Lady Looking at Getting Started

[jacquimary]

I have had a couple of experiences of sailing (cruisers) and am keen to expand my knowledge and experience. However, I am not keen to learn with a group but would like to find someone to 'take me under their wing' (or sail). Does anyone have any ideas how I could go about finding this someone? There must be someone out there who would apreciate the company as well as the fun.

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[hlb]

Dont bother with this set of woofters over here. Step over to mobo chat and meet Pauline and the rest of our gang. Your welcome on Mucky Farter any time and we have loads of parties all over the place.........../forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

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Haydn

 

[Heckler]

all seems quiet on the woofters bit

whats it like on the other side?
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[hlb]

Re: all seems quiet on the woofters bit

Oh its much better than here. Even the raggies go to MOBO Chat. We are nearly friends with them!!

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Haydn

 

[nodder]

Suggest you find a local sailing club, most clubs will have someone who needs crew, if only for racing round the cans.If your lucky enough to find a club as sociable as my local, there wont be a problem.
regards Nodder

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[jacquimary]

Where do I find Mobo? I am new to this as well as sailing I'm afraid. Sounds like you have fun though which is what I am in need of.

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[jacquimary]

Thanks. Is there a register of local clubs with numbers etc?

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[craigbalsillie]

depends where in the borders you are but of your over towards the ayrshire side then the prestwick sailing club look like it might be quite good.
£10.00 to join as a non-sailing member.. I just printed off their application form and am about to launch my sailing career..

Good Luck...

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[Freebee]

mobo =motor boat chat one of the other forums, see main index.

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[bigmart]

Go to www.rya.org.uk where you will find a list of affiliated or aflicted (depending on your point of view) clubs for all of the country.

Martin

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[hylas]

Re: learning the French way of.. sailing..

Just have a look at my Web page... :0)
You can also try what I believe is the one (or one of the) biggest Crew finding web page: www.7knots.com

God Luck..

Alain

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[Happy1]

How old are you?

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[Trevethan]

Suggest you talk to a CCScott, a poster hereabout... A fine man, with a lovely boat who I am sure would be more than happy to chat to you.

Oh and avoid taking up HLB's ofer for his own safety... if his wife sees im trying to schmooze you.. well it might get messy ;-).

Take care and good luck!

Regards,

Nick

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[hlb]

Rotter............./forums/images/icons/smile.gifl

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Haydn

 

[brianrunyard]

Select "Motor Boat Chat" and click "Jump"

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[aod]

Re: Chicken and Egg

One of the problems Jaq is that most owners want crew who have an idea and how can you get the idea if no-one will take you because you haven't much of an idea.

Get the idea

Being brave and joining a yacht club is a definite positive because they hold different events and someone is always looking for crew just for the fun of it. Another thought is that you could go on a competent crew course.

It is tough when you start but stick with it and something will give.

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[Abigail]

Hi Jaquie -

why are you unhappy about being in a group. If you pick the school and instructors with care you get a fab week doing your competent crew and maybe make good friends. I know I made friends I still see (and sail with) regularly when I did my course some years back.

Someone made the point about it's quite hard to get experience until you've got it - ie to get real crewing opps. I'd add to that that it's relatively hard to get well taught that way, and it's worth the grief of close quarters with strangers for a few days to get that teaching. Alternatively - if you've got friends who already sail or fancy doing it, you could get 4 or 5 of you together and all do the course together.

On a completely seperate note and to other posters - after a lot of debate about inappropriate language on these boards, why on earth is using 'woofters' acceptable. Please avoid homophobic terms.





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[rex]

Reminds me of the old joke - I'm sure we could get on please reply with photo (of the tractor).

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[Gunfleet]

inappropriate gag

<<please reply with photo (of the tractor). >> Are you sure 'tractor' isn't a homophobic euphemism and what you really wanted to say was please reply with photo of woofter?

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