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Old 08-25-2023, 7:11pm   #1
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Default Sailing....how many of yawl can DO it???
enough to take command, or any position on a boat no larger than two masts....
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Old 08-25-2023, 7:15pm   #2
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I have captained a 75' tri-level, any blowboat is easy.

⛵s have a shitstain due to the thousands in the FL Keys just waiting to sink.
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Old 08-25-2023, 7:25pm   #3
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It's really easy. Furl the sails and fire up the engine. QED.
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Old 08-25-2023, 7:30pm   #4
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Always wanted to learn how to sail, however finding someone who wouldn't kill us both in the process has been an issue.
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Always wanted to learn how to sail, however finding someone who wouldn't kill us both in the process has been an issue.
Just don't stand up under/in the way of the BOOM!!!!!
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Old 08-25-2023, 7:46pm   #6
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enough to take command, or any position on a boat no larger than two masts....
I have 70% Viking blood so I knew how to do this when I was born.

Here I am out exercising my men with some rowing, getting ready to go sailing. We'll be heading out to a place on Long Island to pillage, plunder, and rape all the bitches.
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Did it once on single mast boat. Was alone, no training, only took a few minutes to figure out. Showed that boat who was the boss.
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Old 08-25-2023, 8:21pm   #8
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I sail these.
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I took training and got my certification back in the 90s. Did several long trips across lake superior. Never owned a boat though - after awhile I found it boring. I didn't enjoy sailing offshore in the ocean.
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I haven't a clue how to sail but my son is working on his captain license (not even sure that's the right term). He embarked on an Atlantic crossing a few years ago but the captain spent lots of time in various ports and family obligations cut his crossing short at Turks and Cacous. He's owned a couple sail boats but all I knew how to do was start the motor.
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Only small stuff. Learned on a Sailfish. My family used to own a Hobie, and I sailed it many times across Buzzards Bay. It's a trip getting one pontoon out of the water and having the buried rudder howling.
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Lived on the Chesapeake for many years. I think most know a jib from a rudder. Moved to Fla and had a power boat for several years. I have sea
legs. The hobby/profession is not for everyone.
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[weezy] blow boaters are all gay..[weezy]
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Had my fill of boats.
Never did the blow bote thing. Too much work.
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Dad and I are red cross certified to teach blow boating.
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Depends on my crew.
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I enjoy being on them, but don't know how to sail 'em.
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Sailing, not that many up here. I live on a large upstate lake (129 miles of shoreline, many camps and plenty of Marinas/boat launches.

I would guesstimate that blow boats make up less than 10% of the boats on the lake, with about 3/4s of them being those tiny, little cheap things.(sunfish) Not many large sail boats here. (thank goodness)
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