Lymington to Largs

[So_Sage_of_Lorne]

A ranking officer being a person with rank as opposed to one who is without rank.

Below decks we often refer to them as rankers....
Again, I hope that helps

Sosage said :"Please explain the significance of "Ranking Orifficer"."

You seem to have studiously ignored the "R" which your initial post urged should not be treated so!

[So_Sage_of_Lorne]

[/quote]I would be pleased to wave you off .... after a few night caps in the local hostelries, of course.[/quote]

Whilst there is a certain merit to this suggestion, as I appear to not know the difference between left and right in my original post, would this be wise?

In my defence, I was sitting at an aft facing keyboard.

[lady_stormrider]

If you come across a lot of lights ahead of you and chance upon a harbour guarded by a lighthouse shaped lika woman holding a book you MAY have missed Ireland.

That's happened to me the last time the skipper let me navigate.

But they do have better toilets than Lamlash.

[claymore]

Not at all - towing my Delta to Inverkip I used to think that 25mph on the M6 was a damned sight better than doing 5 knots across the Irish sea for days on end - and you can get lovely coffee at Tebay.

[sahona]

Not defeatist, but a bit dangerous. at 103kn you may lose your licence - we have average speed traps up here. Also, what would happen if you picked up a stag on the propshaft...and the carbon, the carbon - wipe yer feet before you come in.



Jeez, this thread is fast (no not Coates colourfast)