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    Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

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

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                    • GilesG
                      Giles
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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
                            tody
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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
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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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                                  • KarolK
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                                    The Indigobeard

                                    Favorite:
                                    IH-888S-21 | IH-888-XHSib | IH-805 | IH-729-PUR | IH-555-XHS | IH-555S-25MB
                                    IHSH-339-SAX | IHSH-341-BLK | IHSH-293-OD | IHSH-362-BLK | IHSH-409-IB | IHSH-336-OD | IHSB-BIGBUCK-BLK
                                    IHV-44-BLK | IHV-02-BLK
                                    IHJ-75-BLK | IHJ-79-BLK | IHM-37-ODG

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                                    • Daniel SanD
                                      Daniel San
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                                      Sir Giles Drake 😄

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                                      • goosehdG
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                                        This is going to be fun and great submissions so far!! Keep them coming…

                                        "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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                                        • ARNCA
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                                          A few suggestions (plus real sources of inspiration):
                                          Giles Coeur-de-fer (Alexandre Bras-de-fer)
                                          Blue Legs Padmore (Red Legs Greaves)
                                          Padmore the Exterminator (Montbars the Exterminator)

                                          “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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                                          • goosehdG
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                                            @Alex you don’t have any names you want to call G…

                                            "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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