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"New Allegiance Ceremony for those emigrating from Mobo to Scuttlebutt"
The ceremony is designed to combat a growing sense of alienation among members of mobo chat community about the one called Crappy1. It sends a very clear message that those who choose to be part of the family are committing themselves," Mr. Hollamby said, echoing the words of TCM who told the new citizens: "I very much hope that this ceremony has added something to the significance of acquiring Scuttlebutt membership, and that it has reinforced your belief, if any reinforcement is required, that Sailing boats are the superior force here and are very welcome."
The new citizens included people from Port Solent, Chichester, Hamble, Poole, and Weymouth. They ranged in background from a Sunseeker owner, to a Broom owner and a Princess person.
"It gives me a sense of belonging," said One of the powerboat ownees, a 32-year-old drunk from Port Solent who was the first to receive a certificate of membership from Kim Hollamby.
Under Scuttlebutt laws, all would-be yachties must sell their stink pots and buy a sailboat within for five years unless they are married to a yachtsman when the change requirement is three years. Processing scuttlebutt applications can take months or years.
The change in the ceremony coincides with deepening concerns in yachting circles and across Europe that wealthy western societies are failing to absorb an influx of powerboaters from different cultural, social and religious backgrounds. Mr. Hollamby indicated that he wanted the new ceremony to stand as a new statement of loyalty. "We're offering people the right to be a yachtsman," he said. "They are taking up not just the obligation but the tremendous commitment to give themselves to the Solent."
The latest oath enjoins new citizens to "be faithful and bear true allegiance to the Blue Ensign."
They also pledged: "I will give my loyalty to proper yachts and respect its rights and freedoms. I will uphold its IRPCS values. I will observe its laws faithfully and fulfill my duties and obligations as a Yachtsman."
The new procedure drew some criticism from people who argued that the ceremony should not have been introduced until other measures had been put in place to teach new powerboaters about the IRPCS.
"Going to a ceremony to wave a blue ensign and take an oath to the Yachting Monthly seems meaningless," said a Fruit and Veg Merchant from Croydon,.
At a time when the debate on Scuttlebutt so often reflects hostility to new arrivals, it is a positive sign that new yacties are standing up publicly to declare that they are embracing Sailboats" the forum said.
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"New Allegiance Ceremony for those emigrating from Mobo to Scuttlebutt"
The ceremony is designed to combat a growing sense of alienation among members of mobo chat community about the one called Crappy1. It sends a very clear message that those who choose to be part of the family are committing themselves," Mr. Hollamby said, echoing the words of TCM who told the new citizens: "I very much hope that this ceremony has added something to the significance of acquiring Scuttlebutt membership, and that it has reinforced your belief, if any reinforcement is required, that Sailing boats are the superior force here and are very welcome."
The new citizens included people from Port Solent, Chichester, Hamble, Poole, and Weymouth. They ranged in background from a Sunseeker owner, to a Broom owner and a Princess person.
"It gives me a sense of belonging," said One of the powerboat ownees, a 32-year-old drunk from Port Solent who was the first to receive a certificate of membership from Kim Hollamby.
Under Scuttlebutt laws, all would-be yachties must sell their stink pots and buy a sailboat within for five years unless they are married to a yachtsman when the change requirement is three years. Processing scuttlebutt applications can take months or years.
The change in the ceremony coincides with deepening concerns in yachting circles and across Europe that wealthy western societies are failing to absorb an influx of powerboaters from different cultural, social and religious backgrounds. Mr. Hollamby indicated that he wanted the new ceremony to stand as a new statement of loyalty. "We're offering people the right to be a yachtsman," he said. "They are taking up not just the obligation but the tremendous commitment to give themselves to the Solent."
The latest oath enjoins new citizens to "be faithful and bear true allegiance to the Blue Ensign."
They also pledged: "I will give my loyalty to proper yachts and respect its rights and freedoms. I will uphold its IRPCS values. I will observe its laws faithfully and fulfill my duties and obligations as a Yachtsman."
The new procedure drew some criticism from people who argued that the ceremony should not have been introduced until other measures had been put in place to teach new powerboaters about the IRPCS.
"Going to a ceremony to wave a blue ensign and take an oath to the Yachting Monthly seems meaningless," said a Fruit and Veg Merchant from Croydon,.
At a time when the debate on Scuttlebutt so often reflects hostility to new arrivals, it is a positive sign that new yacties are standing up publicly to declare that they are embracing Sailboats" the forum said.
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