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Morning all. I'm moving a HR40 from Malta to Ibiza next week and wondered if its worth a stop over in Tunis? Crew keen but I'm not sure if hassle factor outweighs any benefits. Apologies for double posting. Any comments gratefully received. cheers Richard

Morning all. I'm moving a HR40 from Malta to Ibiza next week and wondered if its worth a stop over in Tunis? Crew keen but I'm not sure if hassle factor outweighs any benefits. Any comments gratefully received. cheers Richard

Ken Glad you made it mate - the bilateral ones can be really nasty. Did they fit a filter or had you blown off all your clot? Sounds really scary. Mend well! Richard

Jimi Mac

you merry men. I was going to sneak across in my J92 and surprise you but thumb not fully mended to do it single handed and crew run off for better things. Have a safe (motor) across and great time. Glad to see the trip thriving. best Richard

Four j-109s lost theirs! Was some interesting sailing - got 16kn out of my J-92 and a great pic on the Beken site - wish I could afford a large print!

and whats wrong with Leonard Cohen, eh?

I was one of the lucky ones invited on board by Joe V when she was having repairs in Portsmouth after the grounding. A great day - beautiful boat. Marquetry (with spelling mistakes by Lord Lindley) adds to the finish. Shame about the cost - tho I believe there are some forumites who did...

Another excellent read is Roger Knight's definitive biography of Nelson. He was Director of the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich and a Professor at Greenwich University. It turns out Cochrane may have been my great(x7) uncle! My middle name is Cochrane and I have inherited a fob-watch...

Welcome to the forum. You wont get much response from S'butt so suggest you try the crew wanted sections of the sailing websites. FWIW I'm doing the two handed RSYC race to Brixham on the Fri/Sat of the Aug Bank Holiday weekend but was then thinking of taking the boat round to Salcombe to see...

Why not a Beaufit scale? F0 - newbie F1 - bit wet F2- begins to dribble F3- picking up the rules F4- F5- knows when to post F6- knows when not to post F7- gung ho F8- full of wind F9- probably beyond help F10- posted so much nobody cares Any others?

Apols to those not in Solent but for those who do sail there the good news is Bramblemet appars to be working again. They say it's a temporary fix and more needs to be spent but it's good to see it back - even if I don't like what it says! (currently a F7!)

For a wound to heal you need 3 things - apposition of the edges, a good blood supply and an absence of infection. If you can't get the edges together ('cos you've taken a divet out) then the wound needs to heal by secondary intention. This is a longer process. Many agents retard healing. If...

Funny that Nick - had the same experience on Ayesha!!

If you are doing Cowes (or know someone who is) there is an offer of free disposal of flares on the first Friday - I'm certainly using it