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    Carib Yacht Charter

    Can't recommend Horizon enough - brilliant time when I chartered with them a couple of years back (a Bav 34). www.horizonyachtcharters.com
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    Stars

    Ooh, I've got three now I'm now taking pity on people without stars and giving them some. Well it is Christmas. Would you like fries with that sir?
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    Stars

    Pah, not a single one
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    Stars

    Do I get stars for being an expert lurker? It's like working in McDonalds these days. Not that I've ever worked at McDonalds you understand.
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    London marathon places

    Well this lurker is doing it... www.justgiving.com/jonhenderson Yes, I am nuts. <hr width=100% size=1>
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    About to sail for first time - advice needed!

    Re: You can repay our kindness... ...and then "first time bankrupt, advice needed" !! <hr width=100% size=1>
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    YM or YW?

    Having been a lurker on these message boards for a good while now, I feel it is time to start sticking my head above the parapet a little more. The earlier thread about the late arrival of "mystique's" YM got me thinking which one is the better read - YM or YW? I used to subscribe to YW many...
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    About to sail for first time - advice needed!

    We all had to go sailing for the first time once! The thing is, once you've been, you're hooked and there is no escape... I echo the sentiments of other replies to date. Be comfortable with the people you're sailing with, listen, watch and try to understand why you're moving forwards and not...
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    Caption Competition

    "Fred took his wife's request to plane the table a little too literally" <hr width=100% size=1>
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    Not for Sale to US Residents

    Maybe it was a typo and it should have read "not for sale to US Presidents"... <hr width=100% size=1>
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    Chay Blyth's GBll?

    Re: Chay Blyth\'s GBll? I was on "GBII" for a year from 1992 to 1993. The company that owned her went bust soon after. After that her history seems to be quite sketchy, I once bumped into her in Cowes around 1995/6 but after that who knows. Her last name I believe was Whitbread Heritage, but...
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    Crap boat names

    I was once in the lock at Port Solent next to a big plastic stinky called... "Close those deals" Do I win? <hr width=100% size=1>
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    Mirabella at Gunwharf

    Do any of you well-informed people know what time Mirabella is set to leave tomorrow, I'd like to get down there and get some photo's... Ta <hr width=100% size=1>
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    Property rental, sailing and tax (boatyish)

    As a professional tax adviser, let me say this - get professional tax advice! This is quite a complex area and should be approached with caution - there are many ifs and buts, especially when you start entering the murky world of residency. Good luck! <hr width=100% size=1>
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