the skipper of the yacht was not happy , they were keeping the pirates at bay with their flares , fire extinguishers and beer bottles , but they were running out of beer very quickly , so carol , david and i went into my sea cabin and it took us less than a minute to come to a decision , if four yachts could hold the pirate vessel at bay , then it should be no problem for us , and carol was hotfoot onto the radio : - task force leader this is m.y .