Pan-Pan

A big thank you to Galway RNLI for coming out to get me home this evening.
Made a Pan-Pan distress call this evening out in the Bay and they came out within a few minutes and towed me back to Ballyvaughan.

Some of the things they were telling me - people with no life-jackets, radio, GPS- "what is your location? - Galway Bay - and geographical land marks -the Burren!
theyt didn't care whether i had done VHF course or not.

The Engine kept cutting out when I closed throttle and put into gear - think its the idle screw

Once again a big thank you lads

glad all worked out well,another story with a good ending

hope you get things sorted.

you done right to call them better to be safe than sorry small donation in the rnli box is well worth it also a lot of lads would not mention it if it happened to them good on you for putting the post up

Been there, its very embarrassing, but the RNLI lads are terrific and its great to know they're there.

Some of the things they were telling me - people with no life-jackets, radio, GPS- "what is your location? - Galway Bay - and geographical land marks -the Burren!

Heard a story a while back about a half-pisst weekend sailor who got into bother in the Bristol Channel and gave the coastguard a panic-stricken shout. They asked him: "What is your current position sir?"
His reply: "I'm the managing director of a plastics firm."

Hi Cormac,

So happy to hear they got to you in time dude, and over the moon to hear the radio did its job

As a matter of interest did the radio transmit your location to the coastguard or did your have to give them the coordinates


[quote=" "I'm the managing director of a plastics firm."[/quote]

Thats wicked