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Carrying capacity
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I can say they are/were awful. You'll be drummed out of the cvrda if they find out that you said it
5 May 2024
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Carrying capacity
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I don't know how many people a Skipper can carry, but 4 people should be able to carry a Skipper, hopefully to the nearest landfill...
5 May 2024
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oldbloke
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First boat, never sailed and needing advice please
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Yacht insurance companies are very different to car insurance. I am sure that if you ring up someone like Noble Marine or Craftinsure...
3 May 2024
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Americas Cup
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The America's Cup has always been pointless from any logical, puritanical view. It has always beèn willy waving by very rich men. Its...
3 May 2024
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oldbloke
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IRC for cruisers
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There are , of course, one designs and one designs. When just about everyone is sailing one of Dave Winder's masterpieces there really...
2 May 2024
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oldbloke
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Route planning, Solent to the Clyde
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Lots of useful experience offered and all useful in the planning stage. However as the old saying goes; man plans and God laughs. The...
2 May 2024
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oldbloke
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IRC for cruisers
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Most of my sailing is one design. It would be nice to have a bandit handicap to blame....
1 May 2024
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oldbloke
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IRC for cruisers
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I'm sure there is no such thing as a bandit boat in IRC because if there was a, the rating office would do what they do, and adjust the...
1 May 2024
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oldbloke
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Lithium fears
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Water power started the industrial revolution, you just need to add a water wheel
30 Apr 2024
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oldbloke
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"Lightweight" dinghy for 2 adults - pico alternative
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A Lark won't easily take an outboard. Enterprise, Gp14 or Leader would and could be found in your price range. The thought of a dad and...
30 Apr 2024
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oldbloke
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"Lightweight" dinghy for 2 adults - pico alternative
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Title says "two adults" and then "pico alternative". For 2 adults pretty much anything is a better alternative. .He needs to come back...
30 Apr 2024
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oldbloke
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Skin cancer - sailing in Scotland
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Cancer Research UK has a very good site about melanoma which I will not try to precis. It confirms my understanding that rrisk of...
29 Apr 2024
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oldbloke
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Skin cancer - sailing in Scotland
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I suspect most of us on here are too old to worry much about cancer inducing behaviours. What we did in our younger lives is more...
28 Apr 2024
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oldbloke
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Disabling a jam cleat
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There is a lot to be said for learning in a sporty dinghy , as long as it is not too sporty to be impossible, much more responsive ...
27 Apr 2024
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Disabling a jam cleat
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I have had a boat with this(rs Aero) and it can be a bit of a pain. The reasons for doing it this way are:- 1, if you cleat at the...
27 Apr 2024
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