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Do Different 
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 Topic: Lost Mojo..Posted: 17 Jan 14 at 10:26pm |
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All this chasing perfect wind, perfect boat, perfect racing and lost Mojo is quite hard work.
I'll happily work to improve my skills but overall I prefer my sailing to be fun. Inclining to the popular wisdom of Sheryl Crow "It's not having what you want. It's wanting what you've got". Works for me that both my past and present Clubs have been within half an hours drive, mind you I have been lucky and they are great Clubs offering completely different sailing experiences. A little Class travelling is fun sometimes as well for a change. I suppose I am a little selfish though, being one of those volunteering types who believe they'll get more out the more they put in. Just straw poll question. Of the Mojo chasers, how many sail mainly single handers and how many sail two person boats?
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yellowwelly
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Posted: 17 Jan 14 at 7:41pm |
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Once a week Paul? Seriously... She's very accommodating your wife isn't she???
Enjoy the Draycote Sprint fleet Pondlife- they seem a nice bunch of guys sailing them, I almost bought a cat once, but decided it wasn't my cuppa... Maybe one day? |
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pondlife1736
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Posted: 17 Jan 14 at 7:22pm |
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Well, Mr Welly, I for one will miss your pink (lilac surely?) Solo. In a fleet where white or varnished wood seem to be the only options, I think you should have been an honorary handicap boat!
Sorry you (and others) aren't enjoying Winter sailing. Personally I love it - generally better winds, and with modern high tech clothing, no need to be cold at all. Oh and a catamaran of course! Having moved to the Midlands from the South coast (Brighton) a while ago, I spent a few years being thoroughly depressed that the sea was so far away. In the end I joined Draycote out of desperation to get on the water. Inevitably of course I started racing since there's nothing else to do on a pond, despite that I had no intention of doing so ever. Now, I'm a relative noob at racing, but in the year and a bit I've been doing it and progressing from last to not quite last, I have to say it has been some of the most enjoyable sailing in my 30 or so years with various craft. What is also really important to me is this all year sailability that inland waters have. I certainly wouldn't be venturing out of Shoreham harbour in January for a blast with no rescue cover. Maybe I'll get bored and want to move on in a few years, who knows? In the meantime, roll on Sunday! |
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Rupert
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Posted: 17 Jan 14 at 7:00pm |
Someone talking sense at last... |
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Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686
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craiggo
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Posted: 17 Jan 14 at 6:58pm |
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I have two kids under 6 yrs old, a management position for a large company, numerous family commitments but for me I get plenty of sailing fix in. Ok I only live 5 mins from my club and my club fees for family membership plus 2 boats is less than £150 so it's perhaps easier for me than most but my point is we all have to juggle life around and compromises are made. If you enjoy something you stick with it and find a way.
My sailing has massively changed over the years but I am more than happy playing around at my local club even if we don't have massive fleets or huge numbers to compete against and one in a blue moon I'll sail somewhere else. I love sailing (any boat) and as long as I'm on the water once a week I'm happy. |
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yellowwelly
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Posted: 17 Jan 14 at 11:55am |
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sod off
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Posted: 17 Jan 14 at 11:31am |
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Calshot - heck of a long way - a good 15 minutes for me if I include pasty and petrol stops…….
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yellowwelly
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Posted: 17 Jan 14 at 11:26am |
I'm undecided mate... they offer direct debit, so it could float out the account like an unused gym membership and I wouldn't notice. But £400 seems a lot for the odd snatched afternoon at the weekend (probably no more than 3 or 4 per annum in reality) and the ability to sail after work in the summer once a week. I'd be better off working from Corby one morning a week (at the warehouse), then buggering off to Rutland for a 3pm launch... or better still, leaving early one day and hitting Calshot, it's well under 2 hours if you cut out petrol and pasty stops.
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iGRF
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Posted: 17 Jan 14 at 11:19am |
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So are you not joining this year jimbo? 400 quid, that's a lot of money, even when I was in full two boat three board storage plus family it only came to 350..
I have to say I'd have given up any pretence of windsurfing years ago if I couldn't store the boards down the club near the water, as it was this year past I moved a load out because I didn't agree with my membership fee being paid to just one individual when others were working for nothing, that'll now change now I'm in the hot seat. PS I'd have a word with the Y&Y web team, their spell check defaulting Jimbo to Jumbo, very fattist. Edited by iGRF - 17 Jan 14 at 11:22am |
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yellowwelly
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Posted: 17 Jan 14 at 11:10am |
I quite agree- but your presumption assumes you can be at the club every weekend, taking the drifters with the houllies in whatever equal measure mother nature throws at you. I can pretty much look at my diary 3 months in advance and know which weekends have a 'sailable' day due to other commitments ... usually 1 or 2 a month. Sadly all too often those passes have been wasted by drifting around a puddle, when in reality there was a sea breeze at the coast, or just a decent forecast in the first place somewhere within shooting distance. I guess living nearer a sea club would be less mojo debilitating, so I do appreciate the subtle difference in situations. The big loss for me will be Wednesday nights- that's always been sacrosanct. I even leave work early and never plan work evening functions on Wednesdays. I've also rarely cared about the forecast- assuming light winds by default, anything more is an unexpected bonus. That's the part which will be tricky to lose... but there might be other options, cheaper too- if I'm prepared to accept moving into the handicap fleet with the other special kids. I'll see how much I miss it first though... and if other options with the board are available- Rutland's launch fee for after 3pm is £8.50 - PAYG, no obligation or commitment. My club membership fee for boat park and a board is over 400 quid, plus whatever it costs to pay someone else to do my duties... the financial side of the decision is a no brainer for the added 30 minutes in the car.
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