Thread: Sailing

Originally Posted by FUD

Yes, no cable, able to cruize to an uninhabited island and goof off for a few days or even weeks. travelling to spain, italy, france and many other places for the cost of a little elbow grease and patience. That's what I'm talking about .

As far as single manning That would only be for emergencies as needed. I'd hope to have a crew with me .

FUD

Your boat and sea are my cabin and forrest.

@Hal:
Trintellas can be equipped with full automatic sails, anchor etc.
Problem is that you cough up a million and a bit for that ....

Originally Posted by johnnyhotdog

"galley"

i drive THESE for a living!

i have just sat my master mariners written exams

**edit - the website is down but hopefully the link will work eventually!****

Hi Johnnyhotdog,

Congrats on having finished your master mariner's written exams! BTW, how long does it take to bring one of those ships to a full stop?

Hal

Originally Posted by HoekmanX

Your boat and sea are my cabin and forrest.

@Hal:
Trintellas can be equipped with full automatic sails, anchor etc.
Problem is that you cough up a million and a bit for that ....

I bet. I book marked the page in the event I ever make my first 10 mil


J.H.D's nuclear transport looks formidable. though it's probably more stable in a bad squall than anything I'd want to man.

Dunno...

I can't even get the WWII boatswain's whistle that I have to work properly. I pull it out when I'm watching John Wayne in those old Navy movies. A participating spectator, so to speak...

BTW, how long does it take to bring one of those ships to a full stop?

these stop really quickly and are very manoeuvreable. i have worked on some BIG SHIPS though which need a couple of miles to come to a stop!

this one HERE

is the biggest ship i have worked on - it takes some planning to steer and stop that baby!

as of tomorrow i will be back at work on a ship but will be taking some razors etc to keep practicing

Sailing is great! Thats a lot of boat to singlehand though. Good luck.

Sailed all my life, Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River, New York to Florida, All over the Bahamas, all over Florida. My Mom has lived on her boat for the last 16 years. Had my own boat for awhile, planned on sailing around the world. Met the ex Mrs. Phong and wound up dry docked and sold the boat. What a shame. Pretty little thing (the boat, I mean. Not that the ex Mrs. Phong was bad looking, just cost me more money than the friggin' boat) 28' Thunderbird Sloop.

I'm moving to Italy next month and hope to get back to sailing soon.

I don't know how much you sail FUD, but I love being far out to sea at night with a billion stars winkin at ya. Read any Tristan Jones, Bernard Mortissier, Robin Knox-Johnston or Sir Frances Chichester to get a feel for singlehand life.

Of course you always have to watch out for guys like JohnnyHotdog bearing down on you!

Fair Winds and Following Seas.

Originally Posted by Dr_Phong

Read any Tristan Jones, Bernard Mortissier, Robin Knox-Johnston or Sir Frances Chichester to get a feel for singlehand life.

Of course you always have to watch out for guys like JohnnyHotdog bearing down on you!

Fair Winds and Following Seas.

thanks. I'll go look for these. I've done a bit of fair weather dinghy sailing. nothing spectacular. And I had a nice 2nd hand sloop for a while. Life forced it's way in between me and the seas though and I miss it terribly.

FUD

Sailing is the greatest!! Although I'm a retired Air Force officer, I live in Annapolis, the sailing capitol of the US, in order to pursue my passion. I currently own a 35 foot cruising sailboat and a 28 foot powerboat for fishing. I've sailed extensively in the Hawaiian Islands, Gulf of Mexico and Florida, and my beloved Chesapeake Bay -- sailing is life!

While it's fun to read about round the world sailing, most of us prefer more protected environs -- safer and more comfortable. I've seen more than a few would-be off-shore sailors become disillusioned after experiencing the wet, cold and seasickness that is part of open ocean sailing.

The most recent version of the Volvo Ocean Race, the world's greatest around the world race, started yesterday -- over the next 5 months these brave sailors will round the globe, sailing part of the way in the most remote and dangerous waters in the world, the Southern Ocean. Go here to watch: http://volvooceanrace.org/index.aspx?bhcp=1

Originally Posted by stbdtack

Sailing is the greatest!! Although I'm a retired Air Force officer, I live in Annapolis, the sailing capitol of the US, in order to pursue my passion. I currently own a 35 foot cruising sailboat and a 28 foot powerboat for fishing. I've sailed extensively in the Hawaiian Islands, Gulf of Mexico and Florida, and my beloved Chesapeake Bay -- sailing is life!

While it's fun to read about round the world sailing, most of us prefer more protected environs -- safer and more comfortable. I've seen more than a few would-be off-shore sailors become disillusioned after experiencing the wet, cold and seasickness that is part of open ocean sailing.

The most recent version of the Volvo Ocean Race, the world's greatest around the world race, started yesterday -- over the next 5 months these brave sailors will round the globe, sailing part of the way in the most remote and dangerous waters in the world, the Southern Ocean. Go here to watch: http://volvooceanrace.org/index.aspx?bhcp=1

Thanks for the link on the racing. I read the first installment. I'll be heading back for more