Cruisers Forum
 

Go Back   Cruisers & Sailing Forums > Scuttlebutt > Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany
Reload this Page Thieves in the Night!
Cruiser Wiki Click Here to Login
Register Vendors FAQ Community Calendar Today's Posts Log in

Reply
Page 1 of 4 1 23 Last »
  This discussion is proudly sponsored by:
Please support our sponsors and let them know you heard about their products on Cruisers Forums. Advertise Here
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 22-12-2011, 05:36   #1
Registered User
 
mbianka's Avatar

Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,181
Images: 1
Thieves in the Night!
If you ever have found things mysteriously missing from your boats cockpit the explanation may be fairly simple:
THE BIANKA LOG BLOG: BOATER BEWARE OF THIEVES IN THE NIGHT
__________________
Mike
mbianka is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 22-12-2011, 05:44   #2
CLOD
 
sailorboy1's Avatar

Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: being planted in Jacksonville Fl
Boat: none
Posts: 20,616
Re: Thieves in the night!
don't let your camera look like a crab etc
__________________
Don't ask a bunch of unknown forum people if it is OK to do something on YOUR boat. It is your boat, do what you want!
sailorboy1 is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 22-12-2011, 06:01   #3
Registered User
 
captain465's Avatar

Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Ft Lauderdale, FL
Boat: 43 ft Selene/Solo
Posts: 688
Re: Thieves in the night!
Must be a relative of Jonathan Livingstone Seagull..........
__________________
Do not go where the path may lead.........
go instead where there is no path........
and leave a trail.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
captain465 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 22-12-2011, 06:41   #4
Registered User

Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Heathsville, VA
Boat: Gemini 105Mc 34'
Posts: 1,457
Re: Thieves in the night!
That opens up whole new industries for carrier pidgeons.
Waterway Guide is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 22-12-2011, 07:11   #5
Registered User

Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Lviv, Ukraine
Boat: Ohlson 38
Posts: 691
Images: 12
Re: Thieves in the night!
Hey Mike, How did you recover the camera?
virginia boy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 22-12-2011, 07:46   #6
Registered User
 
Rhapsody-NS27's Avatar

Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: VA, boat: Deale, MD
Boat: 1981 Nor'sea 27
Posts: 1,414
Re: Thieves in the night!
You had me for a moment with that title. I thought there was going to be a rant for someone stealing something off of Bianka.
Video is funny to see things from a birds view.
__________________
Daniel - Rhapsody Blog,
“A sailor’s joys are as simple as a child’s.” — Bernard Moitessier
"I don't need therapy, I just need my boat"
Rhapsody-NS27 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 22-12-2011, 07:49   #7
Registered User
 
mbianka's Avatar

Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,181
Images: 1
Re: Thieves in the night!
Quote:
Originally Posted by virginia boy View Post
Hey Mike, How did you recover the camera?
It was not my camera. At least not yet. This video happened in Cannes France. Bird dropped the camera on a nearby castle wall. Fellow had to climb up and get it. Owner was was very lucky he was able to find it.
__________________
Mike
mbianka is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 22-12-2011, 07:59   #8
Registered User
 
mbianka's Avatar

Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,181
Images: 1
Re: Thieves in the night!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Lucas View Post
don't let your camera look like a crab etc
From the video it seems Seagulls don't seem to be that particular. I worry about leaving some small parts on deck, going below to get a tool then coming back and finding something missing. Watching the tail feathers of some seagull heading off into the sunset.
__________________
Mike
mbianka is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-01-2012, 07:06   #9
Registered User

Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Daytona bch, Florida
Posts: 17
Send a message via Yahoo to tspeed
Re: Thieves in the night!
after watching the video, I think I now know why I am missing a deck shoe
tspeed is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-01-2012, 07:24   #10
NDH
Registered User

Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Gosport
Boat: Dufour 40
Posts: 104
Re: Thieves in the night!
So having had my 25kg anchor nicked I guess I need to be looking for a seagull on steroids or a shifty looking albatross.......
NDH is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-01-2012, 08:49   #11
Registered User
 
senormechanico's Avatar

Join Date: Aug 2003
Boat: Dragonfly 1000 trimaran
Posts: 7,225
Re: Thieves in the night!
When I worked at the Elliot Bay Marina, a fellow worker and I used to eat our sack lunches on an outside table at the fuel dock.
When he went into the fuel office to buy a bottle of Coke, a seagull swooped down and flew away in a flash with his whole lunch sack!
He didn't believe it; thought we were hiding it, but all we could do was laugh.
__________________
'You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.

Mae West
senormechanico is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-01-2012, 08:57   #12
Registered User
 
Lancerbye's Avatar

Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Cormorant Island, BC, Canada
Boat: Lancer 44 Motorsailer
Posts: 1,877
Images: 38
Re: Thieves in the night!
I wonder if seagulls have a use for Jerry cans filled with fuel. And here I was blaming local teens.
__________________
The basis of accomplishment is in never quitting
Mengzi Meng-tse
Lancerbye is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-01-2012, 14:50   #13
Registered User
 
mbianka's Avatar

Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,181
Images: 1
Re: Thieves in the night!
Quote:
Originally Posted by tspeed View Post
after watching the video, I think I now know why I am missing a deck shoe
I would think a deck shoe might be a little heavy for a Seagull. But, do you have Pelicans in the area?
__________________
Mike
mbianka is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-01-2012, 15:16   #14
Registered User
 
Therapy's Avatar

Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: W Florida
Boat: Still have the 33yo Jon boat. But now a CATAMARAN. Nice little 18' Bay Cat.
Posts: 7,086
Images: 4
Re: Thieves in the night!
Cool.
thanks for that.
__________________
Who knows what is next.
Therapy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-01-2012, 15:41   #15
Registered User
 
Astrid's Avatar

Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Northern British Columbia, part of the time in Prince Rupert and part of the time on Moresby Island.
Boat: 50-ft steel Ketch
Posts: 1,884
Send a message via MSN to Astrid Send a message via Yahoo to Astrid
Re: Thieves in the night!
In my area, Procyon lotor, is one of the major nocturnal thieves if one can find a way to get aboard.

__________________
'Tis evening on the moorland free,The starlit wave is still: Home is the sailor from the sea, The hunter from the hill.
Astrid is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 1 of 4 1 23 Last »

« For a Fun Time | Bucket List - Top Things You've Checked Off! »

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Do Not Use iPad for Night Navigation rrranch Navigation 29 30-10-2011 15:37
Atlantic City to Norfolk - Friday Night -> Sunday Night ? Weehappy Atlantic & the Caribbean 7 15-10-2011 09:25
Colour of Light for Best Night Vision Lars_L Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 37 11-09-2011 12:49
T'Was the Night Before Irene sailvayu Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 0 26-08-2011 08:20
Night Sail Out of New York Last Night Libertyhere Meets & Greets 6 16-07-2011 09:00

Advertise Here


All times are GMT -7. The time now is 15:29.

Contact Us - Cruisers & Sailing Forums - Sitemap - Community Rules - Terms of Service - Privacy - Accessibility - Top

Google+
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Social Knowledge Networks
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
close

Privacy Guaranteed - your email is never shared with anyone, opt out any time.


ShowCase vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.