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Originally Posted by Cobbydaler
A novice mariner who aimed to cruise from Gillingham to Southampton using a road map as his chart has come a cropper... 
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I live down by the Solent and believe me when I say there are stories like this every week.
I am really coming rather fond of the idea that anyone wishing to own or run a boat MUST pass a test..just they have to when driving.The waterways and off shore are just too damned crowded these days and there are too many inexperienced among them.