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The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) has told members that "an unauthorised party" may have pilfered a database containing personal information from 2015. A statement issued by the boating organisation, which awards sailing qualifications and safety training to the Great British Public, said it had spotted the breach just over …

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  1. Val Halla
    Pirate

    To the lifeboats.

    We have a leak and are now sinking.

    Ahoy !

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    1. GnuTzu
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      Pint

      Re: To the lifeboats.

      Now they're in the drink. Have a beer.

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      1. Captain Scarlet
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        Coat

        Re: To the lifeboats.

        What no Rum?

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        1. OssianScotland
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          Re: To the lifeboats.

          And the other two?

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        2. David 132 Silver badge
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          Re: To the lifeboats.

          Well, if I remember his habits, he's usually up The Old Sea Dog.

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  2. Anonymous Coward
    Facepalm

    Somebody should walk the plank

    How many times mast we see this bilge while those responsible sail free?

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    1. macjules
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      Re: Somebody should walk the plank

      The plank only got walked last week. Now he is back in his position as RYA club secretary.

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  3. Ken Moorhouse Silver badge

    Was this list...

    ...as big as The Titanic's?

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  4. ThatOne Silver badge
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    Old Salt

    I sure hope passwords at the Royal Yachting Association are salted!...

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    1. GnuTzu
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      Re: Old Salt

      To go with the hash from the mess hall.

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  5. Alistair

    The word you're looking for is swabbie, plural swabbies.

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  6. Gene Cash Silver badge
    Pirate

    In the immortal words of Oliver Wendell Jones:

    AVAST YE SCURVY CORPORATE SWABS!! PREPARE TO BE BOARDED!"

    (on to pillage!)

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    1. deadlockvictim
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      For those sadly unaware of Bloom County, here is a link to the strip in question:

      https://logoland.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/pirate-bloom-county.gif

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  7. MachDiamond Silver badge

    translation

    "Leading security company" should be interpreted as "lowest bidder" or a company whose information was on the first page of a Google search.

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  8. Anonymous Coward
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    impacted

    "impacted"? Ugh! "Impacted" is what happens when a meteor hits you. Most other forms of metaphorical faecal-fan interaction result in you being "affected" by the problem.

    I had thought/hoped that only the westpondians committed that sort of language abuse. The RYA should be embarrassed for more than one reason! Keelhaul those scurvy dogs!

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