LK Mitchell - Falmouth Pilot Boat - Nelson 56 - A Powerboat Delivery from Falmouth to Campbeltown
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- We were honoured and delighted to be asked to deliver this iconic Falmouth Pilot Boat from Falmouth to Scotland. The LK Mitchell is a fabulous vessel. A great trip!!!
Tremendous video and voyage. Thanks for showing us this wonderful boat.
As a kid I used to sit on the beach at Dovercourt and watch these pilot boats go out to the ships arriving at Harwich and Felixstowe
Built by my grandfathers yard in the Holy loch and delivered back to scotland by his great grandson.
TRIP ! Wonderful video and what a boat that is too.😊
Many thanks!
Just done a similar delivery in mid November of a Dale Nelson 51 from Hamble to Liverpool. We just plodded at 12 knots and even then used 4200 litres of diesel so I dread to think what the consumption would be at 19!
What a pity that they stopped building Nelson motor yachts, not that I could ever have afforded one. I well remember coming round Lands Ends End the first time in my small Contessa 26 decades ago. I can now admit that it was on the third tide and day two when I got round the corner. A Vire two stroke was as much help as an ashtray on a motor bike. Fond memories now, though. I enjoy these different videos although if you are ever delivering a Hallberg 69 again and are short of crew? 😂😂
Quite by chance one day I came across a video on TH-cam of somebody boarding or leaving a pilot boat and I was shocked. If that were on dry land HSE would shut the whole thing down. Clearly Health and Safety at Work Act doesn't apply. But I'm staggered that nobody has ever found a better means or a safer means of helping people to get on and off these ships especially in rough seas. Where it's smooth and quiet then I can see it's just it's a little bit chancy but on a heavy sea I've seen some of those it's scary as hell. So I'm curious can you perhaps enlighten me as to what thought has gone into making something better? Thank you.
Poor old fishing boat bet the owener loves you 😝
👍🏻 no autopilot on the pilot?
That’s not Campbeltown - it’s Troon!
What does background music actually achieve apart from detracting from the storyline……