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    Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

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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?

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

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                • ROmanR
                  ROman
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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
                      Giles
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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
                        Daniel San
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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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                            • AdamCA
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                              Enjoy @Giles and @Madame-Buttonfly looks like lovely weather! Safe travels and I look forward to seeing the updates 🚤

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                              • TwistlockT
                                Twistlock
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                                Cool @Giles. What is your MMSI number?

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                                • todyT
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                                  @Giles said in Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure:

                                  We have been assigned a Call Sign and MMSI*

                                  Call Sign: MNKT8
                                  MMSI: 232046961

                                  • Maritime Mobile Service Identities (MMSIs) are nine-digit numbers used by maritime digital selective calling (DSC), automatic identification systems (AIS) and certain other equipment to uniquely identify a ship or a coast radio station.

                                  @Twistlock Is this what you are looking for?

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                                  • TwistlockT
                                    Twistlock
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                                    Yep @Tody, thanks. slipped my mind that it was already posted.

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                                    • goosehdG
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                                      @Giles Please be careful and you might want to fly one of these until Majorca.

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                                      But then again, I think there were quite a few years of hostility between the French, Spanish, and British…

                                      "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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                                      • goosehdG
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                                        …and all good pirates had a memorable name. I think we should come up with a pirate name for Giles. Suggestions?

                                        "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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                                          • Daniel SanD
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                                            Sir Giles Drake 😄

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