Any sailors?

Rose · 05-29-06, 01:47 PM

I know everyone here has sailed through cyberspace in a virtual U-Boat etc., but who here ACTUALLY sails in the real world, be it sail-boats, Navy, or otherwise?

I started out sailing Optimist dinghy's (goddam floating bathtubs if you ask me), then a few years ago i bought my own Laser (the Laser is used in the Olympics in the male solo class

). I have been sailing on that good ol' Laser for the past few years on the wonderful Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Great place to go escape if yer from Chicago.

Gorduz · 05-29-06, 02:01 PM

There are plenty of old Navy guys here. Personally I have sailed a bit, but prefer a boat with engines. As my Navy career I served one year in the 21. MTB(Missile Torpedo Boats) skv. of the Royal Norwegian Navy.

Polak · 05-29-06, 02:43 PM

Ay, many sailors and pirates here!

VipertheSniper · 05-29-06, 02:47 PM

Only ship I've sailed up until now was on a Pirate

class sailing boat(I don't know what they're called in English), but they're bigger than Lasers. I guess in my next holiday I'll go sailing for a bit, haven't done so in ages, so it might be a bit hairy.

Funny thing that happend on my sailing exam: Surfers are supposed to give way for sailing boats, well we were supposed to dock at a buoy, and already had the sails down and were only floating slowly towards the buoy, and from starboard there's this surfer, also only floating. we wave our hands, shout at him, he doesn't react, he was aware we were there tho. I guess he was only a beginner, so we float, he floats, we don't manouvre since we have the right of way, he doesn't manouvre either, and *clunk*, we downed a surfer.

He threw some insults our way, and then our teacher taught him a lesson... Then we had to do the stuff all over again, since the collision stopped us a bit too early.

Rose · 05-29-06, 05:08 PM

you dirty pirate you!

kiwi_2005 · 05-30-06, 02:28 AM

Do Cyber Uboat sailors count?

Bill Nichols · 05-30-06, 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gorduz

There are plenty of old Navy guys here. Personally I have sailed a bit, but prefer a boat with engines....

I prefer a boat with a nuclear reactor!

05-30-06, 01:06 PM

Not me.

Well, except for the destroyer in Viet Nam.

Kapitan · 05-30-06, 03:08 PM

I have worked on a frieghter and have a place as an officer cadet with clyde marine.

Bort · 05-30-06, 05:49 PM

As a Sea Cadet in 2001 I did a 2 week cruise aboard the training vessel MANATRA III working out of DuSable Harbor at the mouth of the Chicago River. It was very cool. I'm an officer in the Sea Cadet Corps now and I hope I can staff a cruise next year!
The MANATRA III- ex YP-671:

http://yp671.tripod.com/

Rose · 05-30-06, 06:46 PM

Ahh, I'd go out on ol' Lake Michigan any day

.

cowman1009 · 05-30-06, 09:12 PM

Active Duty USN here.....currently serving on board my 3rd Submarine. Did 3.5 years on the USS Asheville (SSN-758), 3 years on Mystic (DSRV-1) and now am in Groton on board another 688 class sub.

Ishmael · 05-30-06, 10:10 PM

6 years USN tin-can sonarman hunting the great steel whales. Actually found 7 of them.
1972-78. In the 80's I was a jibman on a Cal 35 sloop sailing in the SF bay out of the Vallejo yacht club.

My ships were USS Schofield DEG-3 and USS Elmer Montgomery FF-1082.

Terrax · 05-31-06, 07:30 AM

I haven't myself, but my Son sailed with the merchant marine for a while. He really liked it, and made excellent money. The stories of his umm... adventures were quite entertaining too. Then he came home to visit and an old girlfirend called him up. All of a sudden, he hated the merchant marine for some reason and stayed here.

05-29-06, 01:47 PM	#1
Rose Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2006 Location: New York City Posts: 966 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Any sailors? I know everyone here has sailed through cyberspace in a virtual U-Boat etc., but who here ACTUALLY sails in the real world, be it sail-boats, Navy, or otherwise? I started out sailing Optimist dinghy's (goddam floating bathtubs if you ask me), then a few years ago i bought my own Laser (the Laser is used in the Olympics in the male solo class ). I have been sailing on that good ol' Laser for the past few years on the wonderful Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Great place to go escape if yer from Chicago.

05-29-06, 02:01 PM	#2
Gorduz Engineer Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Norway Posts: 210 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	There are plenty of old Navy guys here. Personally I have sailed a bit, but prefer a boat with engines. As my Navy career I served one year in the 21. MTB(Missile Torpedo Boats) skv. of the Royal Norwegian Navy. __________________ 21. MTB skv. Attacks without warning.

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Polak Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Poland/Sweden Posts: 808 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Ay, many sailors and pirates here! __________________

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Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	I have worked on a frieghter and have a place as an officer cadet with clyde marine. __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

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Bort Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Studying in Atlanta Posts: 919 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	As a Sea Cadet in 2001 I did a 2 week cruise aboard the training vessel MANATRA III working out of DuSable Harbor at the mouth of the Chicago River. It was very cool. I'm an officer in the Sea Cadet Corps now and I hope I can staff a cruise next year! The MANATRA III- ex YP-671: http://yp671.tripod.com/ __________________ GT Aerospace Last edited by Bort; 05-30-06 at 06:03 PM.

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VipertheSniper Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Austria Posts: 1,070 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Only ship I've sailed up until now was on a Pirate class sailing boat(I don't know what they're called in English), but they're bigger than Lasers. I guess in my next holiday I'll go sailing for a bit, haven't done so in ages, so it might be a bit hairy. Funny thing that happend on my sailing exam: Surfers are supposed to give way for sailing boats, well we were supposed to dock at a buoy, and already had the sails down and were only floating slowly towards the buoy, and from starboard there's this surfer, also only floating. we wave our hands, shout at him, he doesn't react, he was aware we were there tho. I guess he was only a beginner, so we float, he floats, we don't manouvre since we have the right of way, he doesn't manouvre either, and clunk, we downed a surfer. He threw some insults our way, and then our teacher taught him a lesson... Then we had to do the stuff all over again, since the collision stopped us a bit too early.

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Rose Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2006 Location: New York City Posts: 966 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	you dirty pirate you!

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kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Do Cyber Uboat sailors count?

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Sailor Steve Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Not me. Well, except for the destroyer in Viet Nam.

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Rose Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2006 Location: New York City Posts: 966 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Ahh, I'd go out on ol' Lake Michigan any day .

05-30-06, 09:12 PM	#12
cowman1009 Watch Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 28 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 0	Active Duty USN here.....currently serving on board my 3rd Submarine. Did 3.5 years on the USS Asheville (SSN-758), 3 years on Mystic (DSRV-1) and now am in Groton on board another 688 class sub. __________________ Mark Nagorniuk

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Ishmael Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Morro Bay, Ca. Posts: 659 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 0	6 years USN tin-can sonarman hunting the great steel whales. Actually found 7 of them. 1972-78. In the 80's I was a jibman on a Cal 35 sloop sailing in the SF bay out of the Vallejo yacht club. My ships were USS Schofield DEG-3 and USS Elmer Montgomery FF-1082.

05-31-06, 07:30 AM	#14
Terrax Warmonger Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: WV USA Posts: 101 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I haven't myself, but my Son sailed with the merchant marine for a while. He really liked it, and made excellent money. The stories of his umm... adventures were quite entertaining too. Then he came home to visit and an old girlfirend called him up. All of a sudden, he hated the merchant marine for some reason and stayed here. __________________