What does "Yachtmaster" mean at the moment?

[Laser310]

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The feminists have driven such words as manageress, actress etc out of the vocabulary so yacht mistress would not be tolerated

I particularly dislike the use of "fisher" for "fisherman" - The Guardian uses it and it just sounds wrong.

 

[benjenbav]

I particularly dislike the use of "fisher" for "fisherman" - The Guardian uses it and it just sounds wrong.

And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

Matthew 4:19 KJV

 

[Chiara’s slave]

And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

Matthew 4:19 KJV

That sounds all wrong now too. The Guardian would never print that.

 

[john_morris_uk]

Career? you were a rankless non-combatant. (not that that's a bad thing in itself)

There may not have been promotion in the rank sense but there were definitely career enhancing and career limiting options in one’s actions and behaviour…

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Career? you were a rankless non-combatant. (not that that's a bad thing in itself)

You don’t think that’s more than a trifle impolite? I suspect Viago said much the same to someone in a Plymouth pub once, and has been sore about the results ever since.

 

[Buck Turgidson]

Mine is Coastal because most of my qualifying miles was on a boat too small to count. As I only did it to confirm I wasn't a complete idiot I don't mind if people disregard it as not a "proper yachtmaster". Probably should have done it before the long ocean passages that turned out not to count anyway due to lack of LWL.

 

[The Q]

What does a yachtmaster mean to me?

Nothing...

I've long since given up sailing at sea, I now sail in circles on tidal waters. Propping up the bar between races.

No qualifications, The sailing qualification I didn't get was the dinghy one, didn't get that because it blew a gale on the last two days of a weeks course ..

Was planning to go for a full yachtmaster many years ago, but getting time off work in the RAF was very difficult, then swmbo arrived..

 

[Babylon]

Who in their right mind is going to let someone with no qualifications or command experience take their pride and joy on a 60NM jaunt without supervision?

I don't think anyone would actually do this without providing supervision.

When he was in his early-20s I gave the son of old friends command of my small yacht for two 65NM passages to qualify for his YM. He'd crewed for me since his early teens, and had later crewed for a yacht delivery company in his gap year. I was aboard as his single crew, therefore he was under nominal 'supervision', but I played no part in any of his decisions either planning or skippering the passages, which were from the Solent to Dartmouth via Studland and back via Swanage.

Actually that's not strictly true...! As a keen young sailing purist he was trying to sail the last couple of hours after nightfall past St Alban's Head on a strengthening ebb tide with wind-over-tide! The whole return passage had been downwind and rolly, I'd been feeling sick from an ill-advised seafood curry the night before at Dittisham, and having nothing active to focus on except the menacing steel-grey sea had made it worse! So I 'suggested' to him that a good skipper should always take the safety and happiness of his crew into consideration, which in this case meant using the engine for the last bit. Being young and arrogant he dismissed my suggestion, but eventually the conditions defeated him and we motored round! Lesson was learnt!

 

[doris]

That’s reminded me that mine is 35 years old.

Snap

 

[Jmacd]

Hmm.
Not living sailing, working or doing business in the UK. I'm not up on the in's and out which one's what ect.
To me, Any, Yachtmaster. Means someone is possibly quite sensible, off to a good start and wants to learn .
Last I heard. The UK still does not require any kind of license or certification for pleasure boats or yachts.
General concept. The "Yachtmaster" is entirely voluntary. It has a good reputation as one of the best amatuer certificates.
I was genuinely surprised as I pointed out in another thread to find out there are separate Sail and Power YM's.
Having just heard of the "Yachtmaster". I thought it was generic to Yachts.
The level of knowledge and study required, quite high.
I am impressed by someone's commitment to achieve any of the "Yachtmaster" certificates. It shows a level of commitment to learning well above and beyond the basic requirements most people are willing to take.
By far the majority, Just do the minimum required. If they do anything at all. A few take some night classes and maybe a basic sailing course.
The modern "Yachtmaster". Not something I run into very often. Occasionally someone passes through.
Commercially. You really do need to check what actual experience they have.
Even so. Show up with a Yachtmaster, on your resume, We would probably take the time to talk.