RNLI/RYA/MCA Research Project

[cliff]

I always understand yacht to mean a boat for pleasure.
Sandy

Is that anything like a house of pleasure? or something like the "Lady Juliana"

 

[cliff]

None of the partners intend to use the findings to campaign for compulsory training or licensing

Aye laddie, at the moment but once we sailors have given you enough rope to hang us you will no doubt push for compulsory training and certification all run by you at extortionate fees.
And just because I am a little paranoid does not mean the "suits" are not out to get me!

 

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Is that anything like a house of pleasure? or something like the "Lady Juliana"

Depends if ropes are your thing

 

[Dipper]

Most of the things it asked for a yes/no answer I wanted to say sometimes or maybe. Sailing has never been a yes/no exercise in my experience.

It was quite difficult to complete and give a true picture of my sailing which has changed in nature over the years. They also referred a lot to the last time I went sailing which was a single handed sail of a couple of hours out into the bay and back to my mooring in fine weather. This doesn't really compare to a 22 hour channel crossing from Brittany in poor visibility on a friend's boat earlier in the year. In this case my answers would have been different.

 

[Searush]

+1 - bit like turkeys voting for Christmas - give them no information at all.

Aye laddie, at the moment but once we sailors have given you enough rope to hang us you will no doubt push for compulsory training and certification all run by you at extortionate fees.
And just because I am a little paranoid does not mean the "suits" are not out to get me!

That simply convinces me you are the daftest booger on this forum. Have a little read back thro the posts for a logical explanation of why that isn't even likely.