Three kings
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Hours of fun can be had by manoeuvering in such a manner as to force numerous stinkpots to change course. On longer passages we are kept occupied by painting our tally on the transom.
How long before you're bored on a saily boat
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ruaridhmaccallum
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Good wind-up....
I guess it's the old Harley-Davidson question: if you have to ask you wouldn't understand
I find the responses interesting as they show how different the culture has become "Down South" than up here, where we really don't seem to have that many mobos yet, far away from the main marinas anyway. Sometimes we can sail all day and see plenty of other boats, none of them mobos.
And other times I've seen them having what looks like a pretty horrible time, say wind against tide in the Sound of Jura, when it's just another day at the office on our saily boat.
I say each to their own though, and if I could stomach the cost of the diesel I could many days be tempted by a mobo: have to say I'd lean more towards the comforting rumble of Gardner within timber than the whine of turbos and stern-drives, but if you want your 20kts that's what it takes I guess.
I guess it's the old Harley-Davidson question: if you have to ask you wouldn't understand
I find the responses interesting as they show how different the culture has become "Down South" than up here, where we really don't seem to have that many mobos yet, far away from the main marinas anyway. Sometimes we can sail all day and see plenty of other boats, none of them mobos.
And other times I've seen them having what looks like a pretty horrible time, say wind against tide in the Sound of Jura, when it's just another day at the office on our saily boat.
I say each to their own though, and if I could stomach the cost of the diesel I could many days be tempted by a mobo: have to say I'd lean more towards the comforting rumble of Gardner within timber than the whine of turbos and stern-drives, but if you want your 20kts that's what it takes I guess.
RupertW
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Never bored (well alright when going cross Atlantic and knowing I hadn't seen land for a week, and would be in the same situtation next Monday and the Monday afterwards at least)
In general I love longer sails than day.
Settling into a watch system - as much lazing about off watch at sea as doing the sails bits on watch
Watching the world go by
Tweaking for that last quarter knot
All the many little bits of set-up and DIY that only make sense when the boat is actually sailing
Dusk/Dawn/Stars rising and falling
The quiet and the darkness
Landfall
The ruffty/tuffty bits when it's all spray flying and holding on to wet things whilst reefing
Motörhead at full blast when flying along at dawn - just because you can
Sea Animals (if not too scary)
In general I love longer sails than day.
Settling into a watch system - as much lazing about off watch at sea as doing the sails bits on watch
Watching the world go by
Tweaking for that last quarter knot
All the many little bits of set-up and DIY that only make sense when the boat is actually sailing
Dusk/Dawn/Stars rising and falling
The quiet and the darkness
Landfall
The ruffty/tuffty bits when it's all spray flying and holding on to wet things whilst reefing
Motörhead at full blast when flying along at dawn - just because you can
Sea Animals (if not too scary)
scoty
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sailing
sailing 30plus years and still doing it, no never bored,,,,,best bit is being solo,,,until you feel the need,,,,,,would·nt change anything but would highly recommend doing it,,,
sailing 30plus years and still doing it, no never bored,,,,,best bit is being solo,,,until you feel the need,,,,,,would·nt change anything but would highly recommend doing it,,,
Elessar
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Elessar
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Oh come on, you love the second bit just to have something to moan at.
Elessar
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I have almost the same list. Thing is on 3day+ passages I don't get bored at all, and arrival is a strange let down. You just get into the journey and be a part of it. The propulsion method makes no difference, the enjoyment of the sea is the same - for me anyway.
LittleSister
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I sail and I frequently get bored.
I get bored at work waiting for the weekends and holidays to arrive so I can go sailing.
I get bored doing boat maintenance so I can go sailing.
I get bored wondering where I can find the money to keep sailing.
Once I'm aboard all that passes! If I'm not working the boat, or watching the scenery and wildlife, or admiring or pitying others' boats, I put the kettle on, or stare at the patterns in the waves, or have a bite to eat, or snooze, or plan my next (sometimes imaginary) cruise, chat with the First Mate, read, contemplate the merits and shortcomings of our boat, watch the sails against the sky....
I get bored at work waiting for the weekends and holidays to arrive so I can go sailing.
I get bored doing boat maintenance so I can go sailing.
I get bored wondering where I can find the money to keep sailing.
