Overtaking the Red Funnel Fast Cat service at thirty five knots isn't something I'm used to. Sixteen and a bit is the most we have ever managed (which was unpleasant and scary in a gale) and that's fast for a boat that uses flappy things as the main source of propulsion.Always willing to try something once, we went out for a blast on a friend's RIB earlier.
Initially, although I trust my friend at the helm (he's an instructor), I admit to being quite terrified. Then, after a short spell of flashing scenes of disaster rushing through my mind at a speed much quicker than the boat could ever go, I relaxed and began to enjoy the ride.
It was lumpy. The wind has been blowing hard from the South all morning, so my freshly dried tresses are now a tangled mess (hat wouldn't stay on) and I have had my first gargle of seawater this year.
It was fun to helm too, albeit strange, but I really enjoyed standing at the wheel, grinning from ear to ear as I was urged to push the boat faster and faster...
Fast
Faster
Erk
Mootha!
4 comments:
Good grief, Fuff ... can't stop laughing! What went overboard at "Mootha!"?? Something had to have gone overboard? The camera? You? The instructor? Tee hee ...
Charlie - I'm sure you know all too well :)
EC- Me, nearly. The white knuckles don't show up in the pic!
Lol, Fuff! Great story in pics. Well, not great, great (sorry for your terror), but it captured everything in a few snaps. :-)
What is RIB?
RIB means rigid inflatable boat, T. The pics serve the initial terror I experienced very well indeed. Fortunately, I chilled out about it soon afterwards, otherwise, I'd still be limping!
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