As someone who spends a lot of his life in a boat, the thing that struck me is the sheer skill of this ferry boats staff. To even consider coming alongside a dock in those conditions makes me feel weak.

It was Calmac Arran to Ardrossan a week past Friday. I had a friend on it. He reckoned the crossing was a bit choppy. Amazingly it loaded and returned to Arran on the Friday evening. The captain and crew correctly won a lot of praise. The clip was filmed by a lorry driver returning home to Arran. He said he was used to it.

"Please ensure handbrake is on and all luggage is stowed away securely ! "

Please ensure contents of stomach are stowed securely
Dave

Made me seasick just watching it, reminds me of a crossing we did 30odd years ago Roscoff - Plymouth we have never done that crossing since

That old ferry was notorious. What i don't understand is this. If you're sitting in the canteen and you're going to be sick, why just sit there? Why not flee to the loo? People stay put, making the most disgusting barfing noises into paper bags while others are trying to eat . Grrr.

Crikey lockdown!! I must have been locked out then on deck the whole journey with eldest probably about 4 years old,sat on my lap both puking our hearts out, at one point the chair I was sat on decided to go sideways, I was heading for one of the sluice points pushing the boy away from me, I would have gladly gone over board at that point! The boat closed down at one point not enough staff, too ill, to keep restaurant and shops open according to people later

Roger, they still sit and barf in the canteen on the new ferries!