Once I'm aboard all that passes! If I'm not working the boat, or watching the scenery and wildlife, or admiring or pitying others' boats, I put the kettle on, or stare at the patterns in the waves, or have a bite to eat, or snooze, or plan my next (sometimes imaginary) cruise, chat with the First Mate, read, contemplate the merits and shortcomings of our boat, watch the sails against the sky....
chubby
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Is it awful to admit I do get bored....towards the end of a windward leg, when tacking, wind dies off and tide turns and VMG drops to beolw 2-3 knots, 6 miles to go and if I can put the engine on less than an hour to that idyllic anchorage with a chilled beer in hand to watch the sun go down? I like being on the boat and getting places!
chinita
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Never get bored.
Boredom is for adolescents, and that great nautical Sage who constantly reminds us of what we have already done and how we should have done it - all based on his lack of experience of course. But he still gets bored all the same.
Boredom is for adolescents, and that great nautical Sage who constantly reminds us of what we have already done and how we should have done it - all based on his lack of experience of course. But he still gets bored all the same.
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I am only bored if I am somehow penned in without the freedom to wander, see the outside through a window, watch other people, read something, or listen to something.
i.e. pretty much never.
i.e. pretty much never.
Searush
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I have read a complete book on a long solo passage. I have painted the decks, I have had the kids sat on the bows counting jellyfish. I hang a line of mackerel feathers over the stern, I try out a mizzen staysail, I chat to other boats or listen to VHF chat.
There's always plenty to do, cook, eat, drink, even sail tweaking. How hard can it be to fill a gentle 12 hour trip? But the arrival is often a highlight, a new port, a journey successfully completed, a great sense of achievement.
There's always plenty to do, cook, eat, drink, even sail tweaking. How hard can it be to fill a gentle 12 hour trip? But the arrival is often a highlight, a new port, a journey successfully completed, a great sense of achievement.
Jamesuk
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It has just occured to me, you must be a MoBo judging by the volume of your posts almost 17,000 and i thought i was a regular) so while we are out sailing, you have arrived and on ybw forum
To answer the question: i like MoBo when captain, i prefer sailing in any role as crew because their is always a sheet or something to pull or a button to press. Mobo its slamming all day then fueling every night or morning.
We met a owner on his new mobo that is about 70ft in length and travels
S everywhere at 35 knots... He has to refuel every 10 hours. We refuel every 10 weeks
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It has just occured to me, you must be a MoBo judging by the volume of your posts almost 17,000 and i thought i was a regular
) so while we are out sailing, you have arrived and on ybw forum To answer the question: i like MoBo when captain, i prefer sailing in any role as crew because their is always a sheet or something to pull or a button to press. Mobo its slamming all day then fueling every night or morning.
We met a owner on his new mobo that is about 70ft in length and travels
S everywhere at 35 knots... He has to refuel every 10 hours. We refuel every 10 weeks
Phoenix of Hamble
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Bored?
I remember my father saying to me as a kid that you could always tell a true sailor, as they were content to just ghost along, or spend time working the boat to benefit from a zephyr of wind, rather than start the engine... lot of truth in it really....but only when it's warm and sunny!
I remember my father saying to me as a kid that you could always tell a true sailor, as they were content to just ghost along, or spend time working the boat to benefit from a zephyr of wind, rather than start the engine... lot of truth in it really....but only when it's warm and sunny!
Uricanejack
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I have two boats. For two different reasons. I have a motor boat which does 25k for fishing. If I'm not fishing or on the way to go fishing I can think of no logical reason to go out. If i want to go out and enjoy myself on the water I go sailing. I never get bored. It can be frustrating if you actualy want to get somewhere.
if I realy want to get somewhere I don't go by boat. Power or sail.
My teenagers get bored regardless of which kind of boat they are on. They get bored when they are not on boats. the one which confuses me is the large number of stick boats I see. Stick boats look like sailboats but they are motor boats with a big stick in the midle for no apparent reason.
if I realy want to get somewhere I don't go by boat. Power or sail.
My teenagers get bored regardless of which kind of boat they are on. They get bored when they are not on boats. the one which confuses me is the large number of stick boats I see. Stick boats look like sailboats but they are motor boats with a big stick in the midle for no apparent reason.
Ru88ell
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epervier
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That's a very good analogy, I used to use the term stick boat for boats made from stick, but now I have two uses for "stick boat".
Greenheart
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Anyone still awake? Not for long! Read on...
Are motor-boaters under the impression that sailboats only find a market because their owners refuse to pay for fuel?
