Sailor? the scariest job of the world!

papa_smurf · 07-31-10, 05:19 AM

Just a bit choppy, nothing to worry about

SteamWake · 07-31-10, 09:17 AM

When I saw the title I immediatly remembered my sailing days.

Now I have never served aboard a large ship like that but have been on quite a few offshore junkets on a sailboat.

Offshore sailboat racing is noted as one of the most dangerous sports in the world. I have seen my fair share of 'accidents' fingers ripped off or mangled, teeth busted out, limbs fractured, eyes gouged... sigh those were the good old days

Betonov · 07-31-10, 10:02 AM

THIS will be my life :S

I hope I marry a dragon of a wife so I'll be glad to be in this

SteamWake · 07-31-10, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Betonov

THIS will be my life :S

I hope I marry a dragon of a wife so I'll be glad to be in this

Now theres a sailor

Platapus · 07-31-10, 11:43 AM

The up/down flexing I can understand, but that port/starboard flexing?

I wonder how those containers stay on deck sometimes.

Merchant marine sure earn their paychecks.

Gerald · 07-31-10, 02:24 PM

Personally, I like strong winds, the Court of occasions as I sailed the oceans,so surely it can be tough, but it belongs to the game rules.in many cases it's because the captain gives the orders to mine more risk at any difficulty,captain's orders are clearly crucial, and boat's size is not decisive.

antikristuseke · 07-31-10, 02:46 PM

only been in a couple of pansy storms we get out here on the baltic, once on a sailing yacht, that was fun. Another time on a ferry going to Stockholm, both me and my father were fine, but my mother, brother and sister were chumming the fish, apparently I inherited my dads sea legs. He was a senior liutenant in the soviet navy (not by choice) and after that a merchant seaman.

Jimbuna · 07-31-10, 02:47 PM

You generally find the bed and settee in the accomodation at 90 degrees to each other so you can still sleep whether the boat is pitching or rolling.

I thought the bed was far more comfortable so I'd use my life jacket to wedge myself in

07-31-10, 05:19 AM	#1
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Just a bit choppy, nothing to worry about __________________

07-31-10, 09:17 AM	#2
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	When I saw the title I immediatly remembered my sailing days. Now I have never served aboard a large ship like that but have been on quite a few offshore junkets on a sailboat. Offshore sailboat racing is noted as one of the most dangerous sports in the world. I have seen my fair share of 'accidents' fingers ripped off or mangled, teeth busted out, limbs fractured, eyes gouged... sigh those were the good old days __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

07-31-10, 11:43 AM	#5
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,384 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The up/down flexing I can understand, but that port/starboard flexing? I wonder how those containers stay on deck sometimes. Merchant marine sure earn their paychecks. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

07-31-10, 02:24 PM	#6
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	strong wind! Personally, I like strong winds, the Court of occasions as I sailed the oceans,so surely it can be tough, but it belongs to the game rules.in many cases it's because the captain gives the orders to mine more risk at any difficulty,captain's orders are clearly crucial, and boat's size is not decisive. __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

07-31-10, 02:47 PM	#8
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,742 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	You generally find the bed and settee in the accomodation at 90 degrees to each other so you can still sleep whether the boat is pitching or rolling. I thought the bed was far more comfortable so I'd use my life jacket to wedge myself in __________________ 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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Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	THIS will be my life :S I hope I marry a dragon of a wife so I'll be glad to be in this

07-31-10, 02:46 PM	#7
antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	only been in a couple of pansy storms we get out here on the baltic, once on a sailing yacht, that was fun. Another time on a ferry going to Stockholm, both me and my father were fine, but my mother, brother and sister were chumming the fish, apparently I inherited my dads sea legs. He was a senior liutenant in the soviet navy (not by choice) and after that a merchant seaman.