non swimming boaties
Submitted by mako magic on Mon, 2008-11-24 18:52
Well with my other half and others picking on me for not being able to swim and having a couple of boats i thought lets see who else out there is in the same boat as me LOL.
Im not ashamed to admit i cant swim, nearly drowned in swimming lessons one time at school and never got into it again.
So what others out there cant?
Go on fess up like me
Faulkner Family
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Never picked on you for not swimming
just think you should be able to at leased keep your self afloat that is what the purple floaty are for . *lol* oh yeah forgot the pink pocker dots just so that sea recuse can find you *LOL*
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hahaha funny hahahaha, well
hahaha funny hahahaha, well thank you for my floaties i will cherish them forever lol
i always say im going fishing to fish not swim anyway, and make sure theres always lifejackets fairly close by lol
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callum
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serious?
aren't you nervous goign out on the water when you can't swim?
maybe you should buy some flaoties or is it to imbarrasing :)
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mako magic
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nah im not nervous
nah im not nervous mate,never worries me at all, hahaha.
Besides the g/f is sitting here going,dont forget sandys got ya floaties lol.
I definately not the only one out there, i been on boats for atleast 30years and in all seriousness havent felt worried at all
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Steve Richards
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Me too
Cant swim to save my life, but put a wettie and snorkle and mask on an i can paddle with the best of them. Or at least i could, last time i went diving was in 1984 i think , lol. We'll see this summer , bought a wettie at the boat show.
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lol steve the g/f asked do
lol steve the g/f asked do you need purple floaties as well, her and sandy are going to get them in bulk they say, hahaha, i did try to snorkle in bali,but absolutly shit myself, hate my head under water, my dream is to be able to swim with sharks too, so maybe one day i might have to learn
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Steve Richards
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Bulk floaties
lol Mako, no need for the floaties coz i only paddle now with kids in 3ft of water, and in summer the wettie should do the job. Was quite full on with the free diving when i was MUCH younger so looking forward to trying it again . Will be taking it very steady for a while like i said its been a looong time between dives.
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Swimming
Each to their own but I'm glad I can swim when I'm out wide on the briny. Whether or not I could swim to shore or an island to save my life would depend on quite a few factors though.
Good to have lifejackets handy but in the real world sometimes you don't get an opportunity to put one on.
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mako magic
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yeah agree there john, its
yeah agree there john, its something i have always wanted to do, just got to make sure,lol book myself into swim classes i think.
Being a good swimmer sometimes gives people that edge that sometimes can get them into trouble too, besides being 30odd mile out, i couldnt see anybody wanting to swim that distance
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or i can use my dhuie as a
or i can use my dhuie as a floatie
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mako magic
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i could, but if i left it to
i could, but if i left it to you to catch the dhuie for me to use as a floatie i think i will drown lol
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HuggyB
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wait..........wat?
You cant swim Matt?
Even Mark Seaby cant get his head around that.....
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hahahaha,my secret is out
hahahaha,my secret is out lol
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Adam Gallash
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unbelievable
Go and start getting some lessons or just practicing down the doggy pool, good chance it will save your life one day. Thats why I always carry fins in the tinny, no matter how far from land I am, I reckon I could probably make it... eventually... :)
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One of my friends complained
One of my friends complained that my tinny didn't have oars in case of an emergency but you do have to wonder sometimes ... on the weekend down at wrights bank/cape naturaliste , there was a very strong wind blowing us inshore, but the driftsock was pulling us out to sea @ 1.2kn
Feral
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one of my regular crew cant
one of my regular crew cant swim ... in saying that ... till is right - down here there is no way you could swim against the tide if you was 20mile from shore . i can swim fine but all i would be trying to do is stay afloat as i know id never make it back to shore
Rodrat
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non swimmers
My old man cant swim and has been fishing in boats all over the uk and australia for over 35 years.
I get a little nervous when he comes out with me!
I have a 5 and 3 year old and theres no way i would take them offshore until they can swim properly.
My 5 yr old comes out into the sound and river but always has on a life jacket. More important to be calm and confident in the water so you can at least float and not panic until help comes.
Fishing isn't a matter of life or death, it's much more serious than that!!!
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