Any Sailors on here (East Anglia Region?) - Let's see your boats.
I have recently signed myself up to a 'Learn to Sail' RYA accredited course at Brightlingsea Sailing Club, it is only early doors but it has been amazingly good fun. I have always liked the water and always fancied trying Sailing but life was always getting in the way as can be the case sometimes if you allow yourself to lose sight of your aspirations.
I saw this course advertised and thought that it was an opportunity not to miss. I'm so pleased I did too, it's superb. The feeling of the power of the wind aligned to the fact that I'm a complete novice lacking skill and control certainly gets the adrenaline flowing; I hope soon to have much better control and a modicum of knowhow.
If anyone needs someone to crew feel free to drop me a line; hopefully in a few weeks I'll be some way towards competent; that's reassurance for you! :eagerness:
Anyway, it would be good to see some photos and hear some tales. I'm in one of the Wayfarers below.
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Any Sailors on here (East Anglia Region?) - Let's see your boats.
My son (between 70 and 85 days/year on the water) refuses to wear gloves when the outside temp is above 10C. Not only he, but tons of sailors hate these gloves. When he (reluctantly...) wears them, he prefers these:
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Magic Marine's Sticky Gloves. 3 sets for less than 20 euros. I must say that I haven't tried to compare them, but I think that a proper garden center sells the same without the MM logo on it - which will cut the price with 50% I guess.
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Bare hands, just like the sailor in front of him
Due to the fact that he refuses to wear gloves, his hands look like they belong to someone working in the fishing industry or a farm: big, torn up, scarred and with lots of callus. And he's not the only one, all his mates' hands look the same. When so many days on the water, the quality and thickness of the mainsheet is oh so important. Every year it is a quest for the perfect main sheet (needs to be replaced after a year).
I went sailing last Saturday and my hands were torn... One day on the water and my hands are gone. :neutralskull:
Menno