Came home from a morning trip out with the kids yesterday and when we got to the ramp there was quite a line up to get out.

There was a fella there with his father who i would say was in his mid to late 70's pulling up to a ramp right in front of me, with the wind the way it was he was having quite a bit of trouble docking on the jetty. Anyway after a few attemps the old man takes a step out when the boat was a good 800 900mm  away from the jetty and the inevitable happened, he didn't quite make it to the jetty and his only foot on the boat slipped straight off the gunnel and in he went with a knock on the back of his head as he went in boots, tracky pants, jacket and all. I thought to myself holy s*%t here we go.

I had just had a swim anyway and was ready to give the missus the helm and jump in but luckily he was able to keep a grip on the rope he was stepping onto the jetty with and his son helped him back on board. Disaster averted.

There were marine police on the finger jetty next to him taking peoples speeds as they entered the marina and i've gotta say they didn't give this bloke a second look, didn't even bother to see if he was ok once docked as he hit his head quite hard. More interested in booking people.

On another note this was the first time i used this marina to launch and it's a good setup all round except i was a bit puzzled why there was so much space between the ramp and the jetty. there's a big kerb that keeps the trailer about a metre and half away from the ramp, not sure why. Get's a bit a tricky when the missus is only 5 foot high ha ha.

We did get some fish but nothing to write home about.

Cheers