Recent content by playford

So, with my first boat hopefully on the way I'm trying to get some crewing sorted to build up some practical experience before going for my day skipper. so it seems the usual thing is to bring a harness fitted lifejacket and a sailing jacket with you? I have non slip deckshoes already. so what...

short answer I think is im gonna get tucked into the alison noice book for now then see how it goes. :)

My dad always has boats on the go, now I know he had a 26ft westerly so thought it was that turns out im wrong! he must be keeping that for himself! its apparently 26ft, made by island plastics and and mentioned bow, so must be this one then? Think I need to get over to liverpool asap or get...

right im getting confused as to the boat, its 26ft and a sailing boat, apparently made by island plastics, IP23? could also be an IP 24 I think, but an ip23 looks right from description. is this it? http://narrowboats.apolloduck.co.uk/image.phtml?id=190542&image=1 anyone any more pics this is...

well let me know when suits him. a days sailing I best get a sailing jacket as well as that day skipper book. lol

let me know what you think of the book. I have emailed the fella from yachtmaster in larne about dates for the vhf course, will let you know the crack once he gets back to me. £90 is waaaay cheaper then travelling to england :) Despite having done a bit of dinghy sailing I still feel im pre...

I was considering doing the theory courses via distance learning before the practical. I wouldnt skip the day skipper practical, ill be sitting that regardless. so maybe work through one of the day skipper theory textbooks and exercises and then working through the YM online course via one of...

Just reading over the thread, I have a bit of experience dinghy sailing, but very little on larger boats. I'll be sailing my boat over from liverpool to belfast with my dad (he has vhf cert and a lot of experience sailing), so that should give me a few days learning the ropes as it where, I'd...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Skipper-Sail-Power-Alison-Noice/dp/0713682728/ref=pd_sim_b_1 this the book you reccomend? cimota, do you know anywhere in NI that runs the vhf course? £100 course in uk but doubles the price with flights and hotels etc at least. edit. found this guy. 90 quid all in...

the pontoon at in belfast marina, has water and electric. would also save me the commute and the train costs. hmmm. I don't know how well set up it is though compared to bangor, security wise as well. no showers/24hr toliets, but if saving £100 a month, I could near join the merchants gym...

theres nothing in the way of facilities though at the odyssey, water/electric etc. I could just join a hotel gym in town for showers etc, but no water/electric would be a total pain. I liked omniplex/sainsburys/windrose on doorstep in carrick, its the town away from the marina that is putting...

the banns a bit far for me lol I need a commute really into belfast carrick and bangor have excellent rail links so I can be in town or university very quick. its only 80/100 a month for unlimited rail travel, plus I should be able to use same card to visit my gf in lisburn. carrick is a a bit...

harland and wolf isnt that far from me in belfast. sadly its a shadow of its former self these days though, but its cranes are still one of belfasts landmarks.

anyone on here any experience of a being a liveaboard in NI. specifically carrickfergus or bangor marina? do either have a problem with this? I'm considering living on the boat maybe 4-5 days a week?

well looks like I've sorted a boat. my dads picked me up a 26ft westerly centaur over in liverpool from his sailing club over there, in good shape apparently apart from some of the deck needs work but he reckons a good weeks tidying and she'll be ready to sail over to belfast. full sails...