Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

[goosehd]

In general I hate .gif's…However, that is pretty cool.  My favourite day ever in the Navy was when we went to the range and I got to fire an assortment of fully automatic machine guns.  That would put those to shame...

[steelworker]

thats the shit right there 
the nav system that is.
though  a gun that runs  hydraulic oil sounds like a blast if you'll forgive me.
I'd put the mini up in the bow

[Giles]

@goosehd Just found my next birthday present…...

[goosehd]

Love the AR for navigation.  Could be really useful for shipping lanes and heavy traffic.  The UAV could be useful, but I’m afraid of crashing it.

So far I’m not seeing anything for under the boat.  I’ve got side scan sonar for structures, depth, and fish finders.  Also gives you great feedback for the thermoclines (water temps - different depths).  It’s a Garmin unit, but I’m sure Ray Marine has equivalent or better gear.  They really have some great setups and packages.

Question:  Are you required to have paper charts (backup) when you have electronic navigation?

[Giles]

We are ot required to have anything in the UK, no charts, no qualifications no nothing….Can you believe it?

The boat comes with sonar and conical CHIRP as standard

[goosehd]

Good for the sonar.  I was just worried about you disrupting fish breeding areas and schools by accident. 

The sides scan is awesome and I’ve found a few wrecks using it.

We have to have a basic boater’s license for anything over 10hp motor,  basic safety equipment for everyone on board and that’s about it.  High traffic areas around Toronto requires a special permit (due to traffic congestion).  Really it’s because there are a load of idiots who have zero common sense and like to do stupid stuff.

[steelworker]

@Giles:

We are ot required to have anything in the UK, no charts, no qualifications no nothing….Can you believe it?

The boat comes with sonar and conical CHIRP as standard

that is nuts.  ???

[Giles]

[browniemcghee]

Great shot.  Looks like a good time.

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[Daniel San]

cheers

[Bailey]

Had a great evening! Absolute pleasure working with the best bunch of legends! Thank you again for the hospitality @Giles & Paula!  @Giles:

[Giles]

100% our pleasure.  Thanks for joining us and hearing things that @AdamJ would rather not have been spoken about…...

[Aetas]

As I am waiting for the Sage54, it is beautiful to see the Pilgrim in action!

[AdamJ]

Nothing like @AdamC spinning a story infront of the team on a Friday evening 

[AdamC]

This is the moment I lost the trust of you @AdamJ   

[Giles]

Paula and I placed depth markers on the anchor chain last week, I thought we should have an aide memoir at the helm…..

In any other boat news, @Ian72 showed me how to take the winches aport and service them today, they now have a much more satisfying click - shit like this important 

[Matt]

I’d be a terrible sailor.

[Giles]

Having winches that click nicely will not me a better sailor make 

[Ian72]

No but doesn’t make thff see m work better when you need them ! 

[Ian72]

@Ian72:

No but doesn’t make thff see m work better when you need them ! 

Stupid predictive text ! That should say “it does make them work better when you need them “

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