Sailing with children
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Boathook
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A bit different.
The mum did go on a bit about minimising impact on the environment which was 'off putting' in the end.
The mum did go on a bit about minimising impact on the environment which was 'off putting' in the end.
Wansworth
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Bit like born again Christians
newtothis
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The tinky-plinky ukulele music is enough to make me want to beat the kids over the head with said ukulele. And it gets worse in the second one.
Wansworth
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Nice dinghy though
Sea Change
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Different strokes and all that.
I see they eventually put an outboard on the back.
I think that their concerns about pollution and noise would have been better addressed by swapping the Yanmar for an electric drive.
I see they eventually put an outboard on the back.
I think that their concerns about pollution and noise would have been better addressed by swapping the Yanmar for an electric drive.
Baggywrinkle
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Bah Humbug! .... absolute luxury!!!
Back in the day, our family of 5 went cruising on this .... bet they're not sleeping three abreast in a cramped forward cabin with condensation dripping off the roof. Admittedly, we did have an engine when it worked.
Back in the day, our family of 5 went cruising on this .... bet they're not sleeping three abreast in a cramped forward cabin with condensation dripping off the roof. Admittedly, we did have an engine when it worked.
Wansworth
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Kingfisher 22 …….unadulterated luxuary
newtothis
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Larger families, of course, have to upgrade to the more palatial Anderson 22.Kingfisher 22 …….unadulterated luxuary
Blueboatman
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Yer but they’ve got to catch one first
Baggywrinkle
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Chiara’s slave
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Our first family cruising was on a Woods Strider 24 cat. Good times
Boathook
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I believe that they are live aboard rather than cruising. Would make a difference. Engine out, more storage space or another bunk ....
Baggywrinkle
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To a small child, 3 weeks is an eternity, and on a Kingfisher 20+ on the West Coast of Scotland it felt like liveaboard ...
Bajansailor
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In the summer of 1989 I spent a very pleasant week sailing on a Kingfisher 20+ from Southampton to Poole with 4 pals - it was a slow and leisurely booze cruise. The passage plan only stipulated a different pub every evening. It did not really matter where the pub was.......
I was the smallest of the five, so my bunk was on the floor in the 'saloon'. And we had a wonderful cruise.
I only had a week of leave from work, so I had to return on the train - the other lads had 2 weeks, and they managed to get as far as Weymouth before returning to Southampton in leisurely fashion.
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Bajansailor
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Apologies, I posted my comment above twice, and now I cannot delete it.
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