The ferry is the most stressful part of the whole TT experience. Just gotta relax and let it all play out. Thanks for sharing.

@theflyingyetti_666

Ай бұрын

It looks worse than it is I think

@tweetchris46

Ай бұрын

@@theflyingyetti_666 yeah definitely….I’ve been visiting since 1999. It’s the same every year lol.

@theflyingyetti_666

Ай бұрын

@@tweetchris46 wow good effort that mate, that was my 4th trip. Think I might do the Manx this year for the first time

@tweetchris46

Ай бұрын

@@theflyingyetti_666 this was the first TT I’ve missed since then. Gutted I wasn’t able to get across for it. I’m Already booked for the Manx in August and the TT next year. 👍 I look forward to more of your vids from this year mate.

@theflyingyetti_666

Ай бұрын

@@tweetchris46 probably got 4-5 vids in total as was only there mon-wed 👍🏻

Great video! Nice to see how they get yous off. Crazy to think that all the bikes and cars etc. that they know how to pack everyone on the boat seen it before irl but that was once and to do for two weeks straight and a bit more and then for mgp is crazy. You got lucky with your glasses.

@theflyingyetti_666

Ай бұрын

Very lucky, would have ruined the trip 😖

It's a bloody nightmare turning a bike around on a ferry 😢😂

@theflyingyetti_666

Ай бұрын

Yep, don’t help with me flapping 😆

@Coltnz1

Ай бұрын

It is when you’ve got a big tank bag and a big top box.

The fumes are the worst part of the trip 🤣

@theflyingyetti_666

Ай бұрын

Eye stinger 😝

Im gonna stop in a minute put my glasses on and think about leaving the house 😂🤣 " Parklife " now that song stuck in my head 😂 your very funny 👌🏼

@theflyingyetti_666

Ай бұрын

😆

The last time I went to the TT was in 91 and although it was a different boat back then, it was the same chaos and chances of being gassed. Nothing changes it seems...

@theflyingyetti_666

Ай бұрын

Yea it’s a bit nuts but everything went fine

We've just been for a week. Went out on the new Manxman. It was a bloody nightmare trying to get to our bikes, untie them, and ride off....The Manannan is so much easier to get on and off on a bike.

@theflyingyetti_666

Ай бұрын

Ours looked worse than it was

Brilliant.... Thanks for my early morning laugh. Twenty years of ferry travel (mainly to Spain), they're always the same. From a fellow glasses wearing, aging GS rider with indigestion! 😅 Please peeps..... Don't start up until you are actually ABLE TO MOVE! FFS. 😮

@theflyingyetti_666

Ай бұрын

Thanks mate, yea my eyes were stinging with the fumes 😖

That ferry looks unprofessional as fuck considering how long they've running the whole shebang 😂The single rope across the seat would have freaked me out! Where I am in Tasmania the ferry "Spirit of Tasmania" that goes from Mainland Australia to the island state of Tasmania we get professional straps across the bars, proper tie downs and the ferry is drive on drive off so no turning around. Our ferries are made in Europe, you should get the Isle of man to sort themselves out and buy a couple 😁 . I'm originally from Birmingham myself, left is '93. Hope your'e having a great time!

@theflyingyetti_666

Ай бұрын

Yea it looks like it granted but it all seems to work well, I didn’t hear of any issues

@petittrainguernsey3297

Ай бұрын

It depends on the ports the ferries use as to whether they are drive straight through or not. TT sees exceptional traffic on these ferries. In a few weeks time they will be half full as usual.

@majorminor3367

Ай бұрын

Thats really funny. The high speed craft was made by Incat in Australia!!

@neilorme1637

Ай бұрын

@@majorminor3367 Ha, I didn't know that. Yep Incat are down in Hobart about 4 hours from my place. They've lots of craft on Sydney harbour but nothing that runs across Bass Straight. I'm guessing the crossing to Douglass is fairly mild? Hence only needing minimal strapping. If Bass Straight decides to throw a tantrum bikes would end up on top of cars ;-)

My first ferry on the bike was Pont Aven to Santander (2018) I was right at the 'front'' like you, only we had the ramp to our right, we were 'first off' so we all had to push our bikes back, for me, the length of the ferry on that deck pretty much, first time I'd ever had the bike 'fully loaded' (not camping) for a two week tour! 😲 To be fair it was a lot more organised than your ferry, but our ferry wasn't going anywhere for a while...

@theflyingyetti_666

Ай бұрын

Yea ours was organised chaos 😆

@paullee6663

Ай бұрын

@@theflyingyetti_666 New sub from me, looking forward to this series. One thing I learnt from a trucking video was take your time and do things at a speed you are comfortable with not the deck hands. (He hasn't paid £20k+ for the bike, or the price of the ferry ticket.

@theflyingyetti_666

Ай бұрын

@@paullee6663 thanks buddy 🙏👍🏻

Oh my days I did the seam thing in 2016, count down to been on the island 😊

@theflyingyetti_666

Ай бұрын

I always do stuff like that 🤦‍♂️

Does the umbrella work better on the bike than waterproof’s? .

@theflyingyetti_666

Ай бұрын

About the same as they were both strapped to the back 😝

I done the exact same thing with my glasses but wasn’t so lucky. Went back for them and they were smashed up on the road. Lol

@theflyingyetti_666

Ай бұрын

Nightmare mate 😖

Being a local (IOM)....it made me laugh 😂

@theflyingyetti_666

Ай бұрын

Laughing is a good thing 😁 love your island. See you next year, or maybe aug for the Manx 🤞

glad you found your glasses . it was a bad design having to turn around the bikes to depart . it is always a bit stressful also .

@theflyingyetti_666

Ай бұрын

Yea was flapping a bit 😆

Try taking an articulated lorry up top deck

@theflyingyetti_666

Ай бұрын

Skills mate 😁

Thank god the floor was dry

@theflyingyetti_666

Ай бұрын

Yea it can get a bit slippery when wet

Its self inflicted the gassing. Ever since they stopped craning bikes on and off there is always someone starts an engine as soon as the boat comes to a stop. even if its going to be an hour before they can get off. It was even worse with the 2-strokes. What we got is a complete lack of attention to detail Corporal Jones don't panic.

@theflyingyetti_666

Ай бұрын

Tell me about it 😆

Doesn’t help bikers just doing what they like. People are only supposed to move when told to.

@theflyingyetti_666

Ай бұрын

Yep pretty much

The glasses 😅😅😅😅

@theflyingyetti_666

Ай бұрын

Standard me 🤦‍♂️