Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure
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Yes. But there are some complications (thanks a fucking lot Brexit), we may have to go to Palma to do the Spanish exit paperwork (not needed before Brexit) because the Menorcan customs officers don't know what to do (or can't be bothered - most likely). So we may decide to do some hours here, then the balance of the 25 hours between here and Palma and do the ATF change in Palma. Currently, it is as clear as mud......
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@Giles said in Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure:
I was chatting to David Thompson (brother of Alex) yesterday. He said there are many Orca in The Gibraltar Straits at the moment (chasing the Blue Fin Tuna as they migrate East)......God, I would love to see one of those......
you mean you'd love to catch one of those to christen the boat?
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Enjoy @Giles
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Enjoy your time.
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holy crab
thought this only happens in Hollywood… -
@Daniel-San more like holy orca
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@Giles wonderfull G! Enjoy and wish you and Paula save travels
looking forward to more photo’s and some big fishes you’ll catch 
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Does the boat come with the hot model on the stern? Looking good @Madame-Buttonfly
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@Giles forgive me if this has been mentioned or is a really really dumb question... Does Sakura have any "self driving" features? Can you be in a calm open ocean with nothing and no one around and set a destination/direction and you and Paula just relax in that amazing living room?
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100%, we can set her to auto, have a few drinks and party down the back.....
But rule 5 of Colregs says:
Look-out
. Every vessel shall at all times maintain a proper look-out by sight and hearing as well as by all available means
appropriate in the prevailing circumstances and conditions so as to make a full appraisal of the situation and of the risk
of collision.So if we hit anything or anyone, whilst not obeying Rule 5, we'd we royally fucked.....
"OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011
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From experience, French fishermen assume they have right of way. I remember having to change course in the Bay of Biscay because a line of boats trawling nets were on a collision course...
Sakura is looking good, and I see that @Madame-Buttonfly has made herself comfortable already.
Never mind the Orcas, it's these that you have to worry about!
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@Giles Kind of like riding a horse with your eyes closed.
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@Madame-Buttonfly looks great in the photo. Almost like she's been there forever. Great photos @Giles .
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weather's looking good, bar's fully stock. ahoy it's full steam ahead
