Sailing - dinghies, yachts, inshore, coastal, ocean?! :-)
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Jul 2023
9:19am, 11 Jul 2023
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HappyG(rrr)
2 guys from Aberdeen and Stonehaven YC, my old club, went to Norway in a Wayfarer. Crazy big trips!  G
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Jul 2023
12:22pm, 11 Jul 2023
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SailorSteve
Big respect🙌
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Jul 2023
3:41pm, 17 Jul 2023
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♪♫ Synge ♪♫
Are you any nearer to a decision, G? I'm picking up a pair of sit-on kayaks next week. Having run past Starcross YC yesterday, and pretty much the whole shoreline of the Exe Estuary, with lots of time to contemplate how to spend planned leisure time in the next decade, I am now trying to work out whether my budget will also stretch to a Mk4 Wayfarer! |
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Jul 2023
4:42pm, 17 Jul 2023
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HappyG(rrr)
No, it might be a year before I buy Synge (or next Spring in time for next summer and start ramping up the students!). I always take ages to make purchase decisions. I've got all my RYA tickets to do first. Level 2 this month, then see what I'm advised after that. I'm lucky there's a school 20 mins down road from me. G
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Jul 2023
12:23pm, 20 Jul 2023
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♪♫ Synge ♪♫
I think I want something that can carry a couple of "passengers" but that could also be sailed solo. I am moving away from the idea of a Wayfarer, as single-handed recovery up a slipway is a real challenge. It's a heavy boat. Looking at Wanderers now. Hartley Boats took over building them about ten years ago and they made a couple of serious improvements to the design, including shifting buoyancy around to make it much easier to right. |
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Jul 2023
3:16pm, 20 Jul 2023
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HappyG(rrr)
Wanderer is smaller than Wayfarer too Synge? O liked the RS Quest. Think I could get it in and out by myself plenty room, very stable? G
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Jul 2023
7:15pm, 20 Jul 2023
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♪♫ Synge ♪♫
Yes, it is, but it will still take three adults. And it’s a lot lighter than the Wayfarer. Had an interesting phone chat with Richard Hartley of Hartley Boats today … |
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Jul 2023
7:24pm, 20 Jul 2023
50,496 posts
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♪♫ Synge ♪♫
The RS Quest seems to be a very popular training boat. It looks good. I don’t think there are many secondhand ones around just yet, though, so keep your eye on Apollo Duck if you’re after one. |
Jul 2023
1:42am, 21 Jul 2023
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Angus Clydesdale
Couple of Wanderers at our club. Easily sailed single-handed and plenty room for 2 adults. Also benefits from a relatively generous (own opinion) Portsmouth Yardstick handicap so makes racing more fun. Because winning is fun, right?! Srsly, from what I’ve seen, it’s a really nice boat. If I didn’t already own my Wayfarer I’d probably buy a Wanderer for the same job. Our friend Bill loves his. Class Assoc web is here: wanderer.org.uk |
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Jul 2023
5:50pm, 21 Jul 2023
50,498 posts
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♪♫ Synge ♪♫
Thanks, Angus. Isn’t it great when you get this kind of affirmation for a planned purchase! 😀 |
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