Yachting myth busters

[Robert Wilson]

"It's ok to moor onto that Admiralty buoy."

"The Grey-Funnel Line chaps love to return your dipped-ensign salute."

"This is a sheltered anchorage in all wind-directions."

"I'm just popping to the boat to change the impeller, dear. I'll be back in half an hour."

"Of course I'm always careful- I never drop anything into the bilges."

And finally, actually said to my son when I purchased my 30 year old GRP boat:-
"Of course annual running-costs won't be much."

 

[Robert Wilson]

There's a camaraderie among all those who go to sea. No matter whether you have an elderly small sailing boat, a 200' motor superyacht, or a jet-ski. . .

"Jet skiers welcome here."

 

[JumbleDuck]

Apart from rockets, the only type I haven't flown in ( given the controls by generous pilots ) is an intentional glider; been in C172 with engine conked out, even that seemed like a brick but I'd much rather try putting it in a field compared to an airliner; I remember being told the glide ratio of a Harrier II, GR5-7-9, one had to be at 4,000', 1 mile from the threshold...

At the club I mainly flew from, rotor effects (not the helicopter sort) meant that in strong south westerlies you had to cross the airfield boundary at 800' on the way in ... and you would still be stopped by halfway up the 900' runway.

 

[savageseadog]

This .................. I bought at the boat jumble was a real bargain

 

[mrming]

"My heavy, undercanvassed yacht doesn't have to motor in anything less than F3."

"My bilge keeler with baggy roller genoa can tack through 80 degrees".

 

[sailorman]

International Paints have a good range of colours & never change or drop popular colours, so you can always be sure of getting a tin of your colour for touching-in

 

[JumbleDuck]

International Paints have a good range of colours & never change or drop popular colours, so you can always be sure of getting a tin of your colour for touching-in

Westerly deck paint! The swine. I'm saving my last unopened tin until Centaurs are collectors' item, then I'm making a killing on eBay.

 

[Koeketiene]

"The Grey-Funnel Line chaps love to return your dipped-ensign salute."

Nice one.

 

[ricky_s]

Sailor skippers are better than mobo skippers.

 

[sailorman]

Westerly deck paint! The swine. I'm saving my last unopened tin until Centaurs are collectors' item, then I'm making a killing on eBay.

Its not 093 is it :disgust:

 

[sailorman]

Sailor skippers are better that mobo skippers.

Yes & can do it longer n slower to max the benefit

 

[Daydream believer]

Yes & can do it longer n slower to max the benefit

Sorry wrong forum -this is a sailing forum not a porn one

 

[Drews]

Mobo's don't create bloody great wakes, so no problem setting throttles to Warp speed out of an anchorage

 

[sailorman]

Sorry wrong forum -this is a sailing forum not a porn one

Take it as your mind see`s fit

 

[Vanilla]

A spinnaker is a great investment if you sail singlehanded.

Recent developments in antifoul formulation have been extremely successful and cost-effective

AIS is essential safety kit in the Solent on a sunny Bank Holiday

 

[Kelpie]

You need to be completely self sufficient to go north of Ardnamurchan.

 

[ricky_s]

There is no need to keep a proper look out when under sail.

 

[Grumpybear]

When you have a deck hugging genoa set, you are stand on vessel on the port tack as it's obvious you can't see round it.

 

[JumbleDuck]

Fenders left out enhance the appearance of motor boats.

 

[jerrytug]

It's not funny to deliberately leave one fender dangling, to induce apoplexy in blue ensign/blue blazer types.