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Greenwich meridian
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Does it really matter? Hudson Bay Company ships would measure their longitude from the Kames of Hoy (big cliffs on the west of Orkney)...
5 Aug 2024
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When I did my coastal skipper, aged 18, I did a prep week with a school. Unfortunately the school didn't own their boats, but had an...
5 Aug 2024
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I put the examiner on the helm (Rod Carr back in the early '80's) for short tacks up a river. He had mentioned his racing so told him he...
5 Aug 2024
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14th rule of boats. If you have a list of 100 things to check before going to sea, it will be number 101 that breaks.
5 Aug 2024
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I agree - and as many people already know, I’m one of the examiners. I really take issue with the idea that there’s some sort of RYA...
5 Aug 2024
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When I did my Coastal Skipper course many years ago, there were two others aboard doing alongside us a 5 day prep for the YM exam (which...
5 Aug 2024
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Confirm the answer is yes - I went this route earlier this year for YM Offshore. I considered using my own boat and crew, but in the...
5 Aug 2024
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The cost of sponsorship
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Showed up on my FB. Thought it was an ad for a James Bond film at first, then saw the caption explaining it as a daring publicity stunt...
5 Aug 2024
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When would you refuse to sell your boat?
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Depends which videos you are watching. I have seen a number that promote working methods that I was taught by professionals as being...
4 Aug 2024
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When would you refuse to sell your boat?
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Its an interesting dilemma. An adult individual is responsible for their own actions. I for one enjoy the freedom in the UK to go to...
4 Aug 2024
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But I think it's perfectly reasonable of him to question his concern about it, and to canvass others' views so that he can settle on a...
4 Aug 2024
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When would you refuse to sell your boat?
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In which case follow your conscience.
4 Aug 2024
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Removal of equipment after sale price agreed
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That's unkind. I am a generous man. So much so that I have left half a tin of boot top paint on board so that the new owner can move...
4 Aug 2024
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When would you refuse to sell your boat?
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If you can agree an acceptable price take him for a trial sail (assuming boat is in the water) before signing a contract. Only hand the...
4 Aug 2024
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Fenders today ????? failed when really needed.
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I took the pot of Red paint back to my workshop and compared to my 'paint stock' and found it a very close match to Acrylic Flame Red in...
4 Aug 2024
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