Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

Giles

Our 4 day "Day Skipper - Practical" starts at 09:00 tomorrow….

Some homework......

motojobobo

Enjoy it!!

Giles

First day.

Lots of safety and getting to know our boat stuff. Got out for a couple of hours and did slow-speed manoeuvres.

Note to self. Avoid reversing in Pilgrim as much as poss. It's like pushing cooked noodles uphill from the downward end

goosehd

@Giles So…..how did it go?

Giles

2 days in, and we are fucked….He's pumping in 10 hour days and making us really work.....

But we are learning an amazing amount.

He got us to plan a longish passage today, then took the charts off us, turned the plotter off, and made us do it from our course notes....

Lots of slow-speed manoeuvring inc ferry-gliding...

The looking-through-the-windscreen device was deployed again.....

goosehd

Please be a gent and make sure there is something suitable for Paula in the new boat…but this solution makes me laugh and smile!

Giles

Periscope ordered….

goosehd

Chap

Periscope ordered….

Just in case… you flood Pilgrim?

Giles

Periscope ordered….

Or

(now we are talking…... )

goosehd

@Ian72 Are you onboard during this testing? How many times has Giles cursed…

goosehd

I will pay to see Paula wearing these! You have me rolling laughing!

Giles

Me too…..

And. as you see, will match her t-shirt.....

Kasi

Giles need a pink pair matching too

Lol

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Giles

Already got them….

Kasi

For the anniversary party gonna be wild. Giles wearing pink boot

@Matt dancing in his underwear only.

Daniel San

Wow Giles wearing that boots and Matt dancing in his underwear
The party is gonna be wild

Matt

I should probably start apologizing ahead of time.

Kasi

I should probably start apologizing ahead of time.

To late now honour your words now

Giles

Moored up close to this little boat yesterday.

"Cadix"

The owner not exactly squeaky clean…..