20 years ago this month...

[Fr J Hackett]

Not sure who it was but one of these two names

Trouville

Toutvabien

He was an itinerant liveaboard that came up with some wacky schemes sometimes involving explosions

 

[bedouin]

I am pretty sure I joined in 1999 but under another name, don’t remember being banned before this lot took over.

This current version of the Forum only started in 2001.

I first joined in about 1999 following the demise of the Sailing Today Forums - I think there are one or two old friends still around from those days

 

[mikefleetwood]

December 2005 for me - shocking!

 

[Roberto]

This current version of the Forum only started in 2001.

I first joined in about 1999 following the demise of the Sailing Today Forums - I think there are one or two old friends still around from those days

Remember forumite "Violetta" from '98 - '99, previous YBW forum version ? In 2001 we all had to register again as the old forum version had been fully abandoned towards this newer format one, all counters, registration dates etc were reset.
Or was it "Petronella" ? Many years ago indeed, memory failing.

 

[Fr J Hackett]

Remember forumite "Violetta" from '98 - '99, previous YBW forum version ? In 2001 we all had to register again as the old forum version had been fully abandoned towards this newer format one, all counters, registration dates etc were reset.
Or was it "Petronella" ? Many years ago indeed, memory failing.

I think I have a vague recollection of a Petronella.

 

[westhinder]

You 'outrank' me.

You joined 15 FEB 2003 - I joined 24 SEP 2003.

I wouldn’t dream of pulling rank at you

 

[Jeannius]

...I bought this and joined the YBW forums at the ripe old age of 34. Is there a long service award? Hands up if you remember GC1 and the toaster or Gludy and the Trader fiasco!

No iPhones back then; this was taken on my bleeding edge Nokia N70:

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I remember Gludy. He and his lovely partner came aboard my boat for two weeks in the Caribbean back in around 2008. I'm not surprised about the Trader fiasco. He never met anyone he couldn't fall out with in very quick time.

 

[doris]

Whatever happened to Von Thadden, IIRC?

 

[WoodyP]

Sixpence. Full circle Pauline B.

 

[Bouba]

My goal is to have spent half my life on this forum

 

[Davy_S]

Sixpence. Full circle Pauline B.

Elton?

 

[James_Calvert]

Think I may have been around here since about 1997. I'd just done a standing rigging change and someone wanted to know what order to reattach their own stays with their mast dangling from a crane.

With my probably misplaced confidence, I laboriously set out the procedure.

I'll spare you the details, can't remember anyway now.

 

[Seastoke]

My goal is to have spent half my life on this forum

That would be an own goal for everyone else.

 

[Sea Change]

My previous account dates from when I was 24... over 20yrs ago! I was locked out of it when I lost access to the associated email account.

Do I win a prize for biggest percentage of my life w̶a̶s̶t̶e̶d̶ spent on here?

 

[Bouba]

My previous account dates from when I was 24... over 20yrs ago! I was locked out of it when I lost access to the associated email account.

Do I win a prize for biggest percentage of my life w̶a̶s̶t̶e̶d̶ spent on here?

I hate to say this ....after your wasted half your life....but there are no prizes