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DA friend of mine Dennis Gorman sailed across the Atlantic and back and did several jester trips in his Vega.He set a furling jib /genoa...
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Ddoug748 replied to the thread Another one for the forum accident investigation board..True. My thing is not going north in the way it used to
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Ddoug748 reacted to Poignard's post in the thread Another one for the forum accident investigation board. with
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The Strange Tale of Lord Uxbridge's Leg -
Ddoug748 replied to the thread Another one for the forum accident investigation board..I think it was a leg, Wellington speaking to the uniped. The two men did not get on as Wellington was knobbing his wife (or the other...
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Ddoug748 replied to the thread HMNZS Manawanui inquiry finding....The top brass have spoken: The ship was 1/2 mile from the reef travelling at 6kts, hitting the reef at 10 kts (+?) Their timing...
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Ddoug748 replied to the thread HMNZS Manawanui inquiry finding....This expands on the usual BBC drivel, see here...
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Ddoug748 replied to the thread What 8 metre boat is for me?.Indeed, you sum it up, that is what I was groping to say in my last post. In a marina an extra 2 metres may cost £8 a night or maybe...
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DAll going remarkably well. Full and maybe final update in a few days. See Big Doris 4 on Marine Traffic.
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Ddoug748 replied to the thread What 8 metre boat is for me?.I always think there is a sweet spot when it comes to a boat you are going to use for extended cruising, an extra metre of two can give...
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Ddoug748 reacted to Sandy's post in the thread Is there an ultimate first liveaboard sailing boat for a bachelor? with Like.
Perhaps he is no longer a bachelor.
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DChrist, if we stopped unfounded opinions YBW would have to close down.
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Ddoug748 replied to the thread Become a Waste of Space.Sorry to see you go Captain. There is a long running thread on Sailing Anarchy covering the issue. Though some of the inmates are...
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Ddoug748 replied to the thread Is there an ultimate first liveaboard sailing boat for a bachelor?.Sadly the OP has made 5 posts and buggered off, which is not unusual with these sorts of enquiries. We plough a lonely furrow.
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Ddoug748 replied to the thread Best spotting scope/camera for shore-based photo/video of sailing and shipping?.Yes. A lot are appearing used on Facebook Marketplace. Not huge zooms but some pretty late cameras are now appearing for peanuts, a...