Sailies-which Way?

[Polly]

We usually know......honest! 

That is what I don't get about mobos--no thrill of uncertainty boring innit?  

[JennyMorgan]

Just now, Polly said:

We usually know......honest! 

That is what I don't get about mobos--no thrill of uncertainty boring innit?  

So very true! As a very wise man once wrote 'departing and arriving is the highlight of a journey on a mobo whilst on a sailing boat the journey itself is the highlight'!

[addicted]

10 hours ago, JennyMorgan said:

So very true! As a very wise man once wrote 'departing and arriving is the highlight of a journey on a mobo whilst on a sailing boat the journey itself is the highlight'!

He couldn't have been that wise or else he was on the wrong mobo!

 

 

Carole

[JennyMorgan]

Just now, addicted said:

He couldn't have been that wise or else he was on the wrong mobo!

Carole

He's also a regular aboard a rather lush, plastic Broom!

[addicted]

Just now, JennyMorgan said:

He's also a regular aboard a rather lush, plastic Broom!

And your point is?

[JennyMorgan]

Just now, addicted said:

And your point is?

That he is well qualified to comment.

Mind you, he is always very defensive of motor cruisers and the comfort & good living that his friend's Broom provides. 

 

 

[TheQ]

For those who want practice going through lots of sailies,  this lot are part of what you will encounter at Horning for the next 5 days. Open

[addicted]

13 hours ago, JennyMorgan said:

That he is well qualified to comment.

Mind you, he is always very defensive of motor cruisers and the comfort & good living that his friend's Broom provides. 

 

 

I rest my case.

 

 

 

Carole

[Timbo]

Having been Uncle Albert's main carer these last few years, I still gravitate to certain worthy causes. While reading the notices in my American Wooden Boat Magazine I spotted a link for the Sagamore Yacht Club 5th Annual Alzheimer's Regatta . Although a very worthy cause indeed, I did have a chuckle pondering the implications of navigating a mobo through that lot!

[JennyMorgan]

11 hours ago, TheQ said:

For those who want practice going through lots of sailies,  this lot are part of what you will encounter at Horning for the next 5 days. Open

Watch out for a sailing cruiser called 'Storm', she's developing something of a reputation for capsizing! 

[Poppy]

10 minutes ago, JennyMorgan said:

Watch out for a sailing cruiser called 'Storm', she's developing something of a reputation for capsizing! 

She rarely ventures away from the muddy duck pond now , so I'm told

[JennyMorgan]

Just now, Poppy said:

She rarely ventures away from the muddy duck pond now , so I'm told

That's a a relief, having that lot fall over right in front, or on top of you could be an interesting experience!

[TheQ]

Storm has never competed at Horning regatta, much to tight a space for her.

These specially for Grace did today.

[Poppy]

So there I am, instructing a novice group tacking upstream on the Bure. A day boat has been following sensibly and managed to pass us astern and continue on his way. A BA ranger coming towards us at that point decided to offer some advice to said day boat on how to pass yachts, completely ignoring the fact​ that we were going to cross the bows of his launch, and that he was in danger of causing a collision. I loudly instructed my clients to 'short tack' (avoiding a collision :-) )which caused said Patrolman to look ahead and notice us. His apologies were almost as profuse as his clear and obvious embarrassment, judging by the colour of his face :-) :-) :-) :-)

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