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Hello, I'm new. Myself and my missis live in Bridgend and are in the process of learning to sail. We are in the process of joining the yacht club at Cardiff, and will be doing our day skipper courses in June. Just an intro, we have very little knowledge of sailing, having just been on one trip in the med, but being divers of some 20 years experience (West Wales) know a bit about the sea, tides etc.
This is just a note to say hello - I've read the forum for a little while and look forward to taking part, albeit mainly asking questions! We hope to buy our first boat later this year, perhaps when we have had a chance to do a bit of crewing.
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09/04/2008 14:47
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Re: New User
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Last chance to order a Bristol Channel forum burgee for some time!
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Allan
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09/04/2008 14:53
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Welcome to the forum. Which yacht club are you joining, CYC or CBYC?
Allan
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Pardon my ignorance, but a burgee is a type of flag, right? We are waiting for our introductory meeting with Cardiff Yacht Club - been down there a few times. We are doing our day skipper course in Oban - I love the West coast of Scotland. I know the waters around West Wales to a degree, but it's best to say I know little of the Bristol channel.
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09/04/2008 15:33
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Yes, a burgee is a type of pennant. There's been a lot of debate on this forum over recent months about a burgee to identify forum members to each other. See the post a few down from this for the design and scroll back through the pages to find the saga that led to the decision to go ahead with the idea.
If you see the burgee on a boat, and they only exist in the Bristol Channel (and Holland  ), you should introduce yourself and claim your free beer or glass of wine 
Welcome to the forum and good luck with your day skipper and your search for a boat.
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Many Thanks. I'll keep my eye out for my free drinks as well. Not having a boat yet (apart from a Rib which will be in West Wales for the summer), I may well have to swim out to claim the said beverage, of course.
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09/04/2008 20:40
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Welcome on the forum.This is the forum Burgee 
If you want one PCUK is taking orders.
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Aha. Better get me a boat first I think. I'm happy with the A flag, and the red ensign, but I've not seen one of those before.
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Well he seems a nice chap doesn't he. Another good man here on the BCF. Hope somebody has warned him of the horrors that exist in the bun fights on other forums.
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graham
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10/04/2008 10:51
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Lets hope none of that nonsence occurs on here. With 30000 plus registered users theres bound to be a few with nothing better to think of than $£it stirring.
Fortunately there seems to be a friendly bunch of folk that have joined in with this forum.
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I love a bit of fun, but generally steer clear of aggro. That's probably true of me on the water too!
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Quote:
We hope to buy our first boat later this year, perhaps when we have had a chance to do a bit of crewing.
Dont do a bit of crewing - sit on your wallet and do a lot. Get to know lots of boats and if you do you will have a lot better idea of what suits you and will buy something totally different from what you are currently thinking of.
Boats are easier to buy than to sell.
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graham
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10/04/2008 19:41
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Very good advice .I have seen lots of newcomers to yacht cruising buy a boat that doesnt suit them then spend years trying to sell it again often they lose all enthusiasm by the time its gone.
Alcyone If you want to try a sail in a Coronado 25 send me a PM and we can go for a sail some time. Coronados are a bit rare but would give you an idea what older long keel boats are like in general.
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10/04/2008 20:29
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Just like their owners, a bit rare and older!
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graham
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10/04/2008 21:05
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hey Don I dont mind being rare ,not sure about the older bit though  i believe your keel is fairly lengthy??
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hi graham they are a nice sail lovely motion you must not try to pinch the wind just off the wind no matter what the seas sails lovely , the only down fall marinas and going astern
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graham
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10/04/2008 21:32
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Banjo isnt a true long keel with the rudder attatched to the back of the keel. She isnt really a fin either.Base of the keel is about 5 foot long then comes up at an angle so longer where it meets the hull. Its a spade rudder a few feet in from the transom which combined with an outboard hanging on the back astern of the rudder adds up to some fun slow speed manouvering. Especially after the very precise handling of our last boat its taking a while to get used to.
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donm
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10/04/2008 21:38
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A bit lengthy and troublesome when going astern in a breeze - she steers any way as long as it's to starboard!
Picis look good and I see that you are already trying to wear "Banjo" out. I'm not even afloat yet! Two more weeks with any luck.
We Forumites talked of a meet up this year at Watchet - we could also show off our burgees and repay our man with beer - any dates in mind?
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what you got is no grip on the bow and the wind blows your bow off i will come out for a sail in the near future few loose ends to tie up first
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Thanks for the advice, and for the warm welcome. We are trying to get as much experience as possible. We did a bit in the med (free!), done a bit of dinghy sailing, we chose Scotland for our day skipper course as the tides are smaller and there is a lot more shelter, and we chose Cardiff as our club as it is adds yet more variety.
I'd love to sail in as many boats as possible, and will take up the offers when I get a chance, They are very much appreciated. And we may well be able to reciprocate the next time you get a rope around your prop or the seizing wire needs changing on your ground chain!
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Damo
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10/04/2008 22:24
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Alcyone, Alcyone, Alcyone this is yacht Snow Petrel. Position is Rattles anchorage, Lundy Island. Anchor snagged in rock. Fancy increasing your experience?
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donm
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10/04/2008 22:38
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Now that's a long keel
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Now then, I've never dived Lundy, but I'm fitting new engines to me Rib on Monday, so as long as I can get around to North Devon I'll be there. Fuel costs preclude me reaching you from here. I'll bring food and beer - you'll be hungry and thirsty.....The anchor does belong to you, and you have very accurate marks yes? I've heard this before. 'So where exactly did you drop the outboard? 'In the sea'
Seriously, I have moved a one ton danforth, but that wasn't jammed.... It's usually the chain that's the weight when lifting anyway.
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That boat is in Barry yacht club? We went down there a few times a couple of weekends ago, but there didn't seem to be anyone about.
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donm
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10/04/2008 22:51
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Usually someone around on the weekends. I will be there this weekend - if you search me out on the boat I will be happy to show you around the Club.
Regards
Don
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Thanks, Don. We're away down West this weekend, but I'd like to have a look around another time (soon) if that's OK.
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Damo
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10/04/2008 23:01
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Lovely boats Halmatics
Here's another long keel (Pre-purchase survey - bit of a state!)
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Sneds
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11/04/2008 07:21
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That photos taken in the future, spooky!
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Damo
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11/04/2008 07:54
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I never noticed that before
At least I've got a few years sailing ahead of me. (And it looks like someone has replaced the new French doors I made with the old ones, in one of the houses on Clifton Hill  )
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