Teaching a beginner

[claymore]

Kenny
when ye say she - wid she be a pretty young thing then? Allow me tae intraduce ra Claymoreinstructshinfreetaeprettyyoungthings course. Distance nae object an breakfast thrown in.

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Claymore
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[ParaHandy]

ah've been meaning tae point this oot ... its orra unlikely, ken, that she's nae spring chicken if youse read carefully whit he sez ....

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[Guest]

Blondes have more fun !

But Russian of course.

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Bilge Keelers get up further ! I came - cos they said was FREE Guinness !
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[Twister_Ken]

Nail on ra heid, Para. An' a native o' Falkirk tae boot.

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[Twister_Ken]

Joking apart...

..an old pal met the girl he married during a Cowes week. Her (then) boyfriend had persuaded her to do the Week in a J24. They were rafted at Shepherds Wharf against Colin in a Sigma 33. She took a shine to his his full standing headroom, jumped ship and the rest is history.

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[Sybarite]

Re: Blondes have more fun !

Da ...!!

John

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[peterb]

Was that thrown in or thrown up?

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[claymore]

Och damn - jes when ah thocht it was gaein sae weel - still - auld fiddles and guid tunes, Kenny - auld fiddles and guid tunes - tell ye whit - same arrangement, but she makes ra breakyfast?

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Claymore
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[sailbadthesinner]

Re: the rest is history

mrs claymore must have been parked next to a 25 yrs past decommissioned calmcbrae ferry then?

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[Jeremy_W]

>>> With respect to big v small boats in our case big is best - when there is no risk of the boat tipping you in there is less stress, but yes it takes more effort to show why something is right or wrong.

That rather depends on your definition of big and small. Last time I checked, dinghy schools used single-handers like Toppers or Picos. The first few lessons are all about falling in, which contributes nothing to learning about steering a yacht.

But I would commend using a small keelboat like the Squib (60% of the length and an eighth of the weight of a Centurion) in light/ moderate winds and a good forecast. Anyone would learn more about steering and sail trim from a day's pottering in a Squib than from a 5-day Comp Crew course. I've even heard of sailing schools which use the Autohelm rather than giving crews a concentrated stretch on the helm.

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[jimi]

Do'nt think that sailing schools are really about helmsmanship or sailtrim. Its more about the safe management of a yacht

1)Berthing & deberthing safely
2)Safety underway CR,reefing,lifejackets,fire procedures etc
3)navigation
4)Engine
etc..,

IMHO quite different from what you'd get from a dinghy.

Obviously to learn sail trim, wind awareness, helmsmanship ye cannie whack a dinghy.

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[Strathglass]

Yeer no a Bairn ar yoo? soo am aa

Iain

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[jimi]

No he's no ... he's yin o' yon Sassenachs w'i upwardly mobile pretenshuns!

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