johnalison
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I enjoy coastal sailing, but it is the satisfaction of going out of sight of land that excites me, as well as the physical pleasure of being control of a complex set of forces.
Do you really enjoy going to sea
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sailaboutvic
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Do I enjoy going out to Sea ? Mmmm let me think,
After 35 year , YES .
Best parts for me is leaving the Marina , finding new anchorages but best of all the freedom of the open sea ,
Last two part we are slowly losing with more and more laws and reg being pasted , enjoy it while we can .
After 35 year , YES .
Best parts for me is leaving the Marina , finding new anchorages but best of all the freedom of the open sea ,
Last two part we are slowly losing with more and more laws and reg being pasted , enjoy it while we can .
Dave-Shafa
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Do I enjoy going out to Sea ? Mmmm let me think,
After 55 year , NO
Best part is waking up with a little honey for beakfast and having underfloor heating between my toes .
After 55 year , NO
Best part is waking up with a little honey for beakfast and having underfloor heating between my toes .
sighmoon
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Fair enough. So why do you?
Why not stay home, eating breakfast, with your feet up on the cat?
Why not stay home, eating breakfast, with your feet up on the cat?
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Barnacle Bill
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When you're on an extended cruise, and you get somewhere nice - it's great, you go ashore and enjoy the whole thing. But then - after a few hours or a couple of days, depending on how long it took to get there, have you noticed? - you just want to move on. And it's great not to be one of those people who've arrived by car (or aeroplane), milling around the shops eating ice cream ... You can just haul up the hook / cast off and move on to the next adventure.
On shorter trips there's nothing better than being there, at sea, well off-shore, right amount of sail, and the boat going well with the wind vane steering. It's just a great place to be.
I'm always a bit on edge when the wind's picking up, but "the wind's easing" are comforting words and you can relax - and get a good deep sleep off-watch.
Yes I really enjoy being there.
On shorter trips there's nothing better than being there, at sea, well off-shore, right amount of sail, and the boat going well with the wind vane steering. It's just a great place to be.
I'm always a bit on edge when the wind's picking up, but "the wind's easing" are comforting words and you can relax - and get a good deep sleep off-watch.
Yes I really enjoy being there.
Daydream believer
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Does your wife know about the little " honey"?
Some yachties use the yacht to keep the 2 apart
horatio_nelson
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Yes, I like going to sea. It's why we're all here, isn't it?
westhinder
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I love going to sea, even though I may feel more tense when going out in difficult conditions. When I'm out there I enjoy being at sea, sailing the boat as best I can, being in control of a complex machine whilst realizing that the forces of nature are ultimately stronger and so have to be respected. Afterwards there is the incomparable satisfaction at a voyage well executed.
And then there is that very special filter called memory, that ensures you remember the good bits and lets the difficult and tedious bits fade away.
All this is reinforced and intensified on an extended cruise. Going away for nearly four months for a trip around Britain is the summit in my sailing life so far, and unless something unexpected interferes, it will not be my last extended voyage.
And then there is that very special filter called memory, that ensures you remember the good bits and lets the difficult and tedious bits fade away.
All this is reinforced and intensified on an extended cruise. Going away for nearly four months for a trip around Britain is the summit in my sailing life so far, and unless something unexpected interferes, it will not be my last extended voyage.
Dockhead
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Amen!
I love being at sea, even if it is frightening at times. I crave being there.
And like many sailors, I sometimes find it hard to want to get into port after a few days at sea; see: http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f108/moitessier-syndrome-126853.html
Jamesuk
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3 weeks crossing the Atlantic, its alright but arriving and enjoying the beaches of St Lucia make 'going to sea' well worth it. Just wished we did it more often
Tomahawk
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I love it when you hoist the sails with all the clatter and noise then bear away and stop the engine(s). Everything goes quiet.
The rig creaks as the pressure of the wind comes into the sails and you feel the deck slant. The rudder respinss to your hand and she becomes a wild creature of the wind and waves.
The only thing better is stepping ashore after and remembering your sail.
The rig creaks as the pressure of the wind comes into the sails and you feel the deck slant. The rudder respinss to your hand and she becomes a wild creature of the wind and waves.
