Why single-handed?

[exMNSailor]

I do it to get away from people who don't know what "hoi" means.

What dies Hoi Mean.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoi_polloi

Hoi polloi (Ancient Greek: οἱ πολλοί, hoi polloi, "the many"), is an expression from Greek that means the many or, in the strictest sense, the majority. In English, it means the working class, commoners, the masses or common people in a derogatory sense.

Are you of the latter class?

 

[jerrytug]

Someone sailing a yacht singlehanded is no more "antisocial" etc than a motorist driving alone, or a cyclist.

If you sometimes drive a car alone, and sometimes with passengers, you already know that driving with pax brings a step change in your responsibilities, but also more distractions from the road ahead.

Driving a vehicle alone can be a blessed relief after having a car full of kids or whatever. Same goes for boats.

However.. I'm greatly looking forward to doing some more skippering on my new old gaffer, it's incredibly rewarding to provide others with such a unique experience.

So I don't really have a dog in this fight, if it is one..cheers Jerry

 

[JumbleDuck]

What dies Hoi Mean.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoi_polloi

Hoi polloi (Ancient Greek: οἱ πολλοί, hoi polloi, "the many"), is an expression from Greek that means the many or, in the strictest sense, the majority. In English, it means the working class, commoners, the masses or common people in a derogatory sense.

Are you of the latter class?

No, I am someone who knows that it makes no more sense to say "the hoi polloi" than "the la Tour Eiffel" or "the die Bahn" or "the La Liga" or "the El Nino". Sniff.

 

[charles_reed]

No, I am someone who knows that it makes no more sense to say "the hoi polloi" than "the la Tour Eiffel" or "the die Bahn" or "the La Liga" or "the El Nino". Sniff.

Trubble is, mate, you've been eddicated.

 

[JumbleDuck]

Trubble is, mate, you've been eddicated.

Been the ruination of me. Don't know my place.

 

[Sybarite]

Quite a few fears to conquer though - apart from usual mooring issues I don't know how I'd cope with an engine failure - .

Sail as close as you can get to your home port and then anchor. This will give you time to either sort out your problem or be within dinghy distançe of help.

 

[charles_reed]

Sail as close as you can get to your home port and then anchor. This will give you time to either sort out your problem or be within dinghy distançe of help.

Perhaps one shouldn't be out alone if you can't tie up under sail, single-handed. Admittedly the last place I had to do that was Newlyn in 2000. Not sure I could still do it now.
In fact it's pretty easy once you've practiced it a few times. Easy in N European waters where you tie up alongside and in Baltic/Venice when you tie up between stakes, but a little more trickey when you tie up stern or bows-to in Med.
I did once run out of diesel and then wind on the way back from Fishguard to Aberystwyth and had to anchor in 18m.
That night was the crew dinner in Aber and a foggy one. Someone in a power boat got lost - the Young Crew went out to collect them and got lost as well and the Old Crew, still in DJs went out and brought the whole sorry lot in. A most amusing commentary over the vhf.
That sunny morning I planed the tender into Aber to get 5 litres of diesel, accompanied by the Ceregedion school of bottle-noses and was tied up and on my way home before 10:30.

 

[Greenheart]

I did once run out of diesel and then wind on the way back from Fishguard to Aberystwyth and had to anchor in 18m. That night was the (lifeboat) crew dinner in Aber and a foggy one. Someone in a power boat got lost - the Young Crew went out to collect them and got lost as well and the Old Crew, still in DJs went out and brought the whole sorry lot in. A most amusing commentary over the vhf. That sunny morning I planed the tender into Aber to get 5 litres of diesel, accompanied by the Ceregedion school of bottle-noses and was tied up and on my way home before 10:30.

That's such a great little story, it makes me almost hope for difficulties as sea...there's so much more to tell, afterwards. :encouragement:

 

[exMNSailor]

That's such a great little story, it makes me almost hope for difficulties as sea...there's so much more to tell, afterwards. :encouragement:

Alas and alack my days of SINgle handed sailing are over Dave insists I go with him. Bas****

 

[exMNSailor]

That's such a great little story, it makes me almost hope for difficulties as sea...there's so much more to tell, afterwards. :encouragement:

Alas and alack my days of SINgle handed sailing are over Dave insists I go with him. Bas****

 

[Plum]

I have always found single-handed sailing more relaxing as not having to worry about the feelings or needs of the crew in making a passage plan or changing it while under way.

Colin. Solocoastalsailing.co.uk

 

[BlackPig]

Last year I had planed my big trip with one crew. He dropped out late in the day, I had not got my head around solo sailing in time so never went. This year same trip (St Kilder or Barra) no crew, but fine with it as I have had time to plan relax, and get my head into the ways of solo sailing.

 

[Plum]

In the August edition of the Practical Boat Owner magazine on page 16 Sam Llewellyn has written a piece about single-handed sailing..........

Colin. Solocoastalsailing.co.uk

 

[Halcyon Yachts]

If you sail alone through choice why do you prefer this option?

I have never sailed single handed and it has never appealed to me... Saying that though, there is a part of me that wants to cross the Atlantic alone just to experience it. I would probably drive myself up the wall!

Pete

 

[oldbilbo]

When I was a fit and capable young blade, the idea of sailing my own boat with an all-girl crew rather appealed to me.
Now I am old and none of the above, I am resigned to the idea of sailing my own boat..... 'cos none of the young nubiles of my youth would dream of coming with me.

That's partly why this outfit exists.... http://www.jesterinfo.org/index.html

But there's a lot more than that.

 

[LadyInBed]

Just done 74 hrs solo - Camaret to Gijon, arrived 1500 today, into town to sort out Spanish 3g and eat, now back on boat having a few bevvies before turning in.
It's nice to please yourself what you do.

 

[LONG_KEELER]

Just done 74 hrs solo - Camaret to Gijon, arrived 1500 today, into town to sort out Spanish 3g and eat, now back on boat having a few bevvies before turning in.
It's nice to please yourself what you do.

Tell us more about it .

Were you lonely much ?

What was your pattern of sleep ?

What did you eat mostly ?

Ta

 

[rptb1]

I spent the last ten years skippering for CUYC with student crews around Europe. While I'm in no way bored of it, and love the company, it has become a straightforward routine. Two years ago I accidentally ended up single-handing a 30 foot Beneteau in confined waters in Scotland for several days. The boat wasn't set up for it. It was a tricky and exciting! It opened up a whole new dimension to sailing.

When I got back I hunted around and found Roger Taylor building Mingming II, the Jester Challenge, and then my own little boat. Soloable? Check. Oceans? Check. Rivers? Check. DIY? Check. (Cheap? Check!)

I've been lucky enough to travel the world, but in a way I've been disappointed that there isn't more of it. I can't go onwards to the moon. Soloing a small boat makes the world seem infinite!

 

[rptb1]

TWhat was your pattern of sleep ?

On the keyboard. Now.

 

[sailorman]

When I was a fit and capable young blade, the idea of sailing my own boat with an all-girl crew rather appealed to me.
Now I am old and none of the above, I am resigned to the idea of sailing my own boat..... 'cos none of the young nubiles of my youth would dream of coming with me.

That's partly why this outfit exists.... http://www.jesterinfo.org/index.html

But there's a lot more than that.

They are an odd lot them Jesters