Sailing

[Highway Man]

Just need boots, life jacket, safety line, gloves and about £500 in your pocket every time you walk past a musto store. Also if you can get to Portsmouth there is a musto outlet in gunwarf quays

I will be in portsmouth October as I sail from there on a cruise we do each year.

 

[Highway Man]

In the Med some people buy the day skipper ticket without doing the course.

OMG. That is totally ridiculous. I want to learn sailing rather than end up like that. How embarrasing that would be.

 

[Old Salt]

I am 5.5 miles from Portsmouth on most days and have sailed the Solent extensively . Mostly in vessels in excess of 50,000 shp. But some have been sail power e.g. a 55 foot Nicholson. I like the number 5

 

[motorbiking]

I am 5.5 miles from Portsmouth on most days and have sailed the Solent extensively . Mostly in vessels in excess of 50,000 shp. But some have been sail power e.g. a 55 foot Nicholson. I like the number 5

Yawl, Ketch, Gaff?

 

[Highway Man]

You will need to do a little better than clicking randomly

I thought I would see if I knew anything. OMG was I shocked. I didn't even understand what the questions were asking let alone know the answers. I assume this is representative of what you would see on a night, navigation light wise?

 

[motorbiking]

Yes - the lights and the order you see them tell you what is going on. Is it under power, anchored, fishing is it coming across me going away etc. You are also expected to know the sounds for fog, but only the basic ones. For col regs, you need to know which tack is stand on, burdened (must give way), how to pass when under motor etc.

But they teach you all this stuff.

For example this is a sailing boat under power. We know this because it has a "steaming" light halfway up the mast. So if you were sailing at night and saw a green light a white light higher up and a red light and you were sailing (they would see just a green light and a red light) they would know to give way to you and you would know you are stand on. If you only see green and red and are on port tack, you will know you should give way to them.

Its actually a lot to learn in 5 days, but its way more interesting than YM theory, because the DS theory covers a little of everything, where as the YM theory is mostly focused on advanced navigation.

 

[Brigadier]

it's a minefield

Another minefield

Are you sure it is sailing you're thinking of taking up, HWM?

 

[Odds]

No, he's just following the trawler in case any sardines are thrown overboard.

 

[blup]

You can learn all you need to know by listening to uncle Albert in only fools and horses.

IIRC he was on a Fish Class destroyer

 

[motorbiking]

Are you sure it is sailing you're thinking of taking up, HWM?

as long as he avoids any boat showing these lights at night - he should stay clear of mine fields


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[motorbiking]

I will be in portsmouth October as I sail from there on a cruise we do each year.

another way to get on the water cheap/free

https://www.crewseekers.net/

 

[blup]

Do you still need to learn all the knots?

 

[motorbiking]

I don't think any self respecting instructor would give a day skipper ticket to someone who can't tie a bowline.
clove hitch, stopper knot and sheet bend are also useful.

 

[johnny2007]

We learned all of that from local fishermen when we were teenagers and helping them out for a few thousand lira.
In late teen years we would progress to larger fishing boats, out at sea for 2 or 3 days, bloody hard work!
Every summer we rent a cruising boat for a day since my bil sold his.
I can still manoeuvre it safely to a tiny pontoon in rough weather.

 

[Highway Man]

another way to get on the water cheap/free

https://www.crewseekers.net/

I think after the info you have provided. I am ready as a racing crew member.