your responsibilities as a sailor

So, it will be regional sailing centres with rotomoulds that control sailing in the UK except at the highest levels where the rya will retreat to, protected in their ivory tower by the Olympic regime that controls all sport in the world other than that controlled by their arch rivals FIFA.

The regional centres will quash all other attempts at setting up sailing in the country other the rebel cvrda who will hold small events on tiny puddles to prevent detection.

All attempts at sailing on the sea other than those authorised by the rya at great expense to the participants will be met with the use of violence by small fast patrol boats, armed of course. Your boat will be sunk and you will be forced to take up football......

What a sailing utopia

Edited by maxibuddah - 16 May 13 at 3:35pm

what a load of nonsense Maxi... no one controls anything.  

Not yet they don't jimbo......

No fair enough but I may sound like an old man in saying that I think that sailing shouldn't be something that is consumed in the wholly disposable manner of an untaxed 3 quid coffee flavoured froth or a smartphone.
To my mind (and I know I am heading towards disappointment here) sailing is a holistic and life changing path that gives one a greater appreciation of ones environment, ones own capabilities, understanding tools and equipment, the build and the maintenance. Basically in the tradition of seafarers over history albeit for fun and the odd trophy rather than war it trade.
I just think that a homogenised franchised pay as you go "sailing wank" experience isn't the means to that end and sells the sport short on the whole - lets be honest a quick go in a feva for a tenner cannot compete as an experience with a lot of other cost comparable that don't leave you wet and cold.
I think that your proposed model has value for sure, and my club and others in sure run a few hire boats for members or signed in non members, but I would hate for that to become the main activity.
Most small indy clubs do just fine and bump along generally on the strength and energies of volunteers who have yet to embrace a consumerist philosophy. I am even told that some of them like it!
Some clever bloke once said that a volunteer is worth sixteen pressed men.
I'm personally delighted that my club lacks a sheen of professionalism and maybe doesn't always run totally smoothly as it remains a great place to hang out and go sailing.

Originally posted by Daniel Holman Some clever bloke once said that a volunteer is worth sixteen pressed men.