david_steward
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I must own up, we went sailing at the weekend on a friends Beneteau 41. We left from Ramsgate and hopped over to Calais taking 3 times as long as I usually take.
We had a wonderful weekend, ate and drank far too much as per. Slurped on the best Irish coffee in the World, Colin knows what I mean. Then we were told to belt up by some blazer in a Halberg Rassy, just coz it was two thirty in the morning! I wisely pointed out that it was only one thirty BST but he wasn't having any of it. So my wife got her guitar out and we treated him to some drunken karaoke, which is like when sober only LOUDER.
We came back the next day in a NE 4-5 with a nice wind v tide sea to match.
Some observations.....
We motored over as it was flat calm, just like on Odyssea only SLOWER.
Sailed back heeled at 45 degrees, I need a wee I said, piss over the side was the reply. Well it was ok for them but I didn't fancy my chances leaning over the rail. So I went below and it was a bit of an ordeal. They said later that they sometimes wee in the cockpit and sluice it out with a bucket of water later. I hastily replied that when they come out with us there is no way that they are pissing in my saloon. I'd rather let them smoke than that!!
People say that sailing is quiet and peaceful. Take it from me, all those sails flapping, ropes creaking, shackles banging, rigging whistling makes far more racket than Benny and Bjorn my 2 trusty Volvos.
And one other thing, I HAVE NEVER FELT SO SICK IN ALL MY LIFE !! (sorry about the shouting)
Thats enough from me.
Dave S
We had a wonderful weekend, ate and drank far too much as per. Slurped on the best Irish coffee in the World, Colin knows what I mean. Then we were told to belt up by some blazer in a Halberg Rassy, just coz it was two thirty in the morning! I wisely pointed out that it was only one thirty BST but he wasn't having any of it. So my wife got her guitar out and we treated him to some drunken karaoke, which is like when sober only LOUDER.
We came back the next day in a NE 4-5 with a nice wind v tide sea to match.
Some observations.....
We motored over as it was flat calm, just like on Odyssea only SLOWER.
Sailed back heeled at 45 degrees, I need a wee I said, piss over the side was the reply. Well it was ok for them but I didn't fancy my chances leaning over the rail. So I went below and it was a bit of an ordeal. They said later that they sometimes wee in the cockpit and sluice it out with a bucket of water later. I hastily replied that when they come out with us there is no way that they are pissing in my saloon. I'd rather let them smoke than that!!
People say that sailing is quiet and peaceful. Take it from me, all those sails flapping, ropes creaking, shackles banging, rigging whistling makes far more racket than Benny and Bjorn my 2 trusty Volvos.
And one other thing, I HAVE NEVER FELT SO SICK IN ALL MY LIFE !! (sorry about the shouting)
Thats enough from me.
Dave S
