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Overheard Sailing…

All we hear is radio Ga Ga, radio Goo Goo… Ah, what’s the use…

September 3rd, 2007 by Captain

Thursday, 24 May 2007, approx. 1915hrs.

VHF Channel 16: “This is Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Durban Radio. There will be no Weather Forecast at 7.15 this evening due to staff unavailability”.

Stunned silence from the airwaves for a moment, followed by a call from some vessel to ask what that was all about.

VHF Channel 16: ” I am the only person on duty and I don’t have time to read a Weather Forecast with all my other work”.

Click. Silence for the rest of the night. That’s Africa for you!

Who: Multihullsailor
Where: VHF / Sailing for Southern Africa mag

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Salt and vinegar with this, sir?

December 18th, 2006 by Captain

Yacht, channel 16: ##### Firing Range, ##### Firing Range, this is yacht “********”, “*********”, I just had a missile come down about half mile off! Over
Firing Range: Yacht “*********”, Yacht “**********”, this is ##### Firing Range, can I have your position please, over.
Yacht, channel 16: My position is……..
Firing Range: Ah, sorry about that sir, you didn’t come up on our radar. What is your intended course?
Yacht, channel 16: ##### Firing Range, 267 T, over
Firing Range: Yacht “*********”, proceed as intended, apologies for giving you a fright
Yacht, channel 16: #### Firing Range, no harm done, you missed by a mile! Nervous laughter
Firing Range: Quite, sir. #### Firing Range out.
Yacht, channel 16: “*******” out.

Where: South Wales, UK
Who: Anonymous

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