balancing crew

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Now I do not mean from the rails /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif


I found when we had boats and a lot with peeps I meet, that cruising is a balancing act.

The balance is between those who like the going there, being underway/making way and those that like the getting there and exploring.

Kids I find enjoy the going for a couple of hours and then they want to be there, ours used to like it when it was rough, they stayed dry down below and thought it was a roller coaster ride.

Slow boating IE pottering along at 10 knots was popular with everyone for a few hours [ sorry little ship thats fast for you]

So how do you balance your boating or do you just do it /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
Re: balancing crew needs

Suggest you do some real boating - under sail. Then you're only too pleased to arrive anywhere!

From the MoBo point of view I recommend you read Petrolia's account of crossing the Channel at speed only to explore the Seine at leisure, while Rickp did similar in the West Country.
Bombing around at 30 knots unable to hear yourself speak has limited appeal IMHO - it's where you go and what you do when you get there that identifies the real skipper.
 
I like to going as far as poss subject to time available and conditions , involving navigating and pilotage and to experience different sea conditions , but SHMBO just likes quite anchorages and marinas near pubs , strictly in sight of land and no white knuckle rides out past the needles on springs /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif (but im working on that)
 
Can't beat the exhilaration of 3000+revs and the wind on your back for as far as time and wallet allow - but also with usually a pub somewhere in mind with good company.

Did the Azimut make it to Southampton yesterday?
 
I've slowly got less interested in the travelling bit and more interested in the exploring.
Tend to get bored after 2-3hrs sailing, even when chartering yachts in the Med. Thus the slow speed of sailing means you can't explore so much.

In the Uk and with a motorboat, I can get a lot further in 2-3hrs so this allows me more time to explore.

Probably not really a confirmed mariner's answer, but hey ho!! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
 
Sorry if the question seems harsh, but hasn't the "going vs. getting there" debate been already done to death already many times? And as I recall, with no sensible conclusion other than "each to their own", as also the current thread seems to confirm...
 
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Sorry if the question seems harsh, but hasn't the "going vs. getting there" debate been already done to death already many times?

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Yes it has.
So has 'Anchoring' , 'Col Regs' , 'How do I start me outboard' etc etc etc.
But new peeps come along all the time.

I,ve only been popping in ere since 2004.
But the same debates had been 'done to death' prior to that it seems!

The Editors of MBM and MBY must have the same prob.

It's a while, must be a Month at least.
Without a 'How much is diesel in Your Marina' thread!


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Its not a "whats the best "question, just how do you balance it, I think its a kind of , one day we will go to this port 100nm away and next trip to bay round the nearest headland.

We used to have 3 generations on the boat, and this was how we did it and at times it worked at others it was not as relaxing shall we say. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
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