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Post by Jim on Sept 27, 2021 17:56:13 GMT
I would love to take up sailing. Something just a little bigger than a windsurfer. Transportable, cheap to store, but big enough to sit down on/ in. I've no idea if such a thing is available. Sailing seems to have gone out of fashion. Try a laser. A Pico might be easier though. I must report I had Bass for tea yesterday, Co-op cheap bin Bass. Easy to catch. Delicious with a few fresh runner beans from the garden.
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Post by metanoia on Sept 27, 2021 17:59:23 GMT
Yes, thanks. Sailed a beautiful clinker yacht for a few years, moored on a buoy in the Blackwater. It cost more to keep in varnish than fuel! The peace out there was incomparable but, as others have said, the views leave a bit to be desired after a while ....
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2021 18:03:53 GMT
Nice. The only boar I ever sailed was a clinker dinghy as it happens. A "Twinkle 10" by Wrights of Ipswich I bought it from someone at Sutton Courtenay on the Thames in 1994. Nice dink that was but wooden.
I sold it at a profit. Only time this has ever happened to me with any boat. Perhaps a good sign?
I love clinker boats but could not eat a holed one. As for the views "out there" I dream every day of the delights of nothingness.
Sounds like an interesting solution.
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Post by Telemachus on Sept 27, 2021 18:04:47 GMT
I would love to take up sailing. Something just a little bigger than a windsurfer. Transportable, cheap to store, but big enough to sit down on/ in. I've no idea if such a thing is available. Sailing seems to have gone out of fashion. Try a laser. A Pico might be easier though. I must report I had Bass for tea yesterday, Co-op cheap bin Bass. Easy to catch. Delicious with a few fresh runner beans from the garden. Or something like this topper, same kind of idea as a laser. Have a look on Apolloduck, there are plenty of dinghies. Upwards of £500
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Post by Mr Stabby on Sept 27, 2021 18:10:23 GMT
I read that book by Tristan Jones and that was enough to put me off it for life.
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Post by Jim on Sept 27, 2021 18:15:04 GMT
Try a laser. A Pico might be easier though. I must report I had Bass for tea yesterday, Co-op cheap bin Bass. Easy to catch. Delicious with a few fresh runner beans from the garden. Or something like this topper, same kind of idea as a laser. Have a look on Apolloduck, there are plenty of dinghies. Upwards of £500 I knew there was another, couldn't recall the name. The Laser was in jest, they are a bit unstable, though fast.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2021 18:15:58 GMT
I read the Slocum book about 25"years ago and was like yeah yeah yeah. Not read any books since.
And still have not sailed around the world. Yet.
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Post by JohnV on Sept 27, 2021 18:19:03 GMT
I find racing/lightweight dinghies too much like hard work and too uncomfortable and I have a rooted dislike of getting wet.
A Heron or a Wayfarer even a GP14 if it's not pushed
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2021 18:20:05 GMT
I would love to take up sailing. Something just a little bigger than a windsurfer. Transportable, cheap to store, but big enough to sit down on/ in. I've no idea if such a thing is available. Sailing seems to have gone out of fashion. This is called a 'Blaze', a bit technical but exciting and fast single-hander which has the virtue of being virtually unsinkable and easy to recover from a capsize. Which is good because you will. Note the open stern. Good second-hand ones are often available - good in this case meaning not bought with the intention of competing at a national level. Kevlar sail (main only, no jib) which are very durable but very expensive to replace.
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Post by JohnV on Sept 27, 2021 18:23:04 GMT
I read the Slocum book about 25"years ago and was like yeah yeah yeah. Not read any books since. And still have not sailed around the world. Yet. If you can find a copy, "Tinkerbelle" by Robert Manry is a cracking read
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2021 18:25:10 GMT
I would love to take up sailing. Something just a little bigger than a windsurfer. Transportable, cheap to store, but big enough to sit down on/ in. I've no idea if such a thing is available. Sailing seems to have gone out of fashion. This is called a 'Blaze', a bit technical but exciting and fast single-hander which has the virtue of being virtually unsinkable and easy to recover from a capsize. Which is good because you will. Note the open stern. Good second-hand ones are often available - good in this case meaning not bought with the intention of competing at a national level. Kevlar sail (main only, no jib) which are very durable but very expensive to replace. This assumes one is not living aboard the craft on a permanent basis. Maybe a couple of weeks but I feel the lack of toileting facilities could prove troublesome.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2021 18:43:59 GMT
Although frankly with a bit of effort you could easily find a trailer-sailor for peanuts which you could take a dump on as well. And sleep overnight.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2021 18:46:36 GMT
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Post by metanoia on Sept 27, 2021 18:47:58 GMT
I read the Slocum book about 25"years ago and was like yeah yeah yeah. Not read any books since. And still have not sailed around the world. Yet. If you can find a copy, "Tinkerbelle" by Robert Manry is a cracking read Never forget Donald Crowhurst......
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2021 18:51:33 GMT
If you can find a copy, "Tinkerbelle" by Robert Manry is a cracking read Never forget Donald Crowhurst...... A tragic tale, but Bernard Moitessier's efforts in the same event were far more interesting. And he was French. Blimey.
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