stronglead
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anyone ere into any dinghy sailing 
tis good fun
tis good fun 
dinhy sailing
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stronglead
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woops i missed the G in the name woops
I'd like to get into boating. However, I like mine with motive power. I started out looking at a Fairline Squadron 58, but the £950,000 price tag and 0.35 mpg has kinda put me off a bit. Then there was the £10,000 annual berthing costs and the £2Grand a year to have it serviced and anti-fouled.
Because of that, I've looked further and further down the food chain until I'm now seriously considering a 4 metre RIB with a 40hp outboard. With a trailer I can just about get a new one from Humber RIBs for around £7,000.
However, I wouldn't mind having a go in someone else's boat as the last time I did it, about 35 years ago I did enjoy it.
Because of that, I've looked further and further down the food chain until I'm now seriously considering a 4 metre RIB with a 40hp outboard. With a trailer I can just about get a new one from Humber RIBs for around £7,000.
However, I wouldn't mind having a go in someone else's boat as the last time I did it, about 35 years ago I did enjoy it.
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Well we have a share in a Lark that only cost us £900
The idea being it takes two to sail her and their are three co-owners
So whenever one of us wants to sail there is a good chance one of the other two co-owners is available and also wants to sail
Seems to have worked over the last 4 years
The idea being it takes two to sail her and their are three co-owners
So whenever one of us wants to sail there is a good chance one of the other two co-owners is available and also wants to sail
Seems to have worked over the last 4 years
All this splicing the main brace, raising the top sail and the like doesn't seem like hard work, but might be prepared to give it a go as long as I can recline on a silk divan sipping a mint julip or G&T as somebody else does all the hard work.
Mind you, I seem to remember that Mirror and Enterprise class boats only need one or two people to sail them so that wouldn't leave many flunkies to look after me.
On a more serious note, I wouldn't mind having a go if someone's got a spare seat.....and a life jacket.
Mind you, I seem to remember that Mirror and Enterprise class boats only need one or two people to sail them so that wouldn't leave many flunkies to look after me.
On a more serious note, I wouldn't mind having a go if someone's got a spare seat.....and a life jacket.
try this.....
Space Free on the Clipper Race
Watched this Sunday morning on C4
C4 Volvo Ocean Race
flippin' amazing!!
I used to race at cadet level in Toppers and Lasers. Good fun.
Now racing as part of the crew aboard my dad's yacht, Bathsheba. Sails just like a supersized dinghy. Really needs plenty of weight on the rails to keep it from turning up into wind. Got an overnight race this weekend - Can't wait!
Now racing as part of the crew aboard my dad's yacht, Bathsheba. Sails just like a supersized dinghy. Really needs plenty of weight on the rails to keep it from turning up into wind. Got an overnight race this weekend - Can't wait!
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yachts r fun but tall ships r even better when ur climbin the riggin to repair ropes when under sail and tipped at 30 degrees oh joys
if i went sailing this would likely happen
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if u get it can i get a shot plzzzz