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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2020 16:25:38 GMT
In the caribean they come out in little boats with the pretence of selling you fruit or what ever, but when your not aboard they help themselves. It’s not so bad when you’ve got crew and can take it in turns boat sitting. I read an account of some circumnavigators who were approaching Suez from the south in a group. Lots of small boats came and did as you said, but the feeling was they were working out who was the softest target - eek! Talk about circling sharks.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2020 16:29:17 GMT
Yup. Real sharks those people who have enough money to sail round the world need dealing with don't they. Bloody capitalists. I would have thought the best approach would be to have a worthless boat with nothing valuable on it. I suppose there is then the kidnapping issue.
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Post by lollygagger on Oct 6, 2020 16:35:26 GMT
Yup. Real sharks those people who have enough money to sail round the world need dealing with don't they. Bloody capitalists. I would have thought the best approach would be to have a worthless boat with nothing valuable on it. I suppose there is then the kidnapping issue. Even fairly small boats are stuffed with navigation equipment these days?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2020 16:36:16 GMT
Yup. Real sharks those people who have enough money to sail round the world need dealing with don't they. Bloody capitalists. I would have thought the best approach would be to have a worthless boat with nothing valuable on it. I suppose there is then the kidnapping issue. The thing is no matter how poor you look, you're still way better off. And kidnapping in the Gulf of Aden has almost dropped off the edge. The two worst places now are the South China Sea (as ever) and the Bight of Benin.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2020 16:38:59 GMT
Yup. Real sharks those people who have enough money to sail round the world need dealing with don't they. Bloody capitalists. I would have thought the best approach would be to have a worthless boat with nothing valuable on it. I suppose there is then the kidnapping issue. Even fairly small boats are stuffed with navigation equipment these days? Maybe Henley on Thames was the right idea after all then.
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Post by kris on Oct 6, 2020 16:41:48 GMT
In the caribean they come out in little boats with the pretence of selling you fruit or what ever, but when your not aboard they help themselves. It’s not so bad when you’ve got crew and can take it in turns boat sitting. I read an account of some circumnavigators who were approaching Suez from the south in a group. Lots of small boats came and did as you said, but the feeling was they were working out who was the softest target - eek! Talk about circling sharks. Yes it happens a lot all over the world. I suppose the “ impoverished under class,” have had enough of being shown a life of wealth through the media that they know they will never attain. So they see these boats full of wealth they decide they are going to get some. I think the commercial boats have become harder to hijack navy patrols etc so smaller boats are now the targets a lot of the time. I believe it’s now very difficult to insure a pleasure boat for passage through the suez and down through the Red Sea. The same with the straights of malaca as well. I’ve also heard from friends recently that a lot of the ports are making it harder for people to stay on the hook, removing space etc.
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Post by naughtyfox on Oct 6, 2020 16:43:00 GMT
Yup. Real sharks those people who have enough money to sail round the world need dealing with don't they. Bloody capitalists. I would have thought the best approach would be to have a worthless boat with nothing valuable on it. I suppose there is then the kidnapping issue. Why don't the ex-employees of British Home Stores get lots of little boats and go after Philip Green and sell him some fruit?
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Post by naughtyfox on Oct 6, 2020 16:45:35 GMT
I read an account of some circumnavigators who were approaching Suez from the south in a group. Lots of small boats came and did as you said, but the feeling was they were working out who was the softest target - eek! Talk about circling sharks. Yes it happens a lot all over the world. I suppose the “ impoverished under class,” have had enough of being shown a life of wealth through the media that they know they will never attain. So they see these boats full of wealth they decide they are going to get some. I think the commercial boats have become harder to hijack navy patrols etc so smaller boats are now the targets a lot of the time. I believe it’s now very difficult to insure a pleasure boat for passage through the suez and down through the Red Sea. The same with the straights of malaca as well. I’ve also heard from friends recently that a lot of the ports are making harder for people to stay on the hook, removing space etc. I have also read that there are 'pirates' on the River Trent who borrow people's tools and don't return them willingly.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2020 16:48:17 GMT
You've got your ear to the ground.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2020 16:49:00 GMT
Well that's novel, usually twats ask 'why don't cruising yachts carry guns'?
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Post by kris on Oct 6, 2020 16:52:21 GMT
When I was sailing in the South China Sea, we had two pump action shot guns onboard and that was 30 years ago.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2020 16:53:15 GMT
I read an account of some circumnavigators who were approaching Suez from the south in a group. Lots of small boats came and did as you said, but the feeling was they were working out who was the softest target - eek! Talk about circling sharks. Yes it happens a lot all over the world. I suppose the “ impoverished under class,” have had enough of being shown a life of wealth through the media that they know they will never attain. So they see these boats full of wealth they decide they are going to get some. I think the commercial boats have become harder to hijack navy patrols etc so smaller boats are now the targets a lot of the time. I believe it’s now very difficult to insure a pleasure boat for passage through the suez and down through the Red Sea. The same with the straights of malaca as well. I’ve also heard from friends recently that a lot of the ports are making it harder for people to stay on the hook, removing space etc. I've read that there are two trends - put the boat on a big ship or travel in a group with someone who does in fact have a BFG.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2020 16:55:12 GMT
When I was sailing in the South China Sea, we had two pump action shot guns onboard and that was 30 years ago. I've heard there can be issues - different countries, different licence requirements etc. But something for close encounters would be nice.
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Post by kris on Oct 6, 2020 16:55:27 GMT
Yes it happens a lot all over the world. I suppose the “ impoverished under class,” have had enough of being shown a life of wealth through the media that they know they will never attain. So they see these boats full of wealth they decide they are going to get some. I think the commercial boats have become harder to hijack navy patrols etc so smaller boats are now the targets a lot of the time. I believe it’s now very difficult to insure a pleasure boat for passage through the suez and down through the Red Sea. The same with the straights of malaca as well. I’ve also heard from friends recently that a lot of the ports are making it harder for people to stay on the hook, removing space etc. I've read that there are two trends - put the boat on a big ship or travel in a group with someone who does in fact have a BFG. Yes that seems to be the way, either ship the boat or organised convoys. The trend for shipping your boat where you want it in the world is becoming big business.
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Post by lollygagger on Oct 6, 2020 16:56:15 GMT
I read an account of some circumnavigators who were approaching Suez from the south in a group. Lots of small boats came and did as you said, but the feeling was they were working out who was the softest target - eek! Talk about circling sharks. Yes it happens a lot all over the world. I suppose the “ impoverished under class,” have had enough of being shown a life of wealth through the media that they know they will never attain. So they see these boats full of wealth they decide they are going to get some. I think the commercial boats have become harder to hijack navy patrols etc so smaller boats are now the targets a lot of the time. I believe it’s now very difficult to insure a pleasure boat for passage through the suez and down through the Red Sea. The same with the straights of malaca as well. I’ve also heard from friends recently that a lot of the ports are making it harder for people to stay on the hook, removing space etc. Anyone who can afford it hires armed security. The chaps ex sis in law's boat uses are armed with machine guns and a grenade/rocket/whateverer launcher. They hunt in packs but nobody gets too near before they decide to go away and look for easier pickings.
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