Sailing a First 27.7 - amazing fun!

[Halcyon Yachts]

I am just back from delivering a Beneteau First 27.7 from Ramsgate to Beaulieu. No wind to start off with and then building from the East... It was gusting 25kts by the time we reached the Solent. A fabulous boat and an amazing sail!

Here is a short 360 VR video that I took along the way...

I hope you enjoy it.

Pete

 

[Daydream believer]

Advertising again i see

 

[A1Sailor]

I am just back from delivering a Beneteau First 27.7 from Ramsgate to Beaulieu. No wind to start off with and then building from the East... It was gusting 25kts by the time we reached the Solent. A fabulous boat and an amazing sail!

Here is a short 360 VR video that I took along the way...

I hope you enjoy it.

Pete

Wow. Fantastic advert for Beneteau.:encouragement: Do they pay you for posing on the forum?

PS Bump. Anything to help struggling marine companies maximise their promotional budget.
WinWin.

 

[Ceirwan]

Wow. Fantastic advert for Beneteau.:encouragement: Do they pay you for posing on the forum?

PS Bump. Anything to help struggling marine companies maximise their promotional budget.
WinWin.

Beneteau don't even sell the 27.7 any more, so I can't imagine this will net them many sales.

 

[Daydream believer]

Beneteau don't even sell the 27.7 any more, so I can't imagine this will net them many sales.

But you still deliver boats one assumes !!!

 

[rwoofer]

Your 360 videos are getting better. Like.

 

[Ceirwan]

But you still deliver boats one assumes !!!

Nope.

 

[Daydream believer]

Nope.

I attached to the wrong quote. That was careless of me & I owe you an apology

I just feel blatant advertising by Halcyon Yacht Deliveries on the forum is wrong.

As I understand it advertising on the forum is banned but they seem to get away with it by posting videos with their name plastered over it as we can see above

 

[flaming]

Poor Halcyon, same video panned here and on Anarchy....

 

[Judders]

Poor Halcyon, same video panned here and on Anarchy....

To be accused of denigrating the Bendy Toy First line is a bit harsh. I think Bendy toy have to take some of the hit on that for their recent offerings

 

[flaming]

To be accused of denigrating the Bendy Toy First line is a bit harsh. I think Bendy toy have to take some of the hit on that for their recent offerings

Nothing left to denigrate anyway, they've left that market sector.

 

[Ceirwan]

Poor Halcyon, same video panned here and on Anarchy....

To be fair the responses on Anarchy are a way more brutal than here!

 

[Skylark]

Your 360 videos are getting better.

Here is a short 360 VR video that I took along the wat

I hope you enjoy it.

Pete

........in the eye of the beholder and all of that.......

I'm afraid that the video isn't at all to my taste. Awful perspective. Looks like a horror movie. The stern of a bendy toy melting away in the sun!

 

[C08]

I attached to the wrong quote. That was careless of me & I owe you an apology

I just feel blatant advertising by Halcyon Yacht Deliveries on the forum is wrong.

As I understand it advertising on the forum is banned but they seem to get away with it by posting videos with their name plastered over it as we can see above

There is an awful lot of "commercial" posting going on. Similarly, much as I enjoy Dylan's posts I have an uncomfortable feeling that some post are there just to generate responses and that we are just a part of the DW marketing strategy.

A hard one deciding where the line is drawn? Having said that if I had a commercial marine based venture I would probably try and sneak it in under the radar.

 

[roblpm]

There is an awful lot of "commercial" posting going on. Similarly, much as I enjoy Dylan's posts I have an uncomfortable feeling that some post are there just to generate responses and that we are just a part of the DW marketing strategy.

A hard one deciding where the line is drawn? Having said that if I had a commercial marine based venture I would probably try and sneak it in under the radar.

I haven't see dylan posting for ages?! I really think they add rather than detract from the forum. Forums need content.

 

[RobF]

I haven't see dylan posting for ages?! I really think they add rather than detract from the forum. Forums need content.

Couldn't agree more. Otherwise we're just going to have the same old posts about anchors and whether a 36' boat is too big to sail single handed.

 

[roblpm]

Couldn't agree more. Otherwise we're just going to have the same old posts about anchors and whether a 36' boat is too big to sail single handed.

Or me ranting in the lounge......

 

[roblpm]

Couldn't agree more. Otherwise we're just going to have the same old posts about anchors and whether a 36' boat is too big to sail single handed.

Ps. Wondering about my next boat. Is 36 feet too big to singlehand?

 

[wotayottie]

I attached to the wrong quote. That was careless of me & I owe you an apology

I just feel blatant advertising by Halcyon Yacht Deliveries on the forum is wrong.

As I understand it advertising on the forum is banned but they seem to get away with it by posting videos with their name plastered over it as we can see above

Dont be so miserable. Wrong? Thats a bit moralistic /judgemental isnt it? Not your forum anyway.

 

[Daydream believer]

Dont be so miserable. Wrong? Thats a bit moralistic /judgemental isnt it? Not your forum anyway.

Well let's see if the moderators continue to allow it then shall we!!
There has to be a limit otherwise we could be over run by blatant adverts.
Those from people helping forumites with a problem could be acceptable perhaps.
How far do you think advertising should be allowed?
Do you want far eastern companies offering cheap deck chairs, or plastic models of boats, along with "pigeon english" wording for embellishment?
That would be interesting in the middle of a thread- or would it?
Some forumites already use add blockers to eliminate adverts around the page so I am not sure that they would be happy with them in the prose a well