The yachtsmen (and women) revolution thread

[TheGreenAnger]

[TheGreenAnger]

But for all of those who have sailed the islands, I would rather talk of navigation, and of anchorages.

Am I a communist? Not at all.

Well, perhaps a bit...

[TheGreenAnger]

[TheGreenAnger]

One wonders what Slocum would have thought?

[TheGreenAnger]

[TheGreenAnger]

For those who like sailing...

[G~Man]

[G~Man]

The previous video is what got me into sailing.

This is me on my boat heading over to Catalina for the weekend a few years back.... with my ex...the one walking around...lol

[TheGreenAnger]

The previous video is what got me into sailing.

This is me on my boat heading over to Catalina for the weekend a few years back.... with my ex...the one walking around...lol

G~Man. it was the same thing that made we want to be pilot.

I learned to sail on a dam in the old Transvaal (some 450 miles from the sea)...

[John Hill]

Seems like it was a previous life when we crossed the blue Pacific on a 32" sloop (upwind) . Those were the days.

[TheGreenAnger]

Seems like it was a previous life when we crossed the blue Pacific on a 32" sloop (upwind) . Those were the days.

John, I am all at sea, and thus I must go back...

[John Hill]

Ummm, let's change that to 32' eh?

[llondel]

Seems like it was a previous life when we crossed the blue Pacific on a 32" sloop (upwind) . Those were the days.

I bet that was a bit tacky.

[John Hill]

Seems like it was a previous life when we crossed the blue Pacific on a 32" sloop (upwind) . Those were the days.

I bet that was a bit tacky.

Broad reach much of the way.

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

Found it a bit worrisome watching that first prep video. Going up the mast on one halyard, with a perfectly good second halyard right next to it not being used as a safety rope.

Had a 25' wooden Folkboat as my first yacht.

[G~Man]

Had a 25' wooden Folkboat as my first yacht.

Nice---I have a Beneteau 343, a Hunter 26.5 and a McGregor hybrid....

They say that time spent on the water or in the air is not deducted from one's lifespan...

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

..depends whether your parachute opens

[G~Man]

..depends whether your parachute opens

We're doing good as landings equal take offs.....

[TheGreenAnger]

The F1 of the yachting world.




Equipped with a big purple cushion and a hooker pipe for the "strategist!"

[llondel]

Interesting that very often they're running on three legs, not four. I guess that's based on wind pressure holding up one corner of the boat so the foil isn't needed and gets hauled out to reduce the drag.