Recuerdos of England and yachting
- Thread starter Wansworth
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We know its summer when we don't need a thermal balaclava, just a regular beanie will suffice.
Wansworth
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The juxtaposition of this reality compared with the advertising showing yachting to involve blue skies and semi naked women stretched out on a 40footed slicing through the waves….
Supertramp
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That's hallucination, not vacation. Brings back memories but we had thermals under our oilskins.
Wansworth
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Yes sitting shivering in June…..
capnsensible
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I am not seeing a problem with that........The juxtaposition of this reality compared with the advertising showing yachting to involve blue skies and semi naked women stretched out on a 40footed slicing through the waves….
DownWest
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Back in the early 60s we raced a lot at Burnham with the odd cross channel trip. It rained and occassionaly shined, but we must have been much hardier back then. Duffles and anoracks worked OK + bouancy aids if it was really blowy.
On one pleasent sunny day, our guard was down and we accidentaly gybed just before the finish line. Lost a crew OB, had to quickly double back and retrieve him, so got a second gun. Don't think we lost a place. The MOB was of US decent and wore a baseball cap. Well...there were comments... Hilarious(sort of..) looking back. Quite a few people with views that distastefull back then and they voiced them.
On one pleasent sunny day, our guard was down and we accidentaly gybed just before the finish line. Lost a crew OB, had to quickly double back and retrieve him, so got a second gun. Don't think we lost a place. The MOB was of US decent and wore a baseball cap. Well...there were comments... Hilarious(sort of..) looking back. Quite a few people with views that distastefull back then and they voiced them.
