How did you get into sailing?

   Spin off from the other thread ... it would be interesting to hear how each of us arrived in the sport.

I was introduced at a young age by my mum & dad who both dinghy sailed ...

You?

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L123456 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 30 Apr 12 Online Status: Offline Posts: 500	Post Options Post Reply Quote L123456 Report Post Quote Reply Topic: How did you get into sailing? Posted: 07 Dec 12 at 5:51pm
	Spin off from the other thread ... it would be interesting to hear how each of us arrived in the sport. I was introduced at a young age by my mum & dad who both dinghy sailed ... You?

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: 07 Dec 12 at 5:58pm
	A friend of my brother didn't want to crew in his dad's Firefly any more, so got him to go down and sail with the dad. I went along for the ride, and got a job crewing someone else. That was in 1975, and even though I sail other boats more, I still think of myself primarily as a Firefly sailor. First impressions are very strong.
	Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686

SoggyBadger Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 26 Oct 10 Location: The Wild Wood Online Status: Offline Posts: 552	Post Options Post Reply Quote SoggyBadger Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Dec 12 at 6:31pm
	Swallows and Amazons on the telly when I was a lad.
	Best wishes from deep in the woods SB

Mister Nick Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 01 Aug 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 389	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mister Nick Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Dec 12 at 6:35pm
	I went out Sonata racing a couple of times with my dad when I was younger which I enjoyed. He bought me a Laser Pico and taught me to sail properly, I joined Sea Scouts and from then onwards I was hooked on sailing!

bristolmustoskiff Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 20 Nov 12 Location: bristol Online Status: Offline Posts: 84	Post Options Post Reply Quote bristolmustoskiff Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Dec 12 at 6:59pm
	for me it was school we had a choice every friday horse riding or sailing i choose sailing so been sailing non non stop really apart from a year out since i was 5 and still loving it !
	live hard race harder

Chris415700 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 20 Oct 10 Location: East Midlands Online Status: Offline Posts: 62	Post Options Post Reply Quote Chris415700 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Dec 12 at 8:31pm
	Started with school in 1971, when I was 7. Found the school experience too structured, so I started cycling 6 miles to the club at weekends and hanging around. Eventually started crewing, then got an old Cadet when I was about 11. Been sailing ever since.

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: 07 Dec 12 at 8:43pm
	Started crewing for my Dad in a Graduate when I was 4.

alstorer Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 02 Aug 07 Location: Cambridge Online Status: Offline Posts: 2899	Post Options Post Reply Quote alstorer Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Dec 12 at 10:59pm
	mum and dad. There's pictures of me on their enterbox, on the water, age 2. Then I got into Swallows and Amazons, and they bought me a Mirror. No going back
	-_ Al

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: 08 Dec 12 at 8:14am
	my dad gave up playing rugby and needed a new sport to do so when I was 7 I was introduced to a blue mirror and we all learnt together. Without lessons too. Had to share the crewing with my two brothers so didn't get out enough. Eventually used sailing as a great excuse to get out of having to go to salvation army Sunday school which my mum had forced me into at a young age. Thank goodness for sailing, saved me from the hell that is religion Edited by maxibuddah - 08 Dec 12 at 8:18am
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Noah Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 29 Dec 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 611	Post Options Post Reply Quote Noah Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Dec 12 at 8:25am
	Family folklore says that golf-widow Mum issued an ultimatum and the end result was a tired old amateur built GP. Short step from there to crewing Cadets and the rest is history.
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