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KevinV said:
I know remarkably few folks who have regretted downsizing/ simplifying on time, however hard the decisions looked (y)
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Indeed.

It's a curious paradox that when you're young and skint you desire all sorts of stuff but when you're older and can actually afford the stuff you've hankered after for years you look at most of it and think - meeeh, can't be bothered.
 
KevinV said:
I know remarkably few folks who have regretted downsizing/ simplifying on time, however hard the decisions looked (y)
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As I have said in a different context, there are two ways of managing: you can make arrangements in good time and risk missing out on possibly years of pleasure or usage, or you can do nothing and go on enjoying yourself but risk a crisis developing. This applies to houses as much as boats, and I don't believe there is a correct answer.
 
Wivenhoe a brilliant place to wind down in - good club - 18 club dinghies to use if you wanted although maybe a bit energetic - my guess is after a couple of months on the club balcony the temptation will be too much and you will be letting us know that you have taken over a Wivenhoe One Design, or a little gaff dinghy - nice and steady - and will be floating up and down on a good day, maybe with a small sail and electric motor - and when the time finally comes to stop, you just pass it on.

You could also sit in the Nottage from time to time and tell visitors about the history of the place and your ventures.-
 
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Egret said:
Wivenhoe a brilliant place to wind down in - good club - 18 club dinghies to use if you wanted although maybe a bit energetic - my guess is after a couple of months on the club balcony the temptation will be too much and you will be letting us know that you have taken over a Wivenhoe One Design, or a little gaff dinghy - nice and steady - and will be floating up and down on a good day, maybe with a small sail and electric motor - and when the time finally comes to stop, you just pass it on.

You could also sit in the Nottage from time to time and tell visitors about the history of the place and your ventures.-
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A WOD looks a bit tame to me. I've always fancied a Laser, but my weak 10 st may not be enough over F1-2. I've got to sell up before I can make plans anyway. I have bored the WRYOA, unfortunately renamed WRCA, about my sailing in the past quite often but their format has changed and I've not done so recently. I will have a small part to play next month on the 24/25th when my art group is showing our efforts in life drawing. If you want an invite to the Friday evening drinks party let me know.
 
You can buy a small sail for a laser -when I’ve sailed in warmer climes the small sail was attractive I recall in the good old days of Sunsail clubs to reduce the stress and stomach strain and not being15stone etc. I would thought a nice Nimbus might be more suitable -wealthy retired GPs on our pontoon have Bene 42 trawler but appreciate that might be a tad large but many smaller Nimbus seem popular with retirees
 
Laser no problem for 10 stone - especially at Wivenhoe as sheltered - I have had one nearby since 1974 and was 9 stone then and 11 stone now - There is the Radial sail and the junior 4.7 sq m sail so one of those will be OK - Most have a selection - Low cost so no need to wait until big boat is sold.
 
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ashtead said:
You can buy a small sail for a laser -when I’ve sailed in warmer climes the small sail was attractive I recall in the good old days of Sunsail clubs to reduce the stress and stomach strain and not being15stone etc. I would thought a nice Nimbus might be more suitable -wealthy retired GPs on our pontoon have Bene 42 trawler but appreciate that might be a tad large but many smaller Nimbus seem popular with retirees
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I like the ‘wealthy’ bit.
 
Sailing steve said:
Indeed.

It's a curious paradox that when you're young and skint you desire all sorts of stuff but when you're older and can actually afford the stuff you've hankered after for years you look at most of it and think - meeeh, can't be bothered.
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I think that it’s possible to keep that desire for new toys up until you are about 70......after that I’m not so sure....probably goes to a state of...happy with what you got....till eventually it’s just about thinking of others...which is probably the time to swallow the anchor
 
The transition for yachties is quite easy when compared to motorboaters......many of you are part of a larger organization such as a yacht club....so you still have community and roles to play, such as crewing or teaching the next generation. Motorboaters tend to be more solitary...they don’t need crews and who wants passengers ?...if you have mates they tend to be the same age....or in my case, older....so everyone retires together.
 
