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timeintheboat
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Topic: Dinghy sailing's for old men and kids Posted: 11 Feb 15 at 6:40pm |
Not a million miles away from Hartleys |
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Like some other things - sailing is more enjoyable when you do it with someone else
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boatshed
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 11 Feb 15 at 4:39pm |
Trouble is, it may be the worst time in history to buy a house. |
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sargesail
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 11 Feb 15 at 4:23pm |
To which our Jeremy replied: '300 sailor - truly he is a God amongst men. Get thee gone for even thinking of leaving him! That said he would clearly be better off without you!' And then he thought about it and said: 'A new one? From Boatyard at Beer. Got one on order myself! And at that price why are your kids eating worms? What aren't you telling us?'
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turnturtle
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 11 Feb 15 at 3:19pm |
If he was on Jeremy Kyle they're probably not his kids anyway....
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iiitick
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 11 Feb 15 at 3:12pm |
There was a family on Jeremy Kyle today, " My man went off and bought an RS 300 but his kids are eating worms....should I leave him for a Laser sailor"?
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turnturtle
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 11 Feb 15 at 1:57pm |
They are easy to get Jack, and I'm not complaining about interest rates currently. They just take a bit of a while to pay off.... no doubt things will have gone full circle in 27 years and we can all look forward to sailing Fireflies singlehanded like they used to in the Olympics....
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Jack Sparrow
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 11 Feb 15 at 1:42pm |
Life can't be that hard:
According to this: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2948079/Buy-home-say-experts-mortgage-rates-hit-record-low-ve-got-decent-deposit.html It is the best time in history to get a mortgage. You'll soon have that £1000 spare like YouGov says you will. Then you can go to Butler Boats (or should I say more British than Britain Boats) for the boat you know you want. You know the boat? The one that would help keep those slightly older kids in the sport and the older generation feel a little less old than they are. There by dealing with the sports stereotypical criticisers and participation trend in one fell swoop. Who knew the thread question could be that easy to solve! ;-)
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turnturtle
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 Feb 15 at 8:52pm |
A few months ago maybe... There was a short period of time where I could express my meta-modernity by saying f**k it and having lilac decks bonded to handbuilt British racing machine - to hell with the resale... All it took was a slight easing up of the Fois Gras and Chateau Petrus.... New boat saved for before the waiting list cleared. Sadly now I've gone and got myself another mortgage and it's back to beans on toast and Tesco claret ... And that's just about being able to buy some cheap and nasty import from Eastern Europe, designed by some cad with a questionable batting average. If only there was a British company offering something similar, but y'know, British built and designed with credibility. With strong residuals and a quality brand backing with training, circuit events on tap and a ready supply of consumables in case of problems... Hell, they could probably knock a bit off for a bit forum love. Ah, I guess I can dream... Edited by turnturtle - 10 Feb 15 at 8:56pm |
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JimC
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 Feb 15 at 7:02pm |
If you read the FAQ it seems that the profile is wildly exaggerated. I didn't really understand the marketing techie speak, but I *think* what they've done, very roughly, is to say that if the data says 51% A, 49% B, they display it as being A. They said something on the lines of that if they showed the average for each group, they'd all look almost exactly alike... Rather like stereotyping all Scots as red haired I suppose.
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iiitick
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 Feb 15 at 6:43pm |
Nonsense! We all know that the Dinghy Sailing community is populated by red hot right wing socialists.
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