I suspect the central, recurring point, is the fact that most chaps with sails don’t covet boats driven only by engines, but meanwhile, the chaps who don’t have sails cannot understand why they aren’t envied, because they don't appreciate sailing's subtlety.
If you're bored by the duration of a sailing-journey, a motor-boat will reduce what you regard as the tedium...but if hurry was genuinely a factor, wouldn't an S-class Mercedes, or a Cessna, or even scheduled flights & public transport, be quicker than any motor yacht?
If you're really passionate about uncommonly special wine, you may sometimes justify spending £200 on a single bottle...
...you take it home, make sure the sediment settles to the bottom, get the temperature right, take the phone off the hook...
...you don't dick around with strong-flavoured tapas, or other distractions, and you don't share it with a tasteless moron...
...and when you sniff it and drink it, every aroma, every bit of its historic, complex, intense character is there...
...and the experience is worth every penny, if your wine-merchant is an honest fellow. Stay with me, here...
...on the other hand, if you'd gone to an 'upmarket' hotel or restaurant, sat in its brash, restless wine-bar while obsequious waiters ooze around you with the carte des vins and countless people spectate, you'd most likely pay at least treble the price for the same wine...
...but you'd have been seen, doing it. To hell with the flavour of the experience: being noticed matters more, to so many.
Now, if it looks like being a blissful summer day, Force 3 in the Channel, and your favourite anchorage is two hours under sail from where you park your boat, you'll be keen to get an early start, but long before you arrive, you'll be enjoying every minute of the journey...
...conversely, if your vessel runs on oil, you'll gladly burn as much as it takes to get to the anchorage, but getting there will be like riding in an elevator: the distance is just a nuisance, which you've bought a speed-machine to pass through as soon as possible...
...and critically, when you arrive, damned sure everyone will hear, and look. So, well worth the cost of 500 litres of fuel!
I said motor boaters don't comprehend the appeal of doing it the slow way, under sail. But to be fair, they could equally say of me, "he doesn't understand the appeal of going like a train and making a lot of noise". True, I don't! I believe it relates to fragile egos, though.
Are motor-boaters under the impression that sailboats only find a market because their owners refuse to pay for fuel?
I suspect the central, recurring point, is the fact that most chaps with sails don’t covet boats driven only by engines, but meanwhile, the chaps who don’t have sails cannot understand why they aren’t envied, because they don't appreciate sailing's subtlety.
If you're bored by the duration of a sailing-journey, a motor-boat will reduce what you regard as the tedium...but if hurry was genuinely a factor, wouldn't an S-class Mercedes, or a Cessna, or even scheduled flights & public transport, be quicker than any motor yacht?
If you're really passionate about uncommonly special wine, you may sometimes justify spending £200 on a single bottle...
...you take it home, make sure the sediment settles to the bottom, get the temperature right, take the phone off the hook...
...you don't dick around with strong-flavoured tapas, or other distractions, and you don't share it with a tasteless moron...
...and when you sniff it and drink it, every aroma, every bit of its historic, complex, intense character is there...
...and the experience is worth every penny, if your wine-merchant is an honest fellow. Stay with me, here...
...on the other hand, if you'd gone to an 'upmarket' hotel or restaurant, sat in its brash, restless wine-bar while obsequious waiters ooze around you with the carte des vins and countless people spectate, you'd most likely pay at least treble the price for the same wine...
...but you'd have been seen, doing it. To hell with the flavour of the experience: being noticed matters more, to so many.
Now, if it looks like being a blissful summer day, Force 3 in the Channel, and your favourite anchorage is two hours under sail from where you park your boat, you'll be keen to get an early start, but long before you arrive, you'll be enjoying every minute of the journey...
...conversely, if your vessel runs on oil, you'll gladly burn as much as it takes to get to the anchorage, but getting there will be like riding in an elevator: the distance is just a nuisance, which you've bought a speed-machine to pass through as soon as possible...
...and critically, when you arrive, damned sure everyone will hear, and look. So, well worth the cost of 500 litres of fuel!
I said motor boaters don't comprehend the appeal of doing it the slow way, under sail. But to be fair, they could equally say of me, "he doesn't understand the appeal of going like a train and making a lot of noise". True, I don't! I believe it relates to fragile egos, though.
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LadyInBed
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True, but I do look at them with an appreciation of the workmanship
There's nothing like a RIB with a big lump on the back to get the exhilaration of speed, maybe a jet-ski but I've not had that opportunity . . . yet.
Terra-Loon
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Only the boring get bored.
