New Year (sailing) Resolutions

   Mine;

1.  Sell the D-One (through necessity, not choice, as it's possibly the most perfect boat I've ever had).

2.  Transfer the weight currently held around my midriff to my shoulders, back and chest, enabling my somewhat diminutive stature (as compared to the Yoof) to not hold me back outrageously in a Finn (should I still feel it's a good boat for me to go in to once I've tried one properly.

3.  Work so hard in the gym and on the tuning side of the sport that I can still give the Yoof a good race, and therefore still be of some use as a training partner.

4.  Enjoy racing at Club (H'cap), Open (class), International events and others such as SailFest, and taking each for what it is.

5.  Earn enough to do all of the above and relish the camaraderie, competition and friendships that come with them, whilst appreciating the opportunities to spend quality time with those that I hold dear.

Happy New Year to all Forumites 😎

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Bootscooter Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 15 May 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1094	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bootscooter Report Post Quote Reply Topic: New Year (sailing) Resolutions Posted: 01 Jan 15 at 2:40am
	Mine; 1. Sell the D-One (through necessity, not choice, as it's possibly the most perfect boat I've ever had). 2. Transfer the weight currently held around my midriff to my shoulders, back and chest, enabling my somewhat diminutive stature (as compared to the Yoof) to not hold me back outrageously in a Finn (should I still feel it's a good boat for me to go in to once I've tried one properly. 3. Work so hard in the gym and on the tuning side of the sport that I can still give the Yoof a good race, and therefore still be of some use as a training partner. 4. Enjoy racing at Club (H'cap), Open (class), International events and others such as SailFest, and taking each for what it is. 5. Earn enough to do all of the above and relish the camaraderie, competition and friendships that come with them, whilst appreciating the opportunities to spend quality time with those that I hold dear. Happy New Year to all Forumites 😎

iiiitick Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 18 Dec 14 Location: England Online Status: Offline Posts: 43	Post Options Post Reply Quote iiiitick Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jan 15 at 3:23am
	Mine? Grow my hair (can it really be too late)? Eat more McDonalds. Be brave when sailing (whilst still not falling in) Continue to support the Byte class. Guide my children through life. Respect my wife (whilst maintaining a safe distance) Learn to be tolerant of those obsessed with PY.

NeilB-Phantom Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 01 Mar 14 Location: Plymouth-UK Online Status: Offline Posts: 41	Post Options Post Reply Quote NeilB-Phantom Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jan 15 at 3:59am
	Sail more (and actually do some windsurfing this year as well as dinghys and yachts) Actually do some praise rather than just race. Use something like I-regatta whilst practicing to dial the down wind angles and see if footing off pays in various wind strengths Get fit enough to hike hard for the entire race!
	Phantom 1384 Dazcat D995

Null Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 11 May 14 Online Status: Offline Posts: 745	Post Options Post Reply Quote Null Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jan 15 at 8:42am
	Keep working hard on diet and gym. Enter and compete in a triathlon. Reduce weight to 80kg. Sail with my daughter more and enter the graduate nationals. Perform well at zero nationals! Sort my issue with starting out!

Rupert Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rupert Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jan 15 at 10:19am
	Try not to lose my first open meeting to Rupertson. V close this year, so not holding out much hope... To do this, resolve to do more back exercises, lose half a stone by eating well and exercising, go sailing more. Go yotting in some form or another. Go dinghy cruising.
	Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686

blaze720 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 28 Sep 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1635	Post Options Post Reply Quote blaze720 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jan 15 at 10:49am
	1) According to many pundits one of the most common resolutions is to reduce involvement with social media in its many forms ..... Sounds like a damn good idea - lets give it a proper go ! 2) Try and get to the bottom of the 'Blaze question' .... our highly detailed and rigerous analysis in the snug end of the local club bar recently, and even after extensive 'back of fag packet' workings I may add, and contributions from many nearby 'experts' has revealed that just about 50% of the national fleet seem to regularly 'beat' the official class handicap. This surely can't be right. We can't work it out at all but are determined to get to the bottom of this one in 2015. 3) Rondar Icon .... Oh boy, it will be really that good, but needs all that new 'spare time' (see list item 1 above) in the next few months. They might even sell it here in the UK now. 'Radio Silence' on details for a while longer first though. 4) Enjoy all of the above ... Keep on the water as much as possible and oh ...... do at least one decent 'Sailing Week' this Summer. 5) Keep reminding self about resolution number 1 ! Mike L. Edited by blaze720 - 01 Jan 15 at 10:49am

maxibuddah Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 06 Mar 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1760	Post Options Post Reply Quote maxibuddah Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jan 15 at 11:15am
	1. Buy a d-one 2. Sail a d-one, or in fact anything 3. lose some weight, well in fact a lot of weight 4. Do less work on my house so I can sail
	Everything I say is my opinion, honest

winging it Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 22 Mar 07 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3958	Post Options Post Reply Quote winging it Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jan 15 at 5:26pm
	Have more fun from sailing
	the same, but different...

craiggo Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 01 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1810	Post Options Post Reply Quote craiggo Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jan 15 at 5:58pm
	1) Recover from the bug that has blighted Christmas. 2) Give the Grad some winter TLC. 3) Enter the Grad nationals 4) Enter the RS700 Nationals 5) Watch my daughter sail her Oppy (not from a RIB) Edited by craiggo - 01 Jan 15 at 5:59pm

turnturtle Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 05 Dec 14 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2538	Post Options Post Reply Quote turnturtle Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jan 15 at 7:54pm
	No plans or resolutions- I find them pointless