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Forum: The Poop Deck 03-16-2009, 05:52 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,392
Posted By Marianne
Ugh don't mention rugger..I was playing a rough,...

Ugh don't mention rugger..I was playing a rough, rules light shall we say, game of it this weekend and one of the guys on my side got his foot leapt on he broke both sides of his ankle..
Forum: The Tavern | Welcome Aboard 03-07-2009, 09:35 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,523
Posted By Marianne
Hi welcome aboard! It's great to meet another...

Hi welcome aboard! It's great to meet another solent local. Where's your home base?

Have a pint of ferret on me:)
Forum: Ship's Library 03-06-2009, 06:55 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,275
Posted By Marianne
Thanks for the link. Also...

Thanks for the link. Also www.projectgutenberg.org has loads of free out of print books, nautical and otherwise. I have a Sony ereader that I take on trips it's great but I have yet to read war and...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 03-03-2009, 04:46 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,919
Posted By Marianne
You can get a commercial endorsement on your...

You can get a commercial endorsement on your yachtmaster. Just need to do a sea survival course and have a medical.

According to UKSA that allows you to "Qualify for skippering your own yacht,...
Forum: Rigging & Sails 02-20-2009, 10:32 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 42,305
Posted By Marianne
Coming to the party a little late but... I...

Coming to the party a little late but...

I love my gaff, when it comes to smaller boats I think the gaff rig is superb. It makes handling the boat very straight foward, you can scandalise the...
Forum: Ship's Library 02-14-2009, 02:01 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,036
Posted By Marianne
"The unlikely voyage of Jack de Crow" is...

"The unlikely voyage of Jack de Crow" is fantastic! Its about A teacher who gives up his Job and, wearing the necessary safety gear in the form of a pith helmet sails to the black sea in his Mirror...
Forum: The Tavern | Welcome Aboard 10-12-2008, 06:27 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,104
Posted By Marianne
Yup become a teacher and get a trailer sailer. ...

Yup become a teacher and get a trailer sailer. Perfect!

In all seriousness trailer sailers can be as much fun as a larger boat, especially if you are new to this sailing malarky. A trailer...
Forum: The Tavern | Welcome Aboard 09-24-2008, 06:40 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,014
Posted By Marianne
We're hoping to get out and about for a couple...

We're hoping to get out and about for a couple more weekends before the end of the year, we'll see if we can persuade the weather to agree with us.. (windwise it's been all or nothing this year) ...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 09-23-2008, 08:50 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 23,594
Posted By Marianne
I did an allabroad fastrack yachtmaster. I...

I did an allabroad fastrack yachtmaster. I wouldn't advise it, the couple who run it were incredibly flakey, rude and unreliable. They referred to the weekly courses as the "paying custormers" us...
Forum: The Tavern | Welcome Aboard 09-23-2008, 08:33 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,014
Posted By Marianne
Hello from land locked Berkshire! I'm back on dry...

Hello from land locked Berkshire! I'm back on dry land and have finished adding photos to the blog of the strange boat swapping adventure that my holiday turned into. It all went a little funny...but...
Forum: The Tavern | Welcome Aboard 08-15-2008, 09:45 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,014
Posted By Marianne
Thanks for the advice Ed, Dartmouth it is then....

Thanks for the advice Ed, Dartmouth it is then. https://www.cruiserlog.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif Forecast looks dire again until about Tuesday...hurumph. British summer...
Forum: The Tavern | Welcome Aboard 08-13-2008, 03:17 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,014
Posted By Marianne
Well, so much for gunkholing...mostly this week...

Well, so much for gunkholing...mostly this week has found me hiding from gale force winds in overpriced marinas! I lured a friend into coming on holiday with me with promises of wonderful sailing (1...
Forum: The Tavern | Welcome Aboard 08-08-2008, 07:04 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,014
Posted By Marianne
Ditto! I had assumed it was the number of...

Ditto! I had assumed it was the number of halyards (I think sliding gunter rigs only have one). My raising of the Tern's mainsail involves hoisting the gaff horizontal to the mast (the only way it...
Forum: The Tavern | Welcome Aboard 08-07-2008, 10:06 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,014
Posted By Marianne
It's an awkward photo on that site, it really...

It's an awkward photo on that site, it really does look like a sliding gunter doesn't it? The one here jumblies.wordpress.com (https://jumblies.wordpress.com/) is a lot better. She's a fairly high...
Forum: The Tavern | Welcome Aboard 08-07-2008, 09:55 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,014
Posted By Marianne
Heh, I hadn't heard the phrase gunkholing before,...

Heh, I hadn't heard the phrase gunkholing before, it suits https://www.cruiserlog.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/happy.gif



I've got one set up at jumblies.wordpress.com...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 08-07-2008, 09:20 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,053
Posted By Marianne
If you don't have net access onboard and are...

If you don't have net access onboard and are going to be places with mobile coverage then an sms update service like any of these https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2783951.stm is great. I use...
Forum: The Tavern | Welcome Aboard 08-02-2008, 11:00 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,014
Posted By Marianne
Hi, I've been reading your forums with great...

Hi,

I've been reading your forums with great interest, you lot really are an inspiration!

I'm an infant teacher in the UK who sadly lives 70 miles from the sea, however that's not going to stop...
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