Recent content by Nostrodamus

There is a huge amount of superstition surrounding the building of boats I never went into. The old wooden boat builders believed that every boat had a personality and that developed when they were building her. Some boats would cause problems from the moment the keel was laid and everything...

True, another superstition is that you should never mention the destination as that is challenge to the sea to stop you getting there.

Sailors through the years have been a superstitious lot. We have heard about not sailing on Fridays, not whistling on board or having bananas on your boat but is there any superstitions you adhere to? Is there any superstitions you have broken and something bad happened? For a few more...

That is brilliant ... you can buy me a beer later.

If it helps anyone I recently did a post on boat insurance and the different policies you can get. In it I did a long Q and A session with Barrie Sullivan of Y Yachts and covered many of the point that were raised here. I have no affiliation with Y Yachts and I am in fact insured with someone...

Usually the one where the wife is like a hurricane. She rushes into your life and when she leaves she takes half the stately home with her.

Robin, I am going to have words about this. You are not supporting the British breakdown services or better driving and should be ashamed of yourselves.

Robin, I am chilled. By the way. If you now want to renew your driving licence which is going to happens every 5 years you get it from the RAC. It is no longer £10 but £50 but if you join the RAC it is free. Membership to the RAC is also £50.

Yes, I am ignorant without bounds and nice of you to say so. It is one reason why I asked this question on here so the enlightened such as yourself can help with my understanding. Nice of you to take an extract of mine out of context which was a reply to another post but if it makes you look...

For those interested in balance sheets this was the latest I could find. I don't understand them too well but to me it seems they pay out a huge amount on advertising and some of the wages I would be happy with as well. http://www.rya.org.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/legal/RYA-Annual-Report-2014.pdf

So would it be fair to say that the RYA are overcharging non members for an ICC in order to get them to become members of the RYA to bolster membership and that 5 years is another way of making money from non members? Yes, of course they are really looking after those of us who need an ICC and...

Strange that the RYA recognise that in giving you day skippers or Yachtmasters that the qualification last for life and you can still use it and sail yet the ICC only lasts for 5 years yet they still use a copy of your certificates to prove that you are competent. We had a few people this year...

So why as a non member should I be supporting members by paying over the odds! I don't get a choice. I also believe that the funding for the certificates is from the price of them not from lottery tickets so am I funding all you posh yachty types in the UK? The RYA also get a very large grant...

Thank you deuc02... glad I am not alone.

I found this interesting reading... https://www.atlassailing.co.uk/training/iyt-not-rya/