The only thing better is stepping ashore after and remembering your sail.
Aardee
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Yes, I'm at my happiest when at sea. Sure, sometimes it can be challenging and uncomfortable, but the best things in life often are 
Halcytwo
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Sitting in the cockpit on watch, either watching the sunset or sunrise, or maybe a few stars, with nothing else to see except sea, sky and the horizon.
Absolutely fantastic, cant think of anything better,
So I guess the answer is yes.
Absolutely fantastic, cant think of anything better,
So I guess the answer is yes.
horatio_nelson
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^^this
The moment when the engine goes off and you're sailing, I love that feeling. Magical And this is absolutely spot on:
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capnsensible
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After one year on a Destroyer, 17 on Submarines, 9000 miles on Motor Cruisers and 123 000 under sail. I conclude that there is a certain appeal......
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The sun is is shining, the trades are a steady 15 to 20 knots, the old lady is flying and I will in port earlier than expected so may even go in and clear Customs and Immigration today.
Whats not to like?
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xhurleyman
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Yes I do, this season I can't wait to get back out there and am happy to pit my wits against the wind but not without doing my homework first, tides, weather, passage planning and if over night or longer, good vittling so I have both necessary and comfort food and drink.
Just being able to balance the sails so the boat sails itself, listening to the tickling of small waves along the hull, feeling the sun on your face and wind in your hair and being free of world problems to concentrate on enjoying yourself and working your boat to the best of your ability, Yes, I do enjoy going to sea!
Just being able to balance the sails so the boat sails itself, listening to the tickling of small waves along the hull, feeling the sun on your face and wind in your hair and being free of world problems to concentrate on enjoying yourself and working your boat to the best of your ability, Yes, I do enjoy going to sea!
DownWest
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The bit that always comes to mind, is the change of motion as one clears the breakwater and see the deeper colour of the sea. It divides the rubbish one leaves behind from the enjoyment of self dependance tha sailing gives and requires.
Not been really frightened, but occasionally concerned.
Not been really frightened, but occasionally concerned.
rotrax
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First mate and I competed in the MCC Classic Trials for almost 30 years. We rode the same Tri-BSA sidecar outfit for 25 years.
I can assure you that after 16 to 22 hours sitting on a motorbike in low tempreture, pi$$ing rain and varing states of visibility, sailing is a doodle!
You can put the kettle on and make a hot drink and half the crew can go off watch for a few hours.
Cant do that on the bike!
The satisaction of entering a harbour after a passage is comparable to climbing Beggars Roost or Bluehills Mine clean in the Lands End Trial.
The trial is on now-it will finish mid afternoon in the West Country. Been a wet one, if not too cold this year.
These events are the oldest form of motor sport still going-IIRC the Edinburgh started in 1903.
In my view one of the hardest challenges in club level motor sport in the UK is to win a Triple Award. To do this you must get a Gold-climb all the hills clean-in each of the three events in the same year.
We never did it, although we came close.
An eminent philosopher once stated that nothing in the field of human endevour counted for much unless it carried high personal risk.
I'll drink to that....................
I can assure you that after 16 to 22 hours sitting on a motorbike in low tempreture, pi$$ing rain and varing states of visibility, sailing is a doodle!
You can put the kettle on and make a hot drink and half the crew can go off watch for a few hours.
Cant do that on the bike!
The satisaction of entering a harbour after a passage is comparable to climbing Beggars Roost or Bluehills Mine clean in the Lands End Trial.
The trial is on now-it will finish mid afternoon in the West Country. Been a wet one, if not too cold this year.
These events are the oldest form of motor sport still going-IIRC the Edinburgh started in 1903.
In my view one of the hardest challenges in club level motor sport in the UK is to win a Triple Award. To do this you must get a Gold-climb all the hills clean-in each of the three events in the same year.
We never did it, although we came close.
An eminent philosopher once stated that nothing in the field of human endevour counted for much unless it carried high personal risk.
I'll drink to that....................
Monique
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Hi Dave, better rethink your geography... you are taking some serious detours if you apply your plan sequentially.
As an aside, my NTM boat is named Eleuthera and yes!!! we are going TransAt this fall via Madeira, Canaries, Cape Verde to Barbados.
