BLUEMOMENT

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Talking with friends in the pub last night who have had a rock run into their boat.

Even Claymore has never come out with that one.

I take it that the Rock was an Erratic. Its okay I am away back to the Bowmore.

Nick wrote:.
Talking with friends in the pub last night who have had a rock run into their boat.

Even Claymore has never come out with that one.

No - thats a lost opportunity. A pothole in the road once hit my bike, causng bike and owner to part company - does this count?

The rock in question was making way.

I find it hard to believe your pothole was doing likewise.

No, possibly not - aground certainly and I didn't see anyone in there so possibly not under command. The thing is, there were no lights.
Actually, it was in the daytime, all the same, a signal of some sort one might have expected?

lady_stormrider wrote:Was this person obeying the colregs when the rock hit them?

If I could quote Annex (8) to the Rules:
'If a close quarters situation is imminent, the most prudent action may be to take all way off the vessel (or rock).

I can confirm that all way was off the vessel at the time of impact.

Were they towing it up 'the rest and be thankful'?

There is an anchorage up the Deben called The Rocks....but I think it's just slightly harder mud. Mud or sand just like the rest of the south east corner of England. Anyway, I thought you had a saying up there that, "The rocks don't move" so justifying economising on charts.

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In this case the rock moved . . .

Nick wrote:.
In this case the rock moved . . .

In the same vein as other pets has anybody checked to see if this rock has been 'chipped'