 |
25 March 2006, 13:49
|
#1
|
|
Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: Pwllheli-North Wales
Boat name: V-ONE
Make: Highfield
Length: 8m +
Engine: Honda 250hp
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 2,367
|
The Lifeboat College
Just Spent a week at the "Lifeboat College" in Poole.
A Few Pics of the college-
|
|
|
|
25 March 2006, 13:51
|
#2
|
|
Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: Pwllheli-North Wales
Boat name: V-ONE
Make: Highfield
Length: 8m +
Engine: Honda 250hp
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 2,367
|
The 5 day course costs the RNLI around £2000 per person to run.
|
|
|
|
|
25 March 2006, 13:53
|
#3
|
|
Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: Pwllheli-North Wales
Boat name: V-ONE
Make: Highfield
Length: 8m +
Engine: Honda 250hp
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 2,367
|
The pool was amazing. Capsize drill.
|
|
|
|
|
25 March 2006, 17:55
|
#4
|
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Newcastle Staffs
Boat name: blue it
Make: ribcraft 7.5
Length: 7m +
Engine: suzuki df225
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 507
|
Well jono. if anybody can capsize a rib and flip it back over without self righting gear, then your the man. Badge and T shirt come to mind.
Seriously, that looks like a top course, bet you had a great time.
__________________
Top banana
|
|
|
|
|
25 March 2006, 18:35
|
#5
|
|
Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 12,791
|
I did think of making similar comments but I don't want to tempt fate = will be getting my boat soon and it is the one thing I fear more than anything else!!!
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
25 March 2006, 18:49
|
#6
|
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
Boat name: Aquaholic
Make: Ribeye
Length: 7m +
Engine: 250 V8
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,323
|
talking of which codders... have you decided if you're bringing it back by water or road yet?
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
25 March 2006, 21:37
|
#7
|
|
Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 12,791
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by benc
talking of which codders... have you decided if you're bringing it back by water or road yet?
|
Will be by water to Poole/Weymouth - then trailer home. Just waiting for stitches to come out of my hand and the right weather and I will be gone!!!
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
25 March 2006, 21:39
|
#8
|
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
Boat name: Aquaholic
Make: Ribeye
Length: 7m +
Engine: 250 V8
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,323
|
stiches??
why not make a cruise out of it? im sure there would be a couple of boats willing to do the journey and come back with you
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
25 March 2006, 22:30
|
#9
|
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Newcastle Staffs
Boat name: blue it
Make: ribcraft 7.5
Length: 7m +
Engine: suzuki df225
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 507
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by codprawn
I did think of making similar comments but I don't want to tempt fate = will be getting my boat soon and it is the one thing I fear m
ore than anything else!!!
|
Couldnt agree more, and If its in the back of your mind then your more likely
to air on the side of caution, thats why I allways.carry handheld and portable
gps on me as back up. or go out in a group.
__________________
Top banana
|
|
|
|
|
26 March 2006, 13:39
|
#10
|
|
Member
Country: France
Town: Côte d'Azur
Boat name: Beaver Patrol
Make: Avon Searider SR4
Length: 4m +
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 5,934
|
Does that pool have a wave machine in it?
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
26 March 2006, 13:53
|
#11
|
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: helston
Boat name: pressman
Make: Carson 900
Length: 9m +
Engine: twin 370 yanmar
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 373
|
yes and wind and rain
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
26 March 2006, 16:25
|
#12
|
|
Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: Pwllheli-North Wales
Boat name: V-ONE
Make: Highfield
Length: 8m +
Engine: Honda 250hp
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 2,367
|
and lightening, thunder
|
|
|
|
|
27 March 2006, 14:52
|
#13
|
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
Boat name: Jaws
Make: Gemini 4.2
Length: 4m +
Engine: Tohatsu 50hp
MMSI: none
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 277
|
Jono,
The picture of D-487 along side, is that Rob Hanson off West Kirby Lifeboat kneeling in the front?
Were they not training in the new ILB? College looks brilliant, i bet the electric start engine makes the restart procedure a lot more simpler (and less effort) than the old pull start after a capsize!!
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
27 March 2006, 15:40
|
#14
|
|
Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: Pwllheli
Length: no boat
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 78
|
When I was at the collage in November the collage were still awaiting their IB1's!! so all training was still conducted in the old D-Classes (EA16's)
They were trying to get hold on one so that the crew's which have the IB1's can train in them....
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
27 March 2006, 16:14
|
#15
|
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
Boat name: Jaws
Make: Gemini 4.2
Length: 4m +
Engine: Tohatsu 50hp
MMSI: none
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 277
|
I would have thought the training college would have been the first place to get the new IB1! They are similar but at the same time so different..how can you train people with the use of the built in GPS etc when the old one doesn't have one.
And at £2000 a go, thats a lot of money to learn how to use a boat that when you get back on station you won't be using!
The IB1's have been around for a little while now as well!
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
Recent Discussions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All times are GMT. The time now is 17:06.
