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Or simply banging with a hammer a metal pole dipped into the water . This is how the Japanese and Faroese terrify small toothed whales and dolphins ( including occasionally orca ) into bays in order to hack them to death and flog the babies to dolphinariums .

A rough manual route in Navionics from Largs to Portavadie gives 28 miles round the Kyles versus 20.8 via Garroch Head.

I can’t find anyone stocking Viking Anchors in the UK . Have tried the “contact us” link on their website to no avail. Any ideas about how to actually source one in the UK ?

Thanks for the replies. Consensus seems to be that VAT is due , but nobody is going to ask for it . Not convinced by that - death and taxes etc. As for just paying because it’s not going to be a vast amount . It a circa £40 K boat - £8k is vast enough to no longer make it worth the asking...

Boat is 1979 , Irish Reg and situated. Has been since before Brexit. If I import this boat to the UK will I be liable for VAT ? Some say it’s exempt due its age - some say it’s more complicated !

Apologies if this has already been asked . What happened to the YBW “boats for sale” link on these pages?

As a regular viewer of boat porn , I spend a lot of time perusing the various broker’s websites. The standard of photography , presentation and choice of images from some are truly dire . I‘ve seen dirty dishes , clutter, photos of boats with covers on, tools lying around and totally pointless...

Be thankful you don’t have to deal with a constant chorus of animal impressions, followed by the inevitable “Fillipeeeenohhh monkeee !!!“ which resonates around the large commercial anchorages of the world. In aviation , we have an organisation known as “The Guard Police” who will inform anyone...

Was always most impressed by the Gilly-gilly men’s mastery of accents . They could switch from broad Scouse to Glaswegian or Cockney as they climbed the ladder depending on which crewman they were trying to fleece . I guess they do the different Filipino accents now there‘s no British seamen left .

From my time in the Merch , including quite a few transits of The Ditch, anything not welded to the deck would be stolen by the armies of “officials “ and “ Gilly-gilly men”who swarmed aboard like rats. Simply leave her unattended for a few days and she’ll lose a meter from her draught - then...

An hour sail to Arran if you can sustain 12 kts ! Otherwise +1 for Ardrossan for all the above reasons . Dirty chop at the entrance is biggest drawback for short day sails compared to Largs but the Grand I save in fees makes up for that in my book .

The Crinan Canal has midges that take your lines for you then drain your blood faster than the sluices drain the lock.

Had a Victoria 26 and now have a Twister . Both great boats with a similar feel and comparable interior volume ( tiny ! ) Somehow , the Twister feels to me more assured - a real little ship with a nice solid feel . Ive been on a couple of V30’s and they have a similar seaworthy and purposeful...

Looking for a Hampshire Heater / Pansey / Bengco or similar solid fuel heater for a 28 foot sailing yacht. All seem to be out of production .

The only “boats” in this video are hanging off the davits on the ships . Ships carry boats .