Sailing - dinghies, yachts, inshore, coastal, ocean?! :-)

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Angus Clydesdale 17 Sep 3:24pm, 17 Sep 2024 27,558 posts	0 Angus Clydesdale
HappyG(rrr) 22 Sep 10:33am, 22 Sep 2024 50,994 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) I appear to be buying an old Wanderer! Thanks (I think!) for egging me on and esp @Angus Clydesdale for help. I'll post pic when I first get it out! G
HappyG(rrr) 29 Sep 2:21pm, 29 Sep 2024 51,026 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) I have successfully rigged in the garden and then packed away ready to trail. Took me several hours, but part of that was faffing! Think it should be pretty doable once I get more practiced at it. Just need to pick a quiet day at my local loch to get sailing! G
SailorSteve 29 Sep 2:23pm, 29 Sep 2024 2,730 posts	0 SailorSteve Excited for you Happy. Can’t beat a first sail on a new boat. Fair winds!
HappyG(rrr) 29 Sep 2:50pm, 29 Sep 2024 51,027 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Thanks Steve! My first boat I have owned since I was 16 when I had a Topper! Hope this gets sailed a bit more than that one did. I didn't have my own car, so getting anywhere to take it out sailing was hard! 55 year old me has a bit more self-determination than 16 year old me! G
SailorSteve 29 Sep 3:32pm, 29 Sep 2024 2,731 posts	0 SailorSteve You’ll be fizzing along in your new boat, thinking about ‘16 year old you’ with a big smile on your face😎 Won’t be long now.
Angus Clydesdale 29 Sep 6:46pm, 29 Sep 2024 27,579 posts	0 Angus Clydesdale Ace!
HappyG(rrr) 13 Oct 7:29pm, 13 Oct 2024 51,147 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Thanks @Angus Clydesdale AC for getting me my boat early! G
Angus Clydesdale 13 Oct 11:29pm, 13 Oct 2024 27,590 posts	0 Angus Clydesdale There’s lovely!
HappyG(rrr) 10 Nov 8:29pm, 10 Nov 2024 51,334 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Just my second outing. Local coastal sailing club go to a local loch, so I went too. Nice to chat about sailing too. G

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Pirate speech optional.

Might just be me and Angus Clydesdale, but anyone else into sailing? I'm just getting back to dinghy sailing and loving it. I got canoe during lockdown cos a mate at work cajoled me into it. Then paddleboards because of the good people on the Kayaking and Canoeing thread. But when it's windy, paddling is hard. Sailing is so much better.

So... anyone? :-)

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