Why Do Folk keep Coming Back.

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Going off Little Ships thread about Serious Cruising.

I wonder why so many keep going back to the marina each day.

When we set off, we might or might not go far each day. But we wont come back for at least a week or two.

Understand about work comitments, but other than that, why dont folk just carry on some where else each day.
 
I think maybe you have a very much longer piece of virtual string attached to the pontoon. Back in history, who would you like to have been ? Prince Henry the Navigator, Enrico Magellan, Damian Garmin, or who ? :)
 
Shipping out...

I used to do that - once you had signed the Articles Blue Star had you by the balls for up to a couple of years...

You could stretch that out by jumping ship where you fancied - might have got a double DR but what a way to see the world!
 
At the weekend, sometimes we will stay over, sometimes come back.

Mix and match.

When you have a six year old, they sometimes want to do things other than boating!
 
You can congratulate yourselve on your nav skills, your boat handling, the very fact that you got there safely ....................and......................have a beer!
 
Tidnock said:
fear of the unknown
Past the Fairway bouy:D
lack of confidence in own abilities
Have I instructed you?
worrying wife
I called Her yesterday;)
taking the easy option and sticking to the comfort zone
She was OK when I left her!
lack of experience
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Hey Tid
You about this weekend?
 
When I talk to Peeps
Just the latest example, frinstance
Man buys 36 footer
Busy Busy Man
Whole Family really into their boat , great!
Do 5 days with them
Last visit for Me and the Family to the vessel, say about 5 weeks ago
They will be at the boat this weekend, weather doesn't look that good.
They WILL go out a bit no doubt.
I think it is a time verses weather thing for lots of Peeps.

So they WILL go out but have to return to work Monday
I know they have a 'Trip' planned.
From their home port to a destination 80 miles away, plus a cruise of 50 miles about the area they are going to
But they have a week an a bit to sort it
Then the weather might not be suitable.

It's weather and time if you are still suitably employed.
As said, I speak to lots who wanna go and not come back as it were
But there's the rub!
 
hlb said:
Going off Little Ships thread about Serious Cruising.

I wonder why so many keep going back to the marina each day.

When we set off, we might or might not go far each day. But we wont come back for at least a week or two.

Understand about work comitments, but other than that, why dont folk just carry on some where else each day.
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For us, it's because I got the wrong boat, but not this year, the suns shining, it's warm, it ain't blowin' it's head off, balmy night temperatures, first time for about four seasons that it's been good enough to own a med type boat in the UK.
but most of the time we need something like you got, backdoors that close, heating to keep you warm in the middle of the summer,although you can keep the exploding bog and the nearly sinking experience.:D
 
if I could get head office approval (bride) I would love to get a boat suitable to quick trips to IOM, Ireland etc, I think I would do it now, when I had a suitable boat I did not have the time or insperation.

I would not want a sports cruiser, say perhaps a Beneteau or Merryfisher, what are the thoughts on the minimum size of boat to attempt this
 
Tid, it's about seaworthiness as well
I did IOM lots in me 22ft Channel Island
As you say a sports cruiser is not the ideal for such a gig
Unless its a big un
Or conditions allow

The Antares range are good sea boats imho
Nimbus?
I think any good semi displacement is good for 'our pond' at about 27 upwards.
Cept the Channel Island!
Might be sea trialling summat Wednesday, might see ya!
 
I think you've answered your own question Haydn, at least so far as most folk are concerned. If it wasn't for work commitments we would be off for weeks at a time, but on the other hand, if it wasn't for work, we wouldn't be able to fund the boat. So it's a bit of a balancing act, as it is, I suspect, for most folk. Other than that, the only other factor is the weather, but if time isn't an issue I suppose you can sit it out.
Tidnock, so far as suitable baots are concerned, I second Kwackers comments regarding the B.Antares, we're very pleased with ours and have every confidence in it.
When we were first thinking of a boat, I'd got my eye on the sports style of vessel. 'Yer want one of them patio door jobs' says Kwackers. Don't you just hate know alls
 
epervier said:
For us, it's because I got the wrong boat, but not this year, the suns shining, it's warm, it ain't blowin' it's head off, balmy night temperatures, first time for about four seasons that it's been good enough to own a med type boat in the UK.
but most of the time we need something like you got, backdoors that close, heating to keep you warm in the middle of the summer,although you can keep the exploding bog and the nearly sinking experience.:D
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Used to go all over the place in my old P33, from Puffwelly.

Across to Wicklow, then down the coast and round to the South coast, Past Cork. Else up to Strangford (Sunk there once) across to IOM and back again. Nuther time. Went IOM Scotland and got to Tobermory.

MF's been to the CI's loads of times. Brittainy quite a few, then rounding off up the Solent before ambling back to Plymouth.

We even went to Birmingham once.:eek:

Scilly Isles twice. Last year we finally got round to Lancashire, just a few miles from home.

For serious cruising I recon you need 35FT which is over 40ft if looking at newer stuff. You need to be fairly comfortable in a F6/7 because it will catch you eventually.
 
Tidnock said:
if I could get head office approval (bride) I would love to get a boat suitable to quick trips to IOM, Ireland etc, I think I would do it now, when I had a suitable boat I did not have the time or insperation.

I would not want a sports cruiser, say perhaps a Beneteau or Merryfisher, what are the thoughts on the minimum size of boat to attempt this
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Why not see if you can organise someone with a boat like Kwackas or Philizs' to do a trip to IOM or Ireland, go as crew and contribute to fuel and food.

You may find the boat owner has a partner who is not keen to passage-make or travel further afield than the normal cruising grounds, and would look at the cruise as an opportunity to test out the ship and their skills.

Maybe even test out the boat in conditions that the partner would normally instruct the skipper to return to port in.....;)
 
hlb said:
I wonder why so many keep going back to the marina each day.
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Maybe its what they enjoy doing and have a nice comfortable house to go back to and would rather spend the night in their own bed than in a floating caravan.

Another benefit of sleeping in your own bed, is that you are unlikely to be woken up in the middle of the night because your house is sinking. ;)
 
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