Twister_Ken
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Members of the Royal Brunei and Northern Celebes are welcome.
"Visiting Yachtsmen Welcome"
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Tidewaiter2
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Dylan, I am sadly disappointed in you..
... when I read the above. With Shock and Awe.
A 'blazer' with 'bright' buttons!
But you are the Owner of a Sailing Yot, not your Paid Hand or Crew!
Owner's wear black buttons on their REEFER, ever since Queen Victoria( Gawds Bless 'er) died.
No socks with your deckies, ofcourse.
A Captains hat is a trifle OTT, together with the 'bright blazer' as people will think you are orf a Mobo.
If you wore white ducks and not pinks, they would be 100% certain you were a Sunseeker driver
A simple Breton kep, with Club/Class kep badge, sun faded, with rusty braid/ chinstrap, recently used for mopping up a diesel spill is enough.
In very hot weather, a white cover may be deployed on the kep, but a straw boater, with Regt, School, Club or Class ribbon may be worn ashore(they don't last long at sea, even with a retainer worn!).
6/10 for Effort, but more work needed.
One was always faultlessly turned out, even when Wayfarer cruising,even if soaked to the waist, and now One has a hanging wardrobe....
One is still soaked to the waist, getting orn n orf in the tender!
... when I read the above. With Shock and Awe.
A 'blazer' with 'bright' buttons!
But you are the Owner of a Sailing Yot, not your Paid Hand or Crew!
Owner's wear black buttons on their REEFER, ever since Queen Victoria( Gawds Bless 'er) died.
No socks with your deckies, ofcourse.
A Captains hat is a trifle OTT, together with the 'bright blazer' as people will think you are orf a Mobo.
If you wore white ducks and not pinks, they would be 100% certain you were a Sunseeker driver
A simple Breton kep, with Club/Class kep badge, sun faded, with rusty braid/ chinstrap, recently used for mopping up a diesel spill is enough.
In very hot weather, a white cover may be deployed on the kep, but a straw boater, with Regt, School, Club or Class ribbon may be worn ashore(they don't last long at sea, even with a retainer worn!).
6/10 for Effort, but more work needed.
One was always faultlessly turned out, even when Wayfarer cruising,even if soaked to the waist, and now One has a hanging wardrobe....
One is still soaked to the waist, getting orn n orf in the tender!
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Tidewaiter2
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That can be dangerous, cos..
Eye say, Ken, have they finally recovered the Clubhouse from that mangrove swamp?
One must renew One's Membership when they retrieve the Secretary and Subs book from that freshwater crocodile
Sod's Law of the Sea that it got both
Eye say, Ken, have they finally recovered the Clubhouse from that mangrove swamp?
One must renew One's Membership when they retrieve the Secretary and Subs book from that freshwater crocodile
Sod's Law of the Sea that it got both
AndrewB
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Same thought occurred to me! There's some infallible advice in the handbook on how to gain entrance to the snottiest of posh yot clubs. Now, where's my copy?
samwise
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Are all too polite to ask what "pick" trousers are? Possibly de rigeur wear at the Llanelli Miners Yacht Club!
Twister_Ken
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Same thought occurred to me! There's some infallible advice in the handbook on how to gain entrance to the snottiest of posh yot clubs. Now, where's my copy?
Ah ha - a man of taste and distinction, and a scholar to boot.
uxb
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A few years ago when arriving at the Royal Cork Yacht Club very early in the year we spied two folk running down the pontoon toward us as we made our approach. "They'll be rushing down to tell us oiks to eff off" we thought.
How wrong could we have been? They were rushing so they could be there to take our lines and a very warm welcome was extended to us and we had a great stay while the weather did what weather does.
The Colraine Yacht Club at the other end of the land was similarly welcoming.
As was everywhere else in that land. (except the 2 boat loads of armed troops off Warren Point)
I love Ireland.
How wrong could we have been? They were rushing so they could be there to take our lines and a very warm welcome was extended to us and we had a great stay while the weather did what weather does.
The Colraine Yacht Club at the other end of the land was similarly welcoming.
As was everywhere else in that land. (except the 2 boat loads of armed troops off Warren Point)
I love Ireland.
chinita
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What happened?
mjcoon
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Lucky Duck
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photodog
Lord High Commander of Upper Broughton and Gunthor
We have always had a good reception... (Except at the Royal Western... they really are a bit spit and polish blazer types..... but there is a decent cafe on site so they are superflous anyways...)
We especially like Royal Fowey, (Very good with the dog.. the chef brought out some ham to him on the patio... grockle season..and it has the best view in town.. A real haven of tranquility in the high.) Helford, Salcombe, Dart, and the one in the posh new building next to that posh marina in Southampton... They have a guy on the door....
We arent members anywere... and have never been turned away.... if we have to sign in to someplace I just whack some random selection of letters in for the club... ala RFDYC or NPYC or suchlike...
We've been a few times now into Harwich and they were great as well...
We especially like Royal Fowey, (Very good with the dog.. the chef brought out some ham to him on the patio... grockle season..and it has the best view in town.. A real haven of tranquility in the high.) Helford, Salcombe, Dart, and the one in the posh new building next to that posh marina in Southampton... They have a guy on the door....
We arent members anywere... and have never been turned away.... if we have to sign in to someplace I just whack some random selection of letters in for the club... ala RFDYC or NPYC or suchlike...
We've been a few times now into Harwich and they were great as well...
Tidewaiter2
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One has d/w the posters spelling error at Ones post 4 above re trizers, pink, Cuwwy's, suwley
Fank 'eavans, oi diodnt go to a Nobs skool , lioke
We wos taut to spell, or got clumped rand d'ear
Tidewaiter2
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Tidewaiter2
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Sod's Law of the Sea, a very kind soul gave me a copy for Christmas
Good Gods , Man, I have the fag and totty stained cover edition- the phone number on the chart was u/s mind!
IMHO, boy service does not count towards pension- rant; youngf whippersnapperds, wots wrong with a sellotaped ed, kept One sane thru 30+ years of d/w Foxtrot, Zulu, Lunnon scum- n that's just the ones serving with u!
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Lucky Duck
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That's the one, hadn't noticed the phone number on the chart before - good spot!
Tidewaiter2
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mjcoon
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Seajet
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Photodog,
maybe things have changed, but as a couple of scruffy teenagers in 1981 we were made very welcome at the Royal Western; even though, as our inflatable had been stolen at Studland, we had a tiny inflatable beach boat only big enough for both of us kneeling to paddle, and parked the thing among the gleaming tenders in their special little harbour...
Agree about the Royal Fowey though, very friendly; I think it was there that there was gold leaf on a door, 'Reading Room - Gentlemen Only' which I rather liked !
Daedelus
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I liked Island Sailing Club when SWMBO asked how they could tell we were "visiting yachtsmen" and the steward just looked her up and down and said "it's the clothes madam." Fortunately she was amused and spent the rest of the day eyeing passers by and deciding if deck shoes were being worn as a fashion accessory or because they were genuinely off a boat.