When I sold the boat I kept the delightful and maintenance-free nesting aluminium sailing dinghy. ( That I had bought from on here as it happens)..
Now, that is easy to launch , sailing, rowing exercise, mackerel chugging along off the beach..
You can’t beat an early morning row with a good set of oars..
Having written that .. I haven’t launched it yet😊 This could be The Year.
My bad. Too busy enjoying other things.

So take heed, you wonder how did one ever manage to maintain and sail a bigger boat regularly too?
 
Bouba said:
The transition for yachties is quite easy when compared to motorboaters......many of you are part of a larger organization such as a yacht club....so you still have community and roles to play, such as crewing or teaching the next generation. Motorboaters tend to be more solitary...they don’t need crews and who wants passengers ?...if you have mates they tend to be the same age....or in my case, older....so everyone retires together.
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H,mm we have 80 Mobos on our moorings, not one of which is as good as mine and 80 Know - it - all skippers to argue with regards... just about anything really.
We have 10 boats off to St Kats and 15 going up to Burnham on Mud, over Easter the average age of the skippers is probably at least sixty or seventy summers with a few wannabees in their late 50s.
Many of those going to St Kats have their families, wives , kids and grandkids aboard plus a few hangers on along for the ride and who will catch the train back home afterwards.
We know there around around 40 boats going into St Kats from the upper Thames from two or three of the clubs up there, suspect virtually all will have family members aboard.
 
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johnalison said:
After a winter thinking about it, I have at last put my boat up for sale. Although I can still manage her, the amount of sailing I have done in the last couple of years doesn’t really justify the cost, and more importantly, the effort, and I think it is better to go ahead now rather than wait for deterioration to take place. She is sitting outside David Morris’ office at Titchmarsh and although she hasn’t been worked on yet I thought she looked pretty presentable, at least after I had spent an hour asking the guano off. My wife is trying hard to make me feel sad about it but it is not really working, probably because I have had plenty of time to see it coming. As Seneca said, most unhappiness is caused by people’s failure to anticipate adverse events. I don’t know what boating I will be able to scrounge but for the time being I will be occupied with getting her properly ready, and if nobody bites, I might get another season.
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having looked through you tube , have to say howgood the david morris site is good, also some interesting listings he had some antaries 760 that would have suited me but just bad timng, i hope yr sale goes wel good luck
 
MoodySabre said:
Good luck JohnAlison.
Recent years have years have seen little sailing following the death of one of my daughters in 2023 and health issues in 2024. I have finally accepted that trips to Holland are no longer sensible following a leaky heart valve and a pacemaker. I’ll keep going for another year, three nights booked in St Kats with kids and grandkids. It feels like a step on the slippery slope but I shall remain in denial for as long as possible.
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be thankful that the choice is yours, the last time i locked up & walked away i had no idea i would not be doing it againboth roberts , foxs yacht sales were a great help a very difficult time, mucho paper work to do remotely via royal mail
 
Blueboatman said:
I sold my last boat because the outcome of a couple of eye ops was less than A Given Certainty by a fair margin ( turned out pretty good).
At the time the s/h market was riding high.
And thanks to the Golden Globe Race re-enactment and the endurance and success of venerable Frenchman Jean Claude Van Den Heede( VDH) in winning it, the marque was enjoying an unexpected “racing” rep.
Sold relatively quickly and relatively easily to France to a wannabe entrant. I loved it and I loved using and living on it, throwing it around at sea and being thrown around by deteriorating weather at sea, and playing with all the different sails etc etc, it was just super comfortable, so solid, and surprisingly quick even in light airs and powerful in a blow.. it was absolutely the right boat for me and my circumstances at the time. 13 odd happy years👍
Heck, I even made a gentle profit on it, after costing in my labour at removing the old teak deck.
But do I miss it? Nope. Move on!

Which is why I think we’re all so amused/ mildly irritated at dear old Wanseys reluctance to commit to The Next Thing. The clock ticks on..
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a teak deck is likke having a thatched roof on a modern house:ROFLMAO:
 
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