sailing anyone?

[castorp345]

Hi all,
'just wondering how many here sail as well as have an addiction to subsims...?
Having been bitten (and hard!) by the bug for wind-propulsion afloat (and all the contingent skill sets that it demands) to the point where it's actually taken me away from subsimming ( :huh: ), I'm curious as to who else has been similarly afflicted...??
:03:
cheers,
hc

[Herr-Berbunch]

When I was a kid I did some RYA dinghy sailing, wish I'd kept it up.

When I was in the RAF I had the opportunity to do a lot more sailing, from dinghies up to tall ships, I wish I had. :wah:

[castorp345]

it is, admittedly, a huge suck of both time and resources...
what is that they say? "a boat is a hole in the water that you keep throwing money into"...? :o
but so worth it on so many fronts!
:D

[castorp345]

When I was in the RAF I had the opportunity to do a lot more sailing, from dinghies up to tall ships

Is that a regular offering of the RAF? What's the scoop on that??

[Betonov]

Love it. Never done it but still LOVE IT !!! :D

I might go to a sailing course in the spring, learn the basics. The trouble is I only know two that would actually go sailling. The rest are just landlovers that just want to party to cheap boze and bad music :shifty:

Until I met some more interesting people I'm stuck at building them, never sailing.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Every week Station Routine Orders would be published, amongst them were often adventurous training activities: sailing in Gosport; biking in Peru; skiing in Bavaria; skydiving in Wiltshire, all this on top of other sports tours like hockey around Germany. Usually there is a personal contribution, but for instance I did a £1000 freefall course for less than £300 - a lot was a lot cheaper. If you're young and fit, I'd thoroughly recommend it to you. :yep:

[Sailor Steve]

I used to a very long time ago, back when I lived near an ocean. There is sailing where I live now, but it's hard to get to and takes much money.

I once read of a sailing instructor who put on his chalkboard one of the wisest sayings I've ever read, and it applies to any true recreational activity, including motorcycles:

"I can teach a man how to sail. I can't teach him why."

[BossMark]

I went canoeing a few times many many years ago when was in the scouts, I just wish that I had taken it further as found it very enjoyable.

[Catfish]

Hi,
indeed i sailed before finding Neal and Subsim.com somewhere early in the 1990ies, first with other skippers, but then i made the permits myself - theoretically you do not even need a permit if your boat has no engine or none with more than 5 horsepower, or you just do not use it, but usually you cannot lend a boat without this permit and most 30-40 ft boats have some 50+ hp.
So we were and are active in the Baltic, the North sea and the mediterranean, and everytime i see a sub i take pictures :D

Never had the money to buy a yacht, but it is even better if you have not, since you are then not tied to one harbour, and not have to sink money to keep the boat shipshape.
On the other hand especially in the mediterranean the boats you can lend are sometimes a bit crappy, and you will fare much better controlling the vital parts first ..

One time sailing from Portoferraio (Elba) to Bastia (Corse) we lost our propulsion while maneuvering in the harbour, the universal joint connecting the propshaft to the engine had broken - not so funny if there had been a storm ..

Good winds,
Catfish

[Tribesman]

This thing just arrived this evening in town
http://3mats.net/
That I would love to sail on.

[Gargamel]

I used to race competitively.

[flatsixes]

Started sailing Sunfish as a 9-10 year old kid up on Long Island. A little later my best buds and I threw together our snow shoveling and paper route money and bought a 14' Hobie Cat (with which we terrorized the South Shore). Got a little bit older and needed something to attract girls, so we (the same crew) went into together on a 1940's Luder (a close cousin to this beauty (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rqLNS-z1IIU/RvUyNfZsvvI/AAAAAAAAAmo/FD9qtz-Kpys/s1600/Luders%2B-%2BB.jpg) )What a boat that was! Natural teak decks and *cough* cabin, narrow black hull that cut like a knife (for a wooden boat), and a retractable centerboard that let us come within wading distance of nice, deserted, beaches. For all the right reasons it was the best boat evah. Eventually, we had to grow up for a while. Sold the Luder for a pittance of what it's worth today (wooden boats were not in style in the 1970's). In the middle years the boats became fewer (and mostly borrowed), but the bug's never left us. The crew's still together, and the boats have come back along with graying hair. Right now, I'm the only member of the old crew that doesn't own a sailboat, which makes me sad. But I'm welcome to join them anytime. And, brother, I make that happen whenever possible.
In recent years I've developed a craving to build my own small wooden sailing craft. Actually, I build it in my dreams all the time. Check out this gorgeous gaffe-rigged dory (http://www.clcboats.com/shop/boats/boat-plans/sailboat-plans/northeaster-dory-rowing-sailing-kit.html). One of these days, boys. One of these days.

[Gorduz]

I sail an express together with some student friends. The boat is owned by the student club, and money is brought in through voluntary work. Works ok, gives me a possibility to sail and meet people.