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Rupert 
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Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956 |
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 Topic: The sailing bugPosted: 16 Jun 13 at 5:41pm |
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That pay and play thing that doesn't exixt yet that was discussed a while back!
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Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686
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ASok
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Joined: 26 Sep 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 739 |
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Posted: 16 Jun 13 at 1:08pm |
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Keep a club membership and just use your club boats? No overhead cost, but you aren't going to rack up any time to quench that thirst for sailing
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yellowwelly
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Joined: 24 May 13 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2003 |
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Posted: 16 Jun 13 at 9:55am |
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Charter an RS100 for a euro/world champs- Garda/Como.... One good weekend a year, in the sun, racing a nice boat on long windward leeward courses ... And alcohol.
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sargesail
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Joined: 14 Jan 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1459 |
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Posted: 16 Jun 13 at 9:41am |
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There's always risk in life! Get something fast and outsail the crocs!
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JimC
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Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6662 |
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Posted: 16 Jun 13 at 8:50am |
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If I only had limited number of weeks in the year to see anyone out of the office I don't know I'd want to spend all of it on sailing holidays.
I don't think RS would want you to feel guilyt about having an RS300 in the garage that only comes out a few times a year - it is a mass production boat after all, and goodness knows there are anough others round the country that are sailed no more than that. But if it really worries you get a damn Laser. They are fun to play with in waves if you take it somewhere suitable and no-one ever need feel guilty about contributing one more to the tens of thousands of Lasers that are hardly ever sailed... |
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Ian29937
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Posted: 15 Jun 13 at 11:09pm |
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Menorca?
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winging it
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Posted: 15 Jun 13 at 8:45pm |
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sailing holidays - a great choice of boats, nice locations, no stress about storing a boat.
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the same, but different...
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tmoore
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Joined: 01 Nov 07 Location: Wales Online Status: Offline Posts: 880 |
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Posted: 15 Jun 13 at 5:56pm |
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As most of you know I sold my RS300 nearly 2 years ago and have not sailed dinghies since. This is because I work on a copper mine in Zambia and get four 3 week holidays a year. Sob story yes I know!
I miss the freedom of being on the water and racing at all levels. I have been able to do a couple of yacht holidays with friends and have bought myself an RC sailing yacht but neither seems to quite give me the sailing fix I got from my 300. Short of buying another 300 (which I will feel guilty about because it will just sit in the garage), does anyone have any great ideas to get sailing again. Buying a boat to use 3 times a year seems crazy. I have looked at crewing positions but who wants a helm/ crew for just a few weeks at a time. Sailing in Zambia is unfortunately out as the lakes are filled with crocs and although I would of course win a wrestling match with one, it would involve animal cruelty!
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RS300 - 410 Firefly F517 - Nutshell Micro Magic RC yacht - Eclipse |
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