Ethnic minorities and sailing.

[capnsensible]

Migrant stories, a multi-millionaire and the Tinder date - the rise of German cricket

Nice article, thanks.

 

[Kelpie]

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I'm horrified that you think this forum is the sort of place you can spew out such vile opinions. Oh well, another one for the ignore list.

 

[Babylon]

There's another positive too. About 3 years ago I went to a small market in my favourite spot in Bavaria. There was a chap there selling cheese, who was either from India or Pakistan. We spoke in German. He told me that Salzburg now has six cricket teams. They are all Asians who play.

That's really irresponsible! If cricket ever catches on more widely with "Jerry" then we've had it!! ?

 

[dom]

I'm horrified that you think this forum is the sort of place you can spew out such vile opinions. Oh well, another one for the ignore list.

Nice to see the likes of you, MarkCX, and many others speak out The trouble is, a side effect of comments such as those you highlight is their tendency to hijack threads and turn them into pointless slanging matches.

Trolls love it, but over time the forum loses its friendly buzz as saily types drift away.

I can't be the only one who has noticed this happening.

Sad

 

[38mess]

Many black and asian people seem to have an aversion to water - I'm talking about swimming, not washing. The majority of them seem not to be able to swim, so this may be one factor in their scarcity on boats.

Source? Or just an opinion??

 

[38mess]

I've noticed a fair smattering of Welsh 'doing boats' - and the odd Yorkshireman now and then....

Only when we are allowed up from the mines, and run out of sheep?

 

[pvb]

Source? Or just an opinion??

Why don't you just read the thread, instead of trying to re-start it?

 

[JumbleDuck]

Nice to see the likes of you, MarkCX, and many others speak out The trouble is, a side effect of comments such as those you highlight is their tendency to hijack threads and turn them into pointless slanging matches.

Perhaps we could build a wall round The Lounge ... and get The Lounge to pay for it.

 

[38mess]

Why don't you just read the thread, instead of trying to re-start it?

so do you have a source or is it just an opinion, simple question

 

[pvb]

so do you have a source or is it just an opinion, simple question

You'll have to read the thread to find out....

 

[AntarcticPilot]

You need to take a visit to Hong Kong, or even Singapore, and see the number of Chinese who enjoy boating and swimming. The last race in which I competed was in an Impala, crewed by three HK and two Singapore Chinese. We won, despite some language difficulties.

My wife is from Hong Kong; her father was a keen fisherman who took his own boat out to preferred fishing spots. He was past doing that when I knew him, but he was pleased to know that we have a boat, and asked questions about it! As we didn't have a language in common, these were relayed through my wife. A substantial minority in Hong Kong live aboard boats ("Boat People"); they are a separate linguistic group to others.

 

[38mess]

You'll have to read the thread to find out....

Though not ?

 

[newtothis]

That's really irresponsible! If cricket ever catches on more widely with "Jerry" then we've had it!! ?

I'd quite enjoy seeing England getting whipped by Germany in cricket as well as kickieball.

 

[pvb]

Though not ?

I imagine you meant "Thought not", in which case you'd be wrong, as usual.

 

[38mess]

I imagine you meant "Thought not", in which case you'd be wrong, as usual.

Ok, you win as usual ? still no answer tho

 

[pvb]

Ok, you win as usual ? still no answer tho

You've had the answer, read the thread! Is that so difficult? Do you have reading difficulty?

 

[Babylon]

Lots of ethnic minorities on the Hamble at present... Some are bladdered, a few are slaughtered, some of their womenfolk have got their tits out...

 

[Vid]

You sound surprised, have you really been a member since 2002?

Yes, I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now.

 

[Vid]

How sure are you about that? A boat broker once told me that a disproportionate number of boat owners were gay. I do know at least a few and more than I know in my land life, so I suspect it may be true.

It’s full of straights here, just read what they say.

 

[Sgeir]

Many black and asian people seem to have an aversion to water - I'm talking about swimming, not washing. The majority of them seem not to be able to swim, so this may be one factor in their scarcity on boats.

Don't mean to be offensive, but have you actually visited a swimming pool in recent years (or decades)?

I sail nowadays and, personally, have developed an aversion to sea immersion. While it is true that I hardly ever see BAME sailors in Scotland, I used to exercise regularly in London swimming pools and, being perfectly honest about it, I never noticed any black or brown "aversion to water".

Different experiences/observations perhaps?