Aussie Ora Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 Was out and about today a spotted all these boats moored together I think they had a barge behind them all I could hear was AC/DC being played really loud and heaps of cheering lol Sent from my SM-P600 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk1 Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 Awesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Ora Posted December 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 Yeah felt like swimming out there and joining in lolSent from my SM-P600 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 16 minutes ago, Aussie Ora said: Yeah felt like swimming out there and joining in lol Sent from my SM-P600 using Tapatalk That's what I was thinking - time for a swim. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon B. Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 Wow....there are some really nice boats in that mooring. Wonder what the occasion was???? One heck of an office Christmas party 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Ora Posted December 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Wow....there are some really nice boats in that mooring. Wonder what the occasion was???? One heck of an office Christmas party For sure alot of nice boats. I'm hanging with the wrong crowd lolSent from my SM-P600 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 4 hours ago, Aussie Ora said: For sure alot of nice boats. I'm hanging with the wrong crowd lol Sent from my SM-P600 using Tapatalk The right crowd would look at the little dingy I could afford and throw me out of the party - LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Ora Posted December 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 The right crowd would look at the little dingy I could afford and throw me out of the party - LOL It would be me and you in that dingy mate lol we I'll just have to see off a flare when we are close that way they have to save us lolSent from my SM-P600 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FotonDrv Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Now that is a way to keep a party private and make all the noise you want, but the parking valet would need a skippers license. Very cool, I am envious! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Ora Posted December 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Now that is a way to keep a party private and make all the noise you want, but the parking valet would need a skippers license. Very cool, I am envious! We just introduced skippers license not long ago. If I'm correct maybe 3 years ago before that you could cruise along and it's still legal to drink on boardSent from my SM-P600 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FotonDrv Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Here there are different ratings of license depending on the tonnage of the vessel you are piloting. The more crowded the harbor the more the authorities check for licenses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Ora Posted December 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Here there are different ratings of license depending on the tonnage of the vessel you are piloting. The more crowded the harbor the more the authorities check for licenses. They just brought in the recreational skippers license here. http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/imarine/recreational-skippers-ticket.asp. But you always had to obtain your commercial license through tafe I have my masters 4 ticket. .http://www.challenger.wa.edu.au/courses-tafe/maritime-aquaculture-marine-studies/Pages/default.aspx#.WELB-ujmjMIit's good to see them regulating small boats because there have been so many accidents Sent from my SM-P600 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FotonDrv Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 It all strikes me as yet another contributing factor to the phrase, "I am from the government and I am here to help" . I can see it makes sense in the area where small boats abound. My good friend and a few mates would take his fathers converted commercial tugboat out for parties in the now clear of gear fantail. BBQ, chaise lounges, refrig stocked with beverages and a few fishing poles for good measure just in case we got bored. It was a late WW2 50ft tug completely refitted for luxury, and it idled at 6 knots with a harbor speed limit of 5 knots. The authorities knew it and figured that when small rental sailboats tacked across its bow they better get out of the way since the tug was to heavy to stop quickly or maneuver quickly, which was the whole point of the tugboat. Nice and slow and leisurely, but it never failed that some wingnut would challenge the big old girl and get hit before we could bring the tug to a halt. The Coast Guard/Harbor Dept would show up and always have to explain to then little craft that "they just stepped off the curb in front of a bus, why did you do that?". They definitely needed some sort of license, especially when they would not pay attention to the ships horn! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cschaaf Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 On 12/2/2016 at 7:08 AM, Aussie Ora said: Was out and about today a spotted all these boats moored together I think they had a barge behind them all I could hear was AC/DC being played really loud and heaps of cheering lol Sent from my SM-P600 using Tapatalk Hmmm, I figured everywhere you went in Australia you could hear AC/DC blaring. I figured the birds even whistled Back In Black. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 And the 'roos can thump out the bass line to Thunderstruck with their tails! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Ora Posted December 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 It's actually sad to see them go. But hey like the stones they withstood time. was stoked to see them in Perth Sent from my SM-P600 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
