Bored. Busy. Tired. Dizzy.

sarajoy

Oooh, it rhymes!

Can't think of anything specific but fancy a general natter to keep my afternoon ticking along here at work.

It's my first day back, there's loads to do, I feel a little drunk/dizzy (I blame it on the sea-legs still thinking I should be on a deck that's pitching and yawing). Despite an extra day off I still feel tired (LOTS of physical work to do on them thar tall ships).

Hope to get back to riding in again tomorrow. At least my freebie bike stand arrived today, which I can use tonight to hold up the bike's rear wheel while I lube it up and give it a check-over for the first ride in a couple of weeks.

Zzzzz.z.....

woodyonthebeach

sarajoy wrote:

Oooh, it rhymes!

I feel a little drunk/dizzy

I feel like this. This is only becuase I have been looking at lines of code, writing docs and taking shit from developers

Fancy a swap out there anybody

NGale

I leave boat type things to others in my Sea Cadet unit, strictly land based me I have been threatened with being made to go a Competent Crewman, Seamanship, Coxwains and Powerboat course :shock:

I still feel dizzy from all the idiots on the phones over the past few days....I'm sorry but if you break your bloody finger does that mean you loose the use of your legs!! :x

sarajoy

Heheh!

Hey, I've got Comp Crew, did that on the tallships too - a much more fun way to get it done

woodyonthebeach

Never did sea cadets. got my training signed off for a Dingy Instructor but havent got round to doing the certification. does that count.

Tall ships want to see what its like to sail on one.

Going to Spain for a week in June and have a 60ft at my disposal. Lets hope there is lots of wind. Want some fun

NGale

I stick with being the first aid instructor in the unit. needed for when the daft buggers fall out of the boats

I will get my basic stuff done because I have to, but I doubt I will get into instructing and such like, I get sea sick on the canal me :shock:

I do have BCU one star mind

soy_sauce

woodyonthebeach wrote:

sarajoy wrote:

Oooh, it rhymes!

I feel a little drunk/dizzy

I feel like this. This is only becuase I have been looking at lines of code, writing docs and taking shoot from developers

Fancy a swap out there anybody

lol. why you taking shoot from developers? it should be the other way round.

sarajoy

woodyonthebeach wrote:

Tall ships want to see what its like to sail on one.

Big, lots of hierarchy, LOTS of rope (about 10 miles' worth on the brig I sail on - so it really means something to 'know the ropes'), working in teams cos a lot of the ropes have a LOT of weight on them. Somewhat different to dinghy sailing! I love it though. I love dinghies too but only single-handers, if I'm going to sail something so small I want full control!

Toppers are fun, esp after the first capsize, whee!

woodyonthebeach

sarajoy wrote:

woodyonthebeach wrote:

Tall ships want to see what its like to sail on one.

Big, lots of hierarchy, LOTS of rope (about 10 miles' worth on the brig I sail on - so it really means something to 'know the ropes'), working in teams cos a lot of the ropes have a LOT of weight on them. Somewhat different to dinghy sailing! I love it though. I love dinghies too but only single-handers, if I'm going to sail something so small I want full control!

Toppers are fun, esp after the first capsize, whee!

ergh

toppers annoy the hell out of me. only because I find them uncomfortable because of their size.

Thumbs up to the Hobbie Cats and anything fast.........

lost_in_thought

Hobie cats are fun, I've just this weekend taken delivery of the missing piece of my Father's old 470 which I've rendered seaworthy again over autumn and winter...

Now all I need is someone to teach me how to sail it! I can sail a single hander, and something like a hobie cat, but am too light to sail the 470 by myself, apparently!

woodyonthebeach

Be brave. Its only wind at the end of the day. Take it out by yourself in some light winds and build up to going on a balls out run in the wind.

By all accounts a 470 is sh*t off a shovel when treated with respect and there is enough wind.

speaking of quick. had a friend who scared the living sh*t out of me when I was "taken out" in a 49er in moderate winds.

lost_in_thought

It's not bravery that I'm missing, it's skill....

I don't know how to rig it, which is a bit of an obstacle!

sarajoy

Can a 470 sail be reefed in at all?

Probably a bit of a wussy way to do it but would be good for building up confidence, right..?

TBH I haven't sailed dinghies much, I like toppers because they're small, and so am I, and the ease of capsize makes it a fun ride I had a play in a mirror, which was OK, and been in a Comet and Wayfairer as the jib-wiggler up front, but that's it. Despite being so maritime-y, Bristol ain't great for sailing!

robmanic1

Just get yourselves down to your nearest yacht club, get a crewing job and learn from there. Most sailing folk are like the biker crowd, very approachable and usually more than willing to help out a newby (especially if it means having a regular crew).
It's not at all "Howard's way" (in my experience).

Cycling has replaced sailing for me, not enough time or spare cash to do both, unfortunately.