http://www.followtheboat.com Tales (not just) from the high seas Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:30:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.followtheboat.com/2004/08/27/everything-just-went-horribly-wrong/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2004/08/27/everything-just-went-horribly-wrong/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2004 15:32:14 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=311 As we approached the Essex coast we ran out of fuel. Well, we didn't run out of fuel, the second tank wasn't feeding fuel to the engine for some reason. With this in mind the skipper wasn't happy sailing all the way back to Burnham with no diesel so we made a detour up the Orwell with the aim of pulling in to Levington to refuel. It was closer and the wind was in our favour. Or so we thought. Are you ready for this?]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2004/08/27/everything-just-went-horribly-wrong/feed/ 0 http://www.followtheboat.com/2004/08/20/an-action-packed-day/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2004/08/20/an-action-packed-day/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2004 12:39:26 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=227 After leaving our yachthaven in Aalsmeer, not forgetting to give the middle finger to the hairy, cigar-chomping Dutch twat who told the skipper off for borrowing a hose (that wasn't even his), we headed towards Amsterdam. Of course this involved negotiating a number of bridges which meant either approaching very slowly and hovering backwards and forwards until the bridge opened, or, more sensibly, tying up to the posts provided on the side of the canal.]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2004/08/20/an-action-packed-day/feed/ 0