RIP Y&Ying forum?

Not forgetting iGRF also wrote for them.

Originally posted by RS400atC Originally posted by davidyacht Back in the day I never missed an issue of Y&Y.  I purchased it for 1) the for sale pages - now for free on class websites, or not for free on Apollo Duck 2) race reports -now on website, or results accessible on club websites 3) Straham Soanes (hope I spelt his name correctly) profiles, which made heroes out of dinghy sailors, in a way that is not achieved today 4) knowledgeable articles by the likes of Michael Mac 5) brilliant columns by Bob Fisher and Jack Knights Much though we would loved it, it is not possible to recreate these halcyon days … anymore than David Gilmour appearing on the same stage as Roger Waters  Jack Knights died over 40 years ago. One of the problems here is people banging  on about 50 years ago. Gilmour and Waters have been on stage together a couple of times this century. It's time to stop looking back to when Syd was in the band.

Originally posted by fab100 .... You seemed to have missed the point that David’s footer is “happily living in the past”

Originally posted by 423zero There, in less than thirty words is what is wrong with this forum....

Disagree completely.
The fundamental problem is it stopped being a place where people wanted to hang out.

Nostalgia for the past is very big business, so I submit that can't be the root, especially as there's no great sign of nostalgic content.

I severely limited my participation due to lack of moderation of posts that made serious accusations, and I submit that's part of it, but I also blame the scorn that was too often heaped on entry level boats, and effectively their owners. If you come to a forum with your proud new possession, and the first thing that happens is people tell you what a fool you were to get it, what are you going to do? What you are not going to do is pay any attention to what the person who's just rubbished your choice has to say. I remember investigating clubs back in the 80s when I was campaigning my Cherub reasonably seriously, and walking into the most local club to be told I should sell it and get a whatever. Of course I said very little and walked straight out again.



Edited by JimC - 06 Apr 23 at 6:23am

I think even iGRFs worst trolling was nothing compared with the venomous posts that you see on some social media pages