GoodMorrow
New member
Another \"Humble Remonstrance\" !
Hello everyone....friends & foes .......just kidding!
Firstly an apology....l'm in the process of moving home and at the moment l can only access the Internet through the library and for only half an hour a day. This makes it very difficult to reply to those of you who have asked me specific questions. I am sorry, l would have enjoyed continuing the debate but time and access are a problem at present.
However, l would like to thank the majority of you for your moral support and/or constructive critisism. The replies to my Humble Remonstrance were rather more polite in tone and constructive in critisism the the initial ones to the published article which suggests there is always more to a story then the printed word. Politeness doesn't cost anything and is far more conducive to constructive debate and then we all learn from shared experiences.
I'm sure the issues of "sailing with a sick crew member" and "sailing single handed" will be raised again in future YM's and l look forward to participating in the new debate. (I have to say l'm not sure l liked being the centre of attraction this time!)
One thing that has made me smile though (this is my first contact with Scuttlebutt) is the 60 plus responces that my relatively uneventful journey produced. I mean when you look at our story with....no storms, no knockdowns, no dismasting, no near misses, no running aground, no lifeboat call-out, l mean it was rather mild after all! I would love to know what everyone said about "Streets Ahead" YM Feb 2002...."didn't" drop the anchor, "didn't take transits, "didn't" set a GPS anchor alarm but "did" manage to drift several miles across the shipping lanes while everyone on board was sleeping! Or what about "Don't barge your way through" Tom Cunliffe YM Sept 2002, this on really got to Lesley! Quote " A stand-on vessel should sometimes give way, says Tom" especially if it has a female skipper at the wheel was Lesley's interpretation !!! I bet that one got some responses.
Anyway, now that l've discovered Scuttlebutt l shall looking forward to reading everyone's views and l'm sure l'll have the opportunity to chat with many of you again in the not too distant future.
Take care and safe sailing.
Stan Adams and his still contented sailing companion Lesley!
Hello everyone....friends & foes .......just kidding!
Firstly an apology....l'm in the process of moving home and at the moment l can only access the Internet through the library and for only half an hour a day. This makes it very difficult to reply to those of you who have asked me specific questions. I am sorry, l would have enjoyed continuing the debate but time and access are a problem at present.
However, l would like to thank the majority of you for your moral support and/or constructive critisism. The replies to my Humble Remonstrance were rather more polite in tone and constructive in critisism the the initial ones to the published article which suggests there is always more to a story then the printed word. Politeness doesn't cost anything and is far more conducive to constructive debate and then we all learn from shared experiences.
I'm sure the issues of "sailing with a sick crew member" and "sailing single handed" will be raised again in future YM's and l look forward to participating in the new debate. (I have to say l'm not sure l liked being the centre of attraction this time!)
One thing that has made me smile though (this is my first contact with Scuttlebutt) is the 60 plus responces that my relatively uneventful journey produced. I mean when you look at our story with....no storms, no knockdowns, no dismasting, no near misses, no running aground, no lifeboat call-out, l mean it was rather mild after all! I would love to know what everyone said about "Streets Ahead" YM Feb 2002...."didn't" drop the anchor, "didn't take transits, "didn't" set a GPS anchor alarm but "did" manage to drift several miles across the shipping lanes while everyone on board was sleeping! Or what about "Don't barge your way through" Tom Cunliffe YM Sept 2002, this on really got to Lesley! Quote " A stand-on vessel should sometimes give way, says Tom" especially if it has a female skipper at the wheel was Lesley's interpretation !!! I bet that one got some responses.
Anyway, now that l've discovered Scuttlebutt l shall looking forward to reading everyone's views and l'm sure l'll have the opportunity to chat with many of you again in the not too distant future.
Take care and safe sailing.
Stan Adams and his still contented sailing companion Lesley!