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    Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

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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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                    • 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
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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
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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
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                                  IHV-44-BLK | IHV-02-BLK
                                  IHJ-75-BLK | IHJ-79-BLK | IHM-37-ODG

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                                  • Daniel SanD
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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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                                          • GilesG
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                                            @goosehd said in Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure:

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

                                            Please keep on topic🤣 🤣 🤣

                                            "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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