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    Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

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    • GilesG
      Giles
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      That would be a ride 🙂

      "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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      • ?
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        Enjoy @Giles

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        • ROmanR
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          Enjoy your time.

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          • MattM
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            Don’t look now but someone has parked a spaceship next to your boat.

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            • AlexA
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              @Giles don’t wish too hard

              https://www.newsweek.com/orca-attack-hole-boat-swim-away-rudder-portugal-1757389?amp=1

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              • Daniel SanD
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                holy crab 😬 thought this only happens in Hollywood…

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                • ?
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                  @Daniel-San more like holy orca

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                  • GilesG
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                    Bit of a photo dump. Took SAKURA out for a sea trial today. Weds AM we head off to Palma to do export documentation, then off to Ibiza for an oil change (will have almost exactly 25 hours on the engines by then). Then off to Gibraltar in one hit (460 nautical miles)......

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                    "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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                    • ?
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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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                      • goosehdG
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                        Does the boat come with the hot model on the stern? Looking good @Madame-Buttonfly

                        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                        • jordanscollectedJ
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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?

                          world tours:
                          888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                          Mad Red x2
                          Wabidashery

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                          • GilesG
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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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                            • GraemeG
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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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                              • ROmanR
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                                @Giles Kind of like riding a horse with your eyes closed.

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                                • ROmanR
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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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                                  • louisboscoL
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                                    weather's looking good, bar's fully stock. ahoy it's full steam ahead

                                    "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                                    • GilesG
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                                      We have left Menorca en route to Majorca. 8 hour steam …..
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                                      "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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                                      • Daniel SanD
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                                        @Giles
                                        Safe travel 🤙 looks like you have nice weather for your first part of the trip !
                                        Full steam ahead Cpt Giles ⚓️

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                                        • TwistlockT
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                                          Have a safe journey @Giles and @Madame-Buttonfly. AIS switched on?

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                                          • GilesG
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                                            Because of the bloody shenanigans with Menorcan customs we are having to go “dark” until we clear customs in Majorca. Once we have done that we will programme our AIS, once we have done that we will be trackable on various vessel tracking websites. I’ll let you know when we have done that…

                                            "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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