savageseadog
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Re: What\'s your most useful sailing discovery this season?
Sailing costs less when you don't actually go sailing
Sailing costs less when you don't actually go sailing
What's your most useful sailing discovery this season?
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Phoenix of Hamble
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Re: What\'s your most useful sailing discovery this season?
Oooooo.... do you think we've just caught someone with two IDs?
LOL
Oooooo.... do you think we've just caught someone with two IDs?
LOL
ShipsWoofy
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Re: What\'s your most useful sailing discovery this season?
Do not leave solar shower bags untied on the coach roof, they will roll off somewhere on the passage.
Do not drop a walking stick in the tender, it will hit the seat (see above) and bounce happily into the oggin.
There was something else that Neptune stole on our summer cruise but I forget what it was now.
Do not leave solar shower bags untied on the coach roof, they will roll off somewhere on the passage.
Do not drop a walking stick in the tender, it will hit the seat (see above) and bounce happily into the oggin.
There was something else that Neptune stole on our summer cruise but I forget what it was now.
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Re: What\'s your most useful sailing discovery this season?
Use baby wipes for washing yourself when on long passages
Use baby wipes for washing yourself when on long passages
tome
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Re: What\'s your most useful sailing discovery this season?
So now I've got to buy nappies AND baby wipes. People are going to think I'm getting broody
So now I've got to buy nappies AND baby wipes. People are going to think I'm getting broody
Lakesailor
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Re: What\'s your most useful sailing discovery this season?
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being a cat it is easy enough to pop it into the saloon when needed to get it out of the way.
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You sit on a cat? We'd better call the RSPCA
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being a cat it is easy enough to pop it into the saloon when needed to get it out of the way.
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You sit on a cat? We'd better call the RSPCA
Mirelle
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Ten year old boy
Suddenly he's done his RYA dinghy course, joined the Sea Scouts, and become really useful.
Can go up mast, row Mother ashore in tender, hand, reef and steer.
Highly recommended!
Suddenly he's done his RYA dinghy course, joined the Sea Scouts, and become really useful.
Can go up mast, row Mother ashore in tender, hand, reef and steer.
Highly recommended!
saltydave
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Re: What\'s your most useful sailing discovery this season?
Handheld GPS...... I am a convert... I am sure that many will jump on me with drawbacks, but I now know where I am, and where I am going, and how long it will take without going below for 15 minutes to calculate. Also found that my log was misreading and my top speed (over the ground - no tide) was 1 knot higher than I thought. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Handheld GPS...... I am a convert... I am sure that many will jump on me with drawbacks, but I now know where I am, and where I am going, and how long it will take without going below for 15 minutes to calculate. Also found that my log was misreading and my top speed (over the ground - no tide) was 1 knot higher than I thought. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
tome
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Re: Ten year old boy
Must be a great feeling - I learned a lot of the basics as a sea scout
Must be a great feeling - I learned a lot of the basics as a sea scout
chas
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Re: What\'s your most useful sailing discovery this season?
That there is not enough water to get into the Exe at 1 1/2 hrs before LWS.
That there is not enough water to get into the Exe at 1 1/2 hrs before LWS.
RupertW
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Re: What\'s your most useful sailing discovery this season?
That a fin keel boat can waggle it's way off the mud more easily than two massive twin engined motorboats who were foolishly following it.
That a fin keel boat can waggle it's way off the mud more easily than two massive twin engined motorboats who were foolishly following it.
WAFOO
New Member
Re: What\'s your most useful sailing discovery this season?
that checkstays give you an extra knot of speed in light winds, which does help in a sigma 36!
that checkstays give you an extra knot of speed in light winds, which does help in a sigma 36!
cardinal_mark
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Re: What\'s your most useful sailing discovery this season?
That owning and sailing your own boat is a zillion times more satisfying than chartering.
That its best to check your windlass is working before dropping anchor and watching it let 35m of chain free-fall and have to be hauled up by hand.
That comfy cockpit cushions make all the difference.
That those smart little shroud cleats stop you contiunally tripping over burgee halyards when dropping sail.
That I simply must get lazyjacks.
I'm sure there's more...
Mark
That owning and sailing your own boat is a zillion times more satisfying than chartering.
That its best to check your windlass is working before dropping anchor and watching it let 35m of chain free-fall and have to be hauled up by hand.
That comfy cockpit cushions make all the difference.
That those smart little shroud cleats stop you contiunally tripping over burgee halyards when dropping sail.
That I simply must get lazyjacks.
I'm sure there's more...
Mark
Lakesailor
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Re: What\'s your most useful sailing discovery this season?
That I can stop and have a picnic.
That I can stop and have a picnic.
Neil_M
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Re: Ten year old boy
Agreed. I have 8 & 12 year old boys fitted aboard Morzen to supplement the tiller pilot. They draw less current but require regular feeding.
Based on recent trip to Holland I can confirm that they are also never known to quail at the fury of a (near) gale & are hardly ever sick at sea but have yet to test them on shipping a salvagee...
Agreed. I have 8 & 12 year old boys fitted aboard Morzen to supplement the tiller pilot. They draw less current but require regular feeding.
Based on recent trip to Holland I can confirm that they are also never known to quail at the fury of a (near) gale & are hardly ever sick at sea but have yet to test them on shipping a salvagee...
powerskipper
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Re: What\'s your most useful sailing discovery this season?
That I can manage with one bag instead of 3,
That I can manage with one bag instead of 3,
Peppermint
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Re: Memory foam toppers for the bunks...
...The England Cricket Team, that I can remember how to splice braided lines and I'll second nappies. Top job for getting rainwater out of the, top access only, engine space.
...The England Cricket Team, that I can remember how to splice braided lines and I'll second nappies. Top job for getting rainwater out of the, top access only, engine space.
Seafort
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Re: What\'s your most useful sailing discovery this season?
Judging from other posts here-abouts.
That PWC's are banned in StVincent and the Grenadines.
Dave.
Judging from other posts here-abouts.
That PWC's are banned in StVincent and the Grenadines.
Dave.
Becky
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Re: What\'s your most useful sailing discovery this season?
Why don't you use a fender? You can tie these at both ends.
Not Becky, her better half. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Why don't you use a fender? You can tie these at both ends.
Not Becky, her better half. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
ShipsWoofy
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Re: What\'s your most useful sailing discovery this season?
yes!!! that was it, a balloon fender went walkies (or should that be swimmies) on the visitor pontoon at Dale.
Height, the inflatable dinghy seat gives me a decent height so I can see where we are going!
yes!!! that was it, a balloon fender went walkies (or should that be swimmies) on the visitor pontoon at Dale.
Height, the inflatable dinghy seat gives me a decent height so I can see where we are going!