Crazy scenes at Hillarys
I dropped down to Hillarys at the crack of dawn yesterday. The weather wasn't great, but it was going to be better than today
As those who ventured near the ocean yesterday know it was a bit windy and there was a fair swell. But that didn't seem to bother a few nutters. This included four young guys in a very small aluminium dinghy which was almost down to the gunnels even before it left the harbour, and three guys on a jet ski, one of whom was about 10 years old. Even the charter boats were getting battered getting out yesterday so I don't know what these guys thought they were up to.
I noticed the volunteer rescue people were warming up their boat expecting some trouble,
All the best, Colin Hay
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Faulkner Family
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Man people are stupid
and to put the sea rescue lives at risk to save there sorry asses it is just plain stupid
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It makes you wonder sometimes Russ and Sandy
I don't know what happened with these people as I left soon after as I had had enough of the currents that were coming in and out of the harbour. It was like a wishing machine, so I don't know how they were going to get too far.
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Nutters
Nutters Colin just plain Nutters
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roberta
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Just
got a wind alert on my weather station on the computer 40klms and its 11 degrees here in Spearwood, some people are complete knobs.
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just got back from there
just got back from there actually----- 40km+ winds and big swells just couldnt keep the sinker on the bottom. the rain was hectic aswell. almost impossible to walk upto the lighthouse
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feral1975
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So people head out it the
So people head out it the worst possible weather and put not only their lives at risk but also the other's that may have to go and save them , been to a few public boat ramps in victoria which they actually chain off so they can't launch their boat . Maybe an idea that could be brought in , bloody idiot's
Shorty
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I went out for a paddle
I went out for a paddle along the shore in my kayak this morning it was blowing its ass off,, one the way home i noticed just the one ute and trailer at the boat ramp at Palm Beach,,small trailer for a tinny,,it was blowing a gale straight out to sea at this stage,,it concerned me enough to ring sea rescue, i was advised its a good chance it was a tender for someone visiting one of the boats in nearby Mangles Bay,,hopefully thats the case or it will be on the 6 o'clock news tonight. (blowing 45 knots the rescue guy told me at around 10.30 am.)
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Yeah , I was planning to go
Yeah , I was planning to go out and check the that new sounder was installed correctly.
When it started blowing a gale and pissing down rain and was still coming down 30 mins later that Beer and the WAFL grand final were a better choice. :P
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Mad Colin...
.... and very irresponsible. Just one wave or slightly deep (even small) trough would have seen those goons in the dingy in trouble.
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yeah i was down at hilarys
yeah i was down at hilarys yesterday fishing
i was also there today to have a look and as we were driving past the rocks the wind was blwoing water over the rocks and onto our car ahha
it was insane today
to take your boat out today would be suicidal
reuben.
HuggyB
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I went out in the Sound yesterday
and that was lumpy enough - today would have been shithouse!
Some people worry me. I would ask if they have any common sense, but then again its not all that common these days.
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mmmm
as my old skydiving instructor would say...
" we all immortal till we die!!!!"
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Lol Tony
Too true.
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