies: 91
Views: 10,569
Posted By El Pinguino
Re: Not another one?

Ah... the red herring... which has nothing to do with the current discussion..

However... given that .. on average... there is 12 hours daylight every day.... one would think that I would have...
Forum: Navigation 05-09-2017, 03:16
Replies: 91
Views: 10,569
Posted By El Pinguino
Re: Not another one?

I don't think I have suggested he is an idiot nor has anyone else here... those are your words.

Its all about learning from the mistakes of others.




Well, I have managed to keep my name...
Forum: Navigation 05-09-2017, 02:45
Replies: 91
Views: 10,569
Posted By El Pinguino
Re: Not another one?

Whoa There!... Which casualty are you talking about? The yacht 'Avanti' or the "Kea Trader"?

Avanti ran aground due to a planning/electronic chart issue.

Kea Trader ran aground while the Master...
Forum: Navigation 05-09-2017, 02:38
Replies: 91
Views: 10,569
Posted By El Pinguino
Re: Not another one?

As fine a piece of hyperbole as I have seen in some time...

Yes there are quite a few things in passage ( and voyage ) planning that need to be addressed but right at the very top of the list is...
Forum: Navigation 04-09-2017, 05:17
Replies: 91
Views: 10,569
Posted By El Pinguino
Re: Not another one?

I suggest you refer back to my post #24

Not being a reader of the 'Daily Wail' that info had slipped under my radar so to speak.

Once again... please do try to keep up with the herd..........
Forum: Navigation 04-09-2017, 02:39
Replies: 91
Views: 10,569
Posted By El Pinguino
Re: Not another one?

Re-arrange 'words eat my I'.

I have just a few minutes ago been directed to a piece in the Daily Mail....

'Bobby, an experienced sailor who has logged more than 200,000 miles at sea, says the...
Forum: Navigation 04-09-2017, 01:38
Replies: 91
Views: 10,569
Posted By El Pinguino
Re: Not another one?

Of course every one is assuming the yacht was on passage to somewhere else and that she simply blundered into the reef.

Far more likely that the reef *was* her destination and that she was...
Forum: Navigation 03-09-2017, 18:14
Replies: 91
Views: 10,569
Posted By El Pinguino
Re: Not another one?

Its not just yachts.... go to Marinetraffic and look for Kea Trader
Forum: Navigation 03-09-2017, 15:33
Replies: 91
Views: 10,569
Posted By El Pinguino
Re: Not another one?

Just had a look on my OpenCPN/Cmap display.... Beveridge Reef shows up when well and truly zoomed out...thats Tonga on the left, Nuie in the middle, and Beveridge on the 20* //el on the right.
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