Recent content by Resolution

I always thought the biggest barrier to participation in yachting was money, or the lack of it. To be honest, after sailing for nearly 50 years in several different countries, in my experience the other factors listed by RunAground pale into insignificance.

Depends on the precise wording in the charter agreement you signed with Sail Aegean, but in the agreements we used to use the onus on the charter company was to get the yacht to the agreed starting point on time and in good condition. The onus was on the charterer to get him/her/themselves to...

I bought my first boat with payment instalments over some months - all paid on time of course. Maybe I just look convincingly honest?

If it's climate change then it started a wee while ago. Last time I visited Salcombe, in 2012, we also had a blockage , the only one in twenty years with that yacht.

Fascinating how much the Chinese side of the HK border has grown. Back in 1980 I drove up from Hong Kong to what was then a fishing / farming village called Donguan to inspect one of the first open China projects, to build a dozen modern yachts using a Doug Peterson 30 ft design. I ordered...

My yacht club was invited to JV on the development, but then the leaders of the young social set swore that they would never go partying on the LHS, so the proposal was dropped. Big pity in my opinion.

Does anyone know FOR SURE when or if the canal will be open this summer?

Is this not capitalism working as one would expect in the real world? Your "clogged" marinas, moorings and boatyards are presumably "clogged" with the boats of rental-paying customers, who would be evicted if they did not pay their rentals. Assuming they have paid the rental, surely it is their...

They seem to have closed down our local police stations, along with the bank branches. Is there some correlation here?

I am concerned that they have skimped on the anchor (145 lb Forfjord safety anchor, list price $2,823.60).:unsure:

I don’t think many people went to the World Cup to have a cr@p!

No confusion at the Sydney Olympic stadium when we were there for the rugby world cup in 2003. The signs for the loos read "SIT DOWN SHEILA" and "STAND UP BRUCE".

On a rainy night in Yarmouth we managed to fit 29 people inside a pal's Bavaria 49. He had a fine stock of malt whiskies, which made for an excellent party notwithstanding the storm outside.:):):)

Nice Morgan in the car park.

Several other articles available on Google. Take your choice! I am sympathetic to the Royal Cork YC. When I was in charge of membership matters at a similar established yacht club I did often wonder whether we did enough to check on the backgrounds of our members, new and old. Inevitably...