hlb
RIP
Down in the deap west, we dont have much of this, it's mainly knicking the food and whiskey late at night thats the problem. But I have seen it up Solent and been jeered at by females for pulling up at the fuel jetty at Yarmouth!!!
Arrogant Sailors
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BarryH
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Moon Them. Stand on yer cabin roof drop your kaks and waggle your back side at them. For maximum effect get your wife to put a W on each butt cheek. WoW
DERF
Member
C'mon you must be able to do better than prat.. surely!
tome
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Hah - good idea. Warming to my theme, would a motor sailor be an Oily rag?
Birdseye
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Moon Them. Stand on yer cabin roof drop your kaks and waggle your back side at them. For maximum effect get your wife to put a W on each butt cheek. WoW
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Well, you would certainly show them what was driving your boat. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
Moon Them. Stand on yer cabin roof drop your kaks and waggle your back side at them. For maximum effect get your wife to put a W on each butt cheek. WoW
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Well, you would certainly show them what was driving your boat. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
mobione
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I don't think its anything to do with what type of boat you own. Its down to the personality of the owner. Most of us are good natured - some are prats /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
I happen to be going thru a mobo phase (young children and sails don't mix well), next phase may be raggie, and likely to return to mobo in my dotage.
It is common for 'boaties' to move between mobo and raggie depending on circumstances.
I happen to be going thru a mobo phase (young children and sails don't mix well), next phase may be raggie, and likely to return to mobo in my dotage.
It is common for 'boaties' to move between mobo and raggie depending on circumstances.
BrendanS
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Derf is a 5 year olf then?
BrendanS
Well-known member
Don't knead too. You are kneading you're own freshly baked buns
Sammo
New member
I dunno
He may be a bloody yarpie but if he’s really got a Targa 52 he outranks me.
He can say what he likes.
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He may be a bloody yarpie but if he’s really got a Targa 52 he outranks me.
He can say what he likes.
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BrendanS
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Suits you?
BarryH
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(young children and sails don't mix well), next phase may be raggie, and likely to return to mobo in my dotage.
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I disagree with you there. Kids have a whale of a time sailing. I started off at roughly 5/6 years of age in a wayfarer. My kids are now at that age and love messing about in a rag boat.
They also enjoy power as well. I find I have to fight for the helm now if I want it. I end up a deck hand to a 7 y/o most of the time in either boat.
(young children and sails don't mix well), next phase may be raggie, and likely to return to mobo in my dotage.
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I disagree with you there. Kids have a whale of a time sailing. I started off at roughly 5/6 years of age in a wayfarer. My kids are now at that age and love messing about in a rag boat.
They also enjoy power as well. I find I have to fight for the helm now if I want it. I end up a deck hand to a 7 y/o most of the time in either boat.
BarryH
Active member
This subject has been raised so many times its obviously a troll. So you expect me to give a sensible answer?? Its almost on par with the petrol V desiel debate!
ShipsWoofy
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I'm sowwy!
mobione
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(young children and sails don't mix well), next phase may be raggie, and likely to return to mobo in my dotage.
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I disagree with you there. Kids have a whale of a time sailing. I started off at roughly 5/6 years of age in a wayfarer. My kids are now at that age and love messing about in a rag boat.
They also enjoy power as well. I find I have to fight for the helm now if I want it. I end up a deck hand to a 7 y/o most of the time in either boat.
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My kids are 3 and 5 (just) - Just can't see then yomping round a 30ft yacht pulling in the sails etc /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif
Maybe i'm underestimating them - but my view is that a mobo is more child friendly (young child/toddler). Bigger outside play area ( cockpit ) for starters /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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(young children and sails don't mix well), next phase may be raggie, and likely to return to mobo in my dotage.
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I disagree with you there. Kids have a whale of a time sailing. I started off at roughly 5/6 years of age in a wayfarer. My kids are now at that age and love messing about in a rag boat.
They also enjoy power as well. I find I have to fight for the helm now if I want it. I end up a deck hand to a 7 y/o most of the time in either boat.
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My kids are 3 and 5 (just) - Just can't see then yomping round a 30ft yacht pulling in the sails etc /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif
Maybe i'm underestimating them - but my view is that a mobo is more child friendly (young child/toddler). Bigger outside play area ( cockpit ) for starters /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
BrendanS
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Don't feed the troll?
ShipsWoofy
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trev
New member
Important point missed here - in my own case it was 'er indoors who didn't go for the idea of young nippers on a sailing boat, and if she doesn't like it .......! Hence the change to mobo. As kids got older introduced them to sailing - now we're all ambidextrous (or whatever).
Vagabond
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Early one bright sunny morning I passed a yacht coming the other way up Itchenor reach, no one else was about. I was doing 6 knots and making no wash. I waved at my fellow seafarer coming towards me in his yacht. The look I received was one of disgust and loathing and no friendly gesture was returned.
Unfortunately there are still a few that judge by appearances.
Unfortunately there are still a few that judge by appearances.
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Deleted User YDKXO
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Amateur Sociological Explanation
Derf, its one of the worst characteristics of we English that we tend to characterize people by external features such as their accent, their clothes, what car they drive and, yes, what boat they have. For example, if you have a regional accent, wear Gucci, drive a BMW and own a Sunseeker, some people will immediately jump to the conclusion that you are a jumped up uneducated tasteless yob who got lucky dealing cars or drugs or playing football and, therefore, not 'our type' or 'one of us'. It's a relic of the class system
Then there another two characteristics of we English, a natural envy of anyone who seems to have more money than we have and an in-bred desire to protect our personal space (an Englishman's home, or boat in this case, is his castle). Mix this lot with a strong nostalgic streak which translates into an attitude that says that things were always better in the old days and you get the root causes of why some yotties hate us
Derf, its one of the worst characteristics of we English that we tend to characterize people by external features such as their accent, their clothes, what car they drive and, yes, what boat they have. For example, if you have a regional accent, wear Gucci, drive a BMW and own a Sunseeker, some people will immediately jump to the conclusion that you are a jumped up uneducated tasteless yob who got lucky dealing cars or drugs or playing football and, therefore, not 'our type' or 'one of us'. It's a relic of the class system
Then there another two characteristics of we English, a natural envy of anyone who seems to have more money than we have and an in-bred desire to protect our personal space (an Englishman's home, or boat in this case, is his castle). Mix this lot with a strong nostalgic streak which translates into an attitude that says that things were always better in the old days and you get the root causes of why some yotties hate us
Planty
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Re: Amateur Sociological Explanation
Have to say that during the Summer Months we have experienced a lot of what has been posted previously. However whenever we are out and about between Oct through February in the Cold and Dark, all the Yotties we meet are a delight. Always have a cheery wave for you and simply pleasant. Perhaps its the "die hard boater" syndrome??
Have to say that during the Summer Months we have experienced a lot of what has been posted previously. However whenever we are out and about between Oct through February in the Cold and Dark, all the Yotties we meet are a delight. Always have a cheery wave for you and simply pleasant. Perhaps its the "die hard boater" syndrome??