robin_hood
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How about a new forum devoted to family cruising, family crewing and all that pertains with the issue - I feel it ought to be lively and popular! 
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keithwalker
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Worth a try. Any other takers?
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DaveParry
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Sounds good in principle - I just have to get used to reading all the different forums I might be interested in, but this would be one of them.
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CentaurPipedream
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Loc: Essex
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Agreed
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Guapa
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Any update?
Happening? Yes/No?
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BrendanS
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Keith has a huge number of updates of forums going on at the moment. Does Sarah mean anything to you?
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Guapa
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Does Sarah mean anything to you?
Not to me - but obviously she means something to Keith.
Maybe we should all just be happy for him. 
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I'll eat when I'm hungry
I'll drink when I'm dry
Don't boss me or cross me
Or I'll spit in your eye.
I think what I please and
I say what I mean.
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robin_hood
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Loc: Boat - Adriatic, Home - UK
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I must admit that I hoped there might have ben more interest than shown so far.
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B175Chris
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I've only just noticed this thread because it's at the very bottom, maybe a notification post in one of the forums might help? 
I would like to see this forum but with some emphasis on young boating as well, for those who are, for example, in their teens, and are just entering the world of boats... thoughts?
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JMKENT
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I would like to see this forum but with some emphasis on young boating as well, for those who are, for example, in their teens, and are just entering the world of boats... thoughts?
Agreed - I don't know of many 'younger' boaters.... however, the forums are very good at helping/advising new boaters though.
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B175Chris
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Fair point, although maybe the younger ones are a bit daunted by the major posters and threads that they may not understand if they're new, somewhere for them to chat.... It's very hard to find places to talk to other teens to talk to about boating and the forum is very adult-oriented, would tie in well with this family cruising forum if the kids of said families could chat together..?
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I think you'll find it goes without Sailing
"Les Freres Heureux?"
"The Happy Brothers! It's homey, but just hard enough to pronounce to intimidate the riff-raff!"
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robin_hood
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Reged: 01/01/2007
Posts: 118
Loc: Boat - Adriatic, Home - UK
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Young people should be heard - too often we take them sailing and they get bored - if we could show them a general interest amongst their peers perhaps we might get more willing crew
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DAKA
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Reged: 07/01/2005
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Loc: Nomadic
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Yes but
I will be pleased to introduce my daughter to the forum, she has enjoyed taking part previously in my name BUT
the more subsections there are the more dilute other forums become.
We would participate should another forum evolve but I am against it.
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robin_hood
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Loc: Boat - Adriatic, Home - UK
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Well the idea was that there would be a forum to discuss ideas purely related to families cruising together - maybe some meets. It seems to me that none of the other forums have very much to interest youngsters or the skippers that have the youngsters in their crew.
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Sgeir
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Not a good idea IMHO - plenty of scope for this already - Scuttlebutt and Mobo regularly carry suggestions, info, comments. Proliferation of forums take usually end up taking away a section of posters from SB etc, and results in less diversity. Closely focussed forums also become boring IMHO.
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JMKENT
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Reged: 23/12/2005
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Loc: Cornwall
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Whilst I agree with you re. having too specific forums, I do however feel that there should be somewhere maybe for the younger boaters and their families to chat.... the kind of things discussed in the other forums, PBO inparticular, wouldn't attract a non-boat-owning youngster who maybe goes out with family/friends or would like to get interested in boating.... somewhere like the lounge, only boat orientated.
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Looking for something for the boat, try Sailroom
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