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    Posted: 08 Aug 17 at 2:46pm
Originally posted by bigwavedave

Hi TT how are you?

It's all a bit serious isn't it.

Started to lose the will to live reading that thread.

The solution is an easy one though.

All the people involved in dinghy sailing who take themselves so seriously need to take their heads out of their arse and lighten up a bit.

This will make sailing more appealing to a new market than any particular type of boat.

There are a couple of reasons why I stopped sailing. I've mentioned one of them in this post.

Wonderful wisdom once again, many thanks.

I am well thank you.  Wife, two kids and new home in Spain (although work still drags back to the grey misery of the UK Monday to Thursday).  

I'm in the process of buying another boat, but waiting for the autumn before making the final arrangements.  

And yourself?  Still skating and causing Daisy great social pain and embarrassment? 


Edited by turnturtle - 08 Aug 17 at 2:46pm
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Just sail something silly and ignore everyone and everything else. Simple.
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Hi TT how are you?

It's all a bit serious isn't it.

Started to lose the will to live reading that thread.

The solution is an easy one though.

All the people involved in dinghy sailing who take themselves so seriously need to take their heads out of their arse and lighten up a bit.

This will make sailing more appealing to a new market than any particular type of boat.

There are a couple of reasons why I stopped sailing. I've mentioned one of them in this post.
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Dear Dave,

I fear that the second thread on the Laser Nationals demonstrates the forum may have lost its way somewhere since your last contributions.


Is there any remedy?

cheers,

TT 
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Originally posted by getafix

No point going out on one's yacht if the G&T will get diluted too quickly.....

What you have there is an opportunity, not a difficulty. Because of course that is a good reason to drink one's G&Ts quickly enough that they don't get unsuitably diluted, which is in turn an opportunity to drink a lot more G&Ts.
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Originally posted by getafix

No point going out on one's yacht if the G&T will get diluted too quickly.....


I refer you back to my previous answer
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No point going out on one's yacht if the G&T will get diluted too quickly.....
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Crap in what way? Are you scared of a bit of wind? Are you scared of getting wet?

Getafix hahahaha more like Getalife, now stop winging and go sailing.

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Dear Dave, have a word with the weather gods will you please? it's meant to be like this while we're all at work, but now I find out the weekend looks cr*p too
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Originally posted by Mister Nick

Dear Dave,
                 How the hell do I retrieve the end of my spinnaker halyard from within the mast of my RS500...?


Either take it out and start again or if that proves too difficult contact RS and buy a new mast fully rigged
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