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    Posted: 09 Mar 07 at 10:36am
Originally posted by Strawberry

37? What you need round your neck is one of those panic alarms in case you fall off your zimmer frame.

Last week I was with my toddler daughter in Macdonalds (bad dad, bad dad). Suddenly she shouts "POTTY" so off we go to the disabled toilet (more room in there). Unseen by me she pulls on the emergency cord and within seconds the Macdonalds SWAT team are banging on the door trying to rescue me.

Certainly makes my Top10 of embarrassing moments!

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We are experimenting with a bit of racing/cruising intermingling at our club. 

We have a great Round the Lake race (7 miles to the far end!) and see lots of lovely scenery while picking our way through the shifts.  So we are inviting cruisers to do the same route on the day, and qualify as a 'series participant'.  That way more of them should actually get to explore the far reaches too.

It does mean that they will have to concentrate on beating well and do some serious sailing downwind

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Originally posted by English Dave

Originally posted by Contender 541

Lager Drinker, soo yoof, 10 pints and a curry

Always stand my round - if we ever bump into each other you are welcome to remind me of this

If we ever bump into each other you'll probably notice that I'm 37. And a Guinness drinker.

Not that I have a sign round my neck. Just a bell!

37? What you need round your neck is one of those panic alarms in case you fall off your zimmer frame.

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Dinghy cruising seems a fairly strange past-time.  Yacht cruising is a superb thing to do though.  There are some amazing places you can get to only by boat, and the experience of getting there by sail makes it more fun.  Don't write cruising off without trying it.  I didn't used to think much of it, but time sailing round Scotlands west coast has changed that - it is brilliant!  Try sailing round a headland, through a tidal overfall, or navigating into a narrow anchorage and you see a totally different aspect to the sport.
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Cruisers all went to bed at a sensible time. Tomorrow they'll wake up fresh and consider that "new jib vs decorate the bathroom" is a tough one to call. Fools
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...cruising, No one whant to come out of the closet then. Come on don't be ashamed................oh well not to worry.
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Originally posted by Contender 541

Lager Drinker, soo yoof, 10 pints and a curry

Always stand my round - if we ever bump into each other you are welcome to remind me of this

If we ever bump into each other you'll probably notice that I'm 37. And a Guinness drinker.

Not that I have a sign round my neck. Just a bell!

 
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Originally posted by Contender 541

I think that both Phil the Greek and Andrew the playboy have both sailed and competed in FF15's

 Phil the Greek has been known to cruise, allegedly.
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Lager Drinker, soo yoof, 10 pints and a curry

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Bitter drinker? That is soo pipe and slippers.

(and you claim to be 34!)

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