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I make this post with regard to two potential first-timers x-channel, but it's a general point, and one i have experienced myyself.
First timers are naturally cautious - perhaps more than most - but the trouble with these forums is that you actually get (quite rightly, i suppose) the combined caution of lots of people- which adds up to a very big load of caution indeed.
Likewise, the weather forecasters almost never ever say "if you've got a boat - stuff work and get down there NOW!" do they? And just because one person says yes, you should go - the others don't get swayed either do they? - cos they all have to be independent.
Generally forecasters say things like "only a small risk of showers" and other such neggy stuff partly i spose to cover themselves, partly cos it's not exact. But at a certain point it IS exact - it's these conditions, right now.
This isn't to say "ooh yes - you should really go" in advance - it's simply to point out that nobody can honestly say "yes yes yes" as ultimately it's your decision. Yeah, and that "it's your decision" phrase is (generally, in most walks of life) a bit of a neggy thing to say too.
I supose that amongt the very best experience on a boat (or in other dodgy weather-depended nthings like mountaineering) is not always achieved by setting off and getting there, but by setting off and turning back. That proves that you are prerpared to do so, and can "measure" the weather yourself against what your boat and you are comfortable with. Once you've established that you're okay about turning back - then you can realistically "go out and have a look" imho...
First timers are naturally cautious - perhaps more than most - but the trouble with these forums is that you actually get (quite rightly, i suppose) the combined caution of lots of people- which adds up to a very big load of caution indeed.
Likewise, the weather forecasters almost never ever say "if you've got a boat - stuff work and get down there NOW!" do they? And just because one person says yes, you should go - the others don't get swayed either do they? - cos they all have to be independent.
Generally forecasters say things like "only a small risk of showers" and other such neggy stuff partly i spose to cover themselves, partly cos it's not exact. But at a certain point it IS exact - it's these conditions, right now.
This isn't to say "ooh yes - you should really go" in advance - it's simply to point out that nobody can honestly say "yes yes yes" as ultimately it's your decision. Yeah, and that "it's your decision" phrase is (generally, in most walks of life) a bit of a neggy thing to say too.
I supose that amongt the very best experience on a boat (or in other dodgy weather-depended nthings like mountaineering) is not always achieved by setting off and getting there, but by setting off and turning back. That proves that you are prerpared to do so, and can "measure" the weather yourself against what your boat and you are comfortable with. Once you've established that you're okay about turning back - then you can realistically "go out and have a look" imho...