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RupertW replied to the thread Small boat heavy weather.We’ve owned a couple of GK24s in between bigger boats and it’s hard to think of a more bulletproof model. We did a lot of sailing around... -
Agree with Victorianna that’s it’s more about sea state than wind speed for a small yacht. We regularly raced our 6.5m swing keeler in...
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The solution is in the general terms and conditions of any organisation, If you are rude, abusive, etc, then they deal with it and the...
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Talk about a preemptive strike! There’s really no excuse for that sort of hectoring nonsense, and the RYA can jog on. It’s funny how...
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Very much your last para. They are an individual taste, like an old British sports car. Neitherfast nor comfortable, but nonetheless...
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RupertW reacted to LittleSister's post in the thread Problem fitting jabsco regular toilet seat with
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Have you somehow ended up with the wrong seat for the particular toilet? I would be inclined to contact the suppliers. -
There isn't one. There is no formal offence of drunk in charge of a boat in the same way as a car. It does not mean you cannot be...
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RupertW replied to the thread Cruising the Med in August.I’ve been boiled alive in June and been fine in August and the other way round. We always cruised in August and always found spaces and...
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Yes, so keeping north may be best bet. E.g. Pula (Croatia), though I have not been there for a decade or more... If there is a hot spell...
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We chartered in Croatia last August... I know, a bit of a busman's holiday! Nowhere near as busy as I'd expected and very nice indeed...
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RupertW replied to the thread Caribbean Officials Search For Missing Couple After Yacht Hijacking.If it makes you happy to dismiss every incident of armed boarding and the odd murder as isolated that’s great. You will have another...
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RupertW replied to the thread Caribbean Officials Search For Missing Couple After Yacht Hijacking.It’s not isolated. Armed intruders come aboard multiple times every year in one bay or another in the Windwards. Just look at CSS Net...
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RupertW reacted to capnsensible's post in the thread Caribbean Officials Search For Missing Couple After Yacht Hijacking with Like.
A good friend of mine survived being shot on his yacht in Bequia a few years ago. The thieves turned up in a dinghy claiming that their...
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RupertW replied to the thread Caribbean Officials Search For Missing Couple After Yacht Hijacking.Less than a mile from our base marina. Horrible and another ratchet down in our enjoyment of the Caribbean. Marvellous place but locking...
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Good pictures, sensible honest description, low starting price on ebay and I've never had an issue "getting rid" of stuff - often for...