Who was out this weekend?.....

   You've got to be so carefull when they are young - We had our kids out in Optimists on a little non tidal river club near us when they were 7-8.  It was a nice light and sunny summers day and after having had a few weekends practise they were happily reaching backwards and forwards on their own.  Suddenly a little gust came and they both got frightened.  There was no real drama or capsizes but they both lost confidnece and didn't set foot in a boat again for a couple of years. Doh
Ian

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Ian29937 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 25 May 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 409	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ian29937 Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Who was out this weekend?..... Posted: 15 Sep 08 at 3:08pm
	You've got to be so carefull when they are young - We had our kids out in Optimists on a little non tidal river club near us when they were 7-8. It was a nice light and sunny summers day and after having had a few weekends practise they were happily reaching backwards and forwards on their own. Suddenly a little gust came and they both got frightened. There was no real drama or capsizes but they both lost confidnece and didn't set foot in a boat again for a couple of years. Doh Ian

Merlinboy Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 03 Jul 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3169	Post Options Post Reply Quote Merlinboy Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 15 Sep 08 at 3:10pm
	one of the reasons i bought the Gp was so i could take my 3 year old out, She loves it and likes it when we go "fast" she also likes shouting and waving to people on the river bank. To be honest taking her out and watching her enjoy herself and spending quality time with her is exactly what sailing is about. If someone ahd said to me 4 years ago i would be cruising up the river in a GP14 i would of laughed, but i actually really enjoy it.

jeffers Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 29 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3048	Post Options Post Reply Quote jeffers Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 15 Sep 08 at 3:17pm
	My daughter was wavng to everyone but was most upset that they didn't wave back. i was trying to explain to her that they were racing so were concentrating on what they were doing and not wavng back. She wasn't impressed! I know all about the frightening bit. i learnt to sail when i was 13 and had a bad capsize and I would not step in to a boat for about a year. When I did I loved it.
	Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74

G.R.F. Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 10 Aug 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 4028	Post Options Post Reply Quote G.R.F. Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 15 Sep 08 at 3:22pm
	My littlest girl got put off by one race, someone closed the door on us rounding a mark and we collided and if that wasn't enough Dr Death rammed us rounding the windward mark, she's never raced since. She would still go out in the Bic, if she had access to a mobile crane to launch it and clement weather, two years now we've had the duffest of summers.. But I'm hopeful her new school will get her going again they offer sailing as an activity, I've always found others do a better job with kids when it comes to potentially scarey activities.

Webmuppet Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 11 Mar 06 Location: Suffolk Online Status: Offline Posts: 534	Post Options Post Reply Quote Webmuppet Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 15 Sep 08 at 3:53pm
	Littl'un and I have done a couple of 'fun-races' in the Vareo, she's really enjoyed it and it certainly focuses the mind on keeping the boat even flatter than normal. it's certainly fun trying to remember to tell your 'crew' that you are going to tack or gybe....I'm not used to doing that and she gets pretty grumpy when I forget ! I'm very conscious of not scaring her, but they do seem to absolutely love it when the boat is planing with the kite flying ! Nigel
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Splosh Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 13 May 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 497	Post Options Post Reply Quote Splosh Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 15 Sep 08 at 5:39pm
	I was out on sunday. The race started horribly and i crossed the line just over two minutes behind everyone!! I fort my way through every one to finish 3rd across the line and 6/36 on handicap. To add insult to injury i finished 1 min 40 behind the leader on handicap grrr....
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no limits Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 09 Feb 08 Online Status: Offline Posts: 88	Post Options Post Reply Quote no limits Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 15 Sep 08 at 6:35pm
	similar thing happened yesterday for us as we were busy planing downwid with kite up we forgot about the start so didnt get their till over a minute after. Had to retire when tiller extension snapped anyone going to miracle inlands?

Neal_g Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Far too distracted from work Joined: 07 Oct 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 323	Post Options Post Reply Quote Neal_g Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 16 Sep 08 at 9:52pm
	yeah i should be there not much wind forecast though
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kevg Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 13 Dec 05 Location: Wrexham Online Status: Offline Posts: 120	Post Options Post Reply Quote kevg Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 16 Sep 08 at 10:36pm
	The best weekend's weather for weeks! On Saturday helped out with junior training and tried rudderless sailing in a lovely force 2. Sunday took part in a relay triathlon raising money for Sail 4 Cancer. Superb conditions for all three legs, mist delayed the start of swim but meant absolutely no headwind for the cycle, phew. Kevin, Bala SC

G.R.F. Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 10 Aug 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 4028	Post Options Post Reply Quote G.R.F. Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 21 Sep 08 at 9:07pm
	Another fine warm(ish) breezy sunday, nothing too testing, force 2-3, maybe a touch of 4 now and again. Not many fast boats out except our old RS500 and Dumb trying to single hand the V3000 without Dumberer (and expecting to be allowed to race on the same handicap, not a chance in hell). One of the nicest sailing days this year, the course was a bit too short for us, 1st reach too tight to kite, and the 2nd reach seemed over before it started. But it just went to show how much this summer's strong winds has improved our boat handling, we hardly made a mistake, lost maybe a few seconds on one hoist when the little yellow ball we use between spinnaker patches got itself wedged in one of the wing wang cleats, but other than that we did just fine. Three and a half minutes ahead of the next boat, not bad, that's two fine days in a row, good weather seems to suit us. Edited by G.R.F.