Draycote Dash

Originally posted by rogue Just realistic matt - where were all the local sailors? We have the biggest fireball fleet in the country, youths in 29ers, loads of freds and several 49ers... few showed up and they don't have the drive to do. Anyway it was a successful event, and RO did brilliantly to keep you off the putty and Saturday's breeze looked far better than windguru predicted.

True - True.  It's just I'm a glass 3/4 full kind of bloke!

i'm a full pint

JB -as for suggesting draycote is expensive! :

sailing membership £400
travel (ok i am obsessed and visited at least 75 times in 2011) petrol at 40p per mile £1342
open meetings visiting other clubs (only 2) £100
replacement kit - approx £150
membership fees are the least of my worries (especially if the wife reads this)

in the words of a great idol:

I spent 90% of my money on Beer, Sailing, and Curry, the rest i wasted.

Originally posted by stuie i'm a full pint JB -as for suggesting draycote is expensive! : sailing membership £400 travel (ok i am obsessed and visited at least 75 times in 2011) petrol at 40p per mile £1342 open meetings visiting other clubs (only 2) £100 replacement kit - approx £150 membership fees are the least of my worries (especially if the wife reads this) in the words of a great idol: I spent 90% of my money on Beer, Sailing, and Curry, the rest i wasted.

... and how many crew could you realistically split that with Olly???  Yep, 'yachting' is not always as expensive as some would assume.