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ash
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by ash » Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:13 pm
Just noticed that one of our fellow forumites has a letter in this month's copy of PBO, No 540, October 2011.
Tested the keel on a rock to make sure that it wasn't likely to fall off.
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claymore
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by claymore » Thu Sep 15, 2011 10:53 am
When I tested to see if the rocks in Cuan were stable and limped back to Kilmelford, Ken McColl who owns the boatyard took me to one side and said "There's 2 kinds of yachtsmen around here - those who have hit rocks and those who haven't yet."
It would be interesting to survey the rocks which have never been hit. We could all go out in a chartered boat and dink the ones that have never been done in order to stop them feeling left out.
So Starter for 10
I've never hit the Bono Rock.
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by Aja » Thu Sep 15, 2011 8:02 pm
Bono rock is increasingly difficult to even find now-a-days. Even NLB isn't sure the damn thing is....
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by claymore » Fri Sep 16, 2011 3:18 pm
OK - fair point Donald.
Lets pick one that is easier to hit.
Ive never hit the Campbell Rock in Loch Melfort despite the fact that I went across it at VVVLWS according to the plotter
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by marisca » Fri Sep 16, 2011 3:36 pm
Aja wrote: Bono rock is increasingly difficult to even find now-a-days. Even NLB isn't sure the damn thing is....
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I thought moving the buoy made it easier!
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by Aja » Fri Sep 16, 2011 10:15 pm
claymore wrote: OK - fair point Donald.
Lets pick one that is easier to hit.
Ive never hit the Campbell Rock in Loch Melfort despite the fact that I went across it at VVVLWS according to the plotter
I was told that someone actually managed to stand on Campbell Rk at LWS....
Can't imagine why other than because it was there.
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by claymore » Sat Sep 17, 2011 8:25 am
Bit like Everest then?
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by Aja » Sun Sep 18, 2011 10:07 pm
claymore wrote: Bit like Everest then?
Yup. You only fit double glazing once....
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by claymore » Mon Sep 19, 2011 2:29 pm
Because its there?
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