Young Buna....he be at it again!!

Jimbuna · 04-19-15, 07:31 AM

Unbeknown to his mom and I, young Buna scored so highly in his Chief Officers Exam at the end of last year, he was accepted for some sort of Expert Mariners Panel (apparently consisting of twenty people across the UK).

I can't go into any more detail because he hasn't made much reference to it in our conversations but what I do know is the fact that tomorrow he has been invited to visit the UK Hydrographic Office for a two day visit/tour and amongst other artifacts he will get to see in their archives will be the original manuscripts and early charts by Captain James Cook and Captain William Bligh.

http://www.bluebird-electric.net/UKH...hic_Office.htm

Fair winds and following seas bonny lad

Wolferz · 04-19-15, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Unbeknown to his mom and I, young Buna scored so highly in his Chief Officers Exam at the end of last year, he was accepted for some sort of Expert Mariners Panel (apparently consisting of twenty people across the UK).

I can't go into any more detail because he hasn't made much reference to it in our conversations but what I do know is the fact that tomorrow he has been invited to visit the UK Hydrographic Office for a two day visit/tour and amongst other artifacts he will get to see in their archives will be the original manuscripts and early charts by Captain James Cook and Captain William Bligh.

http://www.bluebird-electric.net/UKH...hic_Office.htm

Fair winds and following seas bonny lad

Isn't it nice when our progeny outshine us.

Torplexed · 04-19-15, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

I can't go into any more detail because he hasn't made much reference to it in our conversations but what I do know is the fact that tomorrow he has been invited to visit the UK Hydrographic Office for a two day visit/tour and amongst other artifacts he will get to see in their archives will be the original manuscripts and early charts by Captain James Cook and Captain William Bligh.

Cook & Bligh? This must be when they teach prospective officers how to deal with unruly natives and mutineers.

Good luck Young Buna!

u crank · 04-19-15, 07:55 AM

Very cool Jim. Seems like your lad has found his calling and he is very good at it. Good show.

Sailor Steve · 04-19-15, 08:40 AM

Jimbuna · 04-19-15, 09:12 AM

The bugga is here now asking to borrow my SatNav

Strange how someone can safely navigate a vessel approaching 100,000 tons with a few thousand folk onboard around some of the worlds most hazardous places/harbours yet can't navigate a car 200+ miles without his fathers help

Herr-Berbunch · 04-19-15, 10:38 AM

Give him a map and compass, and a clock - tell him it's his final test.

Jimbuna · 04-19-15, 11:07 AM

James just read the thread and sends his appreciation....he reckons I've some good friends on here

Edit: He's just rang to say he is home but has left his house key at ours

"Was that Full Ahead or Full Astern Captain"?

Wolferz · 04-19-15, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

James just read the thread and sends his appreciation....he reckons I've some good friends on here

Edit: He's just rang to say he is home but has left his house key at ours

"Was that Full Ahead or Full Astern Captain"?

As the old adage goes...
" If you don't use your head, you'll use your feet"

fireftr18 · 04-19-15, 03:04 PM

Congratulations to Young Buna!!

Garion · 04-19-15, 04:26 PM

Great stuff Jim, congratulations to yer boy

Cheers

Gary

August · 04-19-15, 08:03 PM

Congratulations Jim!

eddie · 04-19-15, 08:15 PM

Congrats on a job well done by him, Jim, and I wish him all the best!

Red October1984 · 04-19-15, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Give him a map and compass, and a clock - tell him it's his final test.

I second this.

Please do it...

CaptainHaplo · 04-19-15, 09:13 PM

May the tide and breeze continue to offer him fair sailing in a career that he continues to excel at!

04-19-15, 07:31 AM	#1
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,461 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Young Buna....he be at it again!! Unbeknown to his mom and I, young Buna scored so highly in his Chief Officers Exam at the end of last year, he was accepted for some sort of Expert Mariners Panel (apparently consisting of twenty people across the UK). I can't go into any more detail because he hasn't made much reference to it in our conversations but what I do know is the fact that tomorrow he has been invited to visit the UK Hydrographic Office for a two day visit/tour and amongst other artifacts he will get to see in their archives will be the original manuscripts and early charts by Captain James Cook and Captain William Bligh. http://www.bluebird-electric.net/UKH...hic_Office.htm Fair winds and following seas bonny lad __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

04-19-15, 07:55 AM	#4
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,744 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	Very cool Jim. Seems like your lad has found his calling and he is very good at it. Good show. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

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04-19-15, 09:12 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,461 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The bugga is here now asking to borrow my SatNav Strange how someone can safely navigate a vessel approaching 100,000 tons with a few thousand folk onboard around some of the worlds most hazardous places/harbours yet can't navigate a car 200+ miles without his fathers help __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Give him a map and compass, and a clock - tell him it's his final test. __________________

04-19-15, 11:07 AM	#8
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,461 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	James just read the thread and sends his appreciation....he reckons I've some good friends on here Edit: He's just rang to say he is home but has left his house key at ours "Was that Full Ahead or Full Astern Captain"? __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! Last edited by Jimbuna; 04-19-15 at 11:21 AM.

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fireftr18 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,528 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	Congratulations to Young Buna!! __________________ Of all the forms of Martial Arts, Karaoke causes the most pain!

04-19-15, 04:26 PM	#11
Garion Commander Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 452 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Great stuff Jim, congratulations to yer boy Cheers Gary

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August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Congratulations Jim! __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	Congrats on a job well done by him, Jim, and I wish him all the best! __________________ Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I'm kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me. Al Capone

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CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	May the tide and breeze continue to offer him fair sailing in a career that he continues to excel at! __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo